The Motorola Droid is all the rage right now. It’s chock full of Android 2.0 goodies like Google Maps Navigation and enough smartphone hardware to satisfy even the hardest core of mobile enthusiasts – all wrapped in a slim, yet masculine, package. But, Motorola is going to have to look beyond Verizon’s CDMA network to…
Are O2 prioritising certain types of data traffic for the iPhone?
….. or are certain apps on the iPhone just not very good at connecting to the network? Let me tell you my story… The other day there was a particular track that I fancied listening to, but I was out and about – normally I use iTunes via the Mac, but on this occasion it…
Brief: Avenir Telecom and O2 get ‘Joined Up’
Avenir Telecom (a business-to- business telecoms distributor in the UK), has announced a partnership with O2 to provide its new Joined Up communications service to the UK channel. ??Avenir is O2’s leading distribution partner, and Joined Up is a fixed line service which will enable businesses to have one single converged solution for their telecoms…
GSM Palm Pre – Unlocked and available in the US
The GSM Palm Pre has been available in the UK and Germany, bringing with it Palm’s intuitive multi-tasking webOS and multi-touch display. Here in the US, though, the only Palm Pre available comes in CDMA guise and works only on Sprint’s network. Fortunately, Americans can now get their hands on an unlocked GSM Palm Pre…
Popular Mechanics picks Palm Pre as one of 2009’s top gadgets
The Palm Pre is a great smartphone. It features some of the highest-end technology you can expect from any smartphone today – capacitive touchscreen with multi-touch, gesture controls, wireless (inductive) charging, true multi-tasking support and more. The Pre is also seen as the best alternative to the iPhone 3GS. So, it’s no wonder Popular Mechanics…
Palm Pre goes live in the UK – less promo than iPhone had
Yep, today was/is the day when the Palm pre goes live in the UK, and you can get your grubby/clean (I don’t know what your personal hygiene is like, do I?) mitts on one. I figured it might be interesting to go take a wander to the local O2 shop in Staines at lunchtime, to…
GSM Palm Pre Goes Live in Germany on O2
Congratulations to all of my German friends and colleagues, the Palm Pre has arrived! Folks in the country can grab the GSM Palm Pre for €481 (just over $700 USD) sans contract, or finance it with 24 monthly payments of €20 via something called ‘My Handy’. For all the details brush up on your German…
Palm Pre demand outpaces intial iPhone demand in UK!
While the iPhone might be the most satisfying smartphone in the US, more and more Brits are looking toward the Palm Pre to quench their smartphone cravings. A new survey from TNS indicates that a healthy 26% of the UK is interested in picking up an O2 Palm Pre of their own – they are…
GSM Palm Pre Strapped-Down and Ready to Go at O2 Germany
The good folks at PreCentral have managed to get their hands on some pretty darned good pictures of the GSM Palm Pre… from Germany. As you can see in the first pic above, the Pre is strapped-down to a dark, wood-grained display. Looks nice. I fully expect the display area to contain many bookshelves stocked…
Snaps of the O2 GSM Palm Pre
Well what do we have here? A few snaps of the O2 Palm Pre in Germany? Yessir! The GSM variant of the Pre comes in packaging strikingly similar to the one over here in North America, but with a nice blue flavor. Of course, it comes with some different accessories and it’s not QWERTY but…