April 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment

HTC 8X special offer–now £230

We have a very special offer on the HTC 8X in Blue & Black colours.

This is a very limited offer and is available only whilst stock lasts.

You can now buy the HTC 8X Windows Phone for £230 + VAT.

It was previously £309 + VAT, meaning a saving of £95.

For less than £300 you can now obtain a very impressive Windows Phone that includes the following features:

  • Beats Audio
  • Superior 8MP rear camera
  • Personalised Live Tiles on a brilliant display
  • Windows Phone 8
  • Qualcomm S4 1.5GHz dual-core processor
  • 4.3″ Super LCD 2 touch screen, Gorilla Glass 2
  • 2.1MP front facing camera with wide angle lens
  • NFC
  • WiFi
  • Bluetooth
  • 3G
  • MicroSIM
  • 1800mAh battery, built-in
  • 132.35 x 66.2 x 10.12 mm
  • 130g with battery
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December 12, 2012 By 1 Comment

Windows Phone 8: the third wheel or a genuine contender?

The growing popularity of Android and iOS has some people worried that we are facing an era of mobile monopoly, but with two major players dominating the market. It is hard to judge if this is a big problem because having two companies dominating is not a constrictive situation in most industries.

In the mobile industry, however, it means that the best apps, accessories and news coverage will gravitate towards those two platforms and this puts the others at a disadvantage which is not easy to recover from. With RIM struggling to bring relevance to the BlackBerry platform, we are left with Microsoft to try to break the stranglehold that Google and Apple have at this time.

I have spent the past week working with Windows Phone and come to some conclusions as to where it is at currently, what could be improved and what potential it has.

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November 18, 2012 By

HTC 8X Windows Phone Sample Photos

8 megapixel images captured on the 8X

The following are a series of images captured on the Windows Phone 8X by HTC.

Click on any to enlarge.

 

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November 16, 2012 By

A quick delve into the HTC 8X

The HTC 8X is the best in class for Windows Phone 8 powered by a Qualcomm S4 1.5GHz Dual-core processor whilst featuring a 4.3-inch HD 720 Super LCD 2 display. The  HTC 8X has a incredible sound experience with Beats Audio integrated along with a built-in amp, superior camera capabilities with self portrait, video calling and perfect picture capture. Customise your phone with personalised real time updates with Live Tiles on a fabulous display.

The 8X is the only Windows Phone with Beats Audio. The sound really is remarkable and authentic; quite possibly the best ever with even deeper bass, crisper vocals, and detailed high notes. The built-in headset amp really adds to the quality of the sound allowing for less distortion and noise. The amp has enough audio power for the markets high-end headphones. Put this to the test with over 17m great sounding tracks to choose from with Xbox music.

The Wndows 8 OS allows you to personalise your home screen, ensuring that it operates to your needs. Personalise each live tile, resize, arrange and customize your tiles to give you a unique display that works just for you. The people Hub allows you to keep up to date with all your friends and family without switching from screen-to-screen which naturally saves time and a whole lot of hassle.

Summary for WIndows 8 OS features:

  • Unique start screen
  • Live Tiles
  • People Hub
  • Fast Sharing to Facebook

 

Featuring an 8MP Auto-focus camera along with the HTC image chip, you really cannot miss that all important moment with minimized blurriness and sharp, true-to-life colours. Fingers at the ready with the external camera button which will allow you to shoot at will even if your screen is locked. The camera is also designed to capture images in low light (light-pulling f/2.0 aperture lens, backside sensor illumination). Edit your photos with lenses, themes, colours and special effects to make that moment even greater. A fast sharing feature along with Facebook will ensure that you keep your friends & family up to date with all of your latest adventures. SkyDrive is a fantastic feature that will allow you to save your photos so you can have access to them anywhere at anytime, with 7GB of storage included free, SkyDrive lets you access all of your media on your computer from your Smartphone.

Summary of camera features:image

  • HTC image chip
  • External camera button
  • Ultra-wide-angle front camera
  • Full screen Skype
  • Made for low light
  • Lenses
  • SkyDrive

To no surprise the HTC 8X is proving extremely popular. We have more stock arriving into our warehouse today. For more information on the spec along with a detailed overview and official images please see our HTC 8X product page @ Clove Technology.

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November 6, 2012 By

Windows Phone 8X by HTC Languages

Language options on the HTC 8X.

Many have asked the question of what languages are available on the HTC 8X.  The following video shows them all, but popular languages that are available include Arabic, Russian and Hebrew.

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November 5, 2012 By

Windows Phone 8X by HTC User Manual/User Guide

Find answers to problems on your HTC 8X with the following user guide.

Click the icon below to take a look at the English user manual for the Windows Phone 8X by HTC.

If you click the icon below you will be able to view the quick start guide for the HTC 8X.

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November 5, 2012 By

Windows Phone 8X by HTC Unboxing

HTC’s 8X Windows Phone 8 gets unboxed

In the following video we unbox the 8X by HTC and give you a quick tour around the device.

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November 2, 2012 By

Windows Phone 8x by HTC–NOW IN STOCK

We are pleased to confirm that the 8X in Blue is now in stock.

The 8X is HTC’s flagship Windows 8 phone and is certainly a desirable smartphone option with the new features that are brought about in Windows Phone 8 and the sleek design of the 8x.

HTC 8X Features
  • Incredible sound with Beats Audio
  • Superior 8MP rear camera
  • Personalised Live Tiles on a brilliant display
  • Inspired design – inside and out
  • Windows Phone 8
  • Qualcomm S4 1.5GHz dual-core processor
  • 4.3″ Super LCD 2 touch screen, Gorilla Glass 2
  • 2.1MP front facing camera with wide angle lens
  • NFC
  • WiFi
  • Bluetooth
  • 3G
  • MicroSIM
  • 1800mAh battery, built-in
  • 132.35 x 66.2 x 10.12 mm
  • 130g with battery

Order yours HERE.

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October 22, 2012 By

HTC 8X launching November 2nd, HTC 8S November 15th.

We have now had a more precise time frame confirmed for the HTC 8X and HTC 8S, which are due to launch November 2nd and November 15th respectively.

The new Windows Phone 8 handsets by HTC offer vibrant designs and solid build quality at fantastic prices. The flagship HTC 8X is priced at £399.98 inc VAT and the 8S £224.99. We’ll have a detailed look at both once we’ve had stock in.

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October 10, 2012 By

Samsung Ativ S vs HTC 8X

We put Samsung and HTC’s new flagship Windows Phone 8 devices side by side

Windows Phone 8 devices are set to launch towards the end of this month and early November. We don’t have the devices in store yet so an in depth discussion of how the new operating system works on these devices and comparison is still a little way off. What we can do is put the released hardware specifications side by side and look at how the flagship devices from Samsung and HTC, the Samsung Ativ S and HTC 8X, are shaping up.

Follow the break to read the full comparison

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