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Monthly Archives: November 2009
Official eBay app for BlackBerry now available (for some)
You can now download the official BlackBerry eBay app for free from App World, although it may be a bit hit and miss depending on where you live and what carrier you are on. It looks good from the screenshots and will hopefully grow into a useful app which will ensure you don’t miss important auctions wherever you are. Be aware that this is a beta title at the moment.
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Samsung B7610 Omnia Pro in stock
Clove now has the Samsung B7610 Omnia Pro in stock for £319 + VAT. The specs are impressive and it certainly looks good, but can it match the HD2? I will try to find out over the next week or so.
Samsung’s answer to the HTC Touch Pro2, the B7610 has a 3.5” AMOLED display, and a slide out QWERTY keyboard amongst many others. For the full listing see below.
Available today, the B7610 can be PURCHASED HERE FOR JUST £319 + VAT.
Features of Samsung B7610 Omnia Pro
Windows Mobile 6.5
800 MHz processor
3.5” AMOLED Touchscreen
HSDPA
WiFi & Bluetooth
TV Out
1GB Internal Memory
Bluetooth V2.0 with A2DP
Micro USB Connection
A-GPS
MicroSDHC Expansion Slot
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Need for Speed on the Palm Pre. If true, it’s super cool!
PIC has posted details of a video showing Need for Speed running on a Palm Pre. It looks fantastic, but we don’t have a guarantee that it is not a hoax. Let’s hope this is indeed true. Here’s how it looks-
BlackBerry Optical Trackpad problems: sunshine and fluorescent lighting
The new optical trackpad on the BlackBerry Curve 8520 and Bold 9700 is a joy to use all of the time, but I have had issues in bright sunlight where it can become unresponsive and difficult to use. Fortunately, or not so, I live in the UK and sunshine is a rarity so it happens rarely.
However, I have discovered a new problem which I am trying to confirm. When I am in an area with fluorescent lighting the screen continually shuts off when I touch the trackpad. It happened the other day and I thought nothing of it, but today it re-occurred when in a car park with harsh lighting. In work it is not a problem because the lighting is soft, but this has happened twice in the past week in similar areas of lighting so I will experiment more. Anyone else having these problems?
In the real world it is barely more than a minor inconvenience, but there are some strange things happening with this new optical navigation setup.
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Deals of the Day: Space Ace for BlackBerry and WikiPock Plus for Windows Mobile
Space Ace for BlackBerry has been reduced to only $1.50 in today’s first Deal of the Day. A nice bit of retro fun to pass a few minutes- “An old school space shoot-em-up with lots of fast action
Shoot the aliens and dodge their plasma balls as your shields protect you. But once your shields are gone, you’re left defenseless and the next hit is your last.
With each level, the challenge to stay alive becomes more difficult as the enemies become faster, stronger, smarter, and greater in number.
Hear the plasma balls as they are launched and feel the vibration as your ship is hit.
With each new game, try to beat your high score.
Designed for the BlackBerry® Storm, you control your ship with the accelerometer and can play in portrait view or landscape view. Four options for firing to increase usability: Click Screen, Right Convenience Key, Left Convenience Key, and Send Key.
Also works with any BlackBerry® phone with a trackball.
Game play is straightforward and very responsive.”
We also have WikiPock Plus Edition for Windows Mobile Professional (WM Standard version is here) which is down to only $7.00- “WikiPock is a mobile phone application that allows you to search and read Wikipedia articles without an internet connection. All the articles are stored in your mobile phone’s memory so there is no need to download anything from the network. It’s the world’s biggest encyclopedia with over 3 million articles in English—in your phone, on the go!
WikiPock is significantly faster than searching and downloading an article over the web.
18 languages are included in this edition.”
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QOTD: Negative advertising?
Does the recent spate of negative advertising in the smartphone world sway you one way or another, or do you know too much to be affected? Also, do you think it works in selling more units to new smartphone users?
Forget the OS. It’s all about the form factor, or a bit of both.
I have a BlackBerry Bold 9700 and an HTC HD2 sat on my desk at the moment and the two devices could not be farther apart in terms of form factor and the operating systems they run. One is big with a huge screen and a super smart interface whereas the other is small with a hardware keyboard and a more simplistic way of working- I am sure you can work out which is which.
The strange part about these two devices is that the operating systems mean very little to me in terms of which I would choose as my main smartphone. It is all about the form factor for me and the BlackBerry is exactly what I need to get through a day. The keyboard and battery life are all important, but I have to give a nod to the OS which is super quick and perfect for the quick entry of calendar entries and sending out emails and messenger messages in the blink of eye. They are quick mainly because of the keyboard and optical trackpad and so it comes back to the form factor again.
I can dial numbers one-handed and do almost everything else one-handed on the Bold, and in my experience the HS2 is somewhat of a two-handed user experience. I am not criticising the HD2 because the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages and these are personal preference for me, but no matter how I look at it the form factor is all important. This is probably why I do not like the iPhone as a phone and it has never felt natural in the hand or next to my ear.
Now, if the HD2 ran BlackBerry and the Bold ran Windows Mobile neither device would work at all and so the conclusion must come that the OS married to the right form factor is what makes the best device. Sadly for me the front facing hardware keyboard will always win out for me and I refuse to jump on the big screened smartphone bandwagon, no matter how good the devices are.
The multi-tasking Pre-like iPhone
Jailbreaking an iPhone is not something many want to try, but Multifl0w may offer enough incentive to make you have a go. Look at the video below which shows what it can do- seriously clever stuff!
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The Curve continues to stay in front
The Curve 8300 series is still the number one selling smartphone in the US according NDP Group- “Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) — Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry Curve 8300 was the top consumer smart phone in the U.S. in the third quarter as price cuts drove up sales, according to research firm NPD Group Inc.
Apple Inc.’s iPhone 3GS and 3G models took second and third place, according to an e-mailed statement from the Port Washington, New York-based researcher today. Waterloo, Ontario- based RIM’s BlackBerry Tour and Storm rounded out the top five.
RIM and Apple have cut phone prices this year, leading to a decline in average prices, NPD said. The Curve supplanted the iPhone 3G during the quarter amid buy-one-get-one-free BlackBerry promotions. Verizon Wireless customers can get two Curves in the 8300 lineup for $49.99. The iPhone 3G costs $99 with an AT&T Inc. contract.
The average purchase price for mobile phones in the U.S. fell to $85 from $88 a year ago, NPD said. Smart phones made up 28 percent of all handsets sold.
Global shipments of smart phones, which allow users to surf the Web and compose e-mail messages, climbed 4.2 percent to 43.3 million in the third quarter from a year earlier, according to IDC, a research firm in Framingham, Massachusetts.
RIM rose 28 cents to $60 at 4 p.m. New York time in Nasdaq Stock Market trading. The stock has gained 48 percent this year. Cupertino, California-based Apple, which has more than doubled this year, climbed $5.96 to $205.88.
RIM’s co-Chief Executive Officer Jim Balsillie also is benefiting from cheaper service plans for BlackBerry phones, and has said prepaid plans may boost growth in emerging markets…”
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Nokia X6 coming to the UK on Friday
24 November 2009, London, UK – Nokia today announces that its latest flagship music device, the Nokia X6, will be available in the UK this Friday.
Available with Nokia’s all you can eat music service, Comes With Music, the Nokia X6 will be available exclusively through Phones4U from Friday 27 November 2009.
The new Nokia X6 is available free from £35 a month, or free from £25 a month when you trade in an N-Series handset, exclusively on the Orange network at Phones 4u.
It is will also be available today to pre-order from www.shop.nokia.co.uk at £449 SIM-free.
A must-have device for music lovers and social butterflies, the Nokia X6 has:
-Capable of playing up to 35 hours of music,
-32GB of on-board memory
-3.2″ reactive interface with capacitive touchscreen
-16:9 widescreen optimised for photos, videos and browsing and it brings 20 friends and virtual communities to the homescreen
-A 5 megapixel camera and Carl Zeiss lens, you can capture and share pictures with family and friends
-Full access to the Ovi Applications Store.
The Nokia X6 is Nokia’s latest addition to the Comes With Music range of devices available in the UK and gives you unlimited access to over 6 million tracks from the Nokia Music Store.
Comes With Music subscribers will be able to download exclusive content directly to their device or PC from both, international superstars and favorite local artists. Fans will have access to bonus tracks, remixes and other additional content, free of charge as part of the Comes With Music subscription.
To kick off, there is also a great new bonus track from the new Rihanna album ‘Rated R’ available now. Nokia will also make available an exclusive Rihanna application and exclusive footage from her London gig in Ovi Store.
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The HD2 is tiny!
If you thought the HTC HD2 was big, check out this new tablet phone from C-motech. It has a 7″ screen and is running Windows Mobile 6.5 on the Snapdragon platform.
More at Windows Phone thoughts- “No, I’m not talking about the Touch HD2. C-motech, a Korean company, showed off a prototype of a 7″ tablet running WM6.5 on the same Snapdragon platform. Details are sparse, but it supposedly has every wireless option known to man (bar CDMA), 2 USB slots, and a WVGA resistive touch screen. I’d expect pretty long battery life even driving that big screen, but try fitting this baby into your pocket! Manbag, anyone? Admittedly, this is more a candidate for the netbook/UMPC space, which makes the inclusion of cellular capability a plus point…”
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Introducing Precorder: Palm Pre video recording
Precorder is now available to test in alpha form. It is early days, but the potential is there and those of you brave enough may want to ty it.
Precorder has been developed to bridge the gap between the current revision of WebOS and a future release that will enable video recording. It is capable of recording in multiple combinations of audio and video and includes support for using the built-in LED for lumination while recording in dark areas. Video recorded with Precorder is viewable through Palms built in video application.
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1Password Pro for the iPhone goes free
1Password Pro for the iPhone has been made free for a few days and is well worth picking up while it is discounted. It is normally $4.99 so is a major bargain. Grab it here.
“Now every iPhone and iPod touch owner can experience the peace of mind of secure, safe web browsing that Mac users have known for years!
Do you use the same password every time you create a new web site account because it would be impossible to remember them all if you didn’t, choosing convenience over safety? No longer do you have to make this difficult choice! 1Password secures your most private data without inconveniencing you. It not only creates and saves as many different passwords as you’d like, but it restores them as well, at your command.”
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Deal of the Day: SendX for BlackBerry
SendX for BlackBerry is down to only $1.50 today and is a steal at this price- clever little application. “Allows you to send Call Logs, SMS, Email, and PIN messages to other native Blackberry Applications. You can also send Events to the Task Manager and Tasks to the Calendar!”
- Send Call Log to Calendar to create event.
- Send Call Log to Tasks to create task.
- Send Call Log to Memopad to create memo.
- Send Call Log to number lookup engine to reverse search number information.
- Send SMS/Email/PIN Messages to Calendar to create event.
- Send SMS/Email/PIN Messages to Tasks to create a new task.
- Send SMS/Email/PIN Messages to Memopad to create a new memo.
- Send event to Tasks to create task.
- Send task to Calendar to create event.
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Nokia 6700 slide and Nokia 7230 unveiled
Nokia has released two more sliders for the mass market. They are not exactly budget models, but are near the lower end of the market.
Nokia 6700 slide – Capture and share quickly and easily
With a choice of six fresh and vivid colors – pink, red, petrol blue, aluminum, lime and purple – this slimline slider is sure to turn heads. Its compact size, modern design and aluminum finish feels great in the hand, and fits perfectly even in the smallest pocket or bag.
The smart capabilities of the Nokia 6700 slide are beautifully easy to use: The 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics is perfect for capturing and sharing moments as they happen. Favorite images can be edited on the go and uploaded to the web directly from the camera menu. The device’s high speed 3G connectivity ensures your favorite communities are always as close as your Nokia 6700 slide.
Nokia 7230 – Share in style
Being connected has never looked so good. The Nokia 7230′s compact slide design, colorful looks and solid set of features are a package that offers great value for money.
Sharing special moments and joy with friends and family is effortless, thanks to the 3.2 megapixel camera, large 2.4″ display and fast 3G connectivity. With the Nokia 7230 in your pocket, you also have quick access to email, instant messaging and social networks on the go, and the subtle illumination indicates if you have missed calls or messages from your friends.
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