Mobiles.co.uk has slashed the cost of the Nokia Lumia 710 to £99.90 with a compulsory top up of £10 on T-Mobile, Vodafone or Orange. The phone is branded but most importantly unlocked.
Still, this not only makes selling the Nokia Lumia 610 a near impossible (and utterly futile task), it also marks the first time when the Microsoft managed to bring down the cost of a decent Windows Phone Mango smartphone to under £100.
The Lumia 610 is not only more expensive but also have a worse hardware compared to the Lumia 710. Half the memory (and the inability to run Skype) combined with a much slower processor (1.4GHz vs 800MHz) plus Nokia is offering six month free of Zune Music pass to Lumia 710 owners, a freebie that's worth nearly £54 which gives you access to download, stream and listen to unlimited tracks, anywhere
Plus, it mounts a formidable challenge to the title of best value for money handset on the market against the likes of the Sony Xperia U, the Orange San Diego or the Huawei Ascend G300.
Source : Mobiles.co.uk
Samsung Galaxy S3 blitzes iPhone 4S already - Phones Review
This year Samsung changed tact with regards to showcasing its latest Galaxy S smartphone by giving the handset an unveiling all of its own in London, while in previous years the company revealed the new model at the annual MWC event. It seems that all the hype and publicity has helped the Samsung Galaxy S3 to blitz the iPhone 4S already when it comes to a chart complied in the UK.
According to uSwitch the Galaxy S3 soared to the top of its Mobile Tracker chart and ending the white version of the iPhone 4S brief stay at the top of the tree. The chart is compiled by combining actual sales and web searches and comes only a couple of days after the Samsung smartphone being released.
Previously before the iPhone 4S hit the number one spot last month the Galaxy S2 had been at the top of the chart for eleven months on the trot, and it was only revealed yesterday how well last year’s device had been selling. Even though it has now been replaced by this year’s model it is still sitting at number three in the chart.
Meanwhile the recently released HTC One X is placed at number four one place ahead of the popular Samsung Galaxy Note. Many reviewers comparing the two handsets have favoured the Galaxy S3, and the device is probably the most hyped handset besides the iPhone.
It has to be remembered though that the iPhone 4S has now been available since October, and the device is basically a reworked iPhone 4 with its main new feature being an improved processor alongside the built in Siri application.
Many consumers will now be sitting tight to see what Apple next does with its flagship smartphone before deciding what to buy next. Speculation is mounting that we will see an all new handset this year, and one that brings with it a slightly bigger screen.
Will you be getting the Samsung Galaxy S3 or are you waiting to see what the iPhone 5 will be like?
Nokia and Microsoft hit out at Google’s latest patent claim - scotsman.com
THE bitter battle for supremacy over the mobile internet rumbled on yesterday, with Google accused of being “desperate” and just plain wrong in alleging that two of its rivals are colluding to make money from their patents.
Responding to a complaint filed by Google with the European Commission, Finnish handset maker Nokia said it had a completely separate patent strategy to that of Microsoft, its smartphone partner since early 2011. Their phones, using Windows on Nokia’s Lumia hardware, compete with Android devices running on Google software.
A Nokia spokesman said: “Though we have not yet seen the complaint, Google’s suggestion that Nokia and Microsoft are colluding on intellectual property rights is wrong.
“Both companies have their own intellectual property rights portfolios and strategies and operate independently.”
Microsoft was similarly scathing in an earlier statement, accusing Google of hi-tech hypocrisy.
A spokesman for Microsoft said: “Google is complaining about patents when it won’t respond to growing concerns by regulators, elected officials and judges about its abuse of standard-essential patents, and it is complaining about anti-trust in the smartphone industry when it controls more than 95 per cent of mobile search and advertising.
“This seems like a desperate tactic on its part.”
Google’s European complaint is the latest in a seemingly endless stream of patent lawsuits being filed worldwide as the major players seek to forge a stronghold in rapidly-expanding world of the wireless internet.
Google says Microsoft and Nokia have transferred 1,200 patents to Mosaid, a so-called “patent troll” that makes money by taking legal action over infringements on patents.
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