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Motorola Droid “Milestone” Gets European Specs, Adds MultiTouch

James Allen Johnson — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:55:44 +0000

The Motorola Droid has been announced in Quad-Band GSM form for Europe and features great specs, including a new multitouch display, a first for Android based devices and Google Android 2.0. The unit will first launch on Vodafone and O2 in Germany and Italy.

The European model features 900/2100 UMTS/WCDMA 3G support and ditches Google Maps (turn-by-turn directions) in place of MOTONAV, although once Google moves their turn-by-turn directions out of U.S. beta testing that may change.

The big focus however is the programs multitouch display with pinch-zoom touching abilities that should bring a new dimension to the Android interface.

No word yet on a release date or any type of pricing from Motorola, although rumors are pointing to a November 9th release date for the Moto Milestone with an expected price of €404.20 before taxes ($595)

Unfortunately there’s no North American 3G for the device which means “grey market” consumers will have to choose whether 3G data speeds or Multitouch capabilities are more important to them. [SlashGear]

iPhone 3GS Set For Orange UK Release On November 10th

James Allen Johnson — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:47:44 +0000

O2 will lose their exclusivity for the iPhone 3GS on November 9th, a day before the date that will see the device not coincidentally land at UK cellular provider Orange. Currently the carrier is only able to offer iPhone and iPhone 3G devices.

While pricing on both carriers should remaining the same, Orange is promising “value added” services, although we aren’t quite sure that that means at this point.

Carphone Warehouse and Phone4U are expected to carry the phones on behalf of O2. Then adding to the already crowded iPhone UK market will be Vodafone sometime in early 2010, with carrier “3″ looking to also adopt the phone sometime in 2010. [Engadget]

Vodafone Preps For October HTC Tattoo Release

James Allen Johnson — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:53:58 +0000

Vodafone UK has officially announced that the HTC Tattoo will be available on their European network come this October. The Tattoo is being billed as the first “entry level” phone to feature the Google Android mobile platform.

The Tattoo not only features a 3.2MP camera, Bluetooth and WiFi b/g, it also comes equipped with 3G data connectivity, a built-in 3.5mm headphone jack and a MicroSD card slot for external memory storage.

HTC calls the device the first fully “user customizable device” which allows users to set how items display on their phone, while offering swappable phone covers to further personalize the external look on their Smartphone.

The HTC Tattoo also features a decently sized 3.2 inch touchscreen, unfortunately that display is resistive rather that capacitive in nature.

Here’s the official Press Release:

VODAFONE UK ANNOUNCES EXCLUSIVE HTC TATTOO

Following last week’s announcement of the Nokia E72, LG GM750 and Sony Ericsson XPERIA™ X2, Vodafone UK will be ranging another innovative smartphone exclusive. The new Android-powered HTC Tattoo is a smartphone which will keep you entertained and up to date wherever you are.

The HTC Tattoo, available exclusively in black on Vodafone UK, lets you customise your own mobile experience using the latest HTC Sense technology. It delivers lots of the features of the enormously successful HTC Magic at an affordable price, for example, you can create shortcuts to your favourite internet sites, social networks, games, widgets and applications – and there’s an amazing opportunity to personalise your phone further with thousands more applications and widgets available for download in the simple to use Android Market. Android also gives you quick and easy access to popular Google services such as Google Maps, Google Mail and Google Search as well as favourites like YouTube.

Take your favourite snaps with the 3.2 megapixel camera with sharp focus, and view them on the HTC Tattoo’s high resolution screen or upload them to your social network via the handset’s superfast internet connection. And you are able to alter the look of your phone further with the unique covers that you can design yourself and purchase, or simply choose one from popular cover designs available.

Key features of the exclusive black HTC Tattoo include:

3.2MP Camera

Android technology

FM Radio and MP3 player

2.8″ Touchscreen

Unique personalised covers

Available in October, customers can pre-register for the Vodafone exclusive HTC Tattoo here: http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/shop/mobile-phone/htc-tattoo

Vodafone Snaps Up Social Networking Company

JR — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:17:59 +0000

British cell provider Vodafone is moving into the world of cellular social networking.

Vodafone has acquired ZYB, a Danish company that connects cell phone features to the internet. ZYB lets users sync information like their contacts, pictures, texts, and calendar appointments with an internet database, creating a dynamic relationship. Users can update the info either via their phones or via the ZYB online interface.

ZYB also allows photo sharing and content tagging with friends and is currently preparing to launch a new Social Phonebook feature. The new tool will let you see friends’ physical locations, availability, and even connect to their Facebook and Twitter posts from your cell phone.

ZYB says it’ll continue to offer all its features for free under the Vodafone deal and will not limit its services to Vodaphone customers.