Archive for November 4th, 2011

Vodafone UK Opens Pre-Order for the Black Nokia Lumia 800

Vodafone UK has opened pre-orders for the black Nokia Lumia 800, Nokia’s first handset to feature the Windows Phone operating system, ahead of the device’s launch on 16 November (to watch the video please click here).

The first 10,000 people to buy the Nokia Lumia 800 from Vodafone will receive £60 worth of vouchers to use over the first six months, including a case for their new phone, coffee at Starbucks, music from Zune or to put towards any purchase from Amazon.co.uk.

The black Nokia Lumia 800 is available free on £36, 24 month price plans, including 600 minutes, unlimited texts and 500MB of mobile data, as well as 1GB of BT Openzone Wi-Fi access.

New and upgrading customers will benefit from Vodafone Data Test Drive so they can use as much data as they like, for whatever they like, for three months to fully explore what their brand new Nokia Lumia 800 has to offer. They can also get up to £270 for their old phone with Vodafone Buyback.

Vodafone customers lead busy lives and may not wish to wait for their phone to arrive at their home. They can choose to collect their new Nokia Lumia 800 in a store convenient to them – we’ll let them know when it’s there. When they come to collect it, customers can have all the contents of their old mobile transferred to their new Nokia Lumia 800 using Vodafone’s innovative RED Box.

art of its beautiful design, the Nokia Lumia 800 brings the iconic Carl Zeiss lens to the Windows Phone experience for the first time, enabling users to capture stunning photos and shoot HD video with ease. Nokia has also added some unique services to further enhance the Windows Phone experience, including Nokia Drive and Nokia Music.

because Nokia Lumia 800 runs on Windows Phone, it gives users access to some amazing services, including Zune for music, Xbox LIVE for gaming and SkyDrive for online storage, with 25GB of capacity available as standard.

For more information on the Nokia Lumia, visit: http://www.vodafone.co.uk/brands/nokia/nokia-lumia-800/index.htm

Posted by: James

Samsung confirms Galaxy Nexus UK release date

Samsung today announced the first smartphone to feature Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and a 4.65″ HD Super AMOLED display, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, will be available in the UK from Thursday 17^th November.

The Galaxy Nexus is the first smartphone to feature a 4.65” HD Super AMOLED display with a market-leading resolution of 720p (1280×720), ensuring vivid colours and excellent picture clarity. The Galaxy Nexus also comes with a 5 megapixel camera and new rounded design that measures just 8.94mm thick and features a minimal 4.29mm screen bezel.

The Galaxy Nexus features the latest version of the Android platform, 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), which brings an entirely new look and feel to Android. It has a redesigned user interface with improved multi-tasking, notifications, Wi-Fi hotspot, NFC support and a full web browsing experience, while introducing new innovations such as ‘Face Unlock’, which uses facial recognition to unlock your phone. It also comes with integrated Google+, allowing you to ‘hang out’ with friends and talk over Google+ Messenger. Google’s services are connected to the cloud, keeping your email, contacts, and other data synced across your devices.

The latest handset from Samsung and Google is designed to provide a “pure Google” experience and users will be the first to receive software upgrades as they become available. It also features a number of Google Mobile services, including: Android Market, Gmail, Google Maps 5.11 with 3D maps and turn-by-turn navigation, Google Earth, Movie Studio, YouTube, syncing with Google Calendar and a redesigned Google+ app.