November 14th, 2007 admin Posted in News, Handsets | No Comments »
After announcement of SDK for Android platform on 5th November, first application for this platform developed appeared on http://www.android-freeware.org website.
This is a version of popular Snake game, it was tested on emulator, it can be tested on mobile device only later next when first devices running on Android platform will appear.
November 12th, 2007 admin Posted in carphone warehouse, News, Network Operators, Handsets | No Comments »
What Mobile magazine published 2007 awards in 16 categories. All winners are chosen by consumers throughout the year and official ceremony was held on 1st November 2007 at Jongleurs in north London.
Here is an excerpt of some of the winners:
Sony Ericsson has done a good job - top spot in 2 categories for 2 or more years. Top spot in Best Mobile Camera category for 3 years in a row and best Music Phone for 2 years.
Same trend with Carphone Warehouse - Best High Street Retailer and Best Online Retailer for 3 years.
T-Mobile got Best Network, last year’s top spot was Virgin, which uses T-Mobile network anyway.
For full listing check here.
November 8th, 2007 admin Posted in Tips and Tricks, Handsets | No Comments »
It is time to renew your mobile contract and you are excited to get that mobile phone you wanted for a long time now! Check these tips that will help you get most of your contract renewal.
1. Don’t do upgrade online!
Many mobile operators nowadays allow you to upgrade online, it is easy, they display mobile phones that you can get for free or if you have to pay then amount that you need to add to get that particular phone. If mobile phone that you like is not free, it is worth a try calling customer services and push them to give you that phone for free, they can give it to you! I did that last time I upgraded and I got my phone (Nokia 6300) free, eventhough online I had to pay for it. Of course there are limits, you can’t ask for phone that you have to pay £150 for free, but if it is relatively small amount (£20-£30), you might get that extra discount!
2. Compare competition
Check what other operators offer for similar monthly charge that you are paying. Check number of inclusive minutes, text and mobile phone that they give. Make a list and call customer services. Tell them that you are due to an upgrade, tell them that other operators offer better phones/more minutes or texts and ask if they can match the offer. You can give them details of rival offers, most probably your current operator at least will match rival offers and may even give you something extra! Don’t be afraid to ask, if you don’t ask, you won’t get!
4. Ask for freebies
If you are upgrading in store, you might bargain for a freebie! I wasn’t sure myself about this before, but last year I asked store staff if they can give me anything with my upgrade, I was surprised that they offered me either bluetooth hands free or 512MB memory card!
I hope these tips will help you get that dream phone you always wanted or anything extra that might cheer you up! You have been paying your provider a lot of money for past year, so you deserve the best out of them.
November 7th, 2007 admin Posted in iPhone, tariffs and plans, O2, Offers and Promotions, News, Handsets | No Comments »
Long awaited and much-hyped Apple iPhone goes on sale on Friday 9th November in all O2 stores exactly at 6.02PM. I think there will be less excitement about this phone than there was in US, but still you expect to see crowds in O2 shops throughout the country.
iPhone will be available on following pay monthly tariffs:
| Available Tariffs | |||
| Monthly Charge | £35 | £45 | £55 |
| Inclusive minutes | 200 | 600 | 1200 |
| Inclusive SMS | 200 | 500 | 500 |
| Unlimited Data* | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 7500 WI-FI Hotspots** | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Visual Voicemail | Yes | Yes | Yes |
* Fair usage policy applies. ** Unlimited access to any of The Cloud’s 7,500 hot spots. Subject to fair usage policy
iPhone will be sold for £269, making it most expensive handset today. Current version runs on 2.5G mobile network, 3G version of the iPhone is expected in second half of next year.
If you would like to check iPhone deals from O2, please visit their website:
November 6th, 2007 admin Posted in News | No Comments »
Google finally announced it’s mobile strategy, ending long speculation about upcoming “Google phone”. Google plans to develop open source mobile platform to be known as Android instead.
Google and another thirty-three companies have formed the Open Handset Alliance, which aims to develop open source Android platform for mobile phones. It is planned to be fully integrated mobile “software stack” that consists of an operating system, middleware, user-friendly interface and applications.
Alliance includes mobile operators, software vendors, manufacturers and online retailers. Some notable ones are T-Mobile, Intel, HTC, Ebay, Google, Motorola, LG, Samsung, Sprint, Nvidia and others.
Consumers should expect the first phones based on Android to be available in the second half of 2008.
http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/pressrel/20071105_mobile_open.html
