Palm is not happy that some UK retailers have posted the Pre in unlocked form on their sites, and has apparently started to get tough over this. It looks as though it only wants to sell it locked through O2 which is a shame because us Europeans like a little more freedom than that offered by exclusive deals…

Verizon and Sprint say that the trackball issues on the BlackBerry Tour are no longer a problem. It seems that early production units were to blame, but that has not stopped the issue cropping up on virtually every BlackBerry device with a trackball in the past.

iPhone OS 3.1 has gotten off to a dubious start with the MS Exchange issues gaining lots of criticism. Now it appears that there may be another issue- coma mode. From The Register- “The problems being reported are legion. They include iPhones becoming totally unresponsive, dropped calls, poor battery life, difficulties with Wi-Fi connections, failed Microsoft Exchange syncing, dead GPS service, loss of signal after syncing, tethering no longer working in “legally” unlocked phones outside the US, and more.”

Clove has posted details of the Acer F1 and predicted a date of October 6th for shipping. It comes with Windows Mobile 6.5 and at only £295+VAT could compete quite well in this busy market.

Opera Mini Beta 5 is doing the rounds at the moment and improves on v4 in many areas, but there are still some problems. Firstly it is not my default browser on the BlackBerry, through no choice of my own, and does not like to open many pages. Anyone else struggling with it?