Samsung Galaxy S III receives 9 million pre-orders
Are you one of the crowd?
Reports suggest more than 9 million customers have already pre-ordered the Samsung Galaxy S III before its official arrival on 30 May.?
The Samsung Galaxy S III, which was unveiled at a glitzy soiree in London, has already received rave reviews from the tech industry and, if the reports are to [...]
Nielsen on U.S. Smartphone and Mobile App Growth
Nielsen:
Roughly a year ago when we summarized the state of smartphones at
the Appnation conference, less than 40 percent of mobile
subscribers in the U.S. had smartphones. Today, one in two mobile
subscribers has a smartphone and that figure is moving steadily
upwards.
In other words, there is a lot of headroom remaining. It’s a growth market.
By most measures, it [...]
APP OF THE DAY: GO SMS Pro (Android)
Hit me baby one more time
You might use the default Android SMS app, you might use one provided by your handset manufacturer. The problem is, there’s no consistency in Android SMS clients, and most of them are ugly and don’t have much in the way of functionality.
GO SMS Pro is different, and that’s a really [...]
LG Optimus 4X HD set for June arrival
Flagship phones ahoy!
LG will begin rolling out its 2012 Android Ice Cream Sandwich flagship phone, the LG Optimus 4X HD throughout Europe (including the UK) from June. ?
The phone which is LG’s first-ever Quad-Core smartphone was officially unveiled at Mobile World Congress in February and after months of behind the scenes tweaking it’s finally [...]
T-Mobile reveals Samsung Galaxy S III pricing
NOT free on contract
T-Mobile has finally announced its pricing for the Samsung Galaxy S III before it arrives on 30 May.
The operator is the last of the main UK networks to reveal its price plans and unlike its competitors the phone won’t actually be available free on contract.?
Available on a 24-month Full Monty plan at [...]
Jamie Oliver and Victoria Pendleton on hand to launch Samsung Hope Relay app for Android and iPhone
Charities earn pounds as you shed ‘em
Samsung has teamed with celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and British Olympic gold medallist Victoria Pendleton to launch an application for Android, iPhone and Samsung Wave handsets that donates ?1 to a host of charities every time you run, walk or cycle a mile.
The Samsung Hope Relay app is free [...]
Jamie Oliver and Victoria Pembleton on hand to launch Samsung Hope Relay app for Android and iPhone
Charities earn pounds as you shed ‘em
Samsung has teamed with celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and British Olympic gold medallist Victoria Pembleton to launch an application for Android, iPhone and Samsung Wave handsets that donates ?1 to a host of charities every time you run, walk or cycle a mile.
The Samsung Hope Relay app is free [...]
Vodafone UK telesales offering Samsung Galaxy S III on 29 May
UPDATE: Voda says not so fast
Vodafone is claiming to have “priority” on the Samsung Galaxy S III, offering UK customers the handset a day early on 29 May.?
“Samsung have said 30th May, but we’ve been told we can have it on the 29th of May,” a Vodafone salesman told Pocket-lint over the phone. “You’ll be [...]
Britain’s Got Talent final to have Shazam-enabled adverts
Shazam and ITV partnership begins
Britain’s Got Talent fans will be able to use music tagging app Shazam during the advert breaks for the series final for a chance to win a selection of prizes.?
By tagging the Pepsi Max and Cadbury Unwrap Gold advertisements with the Shazam app, users will automatically be entered into a prize [...]
CoPilot GPS app enables offline guidance
Maps wherever, whenever
ALK Technologies has released a free GPS app for Apple and Android devices that works even when you have no mobile signal.
CoPilot GPS stores its maps onboard your smarpthone or tablet so you have access to them at all times.
You can select your destination manually or via one of the pre-installed points of [...]
