Sky’s Now TV Launches on Android, Brings Streaming Movies to Folks in the UK

by Stacy Bruce on Jul 18th 2012, 10:23pm
tagged Google Play, movies, streaming, U.K.

Here’s some cool news for you UK readers, and only you UK readers. NOW TV’s streaming movie service is now available for Android devices and will allow you to stream movies whenever and wherever you want. If you have the “Sky Movie Pass” you can stream unlimited movies all day long and there is even a nifty “Play to Play” option for those of you who are afraid of commitments. Speaking of commitments, you can sign up right now for a free 30-day trial to see if this is something you can get down with. Pretty sweet, huh?

The Now TV app is now available in Google Play and brings access to a boat-load of great movie titles. Hit either of the links below to get started.

Google Play Download

Google Maps U.K. Update Brings Indoor Maps To The Party

by Roy Alugbue on Jul 4th 2012, 9:41am
tagged google maps, U.K.

Google has finally granted Great Britain VIP access to its Google Indoor Maps treatment. This means Android users of all can enjoy the complete indoor maps of around 40 U.K. venues, which includes everything from art galleries to sporting venues to airports to give users an inside look of their buildings. The neat thing about the recent expansion to Great Britain is the fact building owners can upload their own maps by contacting an independent Google Trusted Photographer—- which should ultimately allow the feature/service grow immediately. Looks like folks in that part of the Commonwealth are about to have their lives just a little bit easier.

source: PCMag

Huawei releases pricing for MediaPad tablet and Vision Smartphone for the U.K.

by Robert Nazarian on Nov 10th 2011, 12:17pm
tagged huawei, MediaPad, U.K., vision

We first heard about the Huawei MediaPad back in June when it was expected to be the first device to feature Android 3.2 Honeycomb. Huawei is now telling us the WiFi version will be available early next year in the U.K. for £275 (US$440). They will also offer a HSDPA+ (14.4 Mbps) version, but they are still negotiating with carriers, so we don’t have any pricing yet.

The specs include a 7-inch LCD capacitive touchscreen, 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 5MP rear camera, 1.3MP front camera, HDMI, and Android 3.2 Honeycomb.

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[Euro Deal] Motorola XOOM 32GB down to £299

by Robert Nazarian on Sep 26th 2011, 11:53am
tagged deal, europe, motorola, U.K., Xoom

With Motorola close to releasing the XOOM 2 and XOOM 2 Media Edition, we can expect some price slashing. Earlier in the month the 32GB version was dropped to £329 ($510), and Play.com is offering the same unit for £299 (€374.99) ($464).

Not a bad price, but I would jump on the ASUS Transformer before grabbing this one.

[via play.com]

Samsung Galaxy W to launch on O2 UK later this month

by Robert Nazarian on Sep 6th 2011, 6:14pm
tagged Galaxy W, O2, Samsung, three, U.K., uk

Samsung introduced the Galaxy W as part of their new naming scheme last month. The “W’ stands for Wonder which represents high quality, and is perfect for those seeking a balance between style and performance. We already know it will be available on the Three network in the UK, and it looks like O2 will be carrying it was well.

O2 has the Galaxy W listed as “Coming Soon: September.” on their website. The Galaxy W will have a 1.4GHz single-core CPU, 3.7-inch SLCD display, 5MP rear camera, Android 2.3, and TouchWiz 4.0.

We expect availability to be towards the end of the month.

[via O2]