O2’s Xda series comprises a wide range of different Windows Mobile devices, but the Venn adds something new to the mix. It has both a sliding numerical keypad and a sliding QWERTY keyboard. Dual sliders aren’t a new thing, but they are very rare.
It has been rumoured for some time now that O2’s exclusive on the iPhone in the UK was set to end in October. It’s now official.
Apple and Orange have teamed up to sell …
O2’s Xdas have a long history, and the range is broad enough to offer something for most types of smartphone user. The Xda Guide has its emphasis firmly on the GPS side of things, though it does not stint on other aspects too …
Prepare for a glut of tweets from iPhone users: O2 has become the second UK network to announce that it will allow its users to send and receive tweets for free via SMS.
Users will receive tweets from chosen friends, @mentions, and direct messages, and can also send and reply to tweets by text which will come from their bundle or be charged at the standard network rate (10p per message).
The move comes a couple of months after Vodafone made a similar announcement. With phones increasingly being sold on their social networking capabilities, it seems likely that the remaining networks will also need to follow suit soon.
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You may think you’ve seen nothing like the Xda Flint before. But in fact the eagle-eyed among you may recognise the HTC Advantage, a Windows Mobile device which went through a couple of iterations before disappearing from HTC’s catalogue.
O2’s Xda range of PDAs has been going strong for as long as Windows Mobile itself has. The company has always been a real contender. Most of its devices are made by HTC and available in other guises from other operators or SIM …
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