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BlackBerry device launch dates from Clove

With three new BlackBerry Smartphones still due for release here in the UK Clove have kindly let us know when they expect to be shipping stock. All three devices are now available to pre-order on the Clove website, although pricing still has to be confirmed.

BlackBerry Torch 9860  – Due 19th September

BlackBerry Torch 9810 – Due 3rd October

BlackBerry Curve 9360 – 3rd October

With the BlackBerry Curve 9360 currently being priced at £249.00 it will be interesting to see how the carriers price the device on PAYG. If they expect similar success compared to the 9300 and 8520 then this price really could do with dropping. Anyway, not long to wait until we can find out.

Posted by: James

Pre-order the Sony S1 Android Tablet

Remember the Sony S1 that we mentioned sometime ago? If this one looks your cup of tea you can now pop over to the Dixons website and place your order. They have the release as listed as being September 16th so not long to wait.

The Sony S1 Tablet PC with WiFi is powered by the Dual Core NVIDIA TegraTM 2 processor and benefits from innovative Android 3.1 (Honeycomb) technology that allows an intuitive and efficient user experience as it provides strong web access for any apps you have installed, combined with a roomy 16GB for your operations.
With its 9.4" LED backlit HD display touchscreen, the Sony S1 Tablet PC with WiFi offers a sleek, sophisticated interface that benefits from the latest TruBlack and Bravia technologies you see on their Bravia TV’s!
Be wowed with the exciting Sony "throw" feature as integrated WiFi and 2.1 Bluetooth enable simple interaction with your Sony television as you grab music, video and pictures and "throw" them to a nearby TV for playback on a bigger screen. The lightweight S1 also packs an SD card slot, so you can swap in a memory card from your camera or other device, making it easy to transfer and share pictures.

Order the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 from Vodafone – NOW

With the recent situation regarding Apple managing to get an injunction on Samsung selling the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Europe things seemed to have moved on slightly. Vodafone are selling the Tab if you fancy picking one up!

Exactly how and why Vodafone can do this I do not know but it is good news for you Android fans.

Vodafone currently have 34 different contract options with the price of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 ranging from £229 – £499 dependant on the monthly contract costs.

Click here to place your order.

The Samsung GALAXY Tab 10.1 is powered by Android Honeycomb 3.1 – made specially for tablets. That means you can customise it so stuff like emails, image galleries, favourite websites and social network feeds appear right there on your homescreen. It also helps you to multi-task by letting you see useful things like your calendar, world clock, calculator and task manager as pop-ups. And it enables you to view Flash – so you can see websites as they’re meant to be seen.

Posted by: James

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 announced

Samsung held their newest large-scale press event over in Berlin at the IFA 2011 conference today, where they officially announced their newest Android Tablet, the Galaxy Tab 7.7. Here’s a quick breakdown on the specs:

• 7.7? Super AMOLED Plus display
• Android 3.2 Honeycomb
• 1.4GHz dual-core processor
• 1080P video playback
• 5,100 mAh battery
• Voice call support
• LTE and HSPA+ connectivity
• HSPA+ radio
• Variants with storage sizes from 16GB to 64GB

Samsung Galaxy Note filling that all important gap in the market

4, 5, 7, 9 and 10. Samsung as it all covered! WAIT! We need a 6" Android tablet, quick Samsung, get it out there. They’ve unveiled yet another new Android powered superphone that has the potential to change the future landscape of mobile phones. Most thought Samsung had outdone themselves earlier this year when they announced the Samsung Galaxy S II, but the new Samsung Galaxy Note pushed the boundaries even further. The new flagship phone from Samsung features a 5.3-inch 1280 x 800 Super AMOLED display, a 1.4 GHz Exynos processor, 8 and 2 megapixel rear and front facing cameras, support for HSPA+ and LTE networks and 2500 mAh battery while only measuring 9.65mm in thickness.

Will probably cost a couple of quid more than most other phones on the market running Android 2.3. But some come with a modified version of TouchWiz called S Pen, which is optimized for use with the included stylus. Sounds a little like the HTC Flyer.

Those Exciting Toshiba rumours are true

As expected, Toshiba has taken the wraps off of their latest Android tablet offering, the Honeycomb 3.2, 10.1-inch AT200. Measuring in at a mere 7.7mm thick, the Toshiba AT200 comes in as one of the thinnest Honeycomb slates yet, even more so than the Galaxy Tab 10.1. under the hood the tablet has a 1.2GHz TI OMAP 4430 CPU, 5MP and 2MP cameras, and up to 64GB of on-board storage. The new Toshiba offering is decked out with microUSB, microHDMI, and microSD support.

HTC Titan specification

Following on from my earlier post from HTC’s press event I’m please to be able to bring you details of the new HTC Titan.

The HTC Titan certainly lives up to the Titan name with a 4.7″ display this has to be the largest phone I have ever seen. It’s perhaps a little surprising though that there isn’t a qHD resolution screen here but a 480×800 pixel panel is used instead. Either way this is going to be a nice phone for web browsing and video playback.

Other highlights include the 1.5GHz CPU and 16GB of on-board storage.

You can see the full specification below along with several more photos of the phone in all its glory. We’ll have our hands on videos etc. for you as soon as we can.

HTC Radar specification

The HTC Radar is the second of two phones announced by HTC today.

The HTC Radar is another Windows Phone device and is the little brother of the giant HTC Titan. The 3.8″ screen may be a more ‘sensible’ size for the masses.

Once again, we’ll have our hands-on videos and review just as soon as we can.

In the mean time the full specification and some pretty photos follow.

HTC Announce two new Windows Phone devices

I’m currently sitting at an HTC press event in London where HTC are just about to announce two new Windows Phone devices, the HTC Titan and the HTC Radar.

It has been a while since we saw any new Windows Phone handsets so it’s great to see a couple of new devices launched today.

At the moment I’m not sure of the launch timing or what networks the phones will be on, if any, but should discover much of this during the event. I’m also hoping for some hands-on time with both phones.

I’ll be reporting more as we get and full details of both phones will follow this post shortly.

Posted by: Matt

Toshiba Tablet to Excite

Recently, we reported that the Thrive was coming to Europe however there was a new and improved version of the Toshiba Android tablet on the horizon. According to sources at AndroidPolice, there will be a new follow-up Android tablet with a new name. That name will most likely be, The Excite. A tipster garnered the intel about the device, but there is also two other bits of corroborating evidence. One is the Trademark filing above, and the other is that Toshiba has bought up the following slew of domain names: ‘excitetablet.com,’ ‘excitetablet.net,’ toshibaexcite.com,’ ‘toshibaexcite.net’ and ‘thetoshibaexcite.com and others. Incidentally, these three puzzle pieces were the exact same method that lead to the accurate deduction of the name for the Thrive as well.

The word is that this new tab will be an ultra-thin variant of the Thrive, but will still pack in all of the same features of the original, plus some other enhancements to go along with the svelt design. Here’s a breakdown:

• 10.1 Inch
• Ultra thin body – Possibly the biggest difference to the chunky Thrive right there.
• MicroUSB
• Micro HDMI
• MicroSD ports
• Brushed metal finish
• Dual-core, 1.5-GHz Texas Instruments OMAP 4460
• 8 GB to 32 GB storage sizes
• Multiple Colors again and more.

Posted by: Gareth