A quirky first look video for the HTC Desire C. Gotta love the black and red Beats Audio colour scheme.
HTC Desire C first look video
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HTC Desire C available to order, launching May 24th
HTC Desire C price and release date confirmed
We now have the HTC Desire C available to order on the Clove website, priced at £158.33 (£189.99 inc.VAT). The first stock is due to be here on May 24th.
The Desire C is one of the first budget ICS devices to hit the market and despite its cheap price tag, still has a good feature set to offer. Check out the features after the break.
Sony Xperia P (Black & Silver)–Arriving 23rd May
Some more good news about another new device, the Sony Xperia P.
Available in both Black or Silver the first stock is due to land on the 23rd May, which isn’t that far away now!
This Android smartphone is for sale at £275 + VAT
Features of the Xpeira P include:
- 4” Reality Display with WhiteMagic technology
- Reality Display powered by Mobile BRAVIA Engine
- 1 GHz dual-core processor
- 8MP camera with fast capture and HD recording
- 16GB flash storage
- NFC enabled with HDMI and DLNA connectivity
For more details on either the Black or Silver model of the Xperia P, click the appropriate link below:
Xperia P Black – http://www.clove.co.uk/sony-xperia-p-black
Xperia P Silver: – http://www.clove.co.uk/sony-xperia-p-silver
HTC One S vs Sony Xperia S– smartphone comparison
HTC One S vs Sony Xperia S
Rather than pit Sony’s latest and greatest against HTC’s One X, we though it would be much fairer if it picked on someone its own size (and price…). Enter the HTC One S; the One X’s smaller, cheaper and some might say sexier brother.
Aesthetics
The Xperia S is certainly a striking looking phone with its monolithic square profile and translucent band giving it a very distinct profile compared to its competitors. The One S goes for a more understated look with rounded edges, although its space-age micro-arc oxidised casing gives the handset a pleasing, premium feel above that of even much more expensive handsets. Let’s see what they have to offer on the inside:
Display
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HTC One S |
Sony Xperia S |
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4.3 Inches 590 x 960 Gorilla Glass |
4.3 Inches 1280 x 720 scratch-resistant |
Sony prides itself on excelling in all things visual these days, and the screen on the Xperia S is no exception. It makes full use of the Bravia technology developed for its high end TV’s and this expert knowledge is applied to its smartphones.
Huawei WS320 WiFi Repeater – Now in Stock
We are now able to offer the Huawei WS320 WiFi Repeater. With it you are able to extend the coverage of your existing wireless network. So if you have a room in your house where you are unable to connect to your network this could be a great solution.
The Huawei WS320 has a compact, simple and elegant appearance. All you need is a spare power socket to plug into and you are ready to extend your network. It supports multiple wireless LAN protocols including IEEE 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11n. Additionally it is WPS compatible to ensure that the setup is simple and quick.
More information and ordering is available at the following link
Huawei WS320 WiFi Repeater
Nokia Lumia 900 – Arriving 25th May
We have all heard how popular the Windows Phone Nokia Lumia 900 is proving in the USA at the moment but we can confirm that some stock will be arriving in the UK next week!
The 25th May is the day we expect to see the stock arrive.
Priced at £390+VAT the 900 is a bigger version of the Lumia 800 with a 4.3” display.
For more information or to order one now, click HERE.
Samsung Galaxy S3 user guide/manual
Below is the official user guide/manual for the Samsung Galaxy S III. Click the icon to open/download.
Samsung Hope Relay–join our team
Earlier this week we posted on the Samsung Hope Relay app that Samsung has released as a means of sponsoring people to raise money for charity. While the sign up process is fairly simple (upload a photo for your avatar, enter a few details), you do need to join a team via Facebook. We have now created a Clove team, so if you do need a team to join when you sign up, feel free to get involved with us. The team name is Clove, as shown in the screen shot below.
LG Optimus 4X HD–Coming in June
There has been a lot of talk about the LG Optimus 4X HD today, coming in June. It is great to see such exposure, but if it is a device for you, then you need somewhere to buy it.
Thankfully we will be stocking the 4X HD, and if you have not already seen we have had hands on with it already.
You can order a 4X HD here, or if you click HERE you can see all the content including hands on videos and reviews we have of the LG.
Nokia Lumia 610–Black & Cyan–Coming Soon
We can now confirm the final price of the Nokia Lumia 600 that will be available in both Black and Cyan colour variants as of late next week.
Samsung interview: Galaxy Note, internet fridges & augmented reality glasses
The interview below comes courtesy of Global Sources, which interviewed Alex Chung, Samsung HK Chief Operating Officer . Within the interview Alex discusses Samsung’s Galaxy Note device, the connected fridge that Samsung has released in selected markets, gesture controls and augmented reality glasses. An interesting read that provides a good insight into Samsung’s current attitude towards the consumer electronics market.
What are the top trends currently driving consumer electronics?
Smart device is one of the top trends currently. Smart phones and tablets and other connectivity type of products are very hot, growing rapidly with strong momentum.
Even devices like smart camera and smart TV are becoming popular because these are linked with internet-based or mobile internet-based content. Social media is very important for consumers to communicate with each other and share photos or their location. So I think if a product has accessible Wi-Fi applications or smart content, it will drive consumer electronics.
The Galaxy Note has been very successful with over 5 million units sold since its launch. Do you think ‘phablets’ will be the shape of things to come in the mobile device market? Why has Galaxy Note been so popular?
1 day left to enter our Skype competition
Our Skype competition, in which we are giving away 3 x HD webcam kits worth £80 each, is finishing tomorrow at midnight. Visit our Facebook page to enter the competition for a chance to win.
NFC: The potential for Advertising and Marketing
This is the third post in a series that NFCdog have written about NFC for the Clove blog. The first one is here and second one, here.
As highlighted in our second post, mobile payment has always been seen as the primary use case by the mobile and finance industries, but to call NFC a one trick pony is very much missing the point. Due to the fact that NFC can open URLs, device applications and also be used to share information (such as contact cards), it lends itself very nicely to interactive advertising and mobile marketing.
Motorola RAZR MAXX–Hands On
A hands on with a sample unit of the Motorola RAZR MAXX. We will have a full unboxing video on the site very soon, so be sure to check back then. In the meantime take a look at the device and what it has to offer in the following video.
HTC Desire C–Announced
HTC LAUNCHES Desire C, ITS LATEST smartphone WITH BEATS AUDIO
New HTC Desire C – brilliant, entertaining and well connected
LONDON, UK — 15 May 2012 — Following on from the successful launch of the HTC One series, HTC, a global designer of smartphones, today unveiled its latest phone, the HTC Desire C. Featuring Beats Audio™ technology, this premium designed, yet affordable smartphone, allows you to hear your music just as the artist intended. The HTC Desire C also enables you to easily manage your professional and personal lives and share the moments that shape them.
LG Optimus 4X v HTC One X–Video Comparison
A video comparison of the HTC One X and the LG Optimus 4X HD two quad-core Android smartphones.
Watch to find out the benefits and negatives of the two and how they compare.
It’s official–ants love Android
This gem comes from XDA developers forum; a user has gotten an ant stuck under the screen of a smartphone. How it got there in the first place remains unknown, but it looks like the screen will need to be removed in order to extract the ant. No photos as of yet, but hopefully a few will follow.
Samsung will sponsor you £26 to walk or run for charity
As part of its affiliation with the London 2012 Olympic Games, Samsung has released a great app, called Samsung Hope Relay, for Android that will enable you to raise sponsorship money for select charities by walking, swimming or running.
JCB Toughphone Pro-Smart Android Phone has GPS
To clear up any confusion that may exist, the JCB Pro-Smart does have GPS on board despite the spec sheet and some reviews making no mention of this.
We can confirm that we have tested the device with Google Maps having switched on the GPS and it acquired our position.
Battery, battery, battery
The release of the Motorola RAZR MAXX caught my eye for one reason, and one reason only. The 3300mAh battery which can offer 17.6 hours talk time and up to 380 hours standby time. That is impressive for any phone, but for one that still comes in under 9mm deep is shocking.
I have used the normal RAZR and was surprised at how much battery life Motorola managed to squeeze out of a phone that is impossibly slim so expect this one to knock my socks off. The problem is that for most people, the battery specifications are the last thing they look at and this is why manufacturers are happy to produce phones that require a daily charge. This makes sense because size has been proven to be more important than battery for most users, but when you really think about it, that thinking is the wrong way round.