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Countdown to Valentine’s Day: Today only get £10 off the price of a Kindle

Wondering what to get your loved one for Valentines Day? Yes, I just had that panic too with Valentines Day just 10 days away it’s difficult to decide what to get!

Folks at Amazon have an idea for you with £10 off the price of a kindle to try to entice you, that means you can pick one up for just £59!

Full details below.

Countdown to Valentine’s Day: Today only get £10 off the price of a Kindle

10 days to go and still no any idea what to give your loved one for Valentine’s Day?

This Valentine’s Day, Amazon has thought about all the lovebirds that are looking for that special gift, with a great discount. For today only – 10 days before Valentine’s – Amazon.co.uk offers the Kindle for a fabulous price of only £59, leaving you plenty of change for chocolates and flowers.  This great offer starts today, February 4th at 7AM and ends at 10PM.

At only 170 grams, Kindle is Amazon’s lightest e-reader so it can fit easily in a pocket or small handbag. The 6-inch electronic ink display that reads like real paper, even in bright sunlight, with no glare – and lets you download books in 60 seconds with the built-in Wi-Fi. Wherever you are on Valentine’s Day, you and your sweetheart can take your whole library with you, including city guide books, romantic novels and weekend papers.

Find out more about Kindle on www.amazon.co.uk/kindle

Posted by: Matt

BlackBerry Z10 on superfast 4GEE – the UK’s first 4G BlackBerry

Available from EE, the UK’s only 4G network, the BlackBerry Z10 is the fastest and most advanced BlackBerry smartphone yet and offers a smarter experience that continuously adapts to a customer’s needs. When combined with EE’s superfast 4G network, BB10 becomes one of the most connected operating systems on the market – allowing customers to download content, email and share files in a way they haven’t been able to on a BlackBerry device before.

EE 4G pricing table

*Price includes discount for new customers joining before 28^th February

12 month plans are also available. Further pricing information can be found here: http://shop.ee.co.uk/blackberry-z10/pay-monthly/mobile-tariffs/

Stockist details

EE Pricing: £49.99 one off charge on a £41 per month, 24 month contract

Website: www.ee.co.uk/shop

BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 now available to download

Posted by: James

Phones 4U to launch mobile network

High street retailer Phones 4U is soon to offer its own mobile network to contract customer. LIFE Mobile is due to kick off in March and as the MVNO will run off the EE network they intend to provide 4G options by the end of the year.

Prices and plans are not yet known, but with marketing planned to start in March we haven’t got long to wait. A nice new option for consumers.

Phones 4u group chief executive Tim Whiting said: “The launch of LIFE Mobile is a very significant step for the Phones 4u business. Our strategic vision is based upon a focus on building ever-stronger relationships with our customers, which we believe is fundamental to our on-going business success.

“This focus delivered record revenue growth in 2012, a year in which we opened more than 100 stores across the UK. We are delighted to be extending our longstanding partnership with EE in order to add LIFE Mobile to the extensive range of products and services available at Phones 4u.

“We will sell both 3G, and later in 2013, 4G LIFE Mobile tariffs alongside our existing network propositions and are confident the new network will play a key role in driving further growth for our business.”

Source: mobilenewscwp

Posted by: James

8 Inch Samsung Galaxy Note to hit soon

Just last week a couple of stories broke detailing the possibility of a Samsung Galaxy Note 8-inch Android tablet arriving at MWC in February. As it turns out the possibility is now a reality. JK Shin himself reportedly confirmed the new 8-inch variant of the popular Galaxy Note tablet is real and will show up as soon as the MWC show next month. No other details were shared, but at least it’s far more concrete than what we had before.

An 8-inch tablet might be just the right ticket for some folks, walking that middle road between the 7-inch and a full 10-inch.

Posted by: Gareth

Sony Xperia Z confirmed

We received hints of the Sony Xperia Z 10.1-inch Android tablet just last week, but now Sony has officially unveiled it! Their new flagship tablet boasts a rather impressive array of features whilst being ultra-thin. Here’s a breakdown:

• Android 4.1
• Qualcomm 1.5GHz quad-core APQ8064 processor
• 2GB RAM
• 32GB storage
• 10.1-inch 1,920 x 1,200 screen (with Mobile Bravia Engine 2)
• 8.1-megapixel Exmor R camera
• NFC
• LTE (MDM9215M radio)
• A microSD expansion
• Sony’s "S-Force" virtual surround sound technology
• 6.9mm-thin
• 495g
• Water & Dust-Resistant
• 6,000mAh battery

Sadly, Sony did not unveil price or availability details as yet. Of course, we will keep you informed.

Posted by: Gareth

BlackBerry App World switches to its new name online

On the run up to the BlackBerry 10 launch BlackBerry App World has gone through its first rebranding stage. Visitors on the web will see that the store is now called BlackBerry World and has had a slight acelift.

Over the next few weeks BlackBerry users will see the store switch to the new name on PlayBooks and smartphones to complete the transition. BlackBerry 10 users will soon be able to purchase more than apps and games as RIM will be selling music and videos much like Apple and Android.

The BlackBerry World storefront offers a sleek experience that lets our customers discover incredible apps topersonalise their BlackBerry smartphone and PlayBook tablet, so they can kick back with some of the hottest entertainment and social networking apps around. When they’re in work mode, they can find great new ways to get access to the information they want and need, and boost their productivity. It all starts on the home screen, where the carousel shows off what’s new and exciting.

Apps and games have their own channels, and each one offers up a wide range of categories.  Customers can scope out top lists, as well as new arrivals. And if they find a cool new app? They’re able to share it with their friends over BBM, Facebook and Twitter or simply tap their smartphones together and invite them to download it- just like that.

With BlackBerry World, there are various ways to browse, download, buy, and manage apps using a BlackBerry smartphone, desktop or laptop computer, or BlackBerry PlayBook – inspiration is at your fingertips.

Fancy having a look? Click here.

Posted by: James

Sony Xperia Tablet Z

Just in case you haven’t heard about it, Sony’s new Xperia Z products will not just encompass a smartphone. Apparently, there will also be an Xperia Z Android tablet, the specs for which have just been recently leaked. Here’s the skinny:

Xperia Tablet Z:

• 10.1 inch screen – 1080p resolution screen
• Quad-core Snapdragon S4 processor
• Waterproof and dust proof specifications
• LTE
• NFC
• Android 4.1
• 6,000 mAh battery
• 6.9 mm shell

The specs look pretty darn good. If they can offer it at a competitive price, we might just have a worthy tablet from Sony to fight in the Android arena.

Posted by: Gareth

Free game every day for some Sony phones

Sony have announced a free PlayStation Mobile game every week, The first one Being Samurai Beatdown.

Great for Vita owners or any of following: PlayStation Vita, Sony Tablet S, Sony Tablet P, Xperia Tablet S, Sony Xperia PLAY, Sony Xperia S, Sony Xperia acro S, Sony Xperia T, Sony Xperia V, HTC One series smartphones.

Oh, Happy New Year!

Posted by: Gareth

EE to close down a bunch of retail stores

Since the EE brand was created and the Orange and T-Mobile shops became integrated you may have noticed that your local town may have two EE retail stores. This is soon to change as EE are planning to close 78 shops in the UK where the brand has a double presence. The sales staff in these locations will be moved to other stores so their jobs seem safe however managers roles may well be a different matter.

A spokesperson for EE said: “Following the successful launch of EE, and the rebranding of former Orange and T-Mobile stores last year, we are determined to maintain momentum, and continue to drive growth. Consequently we have reviewed our retail estate to improve the service our customers are receiving on the high street.

“As part of this, where we have two EE stores in very close proximity to each other – in some places they are just a door away – we have decided to consolidate. This makes commercial sense and will also help us manage the high levels of demand in our stores and improve the customer experience.

“All front line staff will be moving to the other store which will boost service levels significantly. A store can only have one manager, so we will look to redeploy the small number of affected managers where possible.”

Source: mobilenewscwp

Posted by: James