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The Motorola Milestone (Droid in USA) is the follow up to the Motorola DEXT has been regarded as the best Android handset to date, and is set to be released in the UK this week. And if anyone is following me on twitter they will know how excited Iam about the handset!

Unfortunately many networks have chosen not to range the handset as part of their contract offerings before Christmas, and O2 and T-Mobile both tested and rejected the handset earlier this year.   However Expansys have secured an exclusive on the Motorola Milestone Sim Free and will recieve stock on the 4th December and make it available to customers on the 7th at a price of £449.99.  It is already listed on the expansys site for pre-order

However, ElectricPig have reported that the first Motorola Milestone Contract has already shown its face at expansys as well with T-Mobile.  It comes with 700 minutes, unlimited text and data across 18 months for £35 per month with a handset cost of just £49.99

Stay tuned because im sure availability will increase over the coming weeks!

Update: More retailers are beginning to make this available, please see the price compare below

Update 2: Check out the Motorola Milestone Sim Free Review

Buy Motorola Milestone Sim Free

	Motorola Milestone - Sim Free Unlocked	£439.99
	Sim Free Motorola Milestone	£379.95
	Motorola Milestone Android 2.0 Sim Free / Unlocked 5 Megapixel Mobile Phone	£379.99

The Sony Ericsson Satio and Aino were Sony Ericssons flagship handsets on the run up to christmas supported by a huge marketing campaign when they were launched in October this year.

However, Sony Ericsson was forced to pull the high end Satio handset due to high levels of returns at both Carphone Warehouse and Phones4u.

And the trouble doesn’t end there for Sony Ericsson as they have now had to pull its second handset this week, the mid-range Aino due to software issues.

This is a shame, and just follows Sony Ericssons current market trend of recalling products, last year alone they had to recall the K850i, W910i and C902 due to crashing and software issues.  As a former Sony Ericsson fan boy myself, I have never bought and never will buy another Sony Ericsson handset since the K850i.

Sony Ericsson seem capable of building solid handsets, but just cant handle the software side of things anymore with the fast advancements of the mobile phone industry.  Who knows, Android might be there saviour, it certainly is for Motorola.

The HTC Hero Sim free offers great connectivity, accessibility and camera in a sleek and stylish design with a range of tasty treats such as HTC Sense user interface, customisable homepage, live Twitter and Facebook feeds, 5 megapixel camera, Teflon coating, full Adobe flash support and large 3.2inch multi-touch screen.

HTC Hero Sim Free Mobile Phone

The HTC Hero sim free is the 3rd Google Android powered handset made by HTC since the launch of the original Android handset the G1. Android has been adopted by a wide range of mobile phone manufactures which is exciting for consumers as manufactures battle it out over raw specifications.

The HTC Hero sim free is the first mobile phone to feature full support for Adobe flash player. This means you will be able to watch flash videos or games in full screen on the handset.

Setting another first for HTC, the HTC hero sim free features a large multi touch display and 3.5mm headphone jack. All of which is covered in a Teflon coating to help protect the handset from every day knocks, bumps and scratches. A mobile phone industry first.

The HTC hero provides the perfect hardware partner for Google Android. Androids open source powerful features will change the way you communicate and use your phone forever. There are thousands of free applications available from the Android Market to further expand the functionality of the handset.

HTC Hero Sim Free Specifications

• Large 3.2inch multi touch display
• Powered by Google Android
• 5 megapixel camera with auto focus
• Quadband, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and HSPDA
• 112 x 56.2 x 14.4 mm / 135 grams

Buy HTC Hero Sim Free

	Htc Hero Sim Free Android Smartphone	£295.00
	Htc Hero Android Sim Free / Unlocked 5.0 Megapixel Mobile Phone (white)	£339.99
	Htc Hero Android Sim Free / Unlocked 5.0 Megapixel Mobile Phone (pink)	£339.99
	Htc Hero White Sim Free Unlocked Mobile Phone	£379.67
	Htc Hero Pink Sim Free Unlocked Mobile Phone	£403.14
	Htc Hero Brown Sim Free Unlocked Mobile Phone	£403.14
	Htc Legend (hero 2) Sim Free Unlocked Mobile Phone	£409.95

HTC Hero Sim Free Video

More Information:

HTC Hero homepage

Detailed HTC Hero Review

The much hyped Nokia N900 has been discussed frequently with its release just around the corner. This is the first Nokia tablet that will also function as a mobile phone, and it has seen huge improvements from its predeccessor the Nokia N810.

Nokia N900

The biggest change though is the introduction of the Maemo 5 operating system, based on Linux which looks to rival Google Android. The guys ovewr at my-symbian.com have written a very detailed hands on preview which can be read here

If you dont want to run through 4 pages, mobiletechworld.com summed it up quite nicely-

What’s hot:

• VERY high performance: powerful OMAP3430 processor, hardware gfx and video acceleration, lots of operating memory
• rock stable
• great, high quality WVGA screen (I wouldn’t mind it being capacitive, but it’s responsive enough for it not to be an issue)
• fully functional as a mobile phone, well integrated with the rest of the system
• all connectivity options one could think of
• fast and stable 3G/HSDPA connectivity
• great, fully integrated support for VoIP, e.g. Skype
• BEAUTIFUL user interface, powerful, intuitive, easy to use
• advanced home screen: four separate desktops, support for widgets, fully customizable
• both stylus and finger friendly control
• Calendar, Contacts, Office suite finally present on Maemo (compared to previous Tablets) and more advanced than on S60 phones
• GPS receiver is very fast and sensitive, much faster than on S60 phones (except for the Omnia HD)
• high quality camera and video recording
• hardware keyboard
• good and fast web browser, compatible with virtually all websites I tested it with, fully supporting Flash (and all kinds of Flash videos), Ajax, Javascript, etc.
• fantastic video playback, crisp and smooth.

Read more at MobileTechWorld

Buy Nokia N900 Sim Free

	Nokia N900 Sim Free Mobile Computer With Maemo 5 Software	£449.00
	Nokia N900 Sim Free / Unlocked 5.0 Megapixel 32gb Mobile Phone (black)	£469.99
	Nokia N900 Sim Free Unlocked Mobile Phone	£494.79
	Nokia N900 Mobile Phone Unlocked Sim Free	£630.51

Microsoft updated its windows marketplace yesterday to bring some new features and functionality to its users, and also added in a new layer of anti piracy to stop people ripping off applications.

But in true Microsoft fashion, it took a member of the xda-developers community less than 2 hours to crack the new anti piracy code.  Although they are not going to release the hack to the public, you can pretty much guarantee more than 1 person has worked it out.

Chainfire went on to explain-

I have now cracked the “advanced” copy protection used by Marketplace. As you may know, this is a “better” protection than the original “CAB copy protection” Marketplace offered. This “advanced” protection uses license keys that are verified when you run the application, and given out and controlled by Microsoft.

Several developers are annoyed that Microsoft does not allow us to use our own licensing schemes, and are forced to use “no protection” (the original CAB copy protection) or use Microsoft’s scheme which is essentially a single point of failure for all Marketplace protected apps.

This new “advanced” protection was released today by Microsoft, and as far as I know no app available already uses it at the time of this writing.

So I got the code snippets you are supposed to put in your app and it was simply jawdroppingly WTF. While it was not exactly easy to beat, it took me less than two hours to devise a “generic” hack, without modifying any files on the device. (Well hey, at least it’s better than the 5 minutes it took for the “basic” protection, right?)

A “generic” hack? Yes, by this I mean that this single hack (actually, running an EXE in the background) will completely bypass the entire code snippet provided by Microsoft that is supposed to check and validate your license code, for all Marketplace apps that use this “advanced” protection.

Source: wmpoweruser.com

The Blackberry BOLD 9700 sim free is the all new and improved version of the original bold 9000. There has been some drastic change in both the design and functionality department. The Blackberry bold 9700 sim free now features a better 3.2 megapixel camera, Blackberry OS 5 as well as the more dynamic optical trackpad to replace the rollerball. All of this is delivered in a smaller, more compact package similar to that of the Blackberry Curve 8900.

Buy Blackberry Bold 9700 Sim Free

	Blackberry 9700 Bold Sim Free Mobile Phone - Black	£313.99
	Blackberry Bold 9700 Mobile Phone Unlocked Sim Free	£330.00
	Sim Free Blackberry Bold 9700	£379.95
	Bold 9700 - Qwerty Keypad Qwert Keyboard	£381.00
	Bold 9700 - Qwerty Keypad + Usb Travel Charger For Blackberry 9500 And 8900	£408.00
	Bold 9700 - Qwerty Keypad + Blackberry Screen Cleaning Cloth	£389.00
	Bold 9700 - Qwerty Keypad + In-car Charger For Blackberry 9500 And 8900	£402.00
	Blackberry Bold 9700 Sim Free / Unlocked 3.15 Megapixel Mobile Phone	£379.99
	Blackberry Bold 9700 Mobile Phone Unlocked Sim Free	£434.91
	Blackberry Bold 9700 Mobile Phone Unlocked Sim Free	£526.11

The Blackberry Bold 9700 features tri-band HSDPA and full 802.11a/b/g WiFi connectivity, combine this communications technology with its next generation mobile processor and the Blackberry bold 9700 will make easy work of downloading email attachments, rendering web pages or streaming video.

Blackberry Bold 9700 Sim Free

The latest update to the Blackberry OS brings a host of new features, including the productivity applications such as phone, email, messaging, organizer and browser that Blackberry are famous for. The Blackberry bold 9700 sim free has a wide range of compatibility and can synchronize with thousands of business and lifestyle applications such as Microsoft exchange or Google calendar. You can even download word, excel or powerpoint files and edit them directly on the handset before sending them on.

The most eye catching part of the Blackberry bold 9700 is its wide and deep display, and is the most vivid and bold screen that has ever been seen on a Blackberry. The large 480×360 LCD ensures pictures, videos, web pages and documents are vibrant and sharp, making images leap out of the screen with stunning clarity.

Blackberry’s are renowned for their rock solid performance and reliability, and Blackberry have even topped themselves with the release of the Blackberry Bold 9700. It provides a single platform for multiple communications channels including phone, sms, email, web and social integration with facebook, myspace and twitter allowing you to keep in contact with all of the important people in your life.

Blackberry Bold 9700 Sim Free Features

• Large vibrant display
• 3.2MP camera with 5x zoom and flash
• WiFi 802.11a/b/g
• Bluetooth 2.1 with streaming support
• Wireless E-mail
• 3G – HSDPA 3.6Mbps
• Built in GPS
• Full QWERTY keyboard
• Optical trackpad
• Multimedia player
• MicroSDHC memory card support
• Quad band (GSM 800, 900, 1800 and 1900)
• 109 x 60 x 14 mm / 120 grams
• Up to 500 hours standby time

Buy Blackberry Bold 9700 Sim Free

	Blackberry 9700 Bold Sim Free Mobile Phone - Black	£313.99
	Blackberry Bold 9700 Mobile Phone Unlocked Sim Free	£330.00
	Sim Free Blackberry Bold 9700	£379.95
	Bold 9700 - Qwerty Keypad Qwert Keyboard	£381.00
	Bold 9700 - Qwerty Keypad + Usb Travel Charger For Blackberry 9500 And 8900	£408.00
	Bold 9700 - Qwerty Keypad + Blackberry Screen Cleaning Cloth	£389.00
	Bold 9700 - Qwerty Keypad + In-car Charger For Blackberry 9500 And 8900	£402.00
	Blackberry Bold 9700 Sim Free / Unlocked 3.15 Megapixel Mobile Phone	£379.99
	Blackberry Bold 9700 Mobile Phone Unlocked Sim Free	£434.91
	Blackberry Bold 9700 Mobile Phone Unlocked Sim Free	£526.11

Blackberry Bold 9700 Sim Free Video

More Information:
Blackberry 9700 Official Site

SKy have recently launched its services on the xbox 360 allowing xbox live subscribers access to a huge library of on deamdn content and live TV channels. Sky havent stopped there though, as they have just launched their very own iPhone application which will allow you to watch SKY TV freely.

The application itself will be free, however access to the content will be charged at £6 per month which is pretty reasonable. Also, iPhone customers on O2 will get a free 3 month trial of the service. Find out more about the application and service by clicking here

DealExtreme have what on first glance looks to be a HTC Hero, but on deeper inspection is running an iPhone esque operating system. Plus check out these juicy specifications-

• 3.2″ Touchscreen
• Dual Sim / Standby
• Dual Camera
• Quadband
• TV Tuner
• Wi-Fi

Why can all phone have dual sim and a TV tuner?  Click here to find out more

HTC Hero Esque iPhone

source: engadget

Woolworths have a great exclusive offer on the LG GB102 mobile phone on T-Mobile PAYG for only £10.

The LG GB102 is a simple and straight forward talk and text phone, with no fuss and none of those fancy extras you don’t use or need. It’s smooth, slim design and lightweight construction means it slips easily into any pocket. The GB102 also comes with it’s own built-in handsfree speaker, and you can add your own style with polyphonic ringtones.

A great gift for christmas, get it now while stocks last

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France Telecom and Deutsche Telekom have both announced today that they will merge there UK operations to become the biggest UK mobile phone network.

The deal is currently under review by the regulatory authorities which should be completed in the first half of 2010

Orange & T-Mobile Joint Venture

Timotheus Höttges, Deutsche Telekom CFO said:

‘This joint venture is based on the full commitment of Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom to a long-term partnership.

‘The negotiations were conducted in a fair way on both sides and I am certain that this spirit of professionalism and partnership will shape the future of our joint venture. It will set new standards as the number one in the UK mobile market.’

It will be interesting to see how this pans out for current customers of both Orange and T-Mobile. And what will the knock on effect be for general consumers? Is this going to reduce competition and encourage industry wide price rises?