We told you some time back that Vodafone had done an exclusive deal with YouTube. Well, now you can try it for yourself - as it’s just launched. Before you feverishly reach for your mobile handset to check out all… Continued

Orange is jumping on the talent show bandwagon, but on mobiles phones with Play-Off, which claims to offer the nation s never-ending queue of wanabees a platform to pit their talents against one another. You need to submit 10-15 second videos… Continued

The propaganda Not everyone wants - or indeed needs - a super phone in their pocket, loaded with features and raring to satisfy any and every multimedia whim at a moment’s notice. Some just want a decent enough camera, a… Continued

Pictures claiming to have been taken on Apple’s forthcoming iPhone have tipped up on the internet. The image, showing a man tucking into some jam on toast, was spotted by Mobile Guerilla, after constantly typing taken with an apple iphone… Continued

Handset-to-handset fighting Whenever a single monolithic company has launched against the globe spanning iTunes, Apple has been able to move the goalposts and push further and further towards a monopolistic market share of online music, but this week a genuine challenge has emerged, one that we are certain will dent the success of Apple, and we suspect that it will be reflected in the company s share price before too long. Continued

No low-cal versions in the pipeline though… Sony’s battery boffins seem to have learnt some lessons from the previous few month’s, ahem, problems. They’ve developed a battery that generates power from sugar and, they claim, can create enough power to run an MP3 player. Continued

To subscribe to Channel Register’s weekly newsletter - seven days of channel news in a single hit - click here. If you look it up on Wikipedia - the great reference source for people who can’t be bothered trying to learn about anything - you’ll find there’s very little of interest about August. That’s probably why so many people go on holiday during the month. Continued

Review Now with added Wi-Fi It seems that Research In Motion (RIM) just can’t help adding new features to its BlackBerry line. It’s barely six months since the 8800 was released and there’s already a new model nipping at its heels. The 8820 offers the form factor and features of its predecessor but adds a couple of new extras - most notably Wi-Fi. Continued

1080p goes wireless Belkin is pitting itself against some of the HDMI industry s fiercest heavyweights and planning to launch a wireless version of the technology. However, Belkin doesn t plan to base its technology over Ultra-Wideband (UWB) and is keeping its lips, well, fairly shut until CES in January. Continued

Here’s a quick challenge for you - try and remember five numbers that are stored in your mobile phone. Tricky isn’t it? If you’re finding it a challenge, you’re not alone. Over two thirds of the UK mobile phone users… Continued

LG recently announced a tie-in with Google, offering pre-loaded Google Maps, Gmail, and Blogger mobile applications with selected new handsets. And it looks like the first of these is the LG KS10. It’s a slim slider phone with HSDPA connectivity… Continued

What cost driving to a drop-off point? Sony will next month allow US consumers to drop off unwanted Sony-branded electronics products for recycling. The service is free of charge, but many eco-conscious Americans will still have to drive big distances to drop-off sites. Continued

He’s a bit thick, admits defence lawyer A low-rent recidivist con man who targeted eBay customers was jailed for two years on Tuesday. Continued

Review Make and edit your own HD movies HD video may be the standard of choice, but the downside of those beautifully composed and shot HD home movies is how to edit them off the HD camcorder so they can be stored somewhere more convenient than the camcorder itself. Continued

Parents can breathe easy Omego’s kids handset has hit UK streets, allowing parents to control the numbers their children can dial. Continued

It’ll all be over by Christmas T-Mobile, Orange and O2 are to sell the iPhone in Germany, France, and the UK respectively, according to the Financial Times. The paper also reports that the operators have agreed to give Apple 10 per cent of all revenue generated from iPhone users. Continued

Orange has launched its Pay-Off contest and is inviting its customers to submit 10-15 second video clips of themselves either trying to prove that they’re the sexiest person alive (Face-off), are the best/craziest dancer (Dance-off), or are just plain weird… Continued

We told you some time back that Vodafone had done an exclusive deal with YouTube. Well, now you can try it for yourself - as it’s just launched. Before you feverishly reach for your mobile handset to check out all… Continued