LG Optimus Black To Go On Sale In The UK 16th Of May

There have been a number of sites reporting this week that the new LG Optimus Black will launch in the UK next week, it looks like LG will officially launch the Optimus Black in the UK next week, and we can expect an official press release, but it won’t actually go on sale until the following week.

We have just been told by our LG contact that the Optimus Black is scheduled to go on sale in the UK mid may, and it looks like the actual date that it will be available to buy will be Monday the 16th of May.

We are not sure as yet which UK carriers will stock the LG Optimus Black, or how much it will retail for, as soon as we get some more information we will let you guys know.

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Acer Iconia Tab A100 3G Now Available For UK Pre-Orders

If you have been patiently waiting for the 3G Acer Iconia Tab A100 to arrive your wait is nearly over and the new 3G equipped tablet is now available for pre-ordering on the UK Amazon website for £399.99

The new Acer Iconia Tab A100 is equipped with a 7 inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels, and it comes with Android 3.0 Honeycomb, Tegra 250 A9 Processor, and of course a 3G Module Huawei EM770W and connectivity via Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11b/g/n.

Its also equipped with a Micro SD card reader, 512MB DDR2 RAM and fitted with a eMMC 8GB Hard Drive. The 3G version of the Acer Iconia Tab A100 is expected to start shipping on May 14th. For moe information and to pre-order your 3G Acer Iconia Tab A100 head over to the Amazon UK website.

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Apple launches new MacBook Pros, AMD graphics, Thunderbolt

As expected for today, Apple has just pushed the button to launch a new range of MacBook Pros on its online store. These new Macbooks Pro boast a lot of improvements over their predecessors, including faster processors and improved graphics, however one thing which we are excited about is its new high-speed I/O technology called Thunderbolt.The Thunderbolt I/O technology is like a turbo-charged version of USB, with transfer speeds that Apple says is 12 times faster than FireWire 800 and up to 20 times faster than USB 2.0. Apple is pitching this as one super-fast connection that you will be able to hook monitors, high-speed storage devices and more right up to, up to six devices at once. Thunderbolt can also provide 10 watts of power to connected devices.

“Thunderbolt is a revolutionary new I/O technology that delivers an amazing 10 gigabits per second and can support every important I/O standard which is ideal for the new MacBook Pro.” Apple PR

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Sony Ericsson Xperia Play Hits O2 Next Month

UK mobile Phone operator O2 has announced that it will start selling the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play from June 2011, it had been delayed after O2 found some bugs when they were testing the device.

O2 will be selling both the standard black version of the Xperia Play, and also a white version which will be exclusive to O2, they haven’t as yet released any price information for the Xperia Play on their network.


As a reminder the Xperia Play features a FWVGA display with a resolution of 480 x 854 pixels, there is also a 1GHz Qualcomm QSD8225 processor, plus 512MB of RAM and 512MB of ROM, plus a 5.1 megapixel camera with autofocus, a built in flash.

The Sony Ericsson Experia Play will also come with  built in  WiFi, plus Bluetooth, A-GPS, a microUSB port and a 3.5mm audio jack. The Xperia Play will come with Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread, plus geo-tagging and image stabilization, there is also a microSD card slot which comes pre-loaded with an 8GB card.

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Motorola And Sprint Launch XRPT And Titanium Android Smartphones

Motorola and Sprint have just announced that they are launching two new Android smartphones, the Motorola XRPT and the Motorola Titanium, one is designed for business users, whilst the other is designed to be a rugged Android device.

The Motorola XRPT features enterprise class security, with 256-bit AES data encription, plus enterprise controlled security, including remote wipe, and password recovery.


The XRPT features a 3.1 inch HVGA display, with a QWERTY keyboard, a 1GHz processor, and it comes with Android 2.2 Froyo, it will be available in June for $129.

The Motorola Titanium, is designed to be a rugged Android smartphone, it features a 3.1 inch touchscreen display, and will come with Android 2.1, it meets military specifications for dust, shock, vibration etc, there are no details on pricing for the Titanium as yet.

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HTC Droid Incredible 2 Launching on Verizon Today

Verizon Wireless and HTC has came up with new  HTC DROID Incredible 2. It will emerge out in the market from April 28th. HTC Droid Incredible 2 follows the footsteps of its predecessor Droid Incredible and sports some powerful features such as Android 2.2 OS, a 4-inch super LCD display, 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and 3G Mobile Hotspot that can connect up to five Wi-Fi-enabled devices. Powered with the HTC Sense experience, Droid Incredible 2 by HTC also presents advanced personalization options, camera effects and filters etc.
Other notable features which makes Droid Incredible 2 by HTC unique from other smartphones out in the market are it sports 8-megapixel main camera with dual LED flash, 1.3-megapixel front facing camera for video chatting, HD video capture plus DLNA to share multimedia content with a compliant TV, Adobe Flash Player, SRS WOWHD surround sound, automatic face detection and integrated noise-cancellation technology.

Features of HTC DROID Incredible 2 are

• Android 2.2
• 4-inch super LCD display
• 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor
• 8.0-megapixel main camera with dual LED flash
• 1.3-megapixel front facing camera
• 720p HD video capture plus DLNA to share multimedia content with a compatible TV
• Adobe Flash Player
• SRS WOWHD surround sound
• Automatic face detection for more accurate pictures
• Integrated noise-cancellation technology

Droid Incredible 2 by HTC will be available from Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at verizonwireless.com for US$199.99 with a new two-year customer agreement.

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Download iOS 4.2.8 for Verizon iPhone 4

Apple has released iOS 4.2.8 for Verizon iPhone 4 CDMA users. Like, iOS 4.3.3 this version brings infamous location tracking bug fix. iOS 4.3.3 has also been released for iPhone 4 GSM, iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch 4G/3G and iPad 1/2G users.
You can use latest version of iTunes to upgrade your device. iPhone 4 iOS 4.2.8 jailbreakers and unlockers should stay away from this update until we hear anything about the jailbreak possibility.

Download iOS 4.2.8

Download iOS 4.2.8 for Verizon iPhone 4 CDMA

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