Vodafone Returning to Carphone Warehouse
July 2, 2009
Abandoning a three-year exclusive contract with Phones4U, which had turned out to be a bitter rival, in the later times, Vodafone is all set to return to Carphone Warehouse, mainly with a view to boost its position in the extremely competitive UK mobile market.
The consolidation of relations between the largest indipendent handset retailer in the UK and the second biggest mobile phone network in the country is believed to be announced today to the staff of Carphone Warehouse. This inhere that the 820 shop network of the the retailer will start offering Vodafone contracts from next week.
The new UK boss of Vodafone, Guy Laurence had admitted in May this year that the experiment with Phones4U had not worked upto expectations as the latter was found stretching sales targets. Ever since, Vodafone had been involved in deep talks with Carphone Warehouse over the renewal of their previous working bond.
For Vodafone, it might just prove as a stepping stone to catch up with its rivals such as O2 in the market, where it had been losing grounds considerably in the recent times. Meanwhile, Phones4U would definitely press the panic buttons for this colossal loss at a time when the retail chain was hit by the hostile economic condition, besides the cutthroat competition from the exclusive stores of mobile networks and Carphone Warehouse itself.
HTC Hero Mobile Phone will Hit the UK Shores on July 15
June 30, 2009
The new Android smartphone from HTC, HTC Hero Android Mobile Phone is all set to hit the Amazon stores in the UK, with a price tag of GBP 429, which is deemed by many as exorbitant.
This smartphone that works on an Android platform has already earned a monicker – the Twitter-phone, and will be available from the 15th day of July, as revealed by the Amazon site. However, many do not accept it whole-mindedly as the likes of T-Mobile or Orange have not given out any date regarding the launch of this phone yet.
The fresh release is claimed to be coming SIM-free and the predominant attraction of it would be its unique Sense UI touch interface that is expected to promptly compliment the Android Operating System adorning the phone. The Sense UI, in its turn transcends the popular as well as successful TouchFLO touch interface that worked well with the HTC smartphones that used Windows Oss.
Other significant features of the Hero are; a 5 MP digital camera, GPS receiver, 3.inch LCD-TFT touchscreen display, 528 Mhz processor, 512MB ROM, 288MB RAM, memory card slot for additional memory that suits microSD cards, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, trackball, 1350 mAh battery, digital compass and G-sensor.
Access Gateway Mobile Phone Reception Booster Announced by Vodaphone
June 26, 2009
A small femtocell device dubbed Access Gateway, has been announced by the mobiles carrier Vodafone. This device that carries the unique distinction of the first femtocell device developed in the UK, can enhance mobile phone reception in the home of a customer.
The device, which will be launched in the UK, along with its service on 1st of July, bolsters the 3G (UMTS, HSPA, HSDPA, etc) phone signals by piggybacking on a landline broadband connection from any internet service provider.
The device that will be availed through a range of packages, depending on the customer’s mobile tariff is the first of its kind to be launched in Europe as well. The device can be purchased on a mobile phone deal of 24 months, at a cost of GBP 5 a month. An 18 month contract will be charged GBP 7 per month.
Otherwise, the upfront price of the Access Gateway gadget would be GBP 160 followed by a monthly service fee of GBP 5. Another enticing offer extended by Vodafone is a comprehensive deal for the fresh customers, comprising of a 3G smartphone with 500 texts and 100 minutes free usaget, and Access Gateway gadget itself for GBP 15 a month spanning over 24 months.
Even though critics play down it as a gimmick from Vodafone to boost its coverage in a cheap and artful way, some experts still believe that it can be a perfect solution to the customers in the rural areas.
Sony Ericsson Plans to Launch Bracelet Phone
June 22, 2009
After a considerable hype created in the mobile phone world market by the watchphones, it is looking to be a change of focus in the horizon, which is all about a bracelet phone. It is reported that Sony Ericsson is busily pondering over the scopes of such a device in the mobile phone market, at present. The major stumbling blocks on the way of the company’s new venture are the wrist watch mobile phones and the global economic recession.
Mobile Terminal has been the term given to the newly discovered patent application of Sony Ericsson. This is all about a mobile phone concept conveniently given the form factor of a bracelet. Here, to deliver a comprehensive typing experience, the device would come with the addition of a set of keys on the wristband’s side.
The Mobile Terminal bracelet mobile phone is doubtful to come with a touchscreen that is the most important feature of an impressive smartphone. However, it is expected with a remarkable messaging part, as it is believed to be more of the kind of a trendy device for the happy go lucky sort. The design could also be the most attractive part of the phone as well.
However, some of the other significant features believed to be accommodated by the phone are; a dedicated inbuilt camera, GPS, video recording and playback, memory expansion slot and an FM radio.
Dash 3G Rolled Out by T-Mobile
June 19, 2009
The T-Mobile Dash 3G Smartphone launched by T-Mobile is a Windows smartphone that comes minus the hype of a dedicated touchscreen. This mobile phone that looks very much like the HTC Snap mobile phone, will replace a successful T-Mobile Dash Smartphone in the market.
The fresh model from T-Mobile is a better looking 3G version of the Dash that was an economy smartphone stressing on messaging with a remarkable text messaging client of Microsoft complimented by the back up of an impressive Exchange email.
T-Mobile has announced that the Dash 3G could be bought from the market from July this year, although they decided to keep mum on the price part, at least for the time being. Meanwhile, many have mistook Dash to be a product of the Dash Navigation company, a firm that was acquired by RIM, the creator of Blackberry mobile phones, in early June.
The Dash 3G is expected to hit the markets with a QVGA LCD screen, a full QWERTY keyboard, GPS, 2MP camera and Bluetooth 2.0.
