Samsung Galaxy S II O2 UK Prices: Contract & PayG
Being one of the top selling phones currently on the market, the Galaxy S II is being offered on many different carriers. O2 UK is currently offering the Galaxy S II to customers who are interested in purchasing it on contract or on Pay & Go plans.
The Galaxy S II is among the slimmest phones ever produced and is only 8.49mm thick. Even with that thinness, Samsung has managed to up the megapixel count on the camera from 5MP on the previous version to 8MB. There is a LED flash as well as a 1.3MP front facing camera. The phone runs on Android Gingerbread 2.3 and has a gorgeous 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus screen.
O2 is offering the phone on several types of contracts. For those who would like to get the GSII for free, they can get it for as little as £27.00 a month. For that price you will get 300 minutes, unlimited text and unlimited text messaging. For £32.00 the minutes are doubled and unlimited texting is still on board. £37.00 brings the minutes up to 900 with unlimited texting still included. At £42.00 there are 1200 minutes and unlimited texting and for those who are interested in going even higher, there is unlimited talk and text.
If one is interested in paying a lower monthly bill, the phone can be purchased for £149.00 on contract with a £16.50 plan that includes 50 minutes and 250 texts. For a price of £104..99 for the phone, the monthly plan will cost £21.50 and a total of 100 minutes and 500 texts are included.
Those looking to go completely off contract can purchase the phone for £479.99 and hop on a Pay & Go plan.
Source: O2
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Loading ...PlayStation One games hit Android Marketplace
It’s not like we’ll have access to the Xperia Play tomorrow as originally promised. Thanks to software issues on O2 and shipping problems with Vodafone and Three, it doesn’t look like the latest addition of games to the Android Marketplace will do us any good, at least not for another week or two. At any rate the games are beginning to show up and we’re pretty pleased to say that there are some interesting titles.
As of tonight there will be five PS One games launched on the Android Marketplace: Syphon Filter, MediEvil, Cool Boarders 2, Destruction Derby and Jumpy Fish. Each of the five games is receiving a price tag of just £3.99. most of the games on the list will also be available in five languages.
The only downside is that you will need to have a Sony Ericsson R800i in order to access these games. Yes, R800i is the codename for the Sony Xperia Play. That means that those who do not have an Xperia Play will be stuck with using emulators in the Marketplace for their PS One game playing fetishes.
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Amazing Features Incorporated In The Motorola Xoom
Motorola is planning to launch the first Android Honeycomb tablet in the market. The Motorola Xoom comes with some of the most amazing features and specifications, which are helping it to stand out from the crowd. You will be able to see numerous upgraded specifications in the device. Due to this, it is available with a hefty price tag. There are two digital cameras on board of the Xoom. The front facing camera is 2.0 mega pixel, which will usually act as a webcam that you can use for video chat. On the other hand, the rear 5.0-megapixel camera is mainly provided for photos. It also helps in capturing 720p high-definition videos.
The touch screen of the device comes with a 1280-by-800 pixel resolution. This is one of the best touch screen options available in the market today when compared to the 1024 by 768 resolution of iPad and 1024 by 600 of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab. The users of Xoom can watch 1080p HD video. Moreover, the device also provides an option for the users to output the HD videos to other devices through an HDMI slot. In order to enhance the web video viewing, the device also incorporates the Adobe’s Flash Player.
The Motorola Xoom measures 249.1 mm by 167.8 millimeters. The thickness of the device is 12.9mm. The device is developed to work with Google services, which include the latest 5.0 version of the Google Maps with 3D interaction and with the three million Google eBooks. You can also find many advanced applications as well as features included in the device. For instance, some of the unique and latest applications that you will be able to find in Xoom are a built-in gyroscope, e-compass, barometer as well as accelerometer. The adapting lighting for various apps is also one of the great features of this tablet. Check out some more of the Xoom’s features at Motorola’s official site!
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 revealed
Samsung might be working on bringing slimmer LCD TV’s to the market and working on the manufacturing the next version of the Galaxy S smartphones, but that does not mean the company will stand idly by why Motorola, Apple and LG work on dominating the tablet world.
Samsung said it had moderate sales with the original Galaxy Tab (7-inch) which according to the company sold over 2 million units in the 2010 holiday season. With the launch of Honeycomb, the company brought up the ante on the competition with the Galaxy Tab 10.1 which still has not made it to consumer’s hands. But in light of the iPad 2 the company publically announced it was going back to the drawing board and was even prepared to lose money on the device in order to gain market and mind share.
Well go back to the drawing board they did and boy did they come back with an awesomely looking device. Meet the Galaxy Tab 8.9-inch, Samsung’s second answer to the iPad 2 (their first was the Galaxy Tab 10.1). This device will bring Honeycomb 3.0 to a device that is both slimmer and lighter than the iPad 2. Other than sporting a slim design, the company will be preloading every Galax Tab 8.9-inch with TouchWiz 4.0. Now I know what you’re thinking, please don’t do it Samsung! Fact is, TouchWiz 4.0 over Android is not that bad. In fact the UI tweaks bring a lot of polished elements to the overall unpolished look of some of the applications. One downside is the Tab 8.9-inch will bring a nonstandard charging port to the device. But then again, who said they were not going after Apple?
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Microsoft Windows Phone 7 finally getting copy/paste
For a company that has been losing ground in the mobile division for the past couple of years, Microsoft sure seems to have turned its ship around, patched the leaks and gotten a new crew. While the launch of the Windows Phone 7 platform was not met with blockbuster success, the company has seen moderate success with the platform and so far they are happy with the results even though Samsung claims they were expecting better numbers but declined to elaborate.
One of the things missing from Windows Phone 7 was copy and paste. If you remember, back in 2007 when the original iPhone was launched, copy and paste among many other features were missing from the device. It took Apple over two years to finally bring the feature to the device and of course when they did, they added a little extra something to justify the waiting period.
Well just a little over six months after the launch of the Windows Phone 7 platform, Microsoft is bringing the much anticipated copy and paste feature to the device. The update is not that huge as the company is saving the next major update of the device (codenamed Mango) for the fall of this year. But among other things it will also bring CDMA support to Windows Phone 7 which might not be important to us Brits, but for those living in North America, where the technology is still in use, it is ever so important.
Those owning a Windows Phone 7 device will be able to download the update over the air or from the Zune application. The update will also fix some minor bug issues such as errors when updating on a Samsung device.
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Nexus S coming soon to Vodafone
The original Nexus One set the mark for Android phones, why not? After all it was one that Google monitored from conception to realization from day one and it was more of a mark for all other Android devices to be judged on then being a device that had mass world appeal. That being said, Google followed up last year’s hit with a revision dubbed the Nexus S, one that sports not only 1GHz Hummingbird processors, but support for NFC as well.
While U.S customers have been experiencing the joys of the Nexus S, most of us here in the U.K have been missing out, even though this is a GSM device. That said, we’re hearing that Nexus and Google will be bringing the playground here to the UK in the form of Vodafone.
According to said company’s Group Director of Terminals, Patrick Chomet: “It’s great news that our customers will very soon be able to get Google’s Nexus S direct through our stores. At Vodafone we work closely with our partners across the industry to offer our customers a leading smartphone range that includes the latest innovations in product and user experience.”
Samsung’s DJ Lee who is the Executive Vice President and Head of Sales and Marketing Team at the company’s Mobile Communications Division had similar words: “I am very pleased to introduce this amazing mobile experience to Vodafone’s customers. Nexus S integrates Samsung’s best-in-class hardware and technology with Android’s stunning new features and user experiences. Nexus S enables users to enjoy the latest mobile technology and faster multimedia content with an intuitive user experience.”
Of course, no one is going to blame Google, Samsung or Vodafone with their offer, but isn’t it wise to wait just a week more to see what’s up at MWC before jumping ship for a Nexus S?
Source: Vodafone
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Google Nexus Set To Go On Sale in UK from Dec 22
The Google Nexus S is slated to be released in UK with the Android 2.3 Ginger Bread OS on December 22. Customers can pre order at selected stores of Carphone Warhouse and Best Buy UK.
Following a decision on price cut, Google Nexus S is now priced at a reasonable £429.95. This is a welcome move on the part of the manufacturer.
First review:
With shifting allegiance from HTC, the Google Nexus S boasts Samsung’s trademark glossy finish. Awarded 4 stars by TechRadar, the Google Nexus S is touted as the best android device in the market today. And quite true to this description the Google Nexus S is equipped with some of the best features like:
- a 4 inch (94 mm) super AMOLED display with 800X480 WVGA resolution
- NFC
- 1GHz processor, 16GB of storage
- a 5 megapixel camera
- a VGA resolution camera in the front for video calls
- color saturated panel with black and crisp edges
- empowered with contour display technology
- limited hardware control with just a power button and volume rocker
- supports quad band GSM/EDGE and triband UMTS/HSPA (900/1700/2100)
However, according to preliminary review, the absence of a micro SD card slot is one negative element of the phone’s design.
Carphone Warhouse and Best Buy UK has reported being positive about sales ever since news of the price slash hit the market. Indeed, both the retailers have cut the market price from £550 to £430 for the SIM free version of course. The contract price is rated at £30 per month with the contract period ranging over two years.
This second Nexus mobile, following on from the Nexus One, is Google’s prime device for Android 2.3’s release. And silence has been maintained on the price slash issue. It is true that the earlier marked price was a bit too high to affect the sales of the device positively. Perhaps, this is what drove Google to release the Nexus S at the revised reduced price.
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Acer Liquid Metal
Acer has launched a new phone that will redefine the way that you have thought of smart phones. The new Acer Liquid Metal is that phone, and Acer has positioned it strategically with its great price in such a way that it will give heartache for many a person.
The new phone features an enormous 3.8 inch touch screen display that will surely bring out the best from the new Android 2.2 operating system. This is due to the fact that the display has a WVGA resolution and supports 16 million colours. The phone has a 5 megapixel camera that takes pictures in 2592х1944 pixels as it has autofocus and LED flash facilities. The phone also has options like geo-tagging, face and smile detection and image stabilization. This would ensure that you get the best possible pictures.
The phone runs on a Qualcomm MSM 7230 800 MHz processor and this shows off the Android OS v2.2 (Froyo) with its ultimate features like Flash 10.1 and so on. There is a 3.5 mm audio jack and Dolby Mobile sound enhancement for the best possible sound. The phone measures just 115 x 63 x 13.5 mm in size and hence you easy slip into pockets. Weighing at just 135 grams, it is also quite light too. The phone employs Acer’s renowned User Interface 4.0 Breeze, which makes navigating through the phone’s various applications a breeze. This interface has Facebook and twitter integration as standard. YouTube and Picasa integration are also standard.
Acer has announced that the phone will be made available for the customers in the UK from this month at its launch. The phone will be carrying a price of £300, which makes it one of the most feature rich and inexpensive phones that money can buy in the market today.
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...The HTC Desire Z – Sprouting QWERTY for the Desire
Following the common trend to come out with QWERTY slider variants of its popular monolithic touchscreens, Taiwan’s leading smartphone maker HTC has unveiled its HTC Desire Z. Looking more like the earlier Desire than the upcoming Desire HD, the new smartphone is only the second Android from HTC to have a sliding QWERTY keyboard after its Dream released in June 2009.
Exquisite Screen
Sharing the same 3.7-inch capacitive touchscreen with 16 million colors and WVGA (800 x 480) resolution, the HTC Desire Z takes off from HTC’s move to use Super LCD from Sony rather than suffer anew the inability of Samsung to supply the AMOLED displays used in the early Desire.
It’s interesting to note that the Desire Androids now use S-LCD while its first few production batches had AMOLED screens. But no matter, if Engadget is right in its comparison, the two screen technologies offer about the same picture quality with AMOLED being more power efficient.
General Features
With a smorgasbord of connectivity features on both radio (quad band GSM on 2G and dual band UMTS on 3G) and data (class 32 GPRS/EDGE on 2G and HSDA 14.4 Mbps and HSUPA 7.6 Mbps on 3G), the HTC Desire Z is up to the telephony task like any flagship smartphone.
It also has WiFi 802.11 b/g/n with DLNA and while its 5 megapixel autofocus geo tagging and face detecting camera with LED flash is nothing to brag about, it does offer 720p video recording. Other features include:
• Qualcomm MSM 7230 at 800 MHz running Android v2.2 Froyo;
• Facebook, Twitter, Picasa, YouTube and Google talk integration;
• Multitouch Input, proximity and accelerometer sensors
• FM stereo with RDS and 3.5mm headphone jack;
• Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP and microUSB v2.0;
• 1.5 GB onboard memory with 512 MB RAM, up to 32GB microSD support;
• 1300 mAh Li-ion battery for up to 9.8 hours on 2G, 6.6 hours on 3G with 430 hours standby.
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(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) Loading ...Nokia Touch and Type is X3 Improved
When the Nokia X3 first came out, it was a good practical device that would be hard to put down. Not quite as astonishing as high end devices, but it was more on the safer, practical choice. Most of us believed that the next logical step for Nokia would be to move on to the creation of the X4.
The arrival of the Nokia X3-02 Touch and Type was something that could be considered as a very welcome surprise.
Strange Looking Keypad
Admittedly, the keypad on this handset looks pretty odd. While it is nothing that comes close to the bizarre layouts on concept devices, it is not that conventional either. In fact, Nokia has gambled with a visual appearance that looks pretty uncomfortable when checked up close.
But anyone who has used a portrait keyboard would be able to tell you that the 4 column layout is hardly anything to be worried about. In fact typing and navigating using the keypad is quite natural and easy.
Though learning to tap the space button when texting fast does take a few tries to get used to. In the end, the Nokia Touch and Type earns its name by proving to be one of the better phones one can type on –even with a T9 keypad.
Screen Specifications
As one would expect from its name, the X3-02 also sports a touch screen display. While it is more common for mobile phones to be toting around capacitive touch screens, the Nokia Touch and Type relies on a more old-school technology: a resistive touch screen. Surprisingly, the lack of gestures and multi touch is not that much of an issue –the touch functions are based more on navigation and are complemented by the keypad controls.
It is also fast, responsive and is able to display excellent visual quality for a phone of this caliber. Fans of this phone might also like to take a look at the Nokia C3 Touch and Type.
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