WirelessWeek - Rumors have surfaced that those in the United Kingdom may soon get their hands on a GSM version of the Palm Pre. According to the Web site T3, Palm will be making an announcement early next week that will offer details about a U.K. launch.

Initial speculation placed the phone with either Vodafone or O2. However, The Guardian today reasserted claims that O2 has won the contract for the Pre. In late May, The Guardian reported that the Pre would go to O2 but couldn’t confirm. Currently, the Palm Pre is available exclusively on Sprint’s CDMA network in the United States.

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Bratislava, Slovakia (July 1, 2009) — Resco, a leading provider of end-user mobile applications, announced today the release of Resco Sudoku Touch v1.50 for Windows Mobile devices.

Resco Sudoku Touch allows creating and playing millions of puzzles in four difficulty levels. You can also insert and solve any Sudoku puzzle published in your favorite newspaper, or create your own puzzle. The entire Sudoku design is touch based and at no point do you need a stylus. Resco Sudoku Touch was programmed with the emphasis on intuitive and fast control.

Resco Sudoku Touch now fully supports HD resolutions as found e.g. on the HTC Touch HD, Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 and more new coming devices.

You can read the fill press release here

Well folks, its been a while since I posted here because of some significant issues I have been having with my Windows Mobile device. I have secretly been looking at the iPhone since the first 3G model came out but just could not allow myself to be lured to the dark side. Well, I finally had enough soft resets and went to the Apple store and moved my wireless account over to AT&T and picked up two of the 32GB 3GS models. I have to say that after about 24 hours I am understanding the attraction and wondering, why can Microsoft not produce a device with this intuitive of an interface? The iPhone just works. Period. In the 24 hours before I got my new phone my WiMo phone required at least 6 soft resets. How many resets has my iPhone required? Zero.

So, Slacker is back and I have a lot of applications I am interested in trying out. I will be cranking out some reviews of iPhone apps, mostly of the non-game variety. I am currently working on one for eWallet by Ilium Software. I previously reviewed the Windows Mobile version (here) but this review will be of the iPhone version as well as the Windows desktop companion. More reviews will be coming after that.

How about our readers? Have any of you made the switch? Tell us about it!

Apple's IPhone 3GS Sales Top 1 Million In Debut Weekend Wall Street Journal Apple Inc. (AAPL) reported that it sold more than one million next-generation iPhone 3GS as of Sunday, defying some analysts who had predicted it wouldn't reach the levels attained during its predecessor's launch. Apple said six million customers also ...

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Microsoft's new Bing search engine is handy to use from your mobile device. I have used it on both Windows Mobile and JAVA/Brew devices with good results. Why choose Bing over Google on your mobile device? Based on the customer insight that 66 percent of people are using Internet search more frequently to make complex decisions,* Microsoft identified three design goals to guide the development of Bing: deliver great results; deliver a more organized experience; and simplify tasks and provide insight, leading to faster, more confident decisions. The new service, built to go beyond today's search experience, includes deep innovation on core search areas including entity extraction and expansion, query intent recognition and document summarization technology as well as a new user experience model that dynamically adapts to the type of query to provide relevant and intuitive decision-making tools. Bing seems very well geared for product and service searches while you are on the go.

Type m.bing.com into your mobile browser address bar or go here and enter your mobile number and Microsoft will text you the bing address directly to your phone.

WorldMate has been highly popular on Windows Mobile and other platforms as a great traveler app. WorldMate has been released for the iPhone and the useful app lets you manage your itinerary, search for flights, track flight delays, click-through to maps to your meetings, hotels and other trip locations. You can also get weather forecasts, convert currency rates and more - right on your iPhone. There is a free version of WorldMate with limited but useful features and a full version for a fee ($39.99) from the iTunes App store. If you travel often this may be a handy app for you. Upload the app here.

By The Associated Press, WirelessWeek - June 15, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) — Dell, the personal computer maker, has signaled that it will be looking for acquisitions. One analyst thinks Palm, with its new Pre smartphone, would be a good target. A Dell acquisition of Palm would "be born of mutual necessity and represent a strategic fit for both parties," Collins Stewart analyst Ashok Kumar told investors in a note Friday.

Kumar presents no evidence Dell or Palm have expressed any interest in such a deal. But he makes the case for it. With the recession cutting into technology spending by both businesses and consumers, Round Rock, Texas-based Dell is seen as overly reliant on its PC business.

Kumar said buying Palm, a Sunnyvale, Calif. company, would put Dell in position to get in on the "land grab" in the smartphone market. Kumar said Palm will need to capture 2 percent to 3 percent of the smartphone market by 2010 to stay a relevant player alongside Apple's iPhone and Research in Motion's BlackBerry.

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PCadvisorUK: The worldwide mobile phone market shipped 35 million fewer units than it did during the same period one year ago, and all indications point to that trend continuing through Q4 2009. The mobile phone industry has long been characterized by its seasonal trends, where the first quarter always delivers a sequential decline after a busy holiday season. However, the drop in this first quarter was especially sharp, according to ABI Research practice director Kevin Burden.

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Wallstreetjournal: SAN FRANCISCO--Apple Inc. on Monday introduced a new iPhone 3G S that will be available this month and dropped the price a current model to $99, as it looks to maintain the momentum for its popular smart phone.

The news was revealed during a presentation by Apple executives at an annual conference for Apple software developers. Chief Executive Steve Jobs, who has been on a medical leave, didn't appear on stage.

The new iPhone 3G S, which resembles current models but is more powerful and can capture video, will be available on June 19 in the U.S., Apple said. A model with 16-gigabytes of storage will cost $199 and a 32-gigabyte model will cost $299, with a two-year service contract with AT&T Inc.

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The Apple site sets the delivery/store date at June 19.

June 7 (Bloomberg) -- Palm Inc.’s Pre sold out within hours at some stores after Sprint Nextel Corp. released the touch- screen phone yesterday, as pent up demand from months of waiting met with limited supplies.

Some Best Buy stores reported having as few as three phones on hand. Jennifer Fritzsche, an analyst at Wachovia Securities Inc., said Chicago-area Sprint stores received 30 to 50 of the devices, and some locations expected new shipments by June 10.

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BBC: Steven Spielberg and Xbox's Don Mattrick on the 'revolutionary' hands-free control system. Microsoft has unveiled its new control system for the Xbox 360 console, at E3 in Los Angeles.

Project Natal is a fully hands-free control system that will use face recognition and motion sensors to allow users to play games. Film director Steven Spielberg, attending the launch, said it was "a window into what the future holds".
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(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. says the next generation of its Zune music player due out in the fall will have a touch screen, Web browser and an HD Radio receiver. The new device, called the Zune HD, will also carry a high-definition video output that will allow users to play files through a docking station on HD televisions, Microsoft said late Tuesday. The Zune's screen will use organic light-emitting diodes, a technology that helps improve battery life and image quality.

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