Press Releases

Samsung adds Netflix to its Smart TV Apps store

Samsung Electronics Co. UK Ltd, the UK’s number one TV brand with the most awarded TV range, today announces Netflix, the global internet subscription service for films and TV programmes, as the latest partner for its Smart TV App store, Samsung Apps.  People who log on to the Netflix website (www.netflix.com) today can start a free, one month trial of Netflix to instantly watch unlimited films and TV programmes streamed over the Internet to their Samsung Smart TV, PC or mobile devices.

The Netflix App, which is currently available on Samsung’s D7000 and D8000 Smart TV series (and in the coming months on 2012 Smart TV and Blu-ray players), will give viewers instant and unlimited access to tens of thousands of great films and TV programmes including recent big screen hits like The Expendables, popular US series such as 24 and 90210, previous full seasons of UK favourites including The Only Way is Essex, Top Gear and The Inbetweeners plus a wide-range of documentaries, art house films and film classics ranging from The Princess Bride to The 39 Steps.

More films and TV programmes will be added regularly, where Samsung Smart TV users can instantly select and play films and TV programmes for the monthly price of just £5.99 without any contracts or commitments.

Orange UK launches own brand Android tablet – the ‘Tahiti’

Roll up, roll up, get your Orange branded tablet here. Orange have teamed up with Huawei to announce the Tahiti, a super sleek and stylish Android tablet available from £69.99 on a price plan of £25 per month. Rolling out across Orange retail channels this week, the Tahiti is the first Orange branded tablet to be ranged by Orange in the UK.

Building on the success of the Orange branded mobile phone range, and continuing in the theme of offering outstanding value innovation, the Tahiti from Orange provides users with a tablet experience traditionally associated with a more high-end device. Running the Android Honeycomb operating system, the Tahiti also provides access to thousands of free apps from the Android marketplace and full Adobe Flash Player support.

Stylish and lightweight, offering great portability by weighing just 390g, the Tahiti also features a 7″ multi-touch LCD screen and a dual core 1.2GHz Qualcomm processor, allowing users to surf the internet and watch films with ease when they’re on the go.  Available in a slate black and silver finish, the Tahiti also features a 5 mega pixel camera, AGPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth as well as a 3G+ connection.

More info and full specs can be seen below:

RIM Showcases New BlackBerry 7.1 OS at CES

A wide range of software improvements await BlackBerry 7 smartphone customers at the BlackBerry booth at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2012). Research In Motion (RIM)  is showcasing the new BlackBerry 7.1 OS as well as updates to the BBM (BlackBerry Messenger), BlackBerry Traffic and BlackBerry Travel apps. The new OS and app updates make seizing and sharing the moment even easier.

BlackBerry 7.1 will begin rolling out from carriers around the world beginning today and over the coming weeks. The new releases of BBM, BlackBerry Traffic and BlackBerry Travel will be available on BlackBerry® App WorldT beginning today.

“BlackBerry 7 delivered a next-generation platform for our customers around the world and the range of software updates announced today build upon the strengths of that platform to further enhance the mobile experience and make life easier, from managing daily tasks to planning big adventures,” said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO at Research In Motion.

Acer Presents Aspire Timeline Ultra

Since Acer rolled out the first Ultrabook in September 2011, the company has extended the product’s unique features across its mainstream line of notebooks with 14-inch and 15-inch models. Acer today unveils the Aspire Timeline Ultra featuring 8 hours of battery life, high performance and a 2-spindle design in an Ultrabook. They feature Acer Green Instant On for fast boot and resume, and Acer Always Connect technology, which lets users manage their multimedia and data on all their devices at anytime, anywhere -even from sleep.

The new Aspire Timeline Ultra are slimmer and lighter than earlier generations of the Timeline series, which reach a delicate equilibrium between computer lightness and battery life, providing an entire day of computing on a single charge. Aspire Timeline Ultra measure just 20 mm thin, boast more than 8 hours of battery life, the latest Intel Core i processor performance, dedicated graphics for intensive 3D gaming, and even a slim DVD-Super Multi optical drive.

Instantly on and always connected

Innovative Acer Green Instant On and Acer Always Connect technologies enable data upload and retrieval anytime, anywhere, and deliver power-saving features as well.

AcerCloud is announced

Acer today previewed its upcoming AcerCloud, which securely connects all personal smart devices for anytime, anywhere access. Featuring Acer Always Connect technology, users can retrieve multimedia and data files anytime, even when their main PC is in sleep (standby/hibernation) mode. Users can enjoy these advantages knowing that their information is stored and transferred securely via strong encryption and authentication. Bringing users tremendous functionality and value, Acer will include the AcerCloud, without additional cost, on all new Acer consumer PCs.

Acer reduces the complexities of today’s fast-paced lifestyles by developing solutions that enable devices to communicate, simplifying the process of content sharing. With the ever-growing number of smart digital devices, users need to share and back up their multimedia and data files in a simple, smart way.

Acer Unveils World’s Thinnest Ultrabook: Aspire S5

CES has kicked off in America and quick of the mark with a beauty is Acer announcing the Aspire S5.

Acer unveiled the world’s thinnest Ultrabook with the Aspire S5, an ultra-slim device that measures only 15 mm at the maximal point. It weighs less than 1.35 kg (less than 3 lbs.) and is built with a 13.3-inch (34 cm) LCD. In addition, it features the unique Acer Green Instant On technology for fast boot and resume, and Acer Always Connect, which lets users manage their multimedia and data on all their devices at anytime, anywhere – even from sleep.

"The Ultrabook is much more than just a product segment," said Jim Wong, president of Acer Inc. "It’s a new trend that will become the mainstream for mobile PCs, and customers will see the unique features gradually extended across Acer’s notebook family."

Otone Audio’s new speaker systems bring modern sound experience to a totally new level!

Otone Audio has developed a revolutionary new range of lifestyle inspired speaker systems that are set to take the current market by storm and we are getting two of them in for review!
Otone Audio is a savvy new company based in the UK that brings together years of experience in the audio industry. The company works alongside a team of top designers on the continent and has collaborated with leading businesses in China to create its exciting new range of speaker systems which are excellent performers on sound, quality and price.
By combining cutting edge technology and sleek designs Otone Audio has developed systems that seriously improve the experience of any audio situation – whether that’s at home, in the office or on the move. The enhanced clarity of Otone Audio’s carefully developed speakers means the systems are able to exceed the high sound quality demands set by the competitive UK market.

Motorola MOTOLUXE and Motorola DEFY MINI coming soon

This spring, Motorola Mobility, is helping you flaunt your individuality by adding two stylish and unique Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) powered smartphones to its growing budget-friendly portfolio. MOTOLUXE is a hip, slim touchscreen device and Motorola DEFY MINI is dustproof and water-resistant, making it the ideal “life proof” phone for active users. And they come in different shapes, sizes and colours – so you can choose a phone that best reflects your personality.

No matter what device you choose Motorola’s MotoSwitch user interface changes the way you manage your life. With MotoSwitch, your smartphone learns who you talk to and which apps you use and keeps all of that information front and centre. The Social Graph feature gives you easy and fast access to the people who really matter. It learns who’s most important to you and uses that information to populate the home screen. The more frequently you communicate with someone, the bigger their icon becomes. The Activity Graph gives you quick and easy access to your favourite apps, automatically changing to reflect the apps you use the most. With Music Now you can easily play your favorite music while the Smart Gallery displays your favourite pictures as collections.

You can read more and see videos below:

Samsung announce the Galaxy Ace Plus

Here we have a new edition to Samsung’s Galaxy range. Samsung Electronics have today announced the introduction of the Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus to its Android-powered family of devices, an enhanced version of the popular Galaxy Ace which was successfully launched last year.

Building on the style heritage of the Galaxy Ace, the Galaxy Ace Plus is a stylishly designed smartphone contained in a modern and minimalist casing with rounded edges, featuring a 3.65” sized HVGA display. The phone has been designed to be simple yet elegant.

Backed by an impressive 1GHz processor, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps connectivity and WiFi 802.11 functionality, owners of the Galaxy Ace Plus will benefit from lightning-fast speeds for browsing the web, downloading content and streaming video. Application startups are faster with virtually no lag time, even while multitasking. Complete with Samsung’s Social Hub, Music Hub and ChatON services, the Galaxy Ace Plus also boasts an impressive 2GB of shared storage capacity for multimedia content and up to 1GB of direct storage for applications-more than any smartphone in its category.

You can see more info, full specs and images below:

Samsung brings exclusive Angry Birds festive cheer with new game experiences, levels, competitions and more

Those loveable Angry Birds and the pesky pigs are celebrating the holiday season with fans across the globe, as their new Advent Challenge on Google Chrome launched 25 levels of Winter Wonderland fun.  In the run-up to Christmas each day a new level is unlocked with a special 5^th December level created thanks to the Samsung GALAXY Note.

Samsung and Rovio first worked together earlier in the year for the launch of the GALAXY S II and have once again come together to offer fans of Angry Birds even more chances to play. Visiting note.angrybirds.com will take you to a Winter Wonderland in which you can send Angry Birds greetings cards, win amazing prizes including a Samsung GALAXY Note and even play an exclusive Angry Birds puzzle game not seen anywhere else in the world.

“It’s so good to team up with Rovio again. Samsung has a had brilliant year and our Galaxy devices are popular all over the world, so to be able to launch a holiday experience inside the most popular mobile game in world is awesome!" said YH Lee, SVP of Global Marketing at Samsung Mobile Communications Business "To all those Angry Birds fans out there: enjoy yourselves and check out the Galaxy Note for an even better mobile gaming experience!”