Samsung Galaxy S III: biggest selling phone of the year already
The Samsung Galaxy S III set pre-order records at the Carphone Warehouse, and a Sammo exec claimed the super-smartphone had racked up nine million pre-orders across the globe.
It’ll come as no surprise, then, to hear that the Samsung Galaxy S III is – according to Phones 4u – the biggest selling phone of the year.
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Pebble blue Samsung Galaxy S III makes its way to Vietnam
A high-profile product launch wouldn’t be the same without some sort of blunder. We’ve had antennagate, roasting hot iPads with “4G”, the white iPhone 4 fiasco… waitaminute, those were all Apple.
Not to be outdone, Samsung’s Galaxy S III dropped this week, and the pebble blue edition appears to have stage fright. However, a trickle of units has popped up in – of all places – Vietnam.
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Google: definitely no Chrome OS tablet
In the world of tablets and smartphones, we’re very much focused on Google’s Android, but there’s also Chrome OS ticking away in web-focused fashion on desktops and laptops.
In a recent word-fest, Google suggests there will be convergence between Android and Chrome OS, however there’s no chance we’ll see a tablet based purely on the latter.
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Nokia Lumia 710, PAYG, £100 +£10 top-up @ Carphone Warehouse
Check out this Nokia Lumia 710 deal @ Carphone Warehouse
The Nokia Lumia 710 has come down in price yet again, now going for £99.95 at the Carphone Warehouse. The offer doesn’t appear to be available online; the ad advises to call 0800 087 0870.
Minimum top up of £10 required.
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Santa Clara becomes Orange San Diego, dropping June 6
“Discovered by the Germans in 1904, they named it San Diego, which of course in German means ‘a whale’s vagina’.”
We first met the Intel-fuelled Orange Santa Clara at Mobile World Congress in February, and earlier this month we were told: “the full name will be announced at launch”. Well, it’s launch time, buddy, and you’re looking at the Orange San Diego.
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Front-facing 1080p video chat with OV2722
Rear cameras have been getting plenty of love recently, but what about the front-facing chaps? You can typically expect block/blur-o-vision during video calls at the moment, and that suits me fine; I have no desire to count your nose hairs.
However, OmniVision wants to see your face in full hideous detail, and will be able to do so soon, with the OV2722.
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The Nokia 808 Pureview was originally tipped for a May release, then April, then May again, but more recently we were told we’d have to wait till June to get our hands on the super-snapper.
Now an update on Clove’s Nokia 808 PureView page suggests it’s been delayed once again.
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Free white Samsung Galaxy S III, T-Mobile, 300 minutes, unlimited texts, 750MB data, £26PM 24M @ mobiles.co.uk
Get this white Samsung Galaxy S III deal @ mobiles.co.uk
Sweet deal for the just released Samsung Galaxy S III (in white) here. You can grab it for nowt up front, and £26PM on a 24-month contract comes to… *checks calculator*… £624.
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Benchmark results out Asus Nexus 7, smells fishy
The Nexus tablet rumours have been going into overdrive of late. However, specifics have been scarce, so much so that rumourmongers couldn’t agree if the Nexus honours were going to Asus or Samsung.
Well, some sexy new benchmark results appear to confirm – among other things – that Taiwanese manufacturer Asus will captain the Nexus tablet ship.
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A guide to the Nokia Lumia family
Windows Phone 7 handsets all sing from a fairly rigid hymn sheet, and as such the first wave of devices are all very much much of a muchness.
However, Finnish manufacturer Nokia, which proudly declared Windows Phone its “primary smartphone platform” back in February 2011, has released no less than four Lumia handsets since October last year. Is there really any need? That’s what I’m here to answer.
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Apple’s 3D Maps app in more detail
We’re (presumably) on the verge of learning more about iOS 6 at the 2012 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), and one of the features we’ve been hearing about ahead of time is the spanking new Apple Maps app.
It’s goodbye to the trusty Google back end, and hello to 3D goodness.
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Martin has already written about the spanking new Xperia Go this morning, but the Sony fun doesn’t end there. There’s a second “stylish, durable and water resistant” smartphone in the form of the Sony Xperia Acro S. Er, not to be confused with the Xperia Arc S.
While the Sony Xperia Go is a relatively modest chap, the Sony Xperia Acro S is quite possibly the highest-specced tough guy we’ve laid eyes on to date.
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I was rather fond of the original Cut the Rope, awarding it a well-deserved 5/5 in my iOS review way back in February 2011.
Fast-forward 15 months, and Cut the Rope: Experiments is riding high in the App Store’s Top Free Games (usually 69p for the iPhone, or £1.49 for the HD iPad version). Does it live up to the good Cut the Rope name, or is it stale as a stale thing? Spoiler alert: it’s the first one.
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ViewSonic to unleash 22in tablet
US manufacturer ViewSonic is certainly no stranger to the tablet game, with its most notable output to date probably being its dual-boot efforts, allowing customers to rock Android and Windows. Woop.
However, we’re hearing news of a real headline grabber, in the form of a ViewSonic tablet with a whopping 22in display. Goodness gracious.
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Sky: mobile network rumours are silly
It’s no secret that Sky detests Virgin Media, regularly denying Team Branson channels and content and that. Remember the dark days when Sky 1 disappeared from Virgin’s TV service?
As such, it’d make perfect sense for Sky to take the fight to the mobile arena. Rumours of a Sky mobile network recently reached fever pitch, but the media beast says it ain’t happening.
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White Motorola Razr, SIM free, £300 delivered @ Expansys
Get this white Motorola Razr deal @ Expansys
The Motorola Razr was, for a short time, the world’s thinnest smartphone. At 7.1mm, it’s still pretty freakin' slim as far as mobiles go, and you can currently grab one - in white - from Expansys for £299.99.
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Huawei to unveil Emotion UI on June 9
Manufacturer UIs are a bit of a mixed blessing, opening the door for unique Android experiences, but often sucking up resource and ultimately delaying future updates.
We’ve already got the likes of HTC Sense (which has been toned down of late) and Samsung’s TouchWiz, and now Huawei is set to reveal its new Android UI, called Emotion.
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Yesterday morning, Mobot’s James Martinez was saying that the pebble blue variant of the Samsung Galaxy S III had possibly been hit by an unspecified manufacturing hitch.
Well, turns out that is indeed the case, as Vodafone and others have started warning customers not to expect their pebble blue Samsung Galaxy S III on May 30. Eek.
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The Windows Phone Marketplace is miles behind Apple’s App Store and Google Play in terms of volume, but Nokia’s Stephen Elop - for one - stresses that quality is more important than quantity.
While there are some pretty big holes, one in particular sounds set to be plugged pretty soon, in the shape of BBC iPlayer.
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Google Play introduces subscriptions
In-app billing was introduced to the Android Market – now Google Play – just over a year ago, giving developers the opportunity to rake in cash via virtual goods and that.
Fast-forward 14 months and Google Play is giving developers another way to monetise, namely subscriptions.
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