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From today O2 is offering 8GB version of iPhone for £169. This is £100 less than it was previously. You still have to take up 18 months contract with at least £35 per month.

Promotion runs will 1st June, so if you were planning to get hold of this device, you can do it now. Carphone Warehouse sells it at £169 as well. 16GB version stays at the same price: £329.

This price cut follows iPhone price cut by T-Mobile Germany where you can get it now for 99 euros (approx. £79.7). Retailers are clearing their stock before 3G version comes out this summer.

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Would you like to win brand new LG Viewty or US$10,000? LG has launched a photo contest called “Viewtyful World” to promote as the name suggests Viewty handset.

Contest will run from 10th April till 11th June 2008, each week there will be 3 weekly winners, who will recieve LG Viewty handset and final winner will recieve US$10,000 from LG and winning picture will be featured in a Viewty advertorial in National Geographic magazine.All you need to do is to register and submit photo that you have taken (174×254 mm 150dpi) on contest website: http://www.viewtyfulworld.com

Photo must relate to one of the themes set by LG: “Night View”, “Retouch” or “Moments”.

Site also has download section, where you can download 4-in-1 widget for your Viewty handset, which includes Yahoo! Weather, Digital Clock, Day Planner and a game Stack’EM.

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Following LG Chocolate and LG Shine, LG will announce a third handset in series on 24th April. Handset will be announced in Europe first and then roll out to the rest of the world.

New handset is a slider, as LG press release says “boasting its smart technology with the latest and sophisticated features including the slimmest 5MP camera”.

This addition to LG’s fashion line will contain materials such as carbon fiber and tempered glass.

Product name will be revealed during product launch.

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If you are on T-Mobile prepay, there are good news for you! T-Mobile is rewarding it’s prepay customers with free £10 if you top up £10 during the week! Every prepay is eligible for this promotion, existing and new customers.

Here is what you need to do:

1. Opt in by texting ‘Stretch’ to 441

2. Receive a text confirming that you are in

3. Top up £10 anytime between Monday and Friday

4. Promotional £10 will be credited to your account after midnight on Saturday and will be available till midnight Sunday.

Credit can be used to make calls/sms/mms to UK mobiles, landlines and national numbers.

Rules say you can not opt in for more than 2 prepay deals at the same time, for example opt in for TopUp Friday and TopUp & Stretch at the same time. You will only keep the one that you last opted in.

Good move from T-Mobile, people like free stuff, noone will refuse extra £10, eventhough you can only use it on weekend! Anyway, weekend is the time when you use your mobile most isn’t it? So go on opt in and claim your free £10 this coming weekend!

If for some reason you want to opt out of this offer, text ‘STRETCH STOP’ to 441.

Check details here.

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NTT DoCoMo in Japan has successfully tested network with downlink transmission rate of 250Mbps over a high-speed wireless 3.9G network also called as Super 3G system for mobile communications.

Results are impressive and step up from current HSDPA/HSUPA which we currently have in Europe. With download speeds like that, we are talking high definition movies streaming to your mobile device, smooth video calling, TV and other media rich applications running with no delays!

DoCoMo says that they will complete development of technologies for Super 3G (aka Long Term Evolution) and launch by end of 2009.

I also found this useful diagram on DoCoMo’s website (click to enlarge):

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