I got the chance to try a T-Mobile MDA Mail the other day and was immediately struck by the design and size which is in another league to most other smartphones on that market. Size wise it is similar to others from the likes of Samsung but it has a design you either do not like or fall in love with straight away.

My wife needed a new SIM card because she had lost her phone and was finding pay as you go a hassle and quite expensive. Her usage is minimal but does include the occasional text from abroad. I visited my local T-Mobile shop and after some discussion was offered the MDA Mail for GBP79.99 on a 12 month contract at GBP15 per month. The contract is quite clever as well- once you pass the £15 you have to top up pay as you go style which is a good compromise. In total this phone will cost GBP259.99 which is about the same as buying it offline yet there are a LOT of calls included. Throw in a few pounds to unlock it and it is a real bargain.

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DVDVideoSoft announces the release of its updated software, Free YouTube to iPod Converter. Individuals can use this free program to download a video from YouTube and convert it to MP4 video format for playing on an Apple iPod, Sony PSP or cell phone. Visit the company’s Web site to download Free YouTube to iPod Converter and five more free video software products.

May 10, 2007 — DVDVideoSoft Limited (http://www.dvdvideosoft.com), an Internet resource dedicated to multimedia software guides and tutorials, has updated its free software, Free YouTube to iPod Converter. The free software enables users to download a video from YouTube and convert it to MP4 video format for playing on an Apple iPod, Sony PSP or cell phone.

Free YouTube to iPod Converter makes it easy to share funny videos with friends and family. With just a few simple steps, users are on their way to enjoying their favorite online videos without having to sit in front of the computer.

“There are tons of amazing videos on YouTube, but unfortunately, it is almost impossible to get them from there,” says the founder of DVDVideoSoft. “Free YouTube to iPod Converter makes it easy to share funny videos with friends and family. With just a few simple steps, users are on their way to enjoying their favorite online videos without having to sit in front of the computer.”
Users enable Free YouTube to iPod Converter by inserting a link into the program interface and clicking the ‘download and convert’ button. The software downloads a video in MP4 format, which can then be uploaded to a portable player or mobile phone. The program can also convert a Flash video file to MP4 video format. The software contains no spyware or adware, and works with a majority of firewalls. DVDVideoSoft programs run under all Windows versions, including Vista.

Visit http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/free-dvd-video-software.htm to download Free YouTube to iPod Converter and five other free video software products: Free Video to iPod Converter, Free Video to MP3 Converter, Free YouTube Uploader, Free YouTube to MP3 Converter and Free Fast MPEG Cut. The Web site also has several guides and tutorials related to different video tasks, such as burning and ripping DVDs, making DVD copies, converting between different video formats and more.

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The HP iPAQ 510 Voice Messenger has its own page listed at $319 with availability listed as coming soon. It’s an odd little smartphone. It has a candy bar form factor only a numerical keypad but it as wi-fi and WinMob Smartphone 6.

Other features:
- 2.0″ Micro-reflective TFT,176×220 pixel color with LED backlight
- Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Pocket versions of Microsoft software are included (Outlook Mobile, Office Mobile and Internet Explorer for Smartphone)
- Integrated Quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE wireless radio with automatic band transition, Integrated WiFi, 802.11 b/g with WPA2 security , Integrated Bluetooth, v1.2 wireless technology
- Micro SD Slot supports 4-bit microSD memory standard
- Integrated microphone, receiver, speaker and one 2.5 mm stereo headphone jack, stereo (through headphone jack)

It can edit Office files … could you imagine doing that on a numerical keypad? Odd like i said. It’s a nice looking machine though

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Rafe Blandford has got himself one of the very first Nokia N95s and here gives his first impressions, along with sample photos…

The Nokia N95 is an impressive device, and one that is set to become the top high end smartphone for 2007. What impresses about the N95 is that so many features have been packed into a relatively small device. Within a device little bigger than the N73 is a 5 megapixel camera (with VGA video capture too), connectivity options galore (USB, Infrared, Bluetooth, GSM, WCDMA, HSDPA and WLAN), integrated GPS, 150MB of internal memory (expandable via a microSD slot), and a feature packed and application laden software platfrom - S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1. But what’s it really like to use? Here are some first impressions.

On picking up the N95 for the first time, it is evident that this is a smartphone that has gone a diet compared to some of its predecessors. It is light in the hand and, as is typical of slider phones, has short stubby dimensions. The N95 manages to fall into the camp of phones that feel smaller than their dimensions suggest. Compared to both the N80 and N93, the N95 feels considerably smaller. It compares favourably with the Nokia N73 (it’s shorter, but slightly wider). There’s a large 2.6 inch screen which looks absolutely great, below this are the main control keys. First impressions are that these keys are well laid out and easy to use. The big S60 application key is particularly good. A quick push on the bottom of the device pushes the screen up to reveal the full keypad. Each row of keys is on its own ridge and there is good tactile feedback. They feel a little cramped after the large keypad on the N93, but are a big improvement over the N73’s and N80’s keypads.

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