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Antal van Wijk from www.newmobile.nl has done it again with these exclusive shots of a real, yes real, Orange SPV C600. Antal can't reveal his sources but says it'll appear pretty soon! He says that the rumours ARE true - this device has no built-in W...
I mentioned yesterday about the new Sky TV widget called the Sky Gnome. It's a fantastic idea, and welcomed, but it's the stepping stone onto something bigger. Wherther you've noticed or not, the way we're watching TV is changing by each passing day. ...
A couple of weird stories I've picked up on today which I can't make sense of. Firstly, Liam Billington told me about this rather strange Inquirer article, which talks about ... "(Orange) will release a version of its SPV C550 smartphone featuring Wi...
Microsoft and Conchango Provide Selection of Mobile Workers with Remote Access to Store Performance, Outlook Email and Calendar on Windows Mobile-based Smartphones LONDON — UK – 26 July 2005 — Microsoft Ltd. and Conchango (UK) plc, today ...
Yes, it looks like the rumours were true - a cousin to the Motorola RAZR is on the way and yes, it is powered by Windows Mobile 5.0. The Motorola Q is the "thinnest, lightest and coolest QWERTY on the planet" and is yet more fantastic news for …
An interesting news item here which quotes research done in Australia showing that hands-free kits don't reduce the risk of having a crash. In fact, they're still four times more likely to have a prang even with a hands-free kit! Researchers questionn...
ORANGE OPENS DEVELOPER CENTRES IN BOSTON AND SAN FRANCISCO Orange announces today that it has extended its Developer Centre network to the US with the opening of new centres in Boston and San Francisco. This follows the developer event – Code Camp -...
Yet again Smartphones have helped people to win awards. This time it's the Microsoft Imagine Cup, which is intended to encourage student creativity. In fact it's the second year that Smartphones have helped win the prize. Last year the guys from Team ...
BT are using Microsoft powered mobile phones for their BT UK Livetime trial. The trial, currently in London, allows users to get access to Sky news services, a music channel and 50 radio stations. BBC News states.. "BT has drawn up its own designs bec...
Good to see that the Orange SPV C500 and the iMate JAM are in the top 5 best smartphones in Total Mobile Magazine this month. Also, it would appear that our our earlier story regarding the HP Smartphone could indeed be true. We've had an anonymous ema...
As I type Bill Gates is getting on stage in Las Vegas to announce Windows Mobile 5.0. You'll hear a lot in the coming days about "Windows Mobile Five Oh" and it makes me wonder why they didn't announce it in Hawaii (Hawaii Five-O? Geddit? Eh? Eh?!) Wi...
Well, sort-of - it doesn't support voice yet. You'll also need to plug your SmartPhone into your PC (ActiveSync) to avoid a big GPRS bill. It's a bit of a shame that the voice hasn't been implemented yet, as it'd make the SmartPhone into a "SkypePhone...
Summer is just around the corner now and people are out buying patio funiture and barbeque sets in droves. You might think they're mad, but people get these things now 'cus they're cheaper. The same is true about the excellent deal we've just got from...
Greenlight Wireless today announced that its Skweezer service, which optimizes Web content for handheld devices, has been incorporated into the "Toyota Hub" mobile computing portal created by Toyota France. Skweezer's content reformatting technology...
DAT Group PLC have just announced the acquisition of Synchronica GMBH and will add the Synchronica OMA compliant DS/DM and FOTA servers to compliment DAT’s existing DMP platform which supports WindowsMobile, Symbian and Palm devices. This is obvi...
CONNECTIVITY WITH BLUETOOTH® WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY Perfect for the multi-tasker, the latest addition to Motorola’s Bluetooth® portfolio make sure you never miss out.* HS820 – Wireless headset with Bluetooth® (Surf ...
A New Ring to Outdoor Safety and Navigation Turn Your Windows Mobile Smartphone into an Outdoor Atlas 60,000 Off-Road Maps and Boating Charts for only $20! Maptech, Amesbury, MA – Some of us plan our outdoor escapes while others like to wing it...
Looks like TomTom have released a new version of their excellent TomTom Mobile, which we reviewed here earlier. The improvements are fantastic - TomTom Mobile 5 now has full compatibilty with the Orange SPV C500 (I presume they're selling it on MiniSD...
Today, DAT Group plc and Dangaard Telecom announced they would form a new company, Tabella LP, to develop and market a new mobile email solution. The service has been specifically designed to match the market demand for managed mobile messaging soluti...
Mozilla are now targetting the mobile phone market according to this ZDNet article. Their mini-browser, called Minimo (which is the slimmed-down Mozilla browser) is hoped to speed browsing up on mobile phones. Doug Turner, the project leader of Minim...
This Register story reports on a new breed of smartphones which will, in the future, predict where you're going and who you'll meet. The original news release comes from the New Scientist and details of "what could be" are quite interesting... "The Ne...
David Knipe has just nudged me about this BBC News story for Stuff Magazine's top Christmas Gadgets. Topping the chart is (rather unsurprisingly) the iPod, however the Orange SPV C500 is in the list too, which is well deserved. You can buy Stuff Magaz...
The latest Pocket PC Phone from Orange - previously code-named the HTC Blue Angel - is now online here at the Orange shop. Yes, this is the one with the sliding keyboard!The SPV M2000 comes with a massive list of features, some of which are included b...
Essentially both the Orange SPV C500 (Europe) and the AudioVox SMT 5600 (USA) are the same handset and they're getting some excellent coverage across the web at the moment. However, I'm annoyed to see the silly "bad points" mentioned in some web revi...
Good to see that Motorola finally getting around to announcing the reatil availablility of their MPx220 handset (which we've already seen announced by Microsoft and AT&T earlier this week). Their press release can be read here or below.New Motorol...
Orange are to launch their range of 3G handsets in 2005, according to this PC Advisor article. Orange CEO Sanjiv Ahuja spoke at the Etre technology conference in Cannes... "There's a lot of hype in the industry around convergence but more often than...
VISTO PUSHES INSTANT MOBILE EMAIL TO MASS MARKET New ConstantSync™ technology delivers up-to-the-moment Email, contacts and calendar to multiple devices (Redwood Shores, CALIF., October 8 2004) — Visto Corporation (www.visto.com), ...
Soon YOU can have the phone with ultimate connectivity. The Motorola MPx220 allows you to stay up-to-date with your email, calendar and contacts when you are on the move. Thank you for letting us know th...
This story caught my eye. Mainly because I like lager.. and pubs.. :) I wouldn't normally recommend SMS cash-sucking systems, but this one sounds like a great idea.It uses the ITagg system to triangulate between transmitters to pinpoint your position ...
Agile Messenger is your solution to multiple instant-messaging programs. It'll allow you to log in to Yahoo! Messenger, ICQ Messenger, AOL Messenger and Windows Messenger - all from one program on your Smartphone. Version 3 of this excellent utility i...
MSMobiles.com are reporting today that the Samsung SPH-i600 is now coming to the US Mobile network Sprint. Until now the only major networks in the US selling Windows Mobile phones were Verizon (Samsung i600) and AT&T Wireless (Motorola MPx200). Spri...
It looks like ALK are to join the Smartphone navigation battle with their CoPilot software. This works in tandem with your bluetooth-enabled Windows Mobile phone and a bluetooth GPS receiver in your car. CoPilot Live for Smartphone also incorporates t...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The latest version of @Sat Orbiter Locator+ is now available for Microsoft 2003 Smartphones Austin, Texas—August 25th, 2004. The latest version of SurvivorSoft’s flagship title, @Sat Orbiter Locator+, is now available for Mi...
As you may know by now, Orange officially started the sales of the SPV C500 handset yesterday (see "read more" for full press release), and you can either get details from this Orange Shop page or from our friends at FoneTastic. So what else do you ne...
Paris, July 27th, 2004 – SAGEM, a major international player in the field of telecommunications, announced today the launch of its first Smartphone, the myS-7 featuring Microsoft® Windows Mobile™ software for Smartphones, combining the high ...
I'm back in England and at the moment I'm testing out the recently re-launched Fosters Export. Now, as you know, there's lots of rumours about the new handsets coming out soon which run the Windows Mobile operating system which is found in the existin...
It seems that the latest Smartphone virus, which affected Symbian Smartphones (not your Windows Mobile handset!), has ruffled a few feathers. According to this silicon.com article Microsoft is to build-in virus protection in future versions of Windows...
Some good and bad reviews around the net today. The i-Mate Smartphone 2 (it's a rebranded E200) is making its long-awaited debut in New Zealand and is met with quite a good review in the New Zealand Herald here, however the Samsung i600 got slated in ...
Sierra Wireless Voq Professional Phone™ wins Excellence in Product Innovation Award British Columbia Technology Industries Association gives the 2004 award for superior innovation to the Voq Professional Phone at annual industry gala Vancouver, B.C....
MoDaCo.com have managed to get their hands on this 11Mb video of the Motorola MPx220 in action. UPDATE - The animation is a rather large Macromedia Flash movie, which should run fine on any browser, however if you're having problems you can download...
