Aug

2010

Carphone Warehouse Bringing “Music Anywhere” to the Samsung Galaxy Europa

by Chris Moor
tagged anywhere, carphone, europa, exclusive, galaxy, i5500, music, Samsung, stream, tag, uk, warehouse

A continuation of the current move to cloud based solutions, “Music Anywhere” is introduced as a cloud-based locker system for your music. This application differs from the likes of Winamp Remote, or Grooveshark in that this app does not stream music from your desktop, upload your collection to an online database, or simply stream from [...]

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Aug

2010

Motorola FLIPOUT Arriving in the UK August 11th

by Chris Moor
tagged Android, flipout, motorola, sim free, uk, Unlocked

The Motorola FLIPOUT, a quirky little phone with a rotating hinge, is set to release in the UK very soon. The phone is unlocked and SIM free, and will be available through Play.com for £249.99on August 11th. In case you have not seen the FLIPOUT before now it uses a unique ‘Rotating QWERTY’ design that [...]

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Jul

2010

O2 trials 4G in the UK

by Chris Moor
tagged 4G, fast, O2, speeds, uk, wimax

O2 UK have begun trialling 4G in the UK. Using a standard Dell laptop and a samsung 4G broadband dongle, speeds of 80mbps were achieved at peak performance, and this while demonstrating from a coffee shop in a shopping centre. During the demo, the page load times were compared to Broadband loading speeds of approx [...]

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Jul

2010

32GB Dell Streak lands on O2 UK

by Chris Moor
tagged 16gb, 32gb, Dell, eol, O2, streak, uk

The first 32GB Dell Streaks have arrived on O2 UK. Limited numbers at the moment but more to follow soon. The 32GB is available for £449 pay as you go, or free on a £40 a month voice and data plan. A source from O2 also hinted that internal documentation may indicate that the 16GB [...]

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Jul

2010

Android helps boost Carphone’s sales

by Dustin Karnes
tagged Android, carphone, sales, uk, warehouse

As we all know, Android is on the rise. People want it, people demand it, they sometimes even beg carriers and manufacturers for it, and this trend did nothing but good for Carphone Warehouse. Carphone has announced a 3.7% jump in sales, up to £794m, in the last quarter. When interviewed after the statement’s release, [...]

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Jul

2010

Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 Coming to O2 UK in September

by Chris Moor
tagged Android, O2, sony, sony ericsson, uk, xperia x8

The upcoming Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 will be launched on the O2 network in the UK this coming September. As an Android user I am anxious to hear if this is going to be an exclusive handset to o2 or if it will be a general launch among other carriers as well. The release of [...]

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Jul

2010

Samsung Galaxy S now appearing on UK’s Wireless Network Three

by Chris Moor
tagged england, free, galaxy s, mobile, Samsung, three, uk

UK users now have the Galaxy S as an option on the Three’s network. With the huge amount of marketing that Samsung has done recently in the UK I am not surprised to see deals like this. The Galaxy S is free to new subscribers with a 24 month contract to their service plans. The [...]

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Jul

2010

Acer Stream free from Expansys w/ Vodafone contract

by Chris Moor
tagged Acer Stream, europe, uk, united kingdom, Vodafone

Mega-online retailer Expansys, who is exclusively selling the Acer Stream in the UK, has put together a contract plan with Vodafone. This package (which you can see above) allows them to offer the regularly £399 Inc Vat phone for free. Granted “free” means you have to sign up with a two year contract, but hey… [...]

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Jul

2010

HTC Hero users on Orange now receiving Android 2.1

by Dustin Karnes
tagged 2.1, Android, eclair, hero, HTC, orange, uk

According to an article over at eurodroid, there has been news flowing in that HTC Hero users, locked in on Orange, are getting their updates (finally) to Android 2.1. So, if you’re on Orange with a Hero, go to your updates in your system settings and see if there is any 2.1 goodness lurking in [...]

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Jul

2010

Android’s share of UK smartphone market growing exponentially

by Dustin Karnes
tagged Android, growth, market, sales, uk

Android. We all love it.. at least, if you’re reading this, I hope you do. And while I, as a stateside Yankee, adore Google’s OS, my friends over the lake do, too. Android share of the UK has grown from 3% in Q1 of 2010 to an astounding 13.2% in Q2. That’s over a 330% [...]

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