The HTC Touch Pro has finally gone on sale in the UK. Unfortunately not subsidised by a carrier as of yet, so you will have to fork out a massive £514.99 via the distributor Devicewire.
This is a mighty good looking device from HTC (in my eyes at least), however after my experience with my TyTn I am not entirely sure if Windows Mobile is for me. Yes it is brilliant functionality wise, however it was glitchy as hell. This included my experience with Windows Mobile 6.
I am currently using a Nokia E90, while it is a great phone it is huge so I would be very very interested in trying this new phone out (and WM6.1) if anyone fancies sending me one for review? 
Key HTC Touch Pro Specifications
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Size: 102 x 51 x 18.05mm
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Weight: 165 g
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Connectivity: WCDMA / HSPA: 900/2100MHz. HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
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Operating system: Windows Mobile® 6.1 Professional
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Display: 2.8-inch VGA touch screen
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Camera: 3.2MP, with the second VGA camera for video calling
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Internal memory: 512 MB flash, 288 MB RAM
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Expansion Slot: microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
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Keyboard: Slide-out 5 row QWERTY keyboard
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Bluetooth: 2.0 with EDR
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Wireless: WiFi 802.11b/g
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GPS: GPS/AGPS (11-pin mini-USB 2.0,
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Interface: HTC ExtUSB audio jack, and TV out in one)
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Battery: 1340 mAh
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Talk time: GSM: up to 8 hours
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Standby time: GSM: up to two-weeks MSM
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Chipset: Qualcomm 528MHz 7201A
There are currently several rumours flying around the net that there could be a large price drop for the Xbox 360.
Rumour has it Microsoft might be planning another rather significant slashing of prices for its console again, with the ‘entry-level’ arcade model suggested to be a bargain basement $199 (£100).
The PS3 seems to be gaining momentum recently so this could help Xbox maintain sales.
Boy Genius Report have recently reported that the new Motorola Q9 has the latest upgrade to Windows Mobile 6. It is a .1 release so not exactly ground braking but it does have some neat new features.
Unfortunately it will not make much difference for myself as I am fed up with the WM5 and WM6 being glitchy. It is so frustrating having to do hardware resets on a phone then reinstalling absolutely everything. It is a shame because I do would love my TyTn if it did not play up so much. Hopefully Microsoft will resolve the issues in the future.
Anyway the new things found are all based on the standard version (Professional is the touch screen version).
- Copy / Paste.
- Domain Enroll in Settings (Enrolling in a domain will connect your device with company resources.)
- New home screen (pan left and right to check out missed calls, notifications like email, sms, etc.)
- Change Master Security Code
- Added text input settings
- Recent Programs when pressing Start menu
- Threaded SMS.
- When you compose an email, or SMS, and start typing the name of the contact in the “To:” field, the contact names finally pop up like Windows Mobile Professional!
- Internet Explorer now lets you define a homepage, and also zoom in and out using a nice and clean interface
I think it was only the other week when ASDA screwed up and had bottles of beer available for 1p. This time is the turn of Tesco, they have been accidentally offering Xbox 360 consoles online for just £33.24.
The pricing slip-up would have meant a giant saving for customers, as the Xbox package was meant to cost ten times as much.
Sharp-eyed shoppers were quick to spot the bargain on the supermarket giant’s website. At least one customer ordered 39 of the knock-down consoles online and had the payment accepted - but they have not been delivered.
The deal offered the Xbox 360, the Forza Motorsport 2 and Viva Pinata games plus a wireless control pad.
According to Trading standard it is illegal to raise the price of a product if the customer has already had their offer accepted. However the Tesco website says if they make a mistake with the price, they are not obliged to stick to it. It is not clear if Tesco will honour the order however the Asda mistake mentioned above was apparently not honoured.
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The HTC Touch Pro has finally gone on sale in the UK. Unfortunately not subsidised by a carrier as of yet, so you will have to fork out a massive £514.99 via the distributor Devicewire.
