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Five year veteran of the site. BlackBerry specialist, but experienced in most operating systems. Enjoys flower arranging and cross stitch.

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By December 15, 2011 Read More →

Win a Sony Ericsson Xperia arc S

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We’ve teamed up with Sony Ericsson to give one lucky reader the chance to win this striking Smartphone. The Xperia arc S is a beautiful, high end Android handset packing a speedy 1.4GHz processor and a glorious 4.2 inch screen.

Indulge in unlimited entertainment wherever you are this festive season. Enjoy your favourite TV show, quickly download a new track or capture amusing family moments with the Xperia arc S.

This amazing handset is packed with a large 4.2" Reality Display with BRAVIA® engine, 8.1 megapixel camera with Exmor R technology for low light photography, HD video record and a 3D panorama feature to show off your content on a 3D TV using the HDMI output. Want to share it? Simple. Facebook Inside Xperia lets you easily upload all your Christmas pictures and video.

Entering is easy. All you have to do is follow tracyandmatt on Twitter and retweet the following tweet: "RT @tracyandmatt I’m hoping to Win a Sony Ericsson Xperia arc S – Find out how you can enter too: http://bit.ly/arcscomp" You can also click the retweet link below to save you copying and pasting the phrase. Your twitter name will be entered in to the draw. You’ll have to keep following us as we’ll notify winners via DM.

RETWEET ME!

The competition will run until Monday 19th December when we will select the one lucky winner. Entries will only be accepted from UK residents due to postage and insurance.

If lady luck is not on your side for this competition, Sony Ericsson is offering a £25 Christmas Cash Back deal if you buy an Xperia arc S before 24th December. For more details visit: www.sonyericsson.com/cashback

 

Posted by: James

Posted in: Competitions
By December 14, 2011 Read More →

LG announce the Prada 3.0

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With a heritage of producing handsets that combine the best in style and substance, PRADA and LG today unveiled the partnership’s latest must-have smartphone, the PRADA phone by LG 3.0. This highly anticipated handset is the third phone to come from the collaboration and represents a key design venture for both companies.
The PRADA phone by LG 3.0 combines PRADA’s distinctive style with LG’s innovative technology, including one of the biggest and brightest screens in the world with 4.3inch and 800-nit screen.
Styled with PRADA’s clean and sharp design philosophy, the handset features a full glossy touchscreen to the front and PRADA’s signature Saffiano pattern to the back, all finished in classic black. With every detail designed for chic simplicity, this handset also boasts LG’s signature Floating Mass Technology, optically enhancing the thinness of its already impressive 8.5mm depth, with minimal hard keys completing the sleek simple finish.
As effective as it is striking, the PRADA phone by LG 3.0 boasts a 1.0GHz Dual-Core/Dual-Channel architecture for high-speed performance, and dual-band Wi-Fi for high-speed surfing on the go.
The smartphone’s sleek design is also reflected once switched on. The PRADA phone by LG 3.0 offers a specially created user interface featuring a unique black, grey and white menu and icons. Through this interface users can enjoy all the latest benefits of Android’s Gingerbread OS, with a future scheduled upgrade to Android’s Ice Cream Sandwich.

Posted in: Press Releases
By December 13, 2011 Read More →

Kasabian to stream live on YouTube thanks to O2

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O2 have announced that they are opening up access to their exclusive NYE:Rewired event at The O2 this New Year’s Eve, by live streaming it on YouTube. The event will also be supported by a major through the line advertising campaign.
The NYE event will be streamed live to a dedicated O2 and NYE:Rewired branded YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/theo2nye. The live stream will also be available on YouTube’s homepage, in the masthead area. This is the first time in the UK that a live musical act has been streamed to the YouTube homepage masthead.
The complete performance will remain available for 48 hours after the event and then for a following two weeks as individual, on demand tracks giving a great opportunity for those at the gig to relive the experience afterwards, and for those that missed out to catch up on what is guaranteed to be a fantastic night.

Posted in: Press Releases
By December 13, 2011 Read More →

Kodak Launches Document Cloud Printing App for ANDROID Devices

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Continuing to make printing from smartphones and tablets easy and accessible, Kodak today launched its free Kodak Document Print App for ANDROID OS Devices. Consumers can now send documents from their ANDROID OS device directly to their KODAK All-in-One Printer using Google Cloud Print.

Supported files include web pages, MICROSOFT OFFICE documents including MICROSOFT WORD, POWERPOINT and EXCEL, PDF and text files, as well as image files. In addition to printing files that are located locally on an ANDROID OS device, files can be accessed on Google Docs, DROPBOX and EVERNOTE Sites. Web pages can be accessed using the KODAK Document Print App’s built-in browser.

“In today’s mobile society, it’s important that we provide solutions that enable people to print what they want, when they want to, from wherever they are in the world,” said ,” said Bob Ohlweiler, Director and Vice President of Consumer Inkjet EAMER
Region at Eastman Kodak Company. “The launch of the KODAK Document Print App is one more way we are making mobile custom label printing simple and accessible, while also offering high quality output at an affordable price.”

The KODAK Document Print App is available now in the ANDROID Market.

Posted by: James

Posted in: Press Releases, Printers
By December 13, 2011 Read More →

Microsoft updates OneNote for iPhone and introduces iPad version

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Today, Microsoft announced the release of an update to OneNote Mobile for iPhone (to version 1.3) and a version of this app tailored for iPad. The Lync 2010 for Windows Phone app is also available today, and Lync 2010 clients for iPhone, iPad, Android and Nokia Symbian have been submitted to their respective mobile app marketplaces and will be available as soon as they have been approved. 

Updated features in OneNote Mobile for iPhone v 1.3 include easier navigation, table viewing, and improved reliability and performance. The new Lync mobile clients deliver features such as instant messaging, calling features and audio conferencing using your Lync ID.

Are you a OneNote user on iOS? Let us know your thoughts please.

 

Posted by: James

Posted in: Press Releases
By December 12, 2011 Read More →

Lease a phone from O2

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O2 today announces O2 Lease, the first smartphone leasing service in the UK. Available initially through O2 retail stores and over the phone, O2 Lease enables new or existing O2 customers to lease a new smartphone for one year with no upfront payment for £55 per month including insurance, 750 minutes, unlimited text and 500 MB of data*. Small businesses will also be able to take advantage of O2 Lease with a range of business tariffs. O2 Lease is unique in the market today.

O2 Lease puts the latest smartphone technology into the hands of the people who want it with minimal barriers, little long-term commitment, no upfront cost, no two-year contracts and crucially, at £55 with insurance, minutes, text and data an affordable price point. It provides certainty and predictability of costs for customers, a genuinely new way of engaging with those that want the latest smartphone and the latest technology every year, but either can’t afford the relatively high upfront cost of a normal 12 month contract or don’t want to be tied to a long contract. O2 Lease is the first tariff model available to all O2 customers that reflects the lifecycle of the smartphone industry.

Posted in: Press Releases
By December 10, 2011 Read More →

BlackBerry Curve 9360 unboxing video

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We have had the BlackBerry Curve 9360 for some time now but it didn’t come with a box. At last we have a retail unit so we can bring you the unboxing video.

Running BlackBerry 7 this Curve has the traditional QWERTY keyboard, unlike its brother the Curve 9380. In terms of an improvement over its predecessor, the 9300 it is a vast improvement. All the specs have been beefed up and what we get is a fantastic BlackBerry without the hefty price tag that comes with the Bold and Torch series.

With BlackBerry having such a huge market share here in the UK this new Curve may well be one of the best selling Smartphone’s over the next twelve months.

You can see the unboxing video below and watch out for the full review very soon.

 

Posted in: Videos/Unboxings
By December 8, 2011 Read More →

Everything Everywhere to invest 1.5 billion on network improvements

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Everything Everywhere CEO Olaf Swantee has today announced that the network is to invest £1.5 billion on the network over the next three years.

The scheme will see the operator further integrate its T-Mobile and Orange networks, upgrade existing network technology and start preparations for the role out of 4G technology.

Everything Everywhere has been involved in 4G trial with BT Wholesale since September providing the technology to consumers in rural areas of the UK.

Posted in: News
By December 7, 2011 Read More →

Everything Everywhere stores outperforming Orange and T-Mobile

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Everything Everywhere stores are giving better customer service than Orange and T-Mobile shops, according to customer exit polls.

The EE stores are rated as at least 10 per cent better than the single-brand outlets say polls covering customer satisfaction, customer experience and their dealings with staff.

The figures were revealed last month at the launch of an EE concept store at Westfield London Shopping Centre. EE head of store format Alan Howard and vice president of retail Andrew Coull said the roll-out of 21 EE stores this year had increased EE brand awareness.

They claimed the survey was proof that new layouts in EE stores were effective.

Posted in: News
By December 7, 2011 Read More →

BlackBerry 10 to be the name of the the next generation of devices

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We all now know that BBX was to be what RIM’s QNX device software was to be called. Well, it appears to have changed. Research in Motion have tweeted from their developer account and stated that BlackBerry 10 will in fact be the name.

I suppose for the general public, and not us phone geeks, this is a good thing and less confusing. What happened to the 8 and 9 though?

 

Posted by: James

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