So, Samsung. You have a competitor to HTC’s rampage of Windows Phone Mango handsets? The correct answer is “yes”. The Omnia W packs a Super AMOLED 3.7-inch 800×480 display, a 1.4GHz Snapdragon processor, 5 megapixel camera at the back with AF and 720p HD video recording, a front-facing VGA, and of course, Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” included at launch. Availability is in Italy at the end of October, followed by all territories except the U.S., of course. Thankfully though, this sounds very similar to the Focus Flash, therefore you need not worry about this little one. Via: Samsung Mobile Press
In a move of which could only be described as “boss”, new Spotify users can now sign-up for the music streaming service (Facebook account required) and get six months of unlimited streaming to their desktop instead of the usual 10 hours for free accounts, whereas premium users like me need to fork over $10 just to get the app on mobile devices and with unlimited streaming. You lucky sods. If I wasn’t more sensible I’d go on a rant about now. Link for a snazzy unlimited free account on Spotify is right next to the end of this sentence.
Despite Google+ being available for over 90 days now, it was nothing more than a field trial. As of today it has hit beta, and with that 9 new features worth mentioning. First off is searching for users and posts (finally). Next is open signups for everyone, turning Google+ into a beta, so now you can actually get on it if you hadnt been invited. Next is video Hangouts for mobile devices starting with an update to their Android app and an iOS app update coming soon. Another feature is to make a public broadcast that anyone can see, with up to nine different users as part of your public broadcast, however this feature may be restricted to famous users or corporations.
Men get DROIDS and women get — Rhymes? No, no, no. The HTC Rhyme has a single-core 1GHz Snapdragon processor, a 3.7-inch WVGA Super LCD screen, 768MB RAM, and a 5 megapixel camera (no front-facing or LTE). On top of all of the silly stuff, the HTC Rhyme will come with a LED charm indicator that plugs into the 3.5mm headset jack, so that a woman could place it on her purse and would be notified of incoming calls or texts. It would also come with a pair of headphones and an alarm clock. It’s an insult really. Not even a dual-core processor.
