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UK launch event dated, phone expected shortly after

Toshiba has confirmed to Pocket-lint that it will be releasing the UK launch details of its Snapdragon powered TG01 mobile phone at the beginning of July.

The phone, first announced back in February, will be the first handset to feature the Qualcomm 1Ghz Snapdragon processor and promises to take on the iPhone, Palm Pre and HTC Hero when it eventually launches in the UK.

Although Toshiba is keeping quiet on an operator launch partner, it has already teamed up with O2 in Germany following an announcement on Monday.

The Windows Mobile device, it’s based on the speedy Snapdragon platform and offers a 4.1-inch touchscreen display. In Germany it will be offered with Nimbuzz pre-loaded.

From a translated version of the O2’s German site, it appears pricing for the TG01 is a pre-payment of 20 euros followed by a 24-month contract priced at 20 euros per month.

Pocket-lint will be bringing you all the news as it happens from the 9 July launch event.

Related links:

• News – Toshiba TG01 launches in Germany

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Toshiba TG01 UK details coming 9 July originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:29:05 +0100

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100% new music

DAB radio listeners now have a new station to try out, as “Amazing Radio” has debuted on the platform this month.

Available nationwide (or, more accurately, where there’s a DAB signal) the station plays 100% new music from unsigned bands and artists.

An offshoot of the music website amazingtunes.com where, over the last four years, unsigned artists have been able to upload and sell their music – receiving 70% of the download revenue, the station is on a 6-month pilot.

While the site now offers 15,000 tracks from a variety of music genres including indie, urban, rock, jazz and pop, this is the catalogue the station can select from.

Paul Campbell, founder of amazingtunes.com and Amazing Radio, said: “It’s normally impossible for new artists to get onto big radio stations. So we made our own”.

The station also plans to feature unsigned voices as presenters and allow listeners to choose the playlists.

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"Amazing Radio" debuts on DAB originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:17:12 +0100

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Firefox 3.5 release date was reported to be on June 30. If things go according to plan, the release date of Firefox 3.5 will proceed as scheduled. The question now is, “Will  Firefox 3.5 be a better browser?” We certainly hope so because there are some things that we do not like about Firefox. For [...] … More Info

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Roll up, roll up

Right on schedule, the download page for Firefox 3.5 is now live. You can mosey on over to mozilla.com and grab it.

As previously reported on Pocket-lint, the new browser is claimed to have over 5000 now features including private browsing, geolocation functionality and improved performance.

We’d love to hear your thoughts on the new browser. Are the improvements worth the wait? Do you worship the fox? Or have you jumped ship to Opera or Chrome? Share your thoughts on the new browser in the comments.

Related links:

• News – Firefox 3.5 to arrive 30 June
• Link – Download Firefox 3.5

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Firefox 3.5 download is now live originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:32:03 +0100

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