A month or so ago I did the review of the Orange Monte Carlo and I really liked the handset as for the price tag of £149 plus £10 top up on the Orange network, it is an awesome deal!
So this is just a simple comparison between that phone and it’s SIM Free counterpart, the ZTE Skate which is due to be released at the end of this month (September.) The Skate was due to have a few different bits of hardware/software etc from the Monte Carlo so I have been asked to do a comparison to see if this is true.
Read on to find out more.
The MOTOKEY SOCIAL popped up on Motorola’s website the other day. Much like the HTC ChaCha this one sports a dedicated Facebook key on the bottom row of the keyboard.
As well as it’s full QWERTY keyboard the MOTOKEY SOCIAL sports a 2.4-inch QVGA display, a 3-megapixel camera, email, Web access and a 910 mAh battery rated for 480 minutes of talk time.
I am not sure if we will see this one here in the UK but if we do I would imagine the price would be very low.
Could this one be a BlackBerry killer? No, of course not!
You can see the specs of the MOTOKEY SOCIAL below.
Vodafone UK has opened pre-orders for the black Nokia Lumia 800, Nokia’s first handset to feature the Windows Phone operating system, ahead of the device’s launch on 16 November (to watch the video please click here).
The first 10,000 people to buy the Nokia Lumia 800 from Vodafone will receive £60 worth of vouchers to use over the first six months, including a case for their new phone, coffee at Starbucks, music from Zune or to put towards any purchase from Amazon.co.uk.
The black Nokia Lumia 800 is available free on £36, 24 month price plans, including 600 minutes, unlimited texts and 500MB of mobile data, as well as 1GB of BT Openzone Wi-Fi access.
New and upgrading customers will benefit from Vodafone Data Test Drive so they can use as much data as they like, for whatever they like, for three months to fully explore what their brand new Nokia Lumia 800 has to offer. They can also get up to £270 for their old phone with Vodafone Buyback.
Vodafone customers lead busy lives and may not wish to wait for their phone to arrive at their home. They can choose to collect their new Nokia Lumia 800 in a store convenient to them – we’ll let them know when it’s there. When they come to collect it, customers can have all the contents of their old mobile transferred to their new Nokia Lumia 800 using Vodafone’s innovative RED Box.
art of its beautiful design, the Nokia Lumia 800 brings the iconic Carl Zeiss lens to the Windows Phone experience for the first time, enabling users to capture stunning photos and shoot HD video with ease. Nokia has also added some unique services to further enhance the Windows Phone experience, including Nokia Drive and Nokia Music.
because Nokia Lumia 800 runs on Windows Phone, it gives users access to some amazing services, including Zune for music, Xbox LIVE for gaming and SkyDrive for online storage, with 25GB of capacity available as standard.
For more information on the Nokia Lumia, visit: http://www.vodafone.co.uk/brands/nokia/nokia-lumia-800/index.htm
Posted by: James
Samsung today announced the first smartphone to feature Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and a 4.65″ HD Super AMOLED display, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, will be available in the UK from Thursday 17th November.
The Galaxy Nexus is the first smartphone to feature a 4.65” HD Super AMOLED display with a market-leading resolution of 720p (1280×720), ensuring vivid colours and excellent picture clarity. The Galaxy Nexus also comes with a 5 megapixel camera and new rounded design that measures just 8.94mm thick and features a minimal 4.29mm screen bezel.
The Galaxy Nexus features the latest version of the Android platform, 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), which brings an entirely new look and feel to Android. It has a redesigned user interface with improved multi-tasking, notifications, Wi-Fi hotspot, NFC support and a full web browsing experience, while introducing new innovations such as ‘Face Unlock’, which uses facial recognition to unlock your phone. It also comes with integrated Google+, allowing you to ‘hang out’ with friends and talk over Google+ Messenger. Google’s services are connected to the cloud, keeping your email, contacts, and other data synced across your devices.
The latest handset from Samsung and Google is designed to provide a “pure Google” experience and users will be the first to receive software upgrades as they become available. It also features a number of Google Mobile services, including: Android Market, Gmail, Google Maps 5.11 with 3D maps and turn-by-turn navigation, Google Earth, Movie Studio, YouTube, syncing with Google Calendar and a redesigned Google+ app.
Sony Ericsson seems to be knocking out devices at a severe rate of knots at the moment and it’s becoming increasingly difficult to keep track!
Here I have another of their Xperia devices and this one is named the ‘ray’ and if you have seen the recent TV Ad the company seem to be aiming this is people on the move as they focus heavily on the devices’ camera.
To find out if it really is a handset for people on the go or whether it would be hard pushed to find its own place in the heavily crowded market please read on.
With the earlier announcement of the Motorola XOOM 2 and XOOM 2 Media Edition I thought we had better show you the available images in case this one is of interest to you.
There is also a short promo video which you can see below:
Attention football fans. FIFA 12 for the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play is coming real soon, although we don’t know exactly when. In the meantime if you are gagging to see what the game looks like you can view a trailer of the title.
I’m not a big football fan, in fact I’m not one at all, but FIFA 12 looks pretty good.
You can see the trailer below and of course we will let you know when the game gets a release date.
Building on the success of Motorola XOOM, Motorola Mobility is rocking the tablet world yet again with two additions that bring enhanced experiences to the European market. Wi-Fi variants of the Motorola XOOM 2 and Motorola XOOM 2 Media Edition — boasting powerful productivity, rich entertainment and customizable experiences — are now available: the answer to consumers looking for a tablet that can keep up with their lifestyle. Both tablets will be available at Carphone Warehouse in the UK and Ireland, as well as Best Buy, Dixons, PC World and Currys in the UK.
“Tablets are quickly becoming a must-have tool for staying connected, getting work done and having fun at home and on the road,” said Victoria McManus, marketing director UK & Ireland, Motorola Mobility. “We are very excited about these two new additions to our tablet portfolio that build on the success of the original Motorola XOOM to now deliver more powerful tablet experiences to the European market.”
Following its successful summer launch, O2 is extending its Priority Moments service to include a special seasonal selection of money saving deals and experiences from a raft of new partners. These additions to its location-based offers service are set to deliver a Christmas to remember for O2’s 22 million customers.
The news will bring much needed festive cheer to millions of shoppers by providing them with an exclusive range of offers and experiences from a number of UK leading retail brands. Taken together, they can give O2 customers a £75* spending power boost in the run up to Christmas with some of the most popular high street stores. This is in addition to the existing Priority Moments money saving deals and enhanced everyday experiences that customers can currently benefit from.
The Priority Moments Christmas campaign will also deliver a much needed boost to high streets around the Country by encouraging shoppers to take advantage of a wide range of great offers at popular destinations whilst they are shopping including:
Google have officially announced a Gmail app to run on the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.
It is not showing up in the App Store for me as I write this but keep checking, it will appear.
With the Gmail app, you can:
Receive notification badges for new messages
Read your mail with threaded conversations
Organize your mail by archiving, labeling, starring, deleting, and reporting spam
Keep track of important messages with priority inbox
Auto-complete contact names as you type
Send and receive attachments
Search through all your mail
The Gmail app is available for devices running iOS 4+.
Sounds good. Let us know what you think.
Posted by: James
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