The word on the street is that the Palm Pre 2 will be available to buy on Monday. That’s the good news. The bad news is that it will not be supported by any UK carriers so if you want one you will need to buy it sim free from Palm.
The Palm Pre 2 is not on the Palm UK website yet but come Monday it should be.
A full reminder of what the Palm Pre 2 and webOS 2.0 have to offer after the break :
Engadget have been tipped off about a new Android device that Samsung may well have their sights on for early next year.
The rumoured specs are as follows:
With Mobile World Congress taking place in February 2011 I am fairly sure we will see announcements from all the major manufactures but will the Samsung announcement be this?
Roll on February.
Posted by: James
If you are a BlackBerry Facebook user I suggest you get over to App World and get the latest version.
New to the update is places, a dedicated inbox, search and a new style friends page just for starters.
I have not had a chance to test out Facebook Places yet and I am wondering if it could be an alternative to Foursquare or Gowalla? You clearly cant check in somewhere and post to Twitter like the two aforementioned apps.
More images after the break.
Gingerbread has been rumoured for the longest time but it now seems like it is coming very soon. As a Open Handset Alliance member has confirmed over twitter that Gingerbread will be 2.3 instead of 3.0 and it will be available to developer versions of Nexus One handsets in the next few days.
The tweet translates literally to:
"Prepare your Nexus One (Developer version) for Android OTA update 2.3 (Gingerbread) for the next few days:-D"
This probably means that we will see an officially announcement of Android 2.3 very shortly and it coming to developer versions of the Nexus One soon after. So all you N1 owners, look forward to some Gingerbread coming your way.
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With Christmas fast approaching Vodafone UK has added a variety of new handsets to its range, giving customers a great choice of devices free from as little as £10 per month on the UK’s best network.
The devices join the recently launched HTC Desire HD, Nokia N8, HTC 7 Trophy, BlackBerry Torch and a host of other fantastic handsets in Vodafone’s range, all of which are available to buy now.
The BlackBerry Bold 9780, sporting the new BlackBerry 6 operating system, is free on £35, 24 month price plans, including 900 minutes, unlimited texts and 500MB of mobile data.
The Android-powered Motorola Defy, featuring a range of Vodafone 360 services, is free on £25, 24 month price plans, including 300 minutes, unlimited texts and 500MB of mobile data. This durable smartphone is dustproof, water and scratch resistant so it can withstand the stresses of everyday life.
Also running on Android, the Samsung Galaxy Europa is free on £20, 24 month price plans, including 100 minutes, 500 texts and 250MB of mobile data. The device is offers great value and is packed full of features, as well as offering access to more than 100,000 apps in the Android Marketplace.
The Nokia C3 is now also available on pay monthly price plans in either slate grey or hot pink. The device is free on £10, 24 month price plans, including 100 minutes and 500 texts. Don’t forget, the Nokia C3 is also still available on pay as you go for just £80.
Posted by: James
Devicewire have just dropped us a line to let us know that they expect the first batch of BlackBerry 9780s to arrive with them this week, Friday to be exact.
If you need one you had better get in quick as orders are already piling up and stock may be limited initially.
You can pre order by clicking here.
If you missed our review of the BlackBerry 9780 why not check it out now. It’s a jolly decent Smartphone!
Posted by: James
Yesterday in the States Samsung held an event to announce a new Android device, the Samsung Continuum.
The strange and unique thing about the Continuum is that the screen is split into three sections. At the top we have what you would call the screen – 3.4 inch. Below that is where you have the capacitive buttons and below that is what Samsung call a Ticker – 1.8-inch. The ticker is a strip of screen that will show you notifications such as email, RSS, news, weather, music controls etc.
There is no news if we will get a version of this here in Europe although I wouldn’t be surprised.
You can see the full specs and features of the Samsung Continuum after the break.
Recently Matt and I were lucky enough to be asked onto another podcast, this one with our friends Alli Flowers and Jerry Gold from over there in the USA.
If you have not heard the convertcast before you really should check it out. Alli and Jerry are great people and extremely knowledgeable about most things tech. Alli’s site justanothergeeksite.com is where the convertcast is hosted but you can also find it on iTunes.
This week we talked about the following subjects:
Why not head on over and have a listed? You may well want to subscribe. It’s quite good you know!
Posted by: James
Both Orange and Vodafone have announced they will be selling the Samsung Galaxy Tab. The 7 inch Android device will not give you much change out of £500 but it certainly looks pretty nice. Both networks are offering a selection of data plans ranging from one month to twelve month contract length.
You can see the Vodafone plans here.
You can see the Orange plans here.
Conor from Orange has recorded a short video of him using the Galaxy Tab. You can see the video after the break.
We of course will have a full review of the device in the near future.
Best Buy, the consumer electronic giant in the US, are following up their successful UK store launches with the opening of their online store. Currently, they have opened six jumbo stores, including a few that have opened within the last few weeks. For 2011, Best Buy are planning to open a further five stores across the UK if all goes well. In fact, they are planning to have a total of 80 (yes, eighty!) megastores over the next five years, and hopefully give DSGi and the like a well needed kick up the backside and start being more competitive.
Judging by their brick and mortar store openings, we can probably expect the new site to be littered with crazy deals and offerings so be sure to check it out!
Posted by: Vince
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