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by Alex Dobie
Dec 18, 2012
Following on from some other recent Field Trip updates, the app is now available in the UK. Field Trip is a Google-created app designed to highlight local points of interest, popping up notification...
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by Richard Devine
Dec 17, 2012
The ever developing LTE saga in the UK is potentially about to get another chapter. Following a 2010 Government spending review, the Ministry of Defence was forced to sell off at least 500MHz o...
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by Richard Devine
Dec 14, 2012
Following yesterday's discovery of a redeem page on the Google Play website for Gift Card codes in the UK, we took that to mean that the Gift Cards were on their way to British shores. Today we ...
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by Alex Dobie
Dec 14, 2012
British 4G mobile network EE has announced that it'll branch out from phones, iPads and Mifis, and begin offering contract-subsidized Android tablets directly for sale. The first two Android tab...
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by Alex Dobie
Dec 13, 2012
Also BBC Media Player improvements, including background audio playback
Yesterday the BBC detailed exactly what it's planning to do with its iPlayer app for Android over the next few mo...
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by Alex Dobie
Dec 13, 2012
As promised, Three UK has today launched the LG Nexus 4, following the expiration of O2's month-long exclusivity period. Three's selling the new Nexus online on its £35-per-month,...
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by Alex Dobie
Dec 13, 2012
So far Google Play gift cards have been limited to customers in the U.S., however we're starting to see the first indications that that may be about to change. This morning the Google Play gift ...
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by Alex Dobie
Dec 13, 2012
EE, the UK's first and currently only 4G LTE network provider, has announced that it'll bring its 4G services to some 17 new British towns and cities by March 2013. The carrier also revealed...
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by Richard Devine
Dec 12, 2012
We first saw magazines begin to appear in the UK Play Store just yesterday, leaving us sure that the additional content wasn't far away. Turns out that hunch was right, and this evening Google&#...
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by Alex Dobie
Dec 12, 2012
If you have any business reading this website, chances are you’ve at least heard of the Samsung Galaxy S3. Samsung’s curvaceous, nature-inspired flagship smartphone has sold over 30 mill...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 11, 2012
Users in the UK are beginning to see the first inkling of Google Play Magazines appear in Google Play on their devices. None are for sale just yet, but the fact that they are showing up (especially ...
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by James Richardson
Dec 11, 2012
Unlocked-Mobiles.com dropped us an email today to let us know that the HTC One SV can now be pre ordered SIM-free in the UK. And it comes with a pretty decent price tag -- £329.98 includ...
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by Alex Dobie
Dec 11, 2012
Originally announced in Southeast Asia in September, the HTC One SV is now headed to Europe -- specifically the UK, where it'll launch on EE, the country's first 4G LTE carrier. An unas...
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by Alex Dobie
Dec 10, 2012
Good news for Nook HD and HD+ early adopters in the UK -- Barnes & Noble has announced the launch of its Nook Video service for British Nook owners. The move brings B&N's tablets up to s...
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by Alex Dobie
Dec 06, 2012
After a few weeks, it seems the first batch of Nexus 4 bumpers is starting to make its way out to customers in the UK. Two UK Nexus 4 bumper orders placed by AC's British division shipped today,...
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by Alex Dobie
Dec 05, 2012
Less than a day after the second wave of Nexus 4 stock landed on Google Play in the UK and Germany, the 8GB model is once again officially sold out in both countries. Yesterday evening the delivery wi...
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by Alex Dobie
Dec 04, 2012
Update, 12:45pm ET: Both models are now listed on the UK Play Store with 4-5 week delivery windows. Previously the 16GB model was shipping in 1-2 weeks. In Germany, it's 4-5 weeks for 8GB and 5-...
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by Alex Dobie
Nov 28, 2012
Three UK has announced that it's begun stocking the 3G/HSPA version of Google's Nexus 7. The ASUS-made 7-inch tablet will be available from today at Three retail stores and the network's...
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by Alex Dobie
Nov 28, 2012
EE, the UK's only 4G LTE mobile network, has announced that it's increasing the amount of data available to its mobile broadband customers -- that's anyone using one of EE's dat...
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by Alex Dobie
Nov 28, 2012
Google and ASUS' Nexus 7 has been one of the budget tablet success stories of the year, and today it's an even more tempting buy for customers in the UK. British retailer Carphone Warehouse ...
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by Alex Dobie
Nov 27, 2012
Samsung has shown a history of creativity in its Galaxy Note marketing -- recall the video of a real live Elephant playing with the original Note that cropped up earlier in the year. The compan...
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by Alex Dobie
Nov 25, 2012
It didn't sell out quite as quickly as Nexus 4 and 10, but the 3G/HSPA version of the Nexus 7 was nevertheless unavailable from the UK Google Play Store shortly after it went on sale. Now the ta...
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by Alex Dobie
Nov 23, 2012
British mobile operator Three has confirmed that it'll carry the LG Nexus 4, in a video on its official YouTube channel. One of the first UK networks to carry the Galaxy Nexus, Three lost out to...
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by Alex Dobie
Nov 22, 2012
After a week or so of selling the phone on contract, UK retailer Carphone Warehouse has placed the LG Nexus 4 up for sale SIM-free, but with a hefty price tag. Carphone is selling the 16GB ...
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by Alex Dobie
Nov 22, 2012
After a month on pre-order, Barnes & Noble has launched its Nook HD and Nook HD+ in the UK. The tablets are available in retail locations and from B&N directly at its online store.
Announce...
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by Alex Dobie
Nov 21, 2012
Update: Both EE and Vodafone have now confirmed that they'll offer Wifi on the Tube in 2013.
Original story: British mobile operators EE and Vodafone are said to be in talks to allow their cust...
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by Alex Dobie
Nov 20, 2012
Reports of a possible white LG Nexus 4 were circulating in the run up to the device's launch, with UK retailer Carphone Warehouse putting up in-store displays showing a white color option. Now f...
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by Alex Dobie
Nov 20, 2012
EE, the UK's largest mobile operator, and so far the only one to boast 4G LTE services, has begun offering SIM-only 4G plans. Prices start at £21 per month for a 500MB ...
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by Alex Dobie
Nov 15, 2012
Vodafone UK has kicked off a new price plan which allows customers to get a new phone every 12 months, with a 2GB monthly data allowance and unlimited calls and texts. Vodafone Red is the carrier...
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by Alex Dobie
Nov 12, 2012
UK telecommunications regulator Ofcom has outlined the process by which most of the country's operators will get to bid on spectrum for use with 4G LTE mobile services. The long-delayed 80...
