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By February 20, 2012 Read More →

Motorola MOTOLUXE now in stock at Clove

Motorola-Motoluxe

Clove just dropped us a line to let us know that the Motorola MOTOLUXE is now available to order and a day earlier than expected.

The Motorola MOTOLUXE XT615 is an elegantly designed smartphone running the Moto Switch 2.0 user interface on the Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread operating system.

Moto Switch features Social Graph, giving you quick access to the people that you contact most frequently. A feature called Activity Graph also gives easy access to the apps that you use most, while a music discovery tool called Music Now helps you to find new songs and albums.

Powered by an 800MHz Qualcomm processor, the 4″ edge-to-edge display of the MOTOLUXE is housed within a brushed metal outer frame. Just below the screen is a lanyard groove, which rather uniquely also doubles up as a notification light for alerts.

One of the most noticeable features of the MOTOLUXE is its 8MP camera, which features autofocus and LED flash. It’s also accompanied by a 0.3MP front-facing camera, meaning that video calling is a possibility should you wish to chat face to face with friends and family.

In terms of connectivity, the MOTOLUXE XT615 has a range of options, which include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, DLNA and 3G. There’s also a microSD card slot expandable up to 32GB, plus a 3.5mm connection for headphones or a hands-free kit.

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By February 20, 2012 Read More →

ZTE to announce two new LTE handsets at Mobile World Congress

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ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, is planning to launch two new LTE handsets running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) with 1.2GHz and 1.5GHz chipsets at the forthcoming Mobile World Congress telecoms industry show in Barcelona.

The PF200 smartphone will have a 4.3 inch QHD capacitive touch screen, with an 8MP camera and 1080p front facing camera for video calling. The handset will work across all the main LTE, UMTS and GSM spectrums, and will come with Bluetooth 2.1, GPS, WiFi, A-GPS, digital living network alliance (DLNA) compatibility, mobile high-definition link (MHL) for connecting to home audio and video devices, and near field communications (NFC) capability.

The N910 handset will work across LTE FDD, CDMA and EVDO spectrums. It has a WVGA (800 x 480) capacitive touch screen, with 5MP autofocus and flash camera with a 1080p front facing camera for video calling. Features will include GPOS, WiFi, Bluetooth and DLNA capability.

“These LTE devices are the fore-runners of a wide range of LTE devices ZTE will bring to the market in the coming months, as more and more LTE networks come on stream,” said Mr. He Shiyou, Executive Vice President and Head of the Terminal Division of ZTE. “They will be feature products – among a very wide range of devices on display at the ZTE stand at Mobile World Congress 2012.”

You can see images below:

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By February 20, 2012 Read More →

Nokia Asha 201 Unboxing Video

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Available from Vodafone the new Nokia Asha 201 may be a low end Smartphone but it is also has a very low cost. You can pick this one up from Vodafone for only £37.50  on pay as you go. (Please note that at the time of recording the video the device was priced at £45)

The Nokia Asha 201 comes with Facebook and Twitter built in, so you can start networking with your friends straight away. Get your social media messages sent straight to your homescreen, and reply to them quickly using the large QWERTY keypad.

Just pop a compatible microSD card into the Nokia Asha 201, and you can store up to 32GB of music. You can even use the space to record your favourite radio show – so journeys never need to be boring again. And with the ringtone tuner, you can turn your own music into a ringtone.
The Nokia Asha 201 also comes with a stereo headset, and compatible memory cards are available to buy from us.

Available in a range of colours this low cost handset boasts a beautiful QWERTY keyboard, perfect for you youngsters that are constantly messaging your friends etc.

You can see the unboxing video below where you may notice I am not very familiar with the Nokia operating system!

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By February 19, 2012 Read More →

LG go large with the Optimus Vu

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With Mobile World Congress just around the corner LG have only gone and unveiled there latest creation, the Optimus Vu, and similar to their rivals Samsung and the Note they have gone big with a 5 inch monster device.

Powered by a 1.5GHz processor the Optimus Vu has a 4×3 aspect ratio, 1024×768 res, stylus friendly, 5-inch IPS LCD display. Combined with a 8MP camera, a whopping 2080mAp battery the Optimus Vu packs all this into a 8.5mm thick frame.

Launching with Android 2.3 Gingerbread LG are promising an upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich within three months.

You can see the official press release below:

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By February 19, 2012 Read More →

Nokia Lumia 710 Unboxing Video

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If you are looking to get a low cost Windows Phone you could do a lot less wrong than the Lumia 710 from Nokia. It may not have the size and build quality of its big brother the Lumia 800 but under the hood they are still both powered by a 1.4 Ghz processor.

Specs wise it is pretty decent too, with a 3.7 inch display, 5 megapixel camera, HD video recording and not forgetting Nokia Drive, so free satellite navigation, which you will only get with a Nokia Windows Phone.

You can see the unboxing video below:

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By February 18, 2012 Read More →

Sony Xperia S: teaser video

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We have known about the Sony Xperia S for a good month or so now. The device is currently listed by ‘Three‘ as coming soon and whilst on their site I noticed a link to a teaser video of the handset which I don’t think we have posted before.

The Xperia S looks to be a real beauty. You can see the video after the break.

  • Unique, stylish design
  • 4.3" HD Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine
  • 12 megapixel camera with Exmor R sensor + HD video
  • HD sharing with HDMI (cable in-box)
  • Super-fast 1.5GHz dual core processor
  • Huge 32GB internal memory
  • NFC compatible
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By February 18, 2012 Read More →

PewPew for BlackBerry PlayBook – Video Demo

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If you like old school style shoot them ups then PewPew for the PlayBook is a must. With three different styles of game within the game PewPew is fast, manic but most of all fun.

PewPew is the best multidirectional shoot them up on BlackBerry PlayBook.  It’s basically megatons of enemies and many different game modes, everything rolled up with sweet smooth retro graphics. Win medals, unlock ships, and compete on the online ladder board.

Best news is that it is a free game!

You can check out the demo video below:

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By February 17, 2012 Read More →

A BlackBerry that does mobile fingerprints

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I happened to be watching a video from Essex Police today on YouTube about a mobile fingerprint device when ‘shock horror’ I saw that the device is incorporated with a BlackBerry. That got me super excited.

Officers on the beat can now check an individual’s identity within two minutes thanks to a mobile fingerprinting device.
The gadgets, which were introduced in Essex in July 2011, allow officers to scan a person’s fingerprints and check them against the national fingerprint database.
The devices were given to Essex Police by the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) and mean people can be identified much more quickly, saving the public and police officers time and making it difficult for people to lie about who they really are.
Officers across Essex, including those at Stansted Airport and the county’s ports, have been trained to use the devices.

You can see the mobile fingerprint device in action below.

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By February 17, 2012 Read More →

Angry Birds Space coming in March

Rovio has confirmed that Angry Birds Space will be released on March 22nd  and has NASA and National Geographic on board as launch partners for the game. You can see the teaser video below:

Angry Birds Space

 

 

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By February 17, 2012 Read More →

Plants vs Zombies on the BlackBerry PlayBook – Video

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We told you yesterday that Plants vs. Zombies had arrived for the BlackBerry PlayBook. At that time it held a price tag of £7.00 but later in the day that dropped to £5.00. Still not cheap but as you will see in the following demo video it runs beautifully on the PlayBook.

With PlayBook OS 2.0 coming very very soon and the number of Android developers that have now registered to port their games over to the PlayBook OS I think App World is about to get a whole lot busier.

I have played Plants vs. Zombies on other platforms and it is great that this superb game is now available for us BlackBerry fans.

You can see the demo video below:

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