Archive for November 6th, 2012

Clothes Show Live launches revamped smartphone app

Clothes Show Live has unveiled a brand new version of its free smartphone app featuring everything fans need to know about the UK’s biggest fashion and beauty event plus fantastic shopping offers, competitions and fashion street style 24/7.

The app allows users to view the latest show news, celebrity announcements, exclusive discounts, expert style and beauty blogs as well as the hottest street style looks from every major city in the UK – a must have for beauty addicts and slaves to fashion.

New for this year, a dedicated tab on the app allows fans to enter a host of great ticket and product competitions run by Clothes Show Live in partnership with a number of great exhibitors. The Style Scout feature gives eagle eyed fashion spotters the opportunity to upload images when out and about, documenting the hottest street style looks for everyone to see and providing constant outfit inspiration, click here for more details.

Clothes Show Live, fronted this year by model Daisy Lowe, takes place from 7-11 December at NEC Birmingham celebrating British fashion at its finest. The five day event features non-stop catwalk shows, designer guests, celebrities, makeovers, champagne bars, hundreds of fashion and beauty brands to shop from as well as the spectacular Suzuki Fashion Theatre performance featuring over 40 handpicked models and dancers.

Clothes Show Live Show Director Maryam Hamizadeh added: ‘Our brand new app brings Clothes Show fans fast news to their fingertips, allowing them to keep up to date with the latest celebrity, fashion, and beauty news about the show. This year we have packed the app full of content so whether on the move or waiting around, Clothes Show Live fans can be part of the action.’

The Clothes Show Live app is free to download and available now from Google Play at the AppStore. Search for ‘Clothes Show’.

Posted by: James

BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+ announced

Research In Motion (RIM) today announced the new 3G+ BlackBerry® PlayBook tablet with built-in support for cellular networks in now available for customers in the UK. The new 3G+ BlackBerry PlayBook maintains a sleek and ultra-portable form while delivering an overall faster performance than the original BlackBerry PlayBook, as well as support for high-speed 3G+ networks.

“The new 3G+ BlackBerry PlayBook tablet is a powerful, portable, and versatile tool that helps customers be more productive than ever and to make the most of their time on the go,” said Johnathan Young, Head of Consumer & Retail Channels, UK, Research In Motion. “It includes all the connectivity a customer needs to make their work time more effective, as well as access to a wide variety of apps and multimedia content for when they want to stay entertained on the move.”

Featuring the BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2 software, the 3G+ BlackBerry PlayBook tablet gives customers access to high speed 3G+ mobile networks around the world. It offers a high-fidelity, fast web browser that delivers an exceptional experience for consuming web content, videos, and HTML5 applications. The software’s powerful unified inbox allows customers to easily manage multiple personal and work email accounts, as well as messages from Twitter®, Facebook® and LinkedIn, all from one place. The built-in Calendar and Contacts apps offer features to help customers better manage schedules and prepare for more effective meetings, while the apps’ unique integration with social networks ensure that customers have a wealth of information about their contacts at their fingertips.