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…thanks to hack found on the internet

While HTC CEO Peter Chou says it might, and lawyers saying it’s unlikely, it was only a matter of time before some enterprising software bod managed to port the HTC Sense interface found on the newly announced HTC Hero to the HTC G1.

And so that’s what they’ve done. Before you rush to the interweb to find the low down on how to turn your G1 or Magic into the HTC Hero though, it is probably worth noting that, and if the video has anything to go by, you’ll have a rather sluggish phone afterwards.

Additionally, and this might be a biggie for most, you’ll also lose some functionality of the phone. But hey these guys are so on the cutting edge they are almost falling off.

I mean why else would they choose such an awful soundtrack to walk you through 8 minutes or so of new features?

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VIDEO HTC Sense comes to HTC G1… originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:33:55 +0100

thanks to hack found on the internet

While HTC CEO Peter Chou says it might, and lawyers saying it’s unlikely, it was only a matter of time before some enterprising software bod managed to port the HTC Sense interface found on the newly announced HTC Hero to the HTC G1.

And so that’s what they’ve done. Before you rush to the interweb to find the low down on how to turn your G1 or Magic into the HTC Hero though, it is probably worth noting that, and if the video has anything to go by, you’ll have a rather sluggish phone afterwards.

Additionally, and this might be a biggie for most, you’ll also lose some functionality of the phone. But hey these guys are so on the cutting edge they are almost falling off.

I mean why else would they choose such an awful soundtrack to walk you through 8 minutes or so of new features?

Read

Related links:

• Via - mobilecrunch.com
• News - HTC Sense interface coming to HTC Magic?

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VIDEO HTC Sense comes to HTC G1… originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:33:55 +0100

US buys into new multitasking phone

Palm has reportedly sold over 300,000 Palm Pre handsets since its launch earlier this month according to analyst firm Charter Equity Research.

The news, which falls short of Apple’s iPhone 3GS launch and Samsung’s supposed 2m Jet handset pre-orders is no doubt still being seen as a positive by company staff keen to see the company come back from the grave.

Ed Synder, the analyst, who is making the claims, reports that the company is now making around 15,000 handsets a day as it hopes to push sales further following issues experienced in the first week of the handset on sale running out of stock.

It means Palm should reach the “magic” 1 million handset maker by the end of the quarter, giving it a nice headline with which to launch in the UK.

Outlining rumours already doing the rounds, Synder believes that other WebOS devices from Palm are coming, and not just to mobile operator Sprint in the US, suggesting that Verizon will get a WebOS powered handset some time in 2010.

In the UK Palm has yet to announce an operator for its new multi-tasking handset with some believing it will be either Vodafone or O2 to bag the deal when it eventually launches later this year.

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Palm Pre sales top 300,000 originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:13:17 +0100

US buys into new multitasking phone

Palm has reportedly sold over 300,000 Palm Pre handsets since its launch earlier this month according to analyst firm Charter Equity Research.

The news, which falls short of Apple’s iPhone 3GS launch and Samsung’s supposed 2m Jet handset pre-orders is no doubt still being seen as a positive by company staff keen to see the company come back from the grave.

Ed Synder, the analyst, who is making the claims, reports that the company is now making around 15,000 handsets a day as it hopes to push sales further following issues experienced in the first week of the handset on sale running out of stock.

It means Palm should reach the “magic” 1 million handset maker by the end of the quarter, giving it a nice headline with which to launch in the UK.

Outlining rumours already doing the rounds, Synder believes that other WebOS devices from Palm are coming, and not just to mobile operator Sprint in the US, suggesting that Verizon will get a WebOS powered handset some time in 2010.

In the UK Palm has yet to announce an operator for its new multi-tasking handset with some believing it will be either Vodafone or O2 to bag the deal when it eventually launches later this year.

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• Via - gizmodo.com

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Palm Pre sales top 300,000 originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:13:17 +0100

New small business focus laptop joins the fray

Dell has released a new Vostro laptop today; the 12.1-inch Vostro 1220 as it moves to expand its ultraportable range aimed at small businesses.

The new model, available in Obsidian Black or Deep Cherry Red rather than the usual array of Smartie coloured variants will come with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, the promise up to 9 hours of battery life on the optional 6-cell battery and the usual array of connectivity options including 802.11 draft-n wireless LAN or optional Mobile Broadband module.

Elsewhere you’ll get support for up to 8GB Dual Channel 800MHz DDR2 SDRAM, the option of either a 16GB or 128GB Solid State Drive (SSD) over an 500GB hard drive for the storage hungry, and a Blu-ray drive if that’s your thing in a model that weighs 1.52kg.

Prices start in the US from $ $799 although expect that to increase rapidly to $1,869 if you go for the top line option with SSD and Blu-ray drive.

Dell says the new model is shipping globally, although the new laptop has yet to show up on the Dell UK site.

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Dell Vostro 1220 laptop debuts originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:50:13 +0100

Dell 700 GPS bolt-on coming to popular netbook soon

Dell has announced that it will be adding the option to add a GPS chip to its Dell Mini 10 netbook from next week to customers looking to track where they are on the netbook.

According to the computer company, the move comes as more and more customers look to track their movements when out and about.

Currently only available in the US for starters, with the promise of more regions being added in the future, the new Dell 700 GPS module will be a bolt on extra for the netbook.

“Starting next week in the United States, we’re offering the Dell 700 GPS solution for our Mini 10 netbook that is a combination of hardware and software,” said Dell in a blog post on their Direct2Dell website.

The hardware part, say Dell, is an internal GPS card with built-in Wi-Fi location technology that calculates your position using Wi-Fi access points or using GPS satellites.

On the software side, the Dell Wireless 700 system comes with CoPilot navigation software to provide turn by turn directions and open-source software Loki for the browser location element.

Initially only supported in Windows XP (the OS that the Mini 10 comes with) Dell says there are plans to add Vista and Windows 7 support in the coming months.

The company has also said that it plans to bring the Dell 700 GPS module option to other lines within its range in the future.

We will keep you posted.

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Dell Mini 10 Netbook gets GPS originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:29:19 +0100

O2 runs dry of new Apple mobile phone

O2, the exclusive operator of the Apple iPhone 3GS, has said that it has run out of stock of the new Apple mobile phone suggesting that the new handset was more popular than previously thought.

In a statement on the company’s website the operator says:

“iPhone 3GS is currently out of stock: Due to the phenomenal demand for the new iPhone 3GS, we’ve temporarily run out of stock online, over the phone and in our retail stores.”

O2 say that it expects additional stock of the new iPhone 3G S to be available online, over the phone and in our retail stores at the end of this week.

As a consolation the operator says that the iPhone 3G 8GB model is still currently available.

However the news comes as many customers are complaining that the white version of the new handset is already starting to discolour over time due to heat issues.

Apple has yet to respond to the claims.

Meanwhile Play.com announced today that it would be selling the new iPhone 3GS without contract for £899.99. Those willing to opt for the phone that costs more than your average laptop will be pleased to hear the online retailer is offering free delivery to would-be customers to seal the deal.

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O2 out of stock of iPhone 3GS originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:11:48 +0100

UK launch event dated, phone expected shortly after

Toshiba has confirmed to Pocket-lint that it will be releasing the UK launch details of its Snapdragon powered TG01 mobile phone at the beginning of July.

The phone, first announced back in February, will be the first handset to feature the Qualcomm 1Ghz Snapdragon processor and promises to take on the iPhone, Palm Pre and HTC Hero when it eventually launches in the UK.

Although Toshiba is keeping quiet on an operator launch partner, it has already teamed up with O2 in Germany following an announcement on Monday.

The Windows Mobile device, it’s based on the speedy Snapdragon platform and offers a 4.1-inch touchscreen display. In Germany it will be offered with Nimbuzz pre-loaded.

From a translated version of the O2’s German site, it appears pricing for the TG01 is a pre-payment of 20 euros followed by a 24-month contract priced at 20 euros per month.

Pocket-lint will be bringing you all the news as it happens from the 9 July launch event.

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Toshiba TG01 UK details coming 9 July originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:29:05 +0100

100% new music

DAB radio listeners now have a new station to try out, as “Amazing Radio” has debuted on the platform this month.

Available nationwide (or, more accurately, where there’s a DAB signal) the station plays 100% new music from unsigned bands and artists.

An offshoot of the music website amazingtunes.com where, over the last four years, unsigned artists have been able to upload and sell their music - receiving 70% of the download revenue, the station is on a 6-month pilot.

While the site now offers 15,000 tracks from a variety of music genres including indie, urban, rock, jazz and pop, this is the catalogue the station can select from.

Paul Campbell, founder of amazingtunes.com and Amazing Radio, said: “It’s normally impossible for new artists to get onto big radio stations. So we made our own”.

The station also plans to feature unsigned voices as presenters and allow listeners to choose the playlists.

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"Amazing Radio" debuts on DAB originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:17:12 +0100

Roll up, roll up

Right on schedule, the download page for Firefox 3.5 is now live. You can mosey on over to mozilla.com and grab it.

As previously reported on Pocket-lint, the new browser is claimed to have over 5000 now features including private browsing, geolocation functionality and improved performance.

We’d love to hear your thoughts on the new browser. Are the improvements worth the wait? Do you worship the fox? Or have you jumped ship to Opera or Chrome? Share your thoughts on the new browser in the comments.

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• News - Firefox 3.5 to arrive 30 June
• Link - Download Firefox 3.5

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Firefox 3.5 download is now live originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:32:03 +0100