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Toshiba TG01 hits Great Britain

Tam Hanna — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:47:46 +0000

Living in the United Kingdom makes covering the mobile computing market a lot easier – SlashGear has shared the picture below:

As of now, there is no further info available – stay tuned!

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European phone manufacturers agree on MicroUSB

Tam Hanna — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:00:05 +0000

People who own more than one handset can tell a tale of the charger eekers – every manufacturer has at least one (usually two or more) incompatible charger types.

This is not only annoying (extra weight), but also bad for the environment. As such things tend to attract EU regulators attention, manufacturers had to act – Yahoo Tech reports the following:

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The agreement by Nokia, Sony Ericsson and other industry majors will mean phones compatible with standard charging devices are available in Europe from next year, said the EU executive, which has pushed for such a deal.

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The Commission said the agreement would involve the creation of an EU norm, and that the new generation of mobile phones would use a standard micro-USB socket to ensure compatibility.

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According to them, the situation will go even further: chargers and handsets will be unbundled one day (which would lead to even lower handset prices).

Even though I personally prefer MiniUSB as I feel it handles better, MicroUSB nevertheless seems to be a pretty robust solution. My Nokia XPressMusic 5800 is still alive and kicking, and Nokia’s large-scale roll-out has started with the Nokia N85 (review here)…

P.S. HP’s Data Messenger is also based on MicroUSB…and has no problems with it AFAIK…

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Mio Amber leaked

Tam Hanna — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:18:49 +0000

Mio has produced quite a few successful handsets in the past – their latest device could be dubbed Amber. The image below hits us via ai.rs:

They claim the following specs:

* CPU: Qualcomm MSM 7201A Turbo (528MHz)
* Memory: 256/512MB RAM/ROM
* Display: 3.61″ WVGA
* Network: GPRS/EDGE + WCDMA/HSPA
* Camera: 5MP AF + secondary VGA
* Battery: 1500mAh minimum
* OS: WM 6.5
* MicroSD, GPS, AGPS, BT 2.0, USB 2.0, M sensor, G sensor
* Noise Cancellation
* FM Transmitter

As of now, no official information is available – stay tuned!

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Omnia II to hit Verizon soon

Tam Hanna — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:04:09 +0000

HTC’s dominance of the Windows Mobile market has forced both Verizon and Sprint (who happen to be extremely hard competitors) to put up with one manufacturer: delays and long negotiations followed.

Samsung’s recent release of Windows Mobile devices which seem to be serious about business will now add a new hardware manufacturer to the mix – and it looks like Verizon (who usually found itself on the receiving end of all kinds of possibly Sprint-helping delay) will take the plunge.

PhoneArena claims the following:

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Now, thanks to a tipster of ours who claims to have contacted Verizon Wireless, we know the carrier intends to make the smartphone available sometime in July
…

As of now, no further information is available. Let’s see how it all plays out…

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HTC Firestone – render leaks

Tam Hanna — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:04:37 +0000

A Thai web site (which can not be hotlinked for one reason or another) has released the image below:

Specs are as follows according to them and previous leaks:

Phone: GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, UMTS900, UMTS2100.
GSM and HSDPA connectivity
Windows Mobile 6.5
Screen 3.6 inch WVGA touchscreen display transflective TFT, 65536 scales.
CPU: speed 600Mhz Qualcomm 8250 processor.
Memory: 256MB RAM and 512 MB ROM.
Slot: Micro SD.
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR.
Wireless LAN: 802.11b, 802.11g.
AGPS.
G Sensor
Rule headphones: 3.5mm.
Main Camera: 8 million pixels

As of now, no further information is available. However, the Firestone is expected in August – we will probably know more then!

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Toshiba TG01 hits Movistar

Tam Hanna — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:37:30 +0000

Toshiba’s TG01 has been announced by multiple carriers in the past – unfortunately, none has released it so far. However, this has changed – the Spanish carrier Movistar currently offers the critter for free with a long and probably expensive contract:

Further information can be had here:
http://www.internet.movistar.es/detalle/toshiba-tg01

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HTC Touch Pro 2 hits VodaFone UK

Tam Hanna — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 07:11:42 +0000

VodaFone UK has been extremely talkative about the Touch Pro 2 – their web shop has listed the critter for quite some time.

The box now no longer is coming soon, but is available:

VodaFone heads, hit the link below:
http://www.vodafonebusinessshop.co.uk/Details-Phone-HTC-Touch-Pro-2-3090.html

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XPERIA X1 R3A update – hands-on

Tam Hanna — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:39:39 +0000

Sony Ericsson’s R3A update for the XPERIA X1 is said to improve all aspects of the device. I have updated mine (Generic Austrian version), and have made the following observations:

Incoming call bug
The most annoying thing is a bug regarding incoming calls – the Incoming Call window is truncated so that you no longer see who calls you:

Signal strength
For me, signal strength is remarkably better – in some areas by more than 25%, in others marginally.

Speed
The device lags a lot less. Generally works better – a lot better for me.

Battery life
No change. Maybe by 5% worse, but I charge once a day anyways.

Keyboard backlight
No change.

Cutting a long story short: I feel that the upgrade is worth the effort. Of course, it took me just one hour – but I am sure that I will recoup the invested time over the next few weeks…

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HTC Touch 3G review – coming soon

Tam Hanna — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:45:07 +0000

The folks at Hutchison 3G Austria have loaned yours truly the handset pictured on the left. Yep – we have a Touch 3G in the house!

Expect the review to start in the next few days. In the mean time, I would be very thankful if you guys could post your questions – let me know what you would wish to know, and I will do my best to answer your questions…

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HTC Touch Pro 2 – mini hands-on

Tam Hanna — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:28:19 +0000

hatahet productivity services recently held a press event about Windows 7 – Paul Belcl from the Austrian PocketPC Club happened to be there along with his Touch Pro 2.

According to him, the device has arrived at the Austrian distributor yesterday, and will be delivered to various Austrian retail stores in the near future.

First of all, here are two comparison shots next to the XEPRIA X1. The large screen is visible immediately, it furthermore seems to have better contrast:

HTC has furthermore learned its lesson from the X1’s keyboard – the X1’s keyboard seems to be a lot better:

As of now, no further information is available – stay tuned!

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