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EE rolls out new PAYG packs, offering 4G for just £1 a week

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Posted by James Richardson on 3 Sep 2014 4:45 am
With all eyes on IFA this week the UK's largest 4G network are kicking things of nice an early by announcing some restructuring with their Pay-As-You-Go offerings. As you'll see from the following press release EE have studied what PAYG users are after and have come up with some solutions which include 4G packs from just £1 per week.

EE rolling out 4G to 15 new UK towns with high-speed donkey rides to boot!

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Posted by James Richardson on 6 Jun 2014 4:59 am
Good news for you folk in the UK that use EE as your network of choice. Today see's the countries largest carrier announce their 4G service in 15 new towns – including – Gateshead, Birkenhead, East Grinstead, Leighton Buzzard, Wallasey, South Shields, Wakefield, Coatbridge, Lisburn, Bangor (NI), Newtownards, Omagh, Port Talbot and Neath. This follows the recent announcement that EE is expanding...

EE in the UK to roll out reduced EU roaming charges from July 1st

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Posted by James Richardson on 22 May 2014 8:15 am
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Good news for UK smartphone owners that are on the EE network. From July 1st if you travel into Europe your roaming bills are going to be a wee bit cheaper!

Enpass wants to manage your passwords in the cloud

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Posted by James Richardson on 22 Jan 2014 7:40 am
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Enpass is an Android application that is purely designed to store your passwords and important information. And it offers a couple of main attractions — firstly it’s a real beauty on the eye and super easy to use, and secondly, it allows for two cloud syncing options. As well as a backup and restore feature using the web, you can also sync your passwords with Dropbox. Of course, you don't have...

Sony Xperia SP hands-on

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Posted by James Richardson on 19 Apr 2013 12:05 pm
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Sony looks to follow up the Xperia Z with a worth mid-range contender Back in March Sony announced the Xperia SP - a mid range device but still with some pretty impressive specifications. Of course the device is overshadowed by the Xperia Z, but we were reasonably impressed during our recent hands-on time with the SP, and it should give other mid range handsets a run for their money. The ...

We take a closer look at the Sony Xperia Tablet Z ahead of its UK launch

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Posted by James Richardson on 17 Apr 2013 7:31 am
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We take a closer look at Sony's latest 10.1-inch tablet ahead of it's UK launch in May We first went hands on with Sony's latest tablet offering, the Xperia Tablet Z, back in February at Mobile World Congress. With the device set to launch in May, Sony reached out to us again to go and have a closer look at the new device and see what we think.

HTC One available to pre-order in the UK SIM free

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Posted by James Richardson on 19 Feb 2013 12:52 pm
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All eyes have been on HTC today and what a beauty the HTC One looks to be. Here in the UK, Clove has already opened pre-orders for the device which they are expecting in stock on March 15th. The HTC One will set you back £425+VAT SIM-free and will be available in Silver or Black colors with 32 GB of internal memory. That may sound a lot of money, but as more and more of us seem to go down the...

Motorola RAZR HD now in stock SIM-free in the UK from Expansys

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Posted by James Richardson on 13 Feb 2013 12:42 pm
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The Motorola RAZR HD may of been rocking the U.S. for some time now, but it's only today that the Android device has become available SIM-free in the UK. If you are after a high-end Android handset with a meaty battery then the RAZR HD is well worth considering. The 4G (pentaband) ready device sports a glorious 4.7 inch Super AMOLED HD display, 1.5 GHz Dual-core chip and 1GB of RAM, and ships...

ebookers hotel-finding app launches for Android

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Posted by James Richardson on 11 Feb 2013 1:23 pm
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New into Google Play is "Hotels by ebookers," which aims to provide users with money saving offers and hotel tips. According to the company, users of the application could save up to 65 percent when browsing for last minute deals - something not to be sniffed at. When looking for a hotel it makes sense to do some research, and the app offers guest reviews and a selection of photographs so you...

Is this the HTC One? New image hits Twitter

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Posted by James Richardson on 11 Feb 2013 9:25 am
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This morning notorious Twitter leaker Evleaks posted the above image, claiming it is the forthcoming HTC One. The new flagship from HTC, formerly known as the "M7," looks in this render to be an attractive, if unconventional handset -- its shell seems to share a few design similarities with the BlackBerry Z10 and iPhone 5. HTC Sense also seems to have undergone a bit of a transformation, as...

Shape Services discount their Android apps for the holiday season

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Posted by James Richardson on 23 Dec 2012 1:03 pm
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We have featured Shape Services many times here at Android Central, but I would say they're best well known for their fantastic instant messaging client IM+ -- full review here. Just in time for Christmas, Shape has decided to have a big sale on all its products, and there are some rather hefty discounts on offer. These special prices will be available until the end of the year. Click the below...

HTC One SV available for pre order in the UK, SIM free - coming Jan 2

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Posted by James Richardson on 11 Dec 2012 11:28 am
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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 including VAT. Shipping is expected on Jan. 2, although due to the holidays I would imagine that there could be some movement on that date. However, if you have had your eye on this one it would make sense to get your...

Hands on and initial impressions with the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini

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Posted by James Richardson on 7 Dec 2012 1:53 pm
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The Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini may well be out gunned by its big brother the Galaxy S3 but that doesn't matter as they are not in competition with each other. The SGS3 Mini is perfectly suited for consumers that don't need a huge, top of the range smartphone and clearly this will be reflected in the price of the device. Specs wise, the SGS3 Mini isn't bad at all for a mid range device. Sporting a...

White Sony Xperia T available SIM-free next week

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Posted by James Richardson on 26 Nov 2012 9:34 am
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The Sony Xperia T (or the Bond phone, as it's sometimes known) has been with us for a short while now, but in order to get the white version in the UK, you'd have to go through O2. If you've been waiting to get the white variant SIM free, then your wait is over, as Clove Technology will have this new silky white version in stock next week. The device will set you back £378 including VAT, which...

Amazon Kindle Fire sales rocket for Black Friday

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Posted by James Richardson on 26 Nov 2012 6:38 am
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We reported just last week that Amazon were slashing the prices of their Kindle range for Black Friday, and it seems things have paid off for them. Kindle sales this weekend have been triple compared to previous Black Friday's, the retailer today announced. With the 7-inch tablet market bursting at the seams, it will be interesting to see if we get some sales figures from Google regarding its...

TalkTalk offering up a free Nexus 7 with four Android smartphone deals

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Posted by James Richardson on 15 Nov 2012 7:13 am
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TalkTalk are getting into the Christmas spirit -- or feeling rather generous -- as they have today announced that from Nov. 20 they'll be giving away a free Nexus 7 tablet with a selection of smartphone deals. There are four Android devices on offer and although three of them are not amazingly high-end, they will soon have the LG Nexus 4, which will be flying off the shelves. As you'll see after...

Testing out EE's 4G LTE in Central London

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Posted by James Richardson on 14 Nov 2012 5:29 am
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EE kindly sent me through a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 LTE last week so we could have a play around with the device on their new 4G LTE network. You may remember that when we initially tried EE's 4G at the press event we were pretty amazed with the download and upload speeds provided -- we consistently got in excess of 40Mbps down and 15Mbps up. Last week's real life tests weren't quite so...

Acatel to launch Android devices with Three UK

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Posted by James Richardson on 2 Nov 2012 6:03 am
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French phone manufacturer Alcatel is reportedly set to launch an Android smartphone on the Three network in the UK. But don't get too excited yet, as not only does it not look great, but it's also running the two-year-old Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Alcatel One Touch UK and Ireland country director William Paterson said: “We are extremely pleased to have a handset launching with Three. We feel...

HTC One X+ retail unboxing and hardware tour

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Posted by James Richardson on 1 Nov 2012 9:59 am
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We've got the HTC One X+ in our hands today, and it looks to be quite a beauty. However, for this particular post we are keeping things short and sweet. The above video is an unboxing of the retail SIM free version -- a quick tour of the final One X+ hardware, and assorted gubbins bundled with the device. We'll be following up with a full software tour of HTC Sense 4+ in the next day or so. Yes...

ZTE take 4th place in the smartphone manufacturing wars - but for how long?

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Posted by James Richardson on 30 Oct 2012 12:00 pm
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ZTE has today announced that it is ranked as the 4th biggest smartphone manufacturer in the world as of Q3 2012, superseding HTC. Shipping 7.5 million handsets in a quarter is not to be sniffed at, but we suspect they're still a long way off the top spot. It'll interesting to see how things change over the next couple of quarters. In Q3 this year ZTE were only 0.1% in front of RIM who are still...

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