Press Releases

White Nokia Lumia 800 available this February

Earlier today we heard about the white Galaxy Nexus that is coming soon. Now it is Nokia’s turn with the Lumia 800. With Windows ® Phone 7.5 software on board, the white Nokia Lumia 800 features head-turning design and the best social and Internet performance, with one-touch social network access, easy grouping of contacts, integrated communication threads and Internet Explorer 9. It features a 3.7-inch AMOLED ClearBlack curved display blending seamlessly into the reduced body design, and a 1.4 GHz processor with hardware acceleration and a graphics processor. The Lumia 800 contains an instant-share camera experience based on leading Carl Zeiss optics, HD video playback, 16GB of internal user memory and free SkyDrive storage for storing images and music.

Lumia smartphones include signature Nokia experiences optimized for Windows Phone, including Nokia Drive, which delivers a full-fledged personal navigation device (PND) with free, turn-by-turn navigation and dedicated in-car-user-interface; and Nokia Music introducing MixRadio*, a free mobile music-streaming application that delivers hundreds of channels of locally-relevant music. Windows Marketplace also gives Lumia users more than 55 000 apps to choose from.

"Since we began selling it late last year, the Nokia Lumia 800 has received rave reviews around the world," said Ilari Nurmi, Vice President of Product Marketing, Nokia. "Now in white, the Lumia 800 brings with it an even more premium look and feel with its gloss finish, but packed with power and performance underneath its sleek body."

More information about the Nokia Lumia 800 can be found at www.nokia.com/lumia800.

Posted by: James

The white Galaxy Nexus will be available on Feb 13th

Samsung has today confirmed the availability of a white variant of the Galaxy Nexus in the UK. The first Smartphone to feature Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, the Galaxy Nexus White can be bought in a range of stores across the country from 13^th February.

Simon Stanford, UK & IRE Telecommunications & Networks Division said: “After much speculation, we are pleased to announce the availability of the Galaxy Nexus White which follows the great reception the phone has received since it was launched back in November. One of the things we at Samsung pride ourselves on is the choice we offer customers, and we’ve enjoyed huge success to date by introducing white variants of our most popular models to our product portfolio.”

The Galaxy Nexus White offers customers all the features found in the original Galaxy Nexus, from the 4.65” HD Super AMOLED display which boasts a market-leading resolution of 720p (1280×720), to the 5 megapixel camera and super-fast 1.2GHz dual core processor and HSPA+ connectivity so owners can connect to and browse the internet quickly and easily when they’re out and about.

As the first  Smartphone to run on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, the Galaxy Nexus White offers customers an entirely new look and feel, including a redesigned user interface with improved multi-tasking, notifications, Wi-Fi hotspot, NFC support and a full web browsing experience. In addition to a rounded slim design, the Galaxy Nexus White also introduces new innovations such as ‘Face Unlock’, which uses facial recognition to unlock the phone. Whilst integration with Google+T means owners can easily stay in touch with friends and family and talk over Google+ Messenger.

Posted by: James

ViewSonic 23” LED Monitor VX2336s-LED

ViewSonic, a leading global provider of computing, consumer electronics and communication solutions introduces a new generation of LED monitor, the VX2336s-LED. Featured with full ergonomic adjustability, the light and thin LED monitor has a seductively curved frame with piano-black mirrored surface which complements the fantastic viewing experience.

Using ViewSonic’s exclusive SuperClear IPS technology, both vertical and horizontal view angles of VX2336s-LED can reach as wide as 178 degrees. You’ll experience brilliant image quality and accurate colour performance whether looking at the screen from above, below, the front or the side. ViewSonic’s new SuperClear IPS technology also effectively enhances grey levels when displaying dark colours, resulting in a high contrast ratio capable of displaying “true black” and distinct colour depth. SuperClear IPS is the perfect solution for graphic designers, print professionals, video editors and more. ViewSonic VX2336s-LED features Full HD 1080p resolution for incredible, pixel-by-pixel image performance. You’ll experience amazing clarity and detail whether working, gaming or enjoying the latest movie entertainment.

BlackBerry 9790 Now available on Vodafone Business tariffs

The easy to use BlackBerry Bold 9790, featuring an email-friendly ergonomic QWERTY keyboard, speedy push notifications and a crystal clear 2.45 inch touchscreen is now available to buy from Vodafone UK.
Running on the latest BlackBerry software – BlackBerry 7 – and powered by a fast 1Ghz processor, the 9790 meets all your essential mobile business needs, and provides razor-sharp graphics and a smoother, faster browser.
The BlackBerry Bold 9790 is available on Vodafone Business tariffs with the innovative One Net Express, which gives small businesses a virtual landline number that goes straight through to their mobile.  There’s no installation and the service comes with 3,000 free UK landline minutes and additional features not available on a landline – such as a single voicemail inbox for all mobile and landline calls, free call forwarding and hunt groups,
so someone in your business always answers.

One Net Express adds a whole extra layer of features that will make work-life simpler, slicker and more efficient.
For more information on pricing, please visit www.vodafone.co.uk/business.

Everything Everywhere launches twin brand campaigns for 2012

Everything Everywhere today announces the launch of large scale integrated marketing campaigns for the T-Mobile and Orange brands – delivering a bespoke creative platform for each, both of which are set to run for the entire year and will demonstrate the clear differences between the brands and needs of the two customer bases. The initial iterations of these new creative platforms will be launched for both brands simultaneously, as Everything Everywhere aims to gain significant market share of voice throughout February and March.

The T-Mobile campaign will bring together everything that Britain loves, to celebrate something else that Brits love – a real bargain. This could – and will – be anything from space hoppers and cheese rolling, to conga dancing and fake tan – with each iteration set to show different items, personalities, concepts and of course obscurities, all of which will be celebrating all things British.

The first of the ‘What Britain loves’ ads opens on a quaint village. We start with seeing a group of adorable grannies, who are joined by a large marching band. The group quickly swells to include micro-pigs, chanting football supporters and fake tanned Beefeaters – all of whom then hurtle down a hill after a large piece of cheese.  The end result is a huge mosh pit of hundreds of eclectic British characters all dancing round a giant cheese structure, celebrating the new ‘The Full Monty’ plan, which offers unlimited internet, texts and ‘shed loads of calls’ all for just £36 per month.

Demand for paid Android sat-nav app continues to rise despite free navigation tools

CoPilot Live, the leading sat-nav app has reported an overall 40% year on year rise in sales of its Android app (Q4 2011 vs Q4 2010). With a record 1.2bn app downloads over Christmas, and Google recently announcing over 250 million Android devices have now been activated – the Android app market is clearly booming, and the growing demand for high-quality Android sat-nav apps comes despite the free navigation solution pre-installed on most devices.

I know have CoPilot Live for Android so expect a review in the coming weeks.

David Quin from CoPilot Live says; “With Google maps, many people thought that there wouldn’t be much of a market for paid for sat-nav apps on Android devices. However, we’re seeing monthly app sales volumes continue to grow, illustrating that Android users are increasingly looking for solutions which offer more than the free software they have already. It also shows a growing willingness for Android users to pay for apps with genuinely useful features, despite a previous focus on free apps.”

SAMSUNG INTRODUCES THE GALAXY S ADVANCE

Samsung Electronics today announces the latest addition to its Android powered Galaxy portfolio, the Galaxy S Advance, which features a sleek curved design with dual-core performance. 

The Galaxy S Advance strikes the perfect balance of style and performance. Powered by a dual-core 1.0 GHz processor and HSPA 14.4 Mbps connectivity, the Galaxy S Advance delivers great versatility and a highly responsive interface for easy multitasking – allowing smoother screen transitions, faster image processing, plus enhanced Web download and browsing.

The Galaxy S Advance features a 4.0″ Super AMOLED display which provides the stunning visuals Samsung Galaxy smartphones are renowned for, displaying photos and videos captured with the device’s 5MP camera in unparalleled colour and vivid clarity.

Running on Android Gingerbread and featuring Samsung’s TouchWiz user interface, the Galaxy S Advance enables users to stay connected through Samsung’s Hubs range, including Music, Reader and Game Hubs. Samsung’s cross platform communication service, ChatON, is also provided, bringing together into a single community by using phone numbers instead of usernames and passwords, allowing for easy instant messaging, group chatting and sharing content in multiple formats to make messaging simpler and more intuitive than ever.

BlackBerry is the best selling smartphone in the UK – again!

We all know that over the last couple of years Blackberry sales have declined in some parts of the world, in particular North America. RIM have been under constant critism but here in the UK things couldn’t be more different.
In 2010 the BlackBerry was the UK’s best selling smartphone and once gain the Canadian company have done it again in 2011.
Nearly every teenager I see out on the street is using a BlackBerry and with the Blackberry Internet Service only costing £5 per month it is obvious why they choose BlackBerry. For your £5 you get unlimited BBM, email and web access. With the Blackberry Curve 8520 available from a little over £100 on PAYG this fits perfectly into the social networking lifestyle that most of us have now adopted and take for granted.
With RIM releasing new devices on a pretty regular basis and now with the choice of Touchscreen handsets, wonderful QWERTY keyboards and a combination of both on the Torch 9800 and 9810 I’m frankly not surprised that the ‘sensible’ UK people have adopted BlackBerry as the platform of choice.

You can see the official press release below:

T-Mobile launches The Full Monty – the UK’s first plan to offer unlimited calls, texts and internet

T-Mobile today announces the launch of The Full Monty, a ground-breaking new mobile phone plan that offers consumers the freedom to make unlimited calls, send unlimited texts, and use as much mobile internet as they want – with no fair use restrictions. The first of its kind for the UK, The Full Monty plan offers unbeatable value and is available from 1 February through T-Mobile stores, online shop, telesales and in-direct partners.

Customers signing up to The Full Monty 24 month plan will not only have the reassurance that there are no caps on their calls, texts and internet, they will also have access to unlimited WiFi, and can use their mobile internet for whatever they like – including tethering (using a smartphone as an internet connection for a laptop or tablet), streaming and downloading. 

The Full Monty plan offers four simple price brackets, each of which offer a great range of free high-end smartphones:

Last minute iPhone 4 sale from Three

Here’s a quickie to round of the end of the working week.

Three has just announced a last minute January sale promotion for the iPhone 4 8GB. Anyone that goes into a Three store before the end of the month will not have to pay the upfront charge for the handset, a saving of £49.

The iPhone 4 8GB is available on £30 price plans, including 500 minutes, 5000 texts and 1GB of data.

Sounds pretty good value of you ask me.

Posted by: James