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MySpace may come to a mobile near you very soon
O2 confirms talks with the website underway 14 November 2006 17:36 GMT
There’s no escaping MySpace and YouTube. According to a report in The Times this week, UK mobile phone operators are deep in discussions with MySpace about tie-ins with the site so that users can quickly gain access to their account on their mobiles.

O2 is the...
James Bond silver Sony Ericsson K800i exclusive to O2
Comes with free Bond DVDs 9 November 2006 16:43 GMT
The special edition of the Sony Ericsson K800i is to be exclusive to O2 and available until the end of January.

The silver model, which is used by James Bond in Casino Royale, will be bundled with a three DVD pack of the remastered editions of GoldenEye, The...
Sony releases 007 edition Micro Vault USB drive
1GB drive comes with Bond content 6 November 2006 10:07 GMT
First there was the special edition silver K800i mobile phone from Sony Ericsson that Daniel Craig’s Bond uses in the latest film, now there’s the 007 model of Sony’s Micro Vault USB flash drive.

To celebrate the release of the Casino Royale, Sony have decorated...
2CV Named Ultimate Bond Chase Car? Sacre Bleu
Top 10 car chases voted for by readers 13 October 2006 13:52 GMT
We Brits sure are an unpatriotic lot, after voting a French sardine can on wheels as the best ever James Bond movie chase car.

Now pardon moi, but the Citroen 2CV barely qualifies as a voiture let alone being considered in the same category as an Aston Martin...
Palm announces latest smartphone, the Treo 680
Quad-band mobile designed for the business users 13 October 2006 10:14 GMT
Palm is hoping to stem the huge success of RIM’s BlackBerry device with its latest smartphone, the Treo 680.

Designed for business users, the Treo 680 runs on the Palm OS and is based on the same form factor as the recently-announced 3G Treo 750v. It has a full...
Special Bond edition Sony Ericsson K800i to be shaken, not stirred
Silver model available for only 3 months 12 October 2006 12:22 GMT
Sony Ericsson, in an inspired example of perfect product promotion through movie placement, is releasing a limited-edition silver version of the K800i camera phone that is featured in the new James Bond film, “Casino Royale”.

The phone, which will only be available...
Nokia to launch luxury 8800 Sirocco
New luxury phone coming soon 30 August 2006 11:00 GMT
Nokia is about to launch an enhanced version of its Nokia 8800 luxury slider phone according to reports on the web.

The new phone, which is also rumoured to be used in the new James Bond movie Casino Royale staring Daniel Craig will be re-named the 8800 Sirocco...
Samsung's X830 switchblade-style phone coming to the UK
Unique mobile offers 1GB of storage 17 August 2006 17:24 GMT
Pocket-lint got a look at Samsung's latest phone, the X830, that boasts 1GB of internal memory and a unique form factor.

Although the GSM mobile won’t be available until October in the UK, the phone has been available in Korea since early in the year.
O2 confirms launch of Ice handset
Handset for the iPod generation 17 August 2006 12:22 GMT
As Pocket-lint reported yesterday, O2 is launching a pure white phone dubbed “Ice”.

The 3G phone supports video calling as well as video messages, and features an inbuilt MP3 player plus a 1.3MP camera.

Although it only hold 32MB on its internal memory,...
Nokia's N93 and N73 hit the shelves
High-spec phones include plenty of memory for photography and media content 24 July 2006 10:18 GMT
Nokia has started shipping the N93 and the N73 to European markets, after originally announcing the high-spec mobiles in April.

As Pocket-lint reported at that time, Nokia is claiming the Nokia N93 is the ultimate mobile device for spontaneous video recording....
Supermodels of the mobile world make up Samsung's Ultra Edition collection
Thinnest phones ever come closer to the market 21 June 2006 16:41 GMT
In releasing three Ultra Edition handsets, Samsung is keeping a firm grasp of the world's-slimmest-phone-maker title.

Samsung's designers apparently found inspiration in nature for the design of the new phones, although to the untrained eye they look just like...
Orange releases the Motorola RAZR and Nokia 6233 in new colours
Orange brings a little more colour into our lives 14 June 2006 15:40 GMT
For the fashion conscious, Orange has announce it is launching two of their most popular handsets in new colours.

The Motorola RAZR V3i now comes in a deep violet casing exclusively from Orange, while the Nokia 6233 is available in white to match your iPod.
LG to launch new mobile at DJ competition
Scant specifications of the phone have been released, although LG is making big promises 13 June 2006 15:46 GMT
LG is launching a new handset at the DMC DJ Championship Final in July that promises to "change the entire meaning of mobile DJ".

LG sponsors weekly update charts on the DJ competitions, and will be at the masthead of the DMC DJ Download website, which hosts regular...
Activision wins James Bond game rights
EA lose licence to Activision 4 May 2006 10:52 GMT
Activision has won the rights from film studio MGM to develop and publish games based on the James Bond license until 2014 taking over the popular franchise from EA.

“James Bond storylines are rich with style, drama and action, all of which lend themselves perfectly...
MI6 hunting for next real James Bond
SIS places advert for James Bond wannabes 30 April 2006 10:19 GMT
Do you see yourself as the next James Bond, solving international crime, chatting up all the ladies, but more importantly getting to play with all those cool gadgets?

Then your luck might just be in. The Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) is advertising in UK newspapers...
Bond to shun gadgets in Casino Royale
Bond fans expecting the latest 007 movie to be another gadget fest will be sorely disappointed according to reports online 12 March 2006 14:42 GMT
Bond fans expecting the latest 007 movie to be another gadget fest will be sorely disappointed according to reports online.

A report on Yahoo's entertainment section suggest that Bond fans can:

“Forget the gadgets, invisible cars and exploding space...
iPod gets James Bond style jacket with built-in controls
Next time you reach into your jacket pocket it might be to change the track of your iPod rather than grabbing a pen with the development of a jacket that includes integrated controls for Apple iPods 18 January 2006 17:57 GMT
Next time you reach into your jacket pocket it might be to change the track of your iPod rather than grabbing a pen with the development of a jacket that includes integrated controls for Apple iPods.

The first design that will be available is BlackCoat Work, a...
Connery set to play Bond once again
Martini any one? 7 April 2005 13:09 GMT
Sean Connery has been convinced to take up the 007 role once again, but this for EA's video game From Russia With Love.

The former Bond star will lend his voice to the game and his likeness will be taken from the 1963 film in which he started.

Connery...