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Windows Phone 7 Series will run on HTC HD2
The confusion over whether Windows Phone 7 Series will be coming to older phones continues to rage as the HTC HD2 was shown running the OS.
Admittedly it was a hacked version of the operating system running on the device, with HTCPedia forum member Tom Codon behind the port.
But, apart from a slight amount of lag in certain operations thanks to some incompatibility issues with the graphics processor...
Virgin Media offers cheapest HTC Desire deal yet
Virgin Media has launched a new range of mobile phone tariffs as it mounts a new assault on the handset market.
The real cost savings are being offered to its current customers, making use of the ‘quadplay’ offering of TV, internet, landline and mobile bundles.
The headline deal for these customers is £5 off the standard ‘high street’ tariff for phones, or a shorter contract.
Cheaper...
Is Apple’s ‘iAd’ Steve Job’s ‘next big thing’?
While all of the current wave of Apple pre-launch hype is focused on next week’s iPad launch, it is rumoured that Steve Jobs’ “next big thing” is going to be a personalised mobile advertising platform, possibly called ‘iAd’.
Online Media Daily reports that Apple’s new mobile ad platform will be officially unveiled to the ad execs on New York’s Madison...
Spotify to get iPhone app refresh
Spotify is about to release a key update for its iPhone – with Last.fm scrobbling a key addition for the mobile service.
The update is ‘coming soon’ according to the Spotify blog, suggesting that those interested should keep checking back over the coming weeks.
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“It’s been a little while since we first released our iPhone app to the public and many of you have...
In Depth: ‘Symbian and MeeGo are quite separate’
With MeeGo set to launch on ARM-based and Intel Atom-based devices this month, we grabbed a few minutes with Peter Schneider from Nokia recently to talk about MeeGo, the first fruit from the Nokia-Intel joint venture announced last June.
MeeGo itself was announced at Mobile World Congress last month. It brought together the Moblin and Maemo operating systems from the two companies into a single open...
Motorola bringing Android 2.1 to Milestone by April
Motorola might be releasing approximately a bagillion phones per minute these days, but that hasn’t stopped it keeping it an eye on the older ones.
Well, we say older, as the Motorola Milestone only launched at the tail end of last year – hardly ancient in phone terms.
But it ‘only’ launched in the UK with Android 2.0, which is so last year – it’s all about Android 2.1...
Samsung fights back with new Android Galaxy S
Samsung has unveiled the next in its Android-powered line of smartphones – the Galaxy S.
The new phone packs a huge four inch screen with Super AMOLED technology – meaning a wider viewing angle, more vivid colours and a more ‘immersive’ experience according to Samsung.
The Galaxy S also comes with a 1GHz processor – bringing it up to speed with the likes of the HTC Desire and the...
T-Mobile offering HTC Desire ahead of schedule
T-Mobile appears to have offered the HTC Desire for sale ahead of even its own schedule.
When HTC announced the Desire last month, networks were quick to announce they were stocking it, with T-Mobile at the front of the queue.
The network promised the phone would be released on 26 March, but customers are now getting emails proclaiming “The HTC Desire has arrived!”.
The web page allowing...

