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Toshiba TG01s Sick in Germany

Zealot — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:03:12 +0000

Apparently now you don’t even need to hit the internet before your brand new device can be infected with a virus. O2 in Germany has confirmed that it has stopped shipping the Snapdragon-based Toshiba TG01 smartphones because in addition to it’s other killer features the handset comes with a virus built right in, standard. No need to download it yourself, it is right there when you configure the phone. Now THAT is convenience.

No one is sure how the virus ended up on the phones yet and there are currently conflicting reports about the nature of the virus; some reports indicate it was preloaded on the Windows Mobile 6.1 file tree and others say it was on the MicroSD memory cards installed on the phone. There is also no information about what particular virus it is, but all seem to agree it is harmless, or relatively so. WHY they are recalling all the phones for a harmless virus is less clear, but better safe then sorry.

Toshiba is not commenting beyond saying that they are investigating the matter, but O2 said it will have new, virus-free TG01s out next week and will replace all infected models. If I had a TG01 in Germany right now, i wouldn’t be holding my breath. This looks to be a major black eye for both 02 and Toshiba in the highly competitive German mobile market.

(First Source: The Register, Photo Credit: Unwired View)

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O2 XDA Zest Reviewed

Jack Cook — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:31:34 +0000

Here is a review you may well want to read if you are in the market for a new device.

It’s nearly 7 years now since O2 launched their pioneering XDA range and introduced the British public to the delights of Windows Mobile. Since the original XDA O2 have presented us with a plethora of HTC devices that have kept us captivated. The XDA Zest is the latest device to wear the XDA insignia but it hides a secret. This XDA is not HTC, it’s ASUS. The famed motherboard manufacturer from the Far East has jumped on to the Windows Mobile band wagon and has made its intentions clear. Is ASUS’ Zest a worthy addition to the XDA range?

Head over to 4WinMobile.com to read the O2 XDA Zest review

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Review: O2 Xda Ignito

Jack Cook — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:03:32 +0000

The folks at 4WinMobile.com have a great review of the new O2 Xda Ignito that is worth checking out. This is an extremely well done review with a slew of pictures to help give you a flavor of the experience with this device. Overall they are very impressed with all aspects of the Ignito’s design and function and I think they especially liked the Touch FLO 3D experience (along with the accelerometer). It’s performance as a PIM, Alarm Clock, eBook Reader, Navigation System, and Messaging tool was surperb and it was fast.

Take a few moments today and checkout the Review: O2 Xda Ignito review at 4WinMobile.com

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O2 Xda diamond – A Quick Look

Jack Cook — Sun, 11 May 2008 13:46:33 +0000

Arne Hess from the::unwired got a hold of a pre-production unit and has some pictures and brief thoughts that you might like. In part, Arne said:

Like HTC’s version, also O2’s smartphone features a 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera without flash on the back and in the upper right corner on the front a VGA video telephony camera which can be used for self-portraits as well. Unfortunately there’s no hardware shutter button for the camera anymore which means you either have to start the camera from the Start menu or from HTC’s TouchFLO 3D Today screen UI.

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O2 Gets the Palm Treo 500

Chris Leckness — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:15:34 +0000

UK O2 users can now get their hands on the Palm Treo 500. This is such a beautiful looking device. I can’t wait for the “rumored” Treo 800w to hit the US.

Head over to O2’s website for more info.

Source: CoolSmartPhone

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Napster and Ericsson Launch Mobile Music Service for UK’s Leading Wireless Carrier — O2 UK

gasusan2005 — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:53:10 +0000

Napster and Ericsson today announced the launch of the Napster Mobile music service with O2 UK, the leading wireless carrier serving the UK market with more than 18 million subscribers.

Co-developed by Napster and Ericsson, Napster Mobile is a premium music service offering an array of features and content. O2 UK customers will be able to search, browse, preview, purchase and play full-length tracks from Napster’s massive catalog of more than 5 million songs. Napster Mobile also offers dual-delivery for simultaneous downloads to a subscriber’s PC and mobile phone, a unique feature that provides users the convenience of downloading songs directly to their phones with a high-fidelity copy of the song available to download on their PCs.

The service also features a recommendation tool and access to Napster’s expert programming on the handset, including featured artists and top tracks.

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Iphone… Ireland… March..I4

PsionAndy — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:15:50 +0000

If you’re in Ireland and

Are still excited about owning an iPhone
Haven’t got one of the millions of unlocked iPhones
Don’t mind paying O2 Ireland a lot more money than people are paying O2 UK

Then today is a good news day for you….

The Important details are

8 gig €399,16GB for €499.

Tariffs range from €45 for 175 minutes to €100 for 700 minutes, and all plans include 1GB of data

And you can find the full details at http://www.o2online.ie/wps/wcm/connect/O2/Home/Shop/Phones/iPhone/Find+out+more

Source: Engadget

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O2 Stellar, TyTN 2 with a Radio?

Chris Leckness — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 07:26:32 +0000

Jason Langridge posted about the O2 Stellar showing up on the O2 Coming soon page.

The new O2 Xda Stellar is a touch screen Xda with a slim, stylish design. As well as the on-board GPS, Windows Mobile 6 (supporting Microsoft Direct Push Email) and Wi-Fi, it is Quad Band, 3G and has a 3 mega-pixel camera, MP3 player and radio.

A radio. What else can you cram into this form factor? Let’s start with more memory, I know it has a lot already, but more is good. Then let’s throw a VGA Screen on there. Let’s make it perfect!

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Bad night for Apple in the UK

PsionAndy — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:45:41 +0000

With iPhone sales slowing in the US, tonight was going to herald glorious sales in the UK, as the iPhone was launched by O2 and the Carphone warehouse (on O2).

Except it went badly

The planned queues of people never happened. And it didn’t get any better. After just one hour of sales the number of staff in the two branches of Carphone warehouse in Liverpool was more than the number of customers there. And they were customers who were looking rather than buying. The cash register was very quiet.

One poor sole was dressed up as Mowbli (right) in an attempt to attract peoples attention, while others tried to drag anyone into the store to just look at the iPhones. Huge stacks of leaflets went unused.

A CPW staff member later said that their target for the night had been halved to 36 at the last minute, although he didn’t think it had been reached. ‘I really hope tomorrow is better, it has to be’ he said.

The O2 store in Liverpool city center looked a bit better, with the number of people in it looking like an average Wednesday afternoon. But again not many people seemed to be leaving the store with carrier bags.

If this is reflected around the country then both Apple and O2 are in serious trouble… and may have to change the whole iPhone business model

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iPhone on Sale This Friday Night at Apple, O2 and Carphone Warehouse Retail Stores in the UK

gasusan2005 — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:12:32 +0000

Apple’s iPhone will go on sale this Friday, November 9 at 6:02 p.m. at Apple, O2 and Carphone Warehouse retail and online stores. iPhones will be available at more than 1,300 Apple, O2 and Carphone Warehouse retail locations across the UK, giving customers their first chance to get their hands on this revolutionary new product. iPhone combines three devices into one—a mobile phone, a widescreen iPod®, and a breakthrough Internet device—all based on Apple’s revolutionary multi-touch interface and pioneering software that allows users to control iPhone with just a tap, flick or pinch of their fingers.

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O2 and RIM Launch the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 Smartphone in the UK

gasusan2005 — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:48:55 +0000

O2, a leading provider of mobile services to UK consumers and businesses, and Research In Motion (RIM) introduced today the new BlackBerry Pearl 8120 smartphone in the UK. In its small, stylish and elegant design, the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 provides rich multimedia features together with all the popular functionality users have come to expect from the BlackBerry wireless solution.

The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 comes complete with a 2 megapixel digital camera with a 5x zoom and video capture capability, an externally accessible microSD/SDHC slot and Wi-Fi� connectivity support. These new features, along with an enhanced visual interface, add to the renowned BlackBerry smartphone experience for email, phone, messaging (SMS, IM, MMS), web browsing, multimedia, organiser and other mobile applications.

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Apple Chooses O2 as Exclusive Carrier for iPhone in UK

gasusan2005 — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:23:58 +0000

Apple and O2 announced today that O2 will be the exclusive UK carrier for Apple’s iPhone when it makes its debut in the UK on November 9.

iPhone users in the UK will be able to activate their new iPhones using iTunes software running on a PC or Mac computer in the comfort and privacy of their own home or office, without having to wait in a store while their phone is activated. Activating iPhone takes only minutes as iTunes guides the user through simple steps to choose their tariff, undertake a credit check and activate their iPhone. Once iPhone is activated, users can then easily sync all of their phone numbers and other contact information, calendars, email accounts, web browser bookmarks, music, photos, podcasts and TV shows just like they do when they sync their iPods with iTunes.

iPhone is scheduled to go on sale on November 9 and will be sold exclusively in the UK through Apple’s retail and online stores, O2 and The Carphone Warehouse’s retail and online stores. iPhone will be available in an 8GB model for �269 (inc VAT) and will work with either a PC or Mac. Three new great value iPhone tariffs will be available from O2 starting at �35, which all include unlimited anytime, anywhere mobile data usage and, in a market first, free unlimited use of the UK’s largest single public Wi-Fi network, covering over 7,500 cafes, restaurants, airport lounges, pubs and other locations across the UK.

iPhone activation will require an Internet connection; an iTunes Store account or a major credit card; the latest version of iTunes available at www.itunes.com and a PC or Mac with a USB 2.0 port and one of the following operating systems: Mac OS X v10.4.10 or later; Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 2 or later; or Windows Vista Home Premium, Business, Enterprise or Ultimate Edition. iPhone requires a new 18-month contract with O2. Existing O2 customers will have the option of keeping their existing phone number and upgrading their account to work with iPhone while new customers can also simply and easily transfer their current mobile number to O2.

Source: Apple press release

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O2 Germany to release Xda Comet

gasusan2005 — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 14:26:13 +0000

O2 Germany plans to release the Xda Atom Life as the Xda comet.

Features

Windows Mobile 6 Professional
QVGA (only) touch screen
triband (900/1800/1900 MHz) GSM/GPRS/EDGE
singleband (2100 MHz) UMTS/HSDPA up to 3.6 Mbps
Bluetooth (1.2 only)
WiFi b/g
Marvell XScale PXA 270 CPU at 624 MHz
1 GB of ROM
2 megapixel camera with macro focus
front facing camera for UMTS video telephony
FM radio
measures 106 x 58 x 18 mm
weighs of 148 g

The O2 Xda comet will be available in October for an unknown price.

Source: the unwired

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O2 Cocoon Reviewed by Fosfor Gadgets

Chris Leckness — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:49:54 +0000

A couple weeks ago, I shared a link to Fosfor Gadgets to show you their unboxing of the O2 cocoon. Now, I am here to share a link to their review of this interesting phone. Weird Looking, but interesting.

“The O2 Cocoon is a nice phone, but most of all it’s a cool phone. Sound quality is perfect, both during calls and while listening to music. The camera is OK, it’s nowhere near the SonyEricssons 3.2 megapixel camera phones, but it give you nice video and good 2 megapixel photos. If it wasn’t for the scrolling LED display this phone wouldn’t get that much attention – but it’s a killer with it. And the combined dock, charger alarm clock is nothing but awesome! 7 out of 10.

O2 Cocoon – review

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O2 UK Windows Mobile 6 upgrade for the XDA Orbit and Trion

gasusan2005 — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 21:39:37 +0000

O2 have announced upgrades to Windows Mobile 6 for the very popular XDA Orbit device as well as the XDA Trion (HTC Hermes)

You can now also open Office 2007 documents too!!

The download for the Orbit is HERE

For the Trion it’s HERE

Source:Jason Langridge’s blog

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