Vodafone have announced the local winners of its Vodafone AppStar competition, a list of eight mobile apps that will now fight to become the best app in Europe and claim a share of the €1 million Vodafone AppStar prize fund. In the UK, JoggerTracker – an application developed by Mark Salvin that uses GPS to…
Vodafone 845 Android phone hands on video and images
A nice and brief one, this one – my buddy Stephen over at Fonehome.co.uk has got his hands on a Vodafone 845, and has been busy documenting it in video (below) and pics (see above). If you’d like to check out the full set o’ pics, then go here. The 845 is the first VF-branded…
Siano powers Top 3 Brazilian Operators for MDTV for FIFA World Cup
Mobile TV chip maker Siano Mobile Silicon has announced that all top three of Brazil’s mobile carriers – Vivo, Claro and TIM Brazil – are now promoting products using its MDTV receivers. In partnership with Chinese Telco giant, ZTE, Siano are powering mobile phones and 3G modem cards equipped with digital TV for mobile subscribers…
AlertMe free iPhone app maps energy use cost & CO2 in the UK
AlertMe has launched a free iPhone app called EnergyMap, providing users with a breakdown of average energy spend a year and the related carbon footprint comparing 408 boroughs across the UK from the Shetland Isles to Penzance. Logging into Energy Map, the iPhone’s geo-location immediately locates the user, identifies the borough and presents the average…
Vodafone Adds More Own-Brand Devices To Its Range
As part of its regular own-brand portfolio refresh, Vodafone has announced eight (yes, eight!) new handsets designed to for a range of market segments – from ultra low cost, through fashion and design influenced, to competitively priced mobile internet devices with cutting-edge smartphone functionality. So what did they announce? Check the devices out after the…
iPhone and iPod Touch get Fast & Furious: Adrenaline courtesy of I-play
I-play has announced the global launch of Fast & Furious: Adrenaline for iPhone and iPod touch. The game is based off the popular (at least I think it’s popular) series of films starring actors like Vin Diesel and Paul Walker. Ahem. Racing and Fast & Furious fans everywhere will, for the first time, be able…
Android-powered Vodafone 845 coming soon to Vodafone UK
Vodafone UK already has a ton of Android-powered smartphones in its range, and customers will soon have even more choice available with the launch of the Vodafone 845. The 845 is the first VF-branded handset to be based on Google’s Android platform. It will run on Éclair, the latest version of the Android platform, and…
Google Nexus One available very soon on Vodafone UK!
Back on the Android news trail, and this time we find Vodafone UK receving some Android goodness… customers can now order the premier Google device! Vodafone is the first European mobile operator to offer Nexus One. Customers who pre-order online will be the first to get one for free on a £35 monthly price plan…
O2 Launches Embedded Laptops
O2 today made its latest play in the mobile broadband market by announcing two laptops with built in mobile broadband exclusive to O2. The new ultra-thin Asus UL30A laptop and the Samsung N150 netbook with embedded SIM cards will only be available from O2. The launch of O2’s first embedded devices follows a launch into…
CoPilot Live HD navigates to the iPad 3G!
ALK Technologies today announced that it has submitted CoPilot Live HD to the app store. With street maps stored on the device, CoPilot Live HD takes full advantage of the iPad 3G’s in-built GPS receiver and high resolution touch screen to provide the ultimate large-screen voice-guided navigation experience. CoPilot Live HD makes it easy to…