Author Archive: James Richardson

BlackBerry Curve 9320 now available at Vodafone

A little late to the party but Vodafone have now announced pricing and availability of the BlackBerry Curve 9320.

The great value BlackBerry Curve 9320, featuring the latest BlackBerry 7.1 operating system and 3G connectivity, is now available to buy at Vodafone UK.

The BlackBerry Curve 9320 combines super speedy browsing with a dedicated convenience key for quick and easy BBM. With a built-in FM Radio, its own Mobile Hotspot support and pre-loaded apps for Facebook, Twitter and the new Social Feeds 2.0, it’s the perfect phone for social butterflies and, given its fantastic price, anyone on a budget. As the following video shows: http://youtu.be/ptiZZqTPNUc

The BlackBerry Curve 9320 is available now from Vodafone for £135 on Pay as you go price plans, or free on pay monthly price plans from £15.50 per month. For more information on the device, visit: http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/shop/mobile-phone/blackberry-curve-9320-black-payg

All our Pay as you go phones enable customers to take advantage of the great value Vodafone Freebees, which include a choice of free minutes, text and web access or international calls – www.vodafone.co.uk/freebees.

Every Pay as you go customer is also automatically opted-in to Freebee Rewardz. Every time a Pay as you go customer tops up as little as £5, they’ll receive a voucher code via text message, which they can use to ‘grab’ an instant reward or bank them as ‘grow’ points, to save up for something bigger.

Customers can choose from a wide selection of rewards including big discounts from brands such as Thorntons and BLOCKBUSTER, music downloads and free minutes, or choose to take a mystery reward, which could be anything from a smoothie maker to an iPhone. Alternatively, customers can collect points towards vouchers and experience days. For more information, visit www.vodafone.co.uk/rewardz.

You can read our full and extensive review of the BlackBerry Curve 9320 here.

Posted by: James

Pre orders open at T-Mobile for the Samsung Galaxy S III

The Samsung Galaxy S III is now available to pre-order from T-Mobile. Customers can place their orders directly by visiting the T-Mobile website.

Both colour variants are available and although, as usual, there are a whole range of tariff options. T-Mobile are recommending the package which is £49.99 for the handset and then £36 a month for 24 months.

This is the Full Monty deal you will will get the following as part of your package:

• Unlimited internet
• Unlimited texts
• 2000 minutes to any network
• Plus unlimited T-Mobile calls

That is a lot for your money but it is also a big commitment as with any 24 month contract.

Posted by: James

LG’s new Optimus UI 3.0

Here’s some exciting news for you Android fans. LG have some upcoming goodness.

LG Electronics (LG) is introducing a new User Interface (UI) for its newest Android Ice Cream Sandwich devices, aptly named Optimus UI 3.0. Optimus UI 3.0 brings with it an array of enhanced key features, including Quick MemoT and unique unlock functions, among other new features and functions aimed at improving LG smartphone experience.

“With smartphone hardware becoming more and more similar, it’s important for manufacturers to differentiate their products from the competition through the user interface,” said Dr. Jong-seok Park, President and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. “Both carriers and customers tell us that they want LG phones to look and feel unique and the UI plays a big part in that. LG is really going to push the boundaries of what is possible in user interfaces starting with Optimus UI 3.0.”

Optimus UI 3.0 is designed with convenience and speed in mind. A powerful memo function called Quick Memo enables users to jot notes on the screen using a finger. Quick Memo in Optimus UI 3.0 allows users to share their thoughts through social networks, text messages and e-mails more conveniently than ever before.

New value MiFi coming soon to Three

Three, the provider of the award-winning ‘Huawei E586 MiFi’, is launching a new value model MiFi that will offer wireless internet access with the same high speed HSPA+ broadband technology at a lower price point.

Offering the same great functionality as the E586, the Huawei E5331 Value MiFi allows people to connect up to five Wi-Fi enabled devices, including tablets, laptops and handheld gaming consoles, to the internet while on-the-go. Fast and secure, the pocket-sized Value MiFi is simple to use with just one button and an LED screen displaying key information including signal strength and battery life.

Mark Brewer, head of mobile broadband at Three said, “As the market leader in mobile broadband it’s great to be able to bolster our range with yet another high speed mobile Wi-Fi device. The Value MiFi offers fast browsing and a seamless streaming experience, all on Three’s award winning mobile broadband network.”

Mark Mitchinson, Executive Vice President at Huawei Device UK & Ireland, said, “Huawei continues to lead and innovate in the mobile broadband space, our relationship with Three continues to flourish, and the new Huawei E5331 Value MiFi brings the speed and benefit of WiFi on-the-go to a whole new audience.”

Key features:

• LED screen with clear icon display
• One button connection
• Up to 21.1 Mbps technical standard Download (HSPA+)
• Up to 5.76 Mbps technical standard Uplink (HSUPA)
• 4.5 hours battery life

Unfortunately, as it stands at the moment we don’t actually know what this new lower price point will be. But as soon as we do we will of course let you know. 

Posted by: James

T-Mobile announces pricing for the HTC Desire C

Further to the earlier announcement by HTC regarding the forthcoming Desire C, low end Android device, T-Mobile UK have today announced pricing for the new device. The handset will be free on Pay Monthly plans from £15.50 per month (24 months), or for £169.99 on Pay As You Go. It will be available in-store, online and via telesales in early June.

Posted by: James