Phones
Windows Phone 7 at Year +1
How do you feel about a Nokia smartphone running Windows Phone 7, with the following features? High-resolution screen with a highly interactive touch UI Full-fidelity HTML5 web browser Copy-paste Full Twitter and Facebook integration (social feeds attached to contact cards) Full-fidelity Office document editing with cloud sync Multitasking Interested? Microsoft have just announced that all the [...]
Windows Phone 7 Distribution by Device and Country
An anonymous associate is the developer of a popular application for Windows Phone 7. The advertising platform he uses in the application reports on the location and nature of devices that are requesting ads. There’s nothing nefarious about this: it’s the same as any web server collecting browser statistics. First let’s have a look at [...]
Paid Applications Finally Available on NZ Android Market
Free applications from the Android Market have been available since at least day one of the HTC Magic release in New Zealand. Apparently local currency conversion has stopped paid applications up until now. Today, our dedicated Android forum member, Rob, has just posted a note saying that paid apps quietly appeared last night. I guess [...]
Video: Rugged Gadgets
Here are the water, dust, and drop proof gadgets from TVNZ Breakfast this morning: Item: Vodafone XP3 Enduro Price:$799 (or cheaper with a plan) Rating: 3 / 5 Info: The XP3 can take anything you care to throw at it. Rated to Milspec 810F for dust, shocks and water, which in reality means you can [...]
Video: Telecom XT Network Phones
This time I reviewed a bunch of phones available on Telecom’s new XT network, launching Friday. Click the image to watch the video.
Google Android G1 on T-Mobile
Google and T-Mobile have just announced (officially) the G1 Android phone. The G1 runs a customised operating system built by Google. It is completely open-source, which means you can install any compatible software on it. Being a Google phone, the G1 has tight integration with the existing Google services, including Google Maps and “push” integration [...]
(Almost) Definite iPhone2 Pics from Crunchgear
Update: Well obviously this was fake. No front camera, no red iPhone. The guys over at Crunchgear have what looks like the definite scoop on the iPhone2. Pictures from some marketing material showing something that looks very much like the new iPhone: Looks damn plausible to me. Breakdown of observations: Red or Black (duh!) Stereo [...]
Sony Xperia X1
Check out the new go:XPERIA site. There have been a whole heap of new phone announcements over the past couple of days, but only one has really caught my eye. Sony’s new Xperia phone looks like a lovely replacement for my ageing* Nokia E70. The device looks incredibly slick, and is definitely the nicest looking [...]
Google Maps Mobile Now Support GPS
Finally!? The latest version of Google Maps Mobile for Symbian devices (Nokia N- and E-series) supports integrated and Bluetooth GPS.? This is a huge plus for me because I have an E70 and a Bluetooth GPS unit that I’ve been wanting to make use of the combo for some time.? Up until now there has [...]
iPhones for New Zealand: iPhone Unlocked
I think I might stick to my Nokia E70, but if you want an iPhone in New Zealand, then you are now in luck.? The iPhone has been freed of its evil AT&T bonds via a software hack, and should run fine on Vodafone’s GSM network in New Zealand. Engadget has the full rundown, including [...]
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