Shiny Review: O2 Cocoon – the 02 phone with "consumer style"

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You saw the video review Susi did last night of the O2 Cocoon, now take a moment to read the review…

Although the O2 Cocoon isn’t due until August, it’s sure to make advance gossip waves with its sparkly, original design. A sleek, white clamshell, the display appears as if from nowhere to display time, “now playing” info, caller ID and even text message previews. The phone is definitely music-friendly, packing 2GB (500 tunes) of memory on board with extension to 4GB using a micro SD card. It even plays iTunes Plus DRM-free AAC files. That’s on top of the FM radio and the calling options that give you the choice between quiet background music during a call or complete pause…

Shiny Video Review: O2 Cocoon mobile phone


Last night Susi from our pink-obsessed sister site, Shiny Shiny, was lucky enough to attend the O2 Wireless Festival in London, where she checked out The White Stripes and foolishly ignored Queens of the Stone Age. Anyone who’s seen them live will agree with me that was one foolish move!

Anyway, it wasn’t just a day of skiving for her, as she got to check out the new O2 Cocoon phone, which, if you stay tuned to Tech Digest this afternoon, you can see a review of shortly…

Coca-Cola and Apple iTunes giving away choons, iPods and concert tickets this Summer

cokeitunes.jpg Anti-capitalist? Better look away now, as two of your most-loathed corporations are teaming up together in the marriage of the decade. Well, until Microsoft buys Yahoo, anyway.

Coca-Cola, they of teeth-rotting prowess, are collaborating with iTunes to bulk up your iPod playlist and give away songs in over 2 billion promotional packs of Coca-Cola, Coke Zero and Diet Coke. Not got an iPod?…