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PlayStation Vita: Vodafone 3G bundle includes freebies Huawei MediaPad review HTC Sensation XL review T-Mobile launches unlimited call, text and data plan PlayStation Vita UK release date, pricing and hardware preview BlackBerry Bold 9790 review London Eye gets Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 upgrade Sony demo Xperia S ahead of UK launch 6 new UK mobile inventions to change your life Lumia 710 unboxed, hands-on preview
 
PlayStation Vita: Vodafone 3G bundle includes freebies

PlayStation Vita: Vodafone 3G bundle includes freebies

PlayStation Vita hits the shelves on February 22nd and costs £229 for the wi-fi version and £279 for the 3G version. While the pricing has been in place since last month, Vodafone today annoucned some surprise freebies for the 3G bundle. The PlayStation Vita 3G bundle from Vodafone will include a free download copy of launch [...]

Huawei MediaPad review

Huawei MediaPad review

Chinese telecoms giant Huawei might not have established itself in the UK, but it’s already thinking big. Over the next ten years it expects to boost turnover from $6billion to $100billion – grabbing a slice of the tablet market in the process. First step to realising those rather lofty ambitions? The MediaPad, the company’s first [...]

HTC Sensation XL review

HTC Sensation XL review

HTC’s design language is pretty distinctive. The company has said it would like you to know it’s an HTC even if the label fell off. The Sensation XL is the latest handset in the Sensation series, and the second to feature the Beats Audio logo on the back. HTC now part-owns Beats and is making [...]

T-Mobile launches unlimited call, text and data plan

T-Mobile launches unlimited call, text and data plan

T-Mobile announced a new ‘unlimited’ smartphone tariff today, offering unlimited data, calls and texts as part of a 24 month subscription package. Importantly, there’s no ‘fair usage’ policy and the offering is open to new and existing T-Mobile customers. Called ‘The Full Monty’, the unlimited plan starts at £41 per month, rising to £61 per [...]

PlayStation Vita UK release date, pricing and hardware preview

PlayStation Vita UK release date, pricing and hardware preview

What Mobile visited Sony Computer Entertainment today to take a look at PlayStation Vita, the first 3G enabled games console which is set for release on 22nd February in the UK after a pre-Christmas launch in Japan. At launch, PlayStation Vita will be offered in ‘wi-fi only’ or ‘wi-fi + 3G’ variants and Vodafone are [...]

BlackBerry Bold 9790 review

BlackBerry Bold 9790 review

RIM’s fallen on troubled times, with deflating shares and its next-generation operating system, BlackBerry Ten, not set to appear until the very end of the year. In the meantime, the Canadian company is pushing the Bold 9790, a slimmer version of its successful QWERTY smartphone for business professionals. The Bold 9790 design may not win [...]

London Eye gets Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 upgrade

London Eye gets Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 upgrade

The London Eye today revealed a new look and a high-tech overhaul of each capsule. Visitors to the landmark tourist attraction will now find six Samsung Galaxy Tabs installed in each of the 32 capsules. Each tablet is encased in a chunky white surround to match the design of the capsule and to prevent impressed [...]

Sony demo Xperia S ahead of UK launch

Sony demo Xperia S ahead of UK launch

Sony revealed their complete 2012 line-up of products earlier today in London and, for the first time in over a decade, a new smartphone joined the display of integrated consumer electronics. The Xperia S was shown alongside DLNA speaker technology, high-end iPod docks and a range of Android based Walkman products. Still carrying the ‘Sony [...]

6 new UK mobile inventions to change your life

6 new UK mobile inventions to change your life

Smart UK project, a competition to find the most innovate UK mobile company, today revealed a shortlist of 19 companies which hope to triumph in the government backed scheme. The shortlist covered inventions of every kind from apps involving the NHS, museums and taxis to waterproof hardware technology. Introducing the event in London earlier today [...]

Lumia 710 unboxed, hands-on preview

Lumia 710 unboxed, hands-on preview

Following the debut of the Lumia 800 in 2011, Nokia has plans to bring the Windows 7.5 OS to lower priced smartphones in order to compete with mid-range Android smartphones. What Mobile headed to Nokia HQ this morning to get the low-down on the Lumia 710. So, how is the Lumia 710 different to the [...]

PlayStation Vita: Vodafone 3G bundle includes freebies

PlayStation Vita: Vodafone 3G bundle includes freebies

08 February 2012

PlayStation Vita hits the shelves on February 22nd and costs £229 for the wi-fi version and £279 for the 3G version. While the pricing has been in place since last month, Vodafone today annoucned some surprise freebies for the 3G bundle. The PlayStation Vita 3G bundle from Vodafone will include a free download copy of launch [...]

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Huawei MediaPad review

Huawei MediaPad review

08 February 2012

Chinese telecoms giant Huawei might not have established itself in the UK, but it’s already thinking big. Over the next ten years it expects to boost turnover from $6billion to $100billion – grabbing a slice of the tablet market in the process. First step to realising those rather lofty ambitions? The MediaPad, the company’s first [...]

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HTC Sensation XL review

HTC Sensation XL review

02 February 2012

HTC’s design language is pretty distinctive. The company has said it would like you to know it’s an HTC even if the label fell off. The Sensation XL is the latest handset in the Sensation series, and the second to feature the Beats Audio logo on the back. HTC now part-owns Beats and is making [...]

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T-Mobile launches unlimited call, text and data plan

T-Mobile launches unlimited call, text and data plan

30 January 2012

T-Mobile announced a new ‘unlimited’ smartphone tariff today, offering unlimited data, calls and texts as part of a 24 month subscription package. Importantly, there’s no ‘fair usage’ policy and the offering is open to new and existing T-Mobile customers. Called ‘The Full Monty’, the unlimited plan starts at £41 per month, rising to £61 per [...]

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PlayStation Vita UK release date, pricing and hardware preview

PlayStation Vita UK release date, pricing and hardware preview

27 January 2012

What Mobile visited Sony Computer Entertainment today to take a look at PlayStation Vita, the first 3G enabled games console which is set for release on 22nd February in the UK after a pre-Christmas launch in Japan. At launch, PlayStation Vita will be offered in ‘wi-fi only’ or ‘wi-fi + 3G’ variants and Vodafone are [...]

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BlackBerry Bold 9790 review

BlackBerry Bold 9790 review

26 January 2012

RIM’s fallen on troubled times, with deflating shares and its next-generation operating system, BlackBerry Ten, not set to appear until the very end of the year. In the meantime, the Canadian company is pushing the Bold 9790, a slimmer version of its successful QWERTY smartphone for business professionals. The Bold 9790 design may not win [...]

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London Eye gets Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 upgrade

London Eye gets Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 upgrade

25 January 2012

The London Eye today revealed a new look and a high-tech overhaul of each capsule. Visitors to the landmark tourist attraction will now find six Samsung Galaxy Tabs installed in each of the 32 capsules. Each tablet is encased in a chunky white surround to match the design of the capsule and to prevent impressed [...]

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Sony demo Xperia S ahead of UK launch

Sony demo Xperia S ahead of UK launch

24 January 2012

Sony revealed their complete 2012 line-up of products earlier today in London and, for the first time in over a decade, a new smartphone joined the display of integrated consumer electronics. The Xperia S was shown alongside DLNA speaker technology, high-end iPod docks and a range of Android based Walkman products. Still carrying the ‘Sony [...]

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6 new UK mobile inventions to change your life

6 new UK mobile inventions to change your life

23 January 2012

Smart UK project, a competition to find the most innovate UK mobile company, today revealed a shortlist of 19 companies which hope to triumph in the government backed scheme. The shortlist covered inventions of every kind from apps involving the NHS, museums and taxis to waterproof hardware technology. Introducing the event in London earlier today [...]

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Lumia 710 unboxed, hands-on preview

Lumia 710 unboxed, hands-on preview

23 January 2012

Following the debut of the Lumia 800 in 2011, Nokia has plans to bring the Windows 7.5 OS to lower priced smartphones in order to compete with mid-range Android smartphones. What Mobile headed to Nokia HQ this morning to get the low-down on the Lumia 710. So, how is the Lumia 710 different to the [...]

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Whited00r reveal iOS 5 features for 2G, 3G iPhone and iPod Touch users

Whited00r reveal iOS 5 features for 2G, 3G iPhone and iPod Touch users

20 January 2012

The clever code boffins at Whited00r have engineered a software update, Whited00r 5.1, which gives iPhone 2G and 3G users access to features and functionality only previously available via iOS 5 on iPhone 3GS and above. The Whited00r site has a full installation guide but, naturally, accepts no responsibility if the update goes wrong – [...]

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ZTE Tania Windows phone: UK launch and price details

ZTE Tania Windows phone: UK launch and price details

19 January 2012

The first Windows Phone from ZTE was announced in London last night as ZTE hosted a launch bash headlined by Professor Green. The ZTE Tania offers a 800 x 480 pixel 4.3inch screen, 4GB of storage, 1 Ghz processor, 512MB RAM and a 5 megapixel camera. Aiming to introduce Windows Phone to lower price phone [...]

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LG Optimus Pad LTE revealed

LG Optimus Pad LTE revealed

18 January 2012

LG has recently returned to the UK phone market with the LG Prada 3.0 and has revealed a new tablet which is just 9.34mm in width and packs a few surprises – 32GB of storage, full size SD card compatibility and a dual-core 1.5 GHz processor. The LG Optimus Pad LTE doesn’t come with Android [...]

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iPad 3 to feature A6 quad-core processor for March launch?

iPad 3 to feature A6 quad-core processor for March launch?

17 January 2012

As Apple prepare for a big announcement at the end of the month, the Apple rumour mill has gone into overdrive, spurred on by statements and coverage emerging from CES 2012. The biggest story comes from Bloomberg who quote a source from the iPad Asia production line – Apple use several manufacturer and distribution partners [...]

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Motorola reveal Defy + JCB Edition

Motorola reveal Defy + JCB Edition

17 January 2012

There’s been a minor battle in the race to create the ultimate in rugged phones recently and Motorola has added armour to the already sturdy Defy +. In partnership with JCB, the phone is aimed squarely at those in the construction or building industry, like the recent Samsung Solid Immerse. Where the Defy + JCB [...]

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Samsung Galaxy Nexus review

Samsung Galaxy Nexus review

16 January 2012

It’s a funny thing, Android. It’s open source, but it’s not. You can use the code to do whatever you want with it, for free, but if you want all those Google apps like Gmail, Google Maps and the Android Market download store, you need to agree to play ball with the search giant. To [...]

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Motorola Xoom 2 review

Motorola Xoom 2 review

13 January 2012

When Steve Jobs unveiled the iPad in January 2010, Apple jumpstarted a tablet market that had never really taken off. Naturally Google, as the company behind the Android, had to get involved but it was caught off guard by the iPad’s success, and it took some time to modify Android for use on larger, higher [...]

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CES 2012 phone round up: Sony, HTC, LG, Intel and Huawei

CES 2012 phone round up: Sony, HTC, LG, Intel and Huawei

12 January 2012

The world’s biggest gadget convention has featured more phone debuts than ever before. As Sony reveal the Xperia S, a host of other manufacturers have used CES to unveil new phones early, while those absent are saving their announcements for Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barcelona next month. HTC Titan II 16 megapixel camera uncovered [...]

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Orange San Francisco II review

Orange San Francisco II review

12 January 2012

At its core, Android is an open source operating system. Not only does that mean that any manufacturer can do what they like with it, but they can put it on whatever they like too. As a result there’s a growing line of budget Android smartphones out there, running Google’s mobile OS on barebones specs [...]

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HTC Sensation XE review

HTC Sensation XE review

11 January 2012

The HTC Sensation XE is a familiar phone. Just six months ago HTC launched the Sensation (see review on p58) and this modest update doesn’t mess with the impressive Android formula. What you’re looking at is a striking, curved design carved out of cool machined metal, a 4.3-inch, sharp 540×960 16.7 million colour screen, a [...]

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