The Nokia N8 isn’t even in the shops yet, but contract tariffs are already being cut, with £25 per month two-year deals from Vodafone and Orange on Phones4u now giving the Symbian 3 smart phone for free. Before the N8 shipped, the only way that you could get the smart phone for free was if …
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Samsung has confirmed its Galaxy S smart phone will be late to receive the Android 2.2 update, but that it could be available for all network handsets to download in a couple of weeks. At the start of August, Samsung tweeted that Froyo was in development and would be ready for a release by all networks by the end of …
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Owners of handsets running Windows Phone 7 will be able to get connected to Spotify when the operating system launches. That means they’ll join iPhone, Android and Symbian users in being able to stream music on their phones for a small monthly fee. Spotify launched on the Windows Mobile 6 platform today. More importantly, Spotify announced that its musical offering will be available on Windows Phone 7, which …
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Vodafone will deliver the Nokia N8 to those who’ve pre-ordered on 22 October, while the BlackBerry Torch is available now. Vodafone has had the N8 available to pre-order for some time, but has now given a firm date to when you should expect it. The N8 shipped from Nokia factories this week, but it will take a little while to …
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The world’s first Android smart phone with an HD-capable 14-megapixel camera is set for a European debut early next year. Incredibly, the Altek Leo has a 3x optical zoom lens and can shoot 720p video. It runs Android 2.1 — not the latest version — has a 3.2-inch multi-touch display, and connects to stuff with Wi-Fi, 3G and Bluetooth. It …
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Samsung isn’t making any more Symbian phones, the Korean supermanufacturer has announced, following Sony Ericsson in concentrating its efforts on other platforms like Android and Windows Phone 7. The world’s second-biggest phone maker announced it won’t be supporting Symbian any more, in a note sent to registered developers. Samsung closed its Symbian lab two days ago and will close its …
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The screen on the iPhone 4 is better than that on the Samsung Galaxy S, according to a detailed review. The iPhone 4’s 3.5-inch retina display won out as the best all-round screen in a comparison test by pro screen calibrators DisplayMate. As well as the Galaxy S, the iPhone 4 was up against the Google Nexus One, the iPhone …
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There are so many Android phones out now it’s hard to keep track, but wise old Google has just made your job easier — with an Android phone gallery and tool where you can compare devices quickly and easily. It replaces a page where shoppers used to be able to buy the Google Nexus One online. Now it’s been discontinued, …
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A big fish at BlackBerry pickers RIM has confirmed that the BlackBerry Tablet OS — shown off with the new PlayBook this week — will find its way into smart phones. An unnamed RIM vice president was said to have confirmed the QNX-built operating system will be in all BlackBerrys at some point in the future, according to Intomobile. He …
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After waiting for what seems like two ice ages, Nokia has finally got round to shipping the N8 smart phone from factories in Finland and China. We took delivery of ours this morning and will have a full review for you quick-smart. Although there were suggestions that the N8 would suffer another longish delay, Nokia has kept more or less …
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