The HTC Desire C is the latest addition to the HTC phones of 2012, joining the highly rated HTC One X, HTC One S and HTC One V. The HTC Desire S is looking to take over the baton from the well loved HTC Wildfire S, which was a compact offering full of high-end smartphone features at an affordable price.

As you would expect from HTC, they have created a highly stylish, well built phone with a very durable metal frame. It also remains compact in the hand, measuring just 107.2 x 60.6 x 11.95mm. With Ice Cream Sandwich preloaded you’ll gain access to all of the latest features from Android including face unlock, resizable widgets, improved multitasking and faster browsing. The 3.5″ inch capacitive touchscreen punches well above its weight with excellent viewing angles, vivid display and pin sharp quality. All of this makes for a pleasant viewing experience whether you use it for browsing the internet, updating your Facebook profile or watching movies.

A 5 megapixel camera allows for great quality pictures on the go, and the Shoot and Share feature means you are only a few taps away from sharing that moment with your friends and family. Similar to the HTC One range, the Desire C includes Beats Audio profiles to help you enjoy your music collection as the artist intended. A generous 4GB helping of storage means there is plenty of space for all your apps and music. For the movie buffs among you, the memory can be expanded to 32GB by the microSD slot or via the free 25GB Dropbox account.

Overall, HTC have managed to fuse the perfect balance between power and affordability. With its high end features and affordable prices, the new HTC Desire C is sure to spread like “wildfire”. Expect it to be available on mobiles.co.uk within early June, in the meantime check out our full range of HTC handset deals.

Official Spec of the HTC Desire C

• 3.5 inch capacitive touchscreen
• Android Ice Cream Sandwich OS
• HTC Sense 4.0
• Beat audio sound enhancement
• 600GHz Qualcomm processor
• 5 megapixel camera
• NFC technology
• Bluetooth
• 4 GB internal memory
• 25 GB Dropbox account

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Today Nokia have announced the Nokia 110, Nokia 111, and Nokia 112 mobile phones; which aim to bring up to date features and style within a budget handset range. Colourful by design, these vibrant candy bar handsets offer a similar palette to the likes of the Nokia Lumia 800, at an extremely affordable price. Built with a 1.8 inch display and alphanumeric keypad, the handsets are compact and lightweight; the Nokia 111 weighs just 77 grams!

Faster Web Browsing

The key feature across all three new Nokia handsets for 2012, is more efficient web browsing. The Nokia 110, 111 and 112 all claim to use a web browser that uses 90% less data. Compressed pages allow faster downloads and lower data charges. Though operating with a WAP browser, this improved efficiency ensures you can browse more for your money if you find yourself on a low data tariff or Pay As You Go.

Dual Sim Phones

The Nokia 110 and Nokia 112 have the added bonus of being able to hold two SIMS within their compact design. The advantage of this is the ability to text or web browse with the network that suits you best. It’s a handy way to save money, or simply combine your personal and business phones within a single handset. You could even insert and extra SIM only deals card that gives you extra minutes or texts at a low cost. Changing between SIMs is effortless and simple as the handset can stay switched on as you flick between networks.

Social and Entertainment

Just because the Nokia 110, 111 and 112 aren’t on Android or iOS, doesn’t mean they have to lack fun. Connected to the Nokia Store, there are a variety of apps available for the Nokia 110 range. Whether that’s free games from EA such as Tetris, or a Facebook application to keep in touch with friends, there are over ten million apps downloaded per day from the Nokia store. You will need a microSD card plugged into your Nokia 110, 111 or 112 in order to store multimedia files onto your phone but with the option to hold up to 32GB, this is plenty of room for apps and music. The latest Nokia devices come with an FM radio, Bluetooth connectivity and a VGA camera.

Expect the Nokia 110 and Nokia 112 to grace the UK shores late summer or early autumn with a very affordable price tag. Even if you already own a smartphone, we think the Nokia 110 and 112 will make ideal back up handsets. You can view a full comparison of the Nokia 110, Nokia 111 and Nokia 112 on the official Nokia website.

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Developer Description:

Apple did great work on the camera grabber in iOS 5.1, but what if we prefer some other camera app to launch instead of the default camera app? GrabberApp allows you to launch *any* app you want directly from the camera grabber, with all the required changes, the Default.png that shown while dragging and more. GrabberApp will also work perfectly with passcode-owners, GrabberApp will bypass your passcode while launching, and when you’ll close your app, the device will request your passcode. If you do not have iOS 5.1 or higher, an additional free tweak will be installed to add camera grabber function to your lock screen. Configure options from Settings app

Source: iphoneincanada.ca

Research In Motion have announced a sole handset release for the United Kingdom this year; the BlackBerry Curve 9320. In this latest blog, we explain why the future might be looking up for BlackBerry in 2012.

The Curve 9320 is not targeted to compete against the smartphone elite such as the Samsung Galaxy S3, Apple iPhone or HTC One X. Rather RIM’s focus is to provide a mobile for customers who are purchasing a smartphone for the first time. Glancing over the features, the BlackBerry Curve 9320 also appears to look great for existing Curve fans who desire a boost in speed and functionality.

Social Features with BBM

What are the key features about the BlackBerry Curve 9320? Well it was built to have your social life at your fingertips! With a dedicated BlackBerry Messenger key located on the site of the handset, you can shortcut straight to your friends in seconds. BBM has seen some great improvements over the last few updates with the inclusion of BBM Music; where you’re allowed a playlist of 50 songs per month plus all your BBM friends music too! Even if you get bored of your friends music, this BlackBerry device for 2012, has an FM radio so you can keep tuned into the latest sounds.Those who are worried about slow internet speed on the latest BlackBerry Curve 9320, shouldn’t panic as the 3G and Wi-Fi internet access ensure you can Tweet and Facebook at a reliable speed.

BlackBerry Curve 9320 overview

On the surface, the BlackBerry Curve 9320 holds a petite 2.44 inch non touch display with the familiar QWERTY keypad and touch sensitive optical trackpad combo. It’s a safe design that feels sturdy and secure. Under the bonnet there’s a 512 MB processor, offering twice the oomph of the BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 and 8520. There’s even a 3.2 megapixel snapper with flash and video recording so you can show your friends across your social media channels, exactly what you’ve been up. The removable 1450 mAh battery also appears efficient, offering 18 days standby time and up to 30 hours continuous music playback. With the latest BlackBerry OS 7.1 preloaded on the Curve 9320 you can control your power output with the Battery Saving Mode app; designed to automatically reduce brightness settings and connectivity at a threshold set by you.

Release date?

Expect the BlackBerry Curve 9320 to be available in June.

The BlackBerry Curve 9320 mobile phone by all means won’t impress those seeking a top of the range smartphone; that’s not its purpose. Instead the BlackBerry Curve 9320 is perfect for those who want an affordable smartphone for the first time. With a range of new features, upgraded operating system and integrated BBM we believe this handset is ideal for text frenzied teenagers.

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This week saw the unveiling of Samsung’s flagship new handset, the Samsung Galaxy S3. Following last month’s announcement that Samsung have overtaken Nokia as the world’s largest mobile manufacturers – they shipped 93 million phones in the first quarter of 2012 – the S3 looks set to cement their position as market leader. It also lands a considerable blow to their nearest smartphone rival, the Apple iPhone 4S.

Apple’s next release is thought to be the iPhone 5, but this isn’t expected until the end of summer at the earliest. This means the iPhone 4S will have to hold its own against the mighty Samsung Galaxy S3 deals for the best part of 2012. But has the current iPhone got what it takes to compete with Samsung’s new smartphone behemoth?

Under The Hood

A quick look at internal specs show just how powerful both handsets are. Running on a 800 MHz dual-core Apple A5 processor, and with 512 MB of memory, the iPhone 4S has impressed us with its smooth user experience, fast processing speeds, and ease of multitasking. It would appear, however, that the dual core processor may soon be out-dated, as quad-core processors begin to infiltrate the smartphone market. The Samsung Galaxy S3 is at the forefront of the quad-core revolution, packing in a 1.4 GHz quad-core processor to make it one of the most powerful smartphones on the market. The Galaxy S3’s 1GB of memory also trumps the iPhone 4S’s 512 MB, making it both powerful and lightning fast. Weighing in at just 133g, all this power is concealed in a package that is 7g lighter than the iPhone, meaning you can carry around one of the most powerful smartphones in the world, without even noticing it’s in your pocket.

Does Size Matter?

The success of Samsung’s recent smartphone/tablet hybrid, the Samsung Galaxy Note proved one thing – smartphone users like a big screen. From games to browsing to watching videos, people like to see their multimedia on large shiny HD display. Samsung have taken note (no pun intended), and beefed the Galaxy’s screen from the 4.3 inches of the S2 up to an impressive 4.8inches for the S3. The screen itself has been pushed closer to the edge of the handset, resulting in a much larger display without drastically increasing the size of the phone, and dwarfing the 3.5 inch display of the iPhone 4S.

As well as the size of the screen, a pin sharp HD resolution also adds to the desirability of any smartphone, and both handsets hold their own in this particular arena. The awesome Retina display of the iPhone 4S packs in a 326ppi pixel density, which offers a screen as clear as crystal. Not too far behind is the Samsung Galaxy S3, with a 306ppi pixel density on its new Amoled screen (for any acronym fans, that stands for Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), which also offers a striking HD display. With the both handsets offering such stunning visuals, the sheer size of the Galaxy S3’s screen really does make the most of its high resolution display, and we’ll be surprised if the new iPhone doesn’t appear with an extra inch or so in the screen department.

You Talkin’ To Me?

No cutting-edge smartphone is complete without its own array of unique features and innovations. The main talking point of the iPhone 4S was the inclusion of Siri, which utilises voice recognition software to carry out a range of functions, as well as using the phone’s internet access to answer questions spoken by the user. Committed to keeping up with the neighbours, The Samsung Galaxy S3 comes with a new voice activation interface dubbed as S Voice. While this may not be as advanced as Siri, it does allow spoken instructions to activate many of the phone’s functions, such as playing music, sending texts or emails, and taking photographs.

But the Samsung Galaxy S3 doesn’t just know when you’re talking to it, it also knows when you’re looking at it. The 1.9 megapixel front camera also comes with eye-recognition software, which means that the phone won’t lock or go dark so long as it can see you’re looking at it. Whether this will turn out to be a useful innovation or a battery draining annoyance remains to be seen, but it proves that Samsung are committed to staying on the cutting edge of smartphone advances. Read on how the Apple iPhone 5 technology may change everything.

Head to head

With the Galaxy S3, Samsung have proved once again why they’re dominating the smartphone market, and have delivered a product that will be valuable in retaining their crown. The Galaxy S2 was one of the bestselling handsets of the past year, and we’ll eat our quad-core processor if the S3 doesn’t follow the same trend. With a range of impressive specs and new innovations, the new iPhone release later this year has a lot to live up to if Apple are to match the high benchmark set by Samsung with the Galaxy S3.

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Due to be announced this evening at 7pm, Samsung will unveil their Next Samsung Galaxy S3 to the world. The Next Samsung Galaxy is sure to be a big deal. This is the smartphone that will contend with the Apple iPhone 5 to take the 2012 smartphone crown. Expect the demand to be huge.

How can I get the Next Samsung Galaxy?

Though demand for the Next Samsung Galaxy will be at an all time high, fear not; as you can already pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S3 deals with Mobiles.co.uk. So you’ll have it way before your friends on the May 29th European release date.

Key Features of the Next Samsung Galaxy

• 4.8 inch SUPER AMOLED HD Screen
• 8 megapixel camera with Zero Shutter Lag, 20 shot burst mode.
• Quad Core processor
• Android Ice Cream Sandwich
• NFC
• UK Release May 29th

News Feed of the Next Samsung Galaxy

We’ll be updating our news feed from Samsung Mobile Unpacked 2012 as things happen.

20:13 – 50 GB dropbox account included as Cloud Storage. Twice the capacity of the HTC ONE series!

20:00 So thats the round up of the Samsung Galaxy S3. Make sure you register your interest, so you can pre-order from Mobiles.co.uk as soon as deals are announced.

19:54 – Samsung Galaxy S3 is hero of the Olympic Games

19:50 Galaxy S3 services – High powered games on the way with Games Hub

19:47 Showing a Samsung Galaxy S3 commercial

19:46  Wireless charging kit is an optional accessory.

19:44 – Screen is 4.8 inches Super AMOLED HD

19:42 – Zero Shutter Lag on the Samsung Galaxy S3 camera. Less than 1 second to get into camera mode. Take 20 images in a burst shot.

19:41 – Pop Up Play lets you do 2 things at once. e.g. watch a video and search internet at same point. Video can resize to a smaller screen, easily moved.

19:40 – To support the natural causes, Samsung are supporting the WWF.

19:39 – Design is the curves of nature – 8.6mm thick, 136grams

19:37 Quadcore performance.

19:35 Allshare Play – Great for content sharing, DLNA compatible devices. Group Cast, lets multiple friends work on the same file at the same time.

19:33 Buddy Photoshare, lets you share photos instantly with any friend in your images.

19:32 – NFC technology is in there

19:31 Social – Ability to bond instantly with another Samsung Galaxy S3 user. Introducing S Beam.

19:30 Social Tag, Keep closer to your friends. Face recognition in photos, takes you straight to their Facebook Wall.

19:27 Direct Call uses motion recognition and proximity sensor, knows the phone is near your ear and you want to call.

19:24 S Voice, the Samsung Galaxy S3 acts like a good friend. E.g driving in your car, Phone is just resting, you can unlock it by saying “Hi Galaxy!”

19:23 No more screen switch offs when watching content. The Samsung Galaxy S3 uses the front facing camera to see when you’re looking

19:21 Intelligence of Galaxy S3,  looks into eyes, and closes when you do.

19:21 Smartphones should be able to see and listen

19:19 Samsung Galaxy S3 – Designed for Humans

19:18 The design looks beautiful

19:16 WILL BE LAUNCHED END OF MAY IN EUROPE

19:15 – Tracks eye movement, listens to voice for playing your favourite music tracks

19:14 – Inspired by water and pebbles. 8 megapixel camera, 4.8 inch screen with SUPER AMOLED Screen

19:11 – People want sophisticated phones. Hence the London Orchestra setting the tone.

19:08 – MC Suzi Perry ready to speak – “The biggest launch of the year”

19:06 – “I expect a universe packed within a square shaped Galaxy”

19:05 What do you expect from the next Galaxy?

18:59 Transmission has started broadcasting live from the venue. A very classy atmosphere in London tonight.

18:55 Zoe Hardman from Samsung Tomorrow TV is asking London locals earlier in the week their thoughts of the future device. Lots of positive opinions.

18:50 10 minutes to go! Are you ready?

18:25 Who is excited for the Next Samsung Galaxy then?

UK release date of the Samsung Galaxy S3?

May 29th 2012.

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Pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S3

Available in Marble White or Pebble Blue, you can pre-order Samsung Galaxy S3 deals from Mobiles.co.uk. The handset will be released in the UK on 29th/30th March.

If you go on http://www.tgeltaayehxnx.com/ and can’t wait to find out about the Samsung S3, you’re going to be in for a very pleasant surprise. Tweeted by Samsung Mobile yesterday, the anagram of the web link can cleverly be rearranged to spell “The Next Galaxy.” No marks for guessing this is promo towards Samsung’s flagship handset for 2012.

Earlier in the week, Samsung invited the UK press to a media announcement to “Come and meet the next Galaxy” on the 3rd May in London. Samsung’s latest online media antics could throw a whole new curveball on the release of the most anticipated Android device for 2012. Will specs and design be unveiled in just minutes to come or will it be a pre-registration page?

The most popular rumours for the Samsung Galaxy S3 compared to the Galaxy S2, are a larger screen (up to 4.8 inches), a faster processor with quad core power (up to 1.8GHz) and a 12 megapixel camera. As the Samsung Galaxy S2 has been rolled out with Android Ice Cream Sandwich, we’re confident the Next Galaxy; the Samsung Galaxy S3, will arrive with Android’s latest OS fresh out of the box.

With the clock ticking, we’re excited to know what this “next step” will be.

Our latest blog from Ricki Naqvi guides us through his top list of best fun apps. All the fun and all for free, these are available from Google Play.

For those of us with smartphones, we have all sat somewhere messing around with our phone pointlessly. Be it out of boredom, waiting around, or because we can’t be bothered to do, what we are actually supposed to be doing. This article is designed for those who suffer from any of the above. Next time you find yourself in dire need of an app fix, its worth checking out our best fun apps to help pass the time.

Optical Illusions

If you’ve ever liked staring at optical illusions trying to make head or tails out of them then you’ll love this. It’s a fairly simply app with a bunch of pictures that by the end you may leave you with a slight headache. Its updated frequently so there’s always something new adding to its already size worth collection. Nevertheless, a highly entertaining random app that comes complete with a brief explanation so you are not completely lost.

Like the sound of our best fun apps list? Download the free Optical Illusions app from Google Play.

TuneIn Radio

You can never have too much music on your phone. Period. No matter how much you update it, there will always be music you don’t have – Not with TuneIn Radio. This music loving fun app can find stations from American to Japan to underground stations in Russia, not that most of the people reading this would be looking for those stations but you get the point. It allows you to search by a variety of categories including genre, location and language to mention a few. It also lists news and sports stations you’ll never miss a game. So whatever mood you’re in, you are bound to find something to listen to with TuneIn Radio; a worthy entrant to our best fun apps list.

Like the sound of our best free apps list? Download the free TuneIn Radio app from Google Play.

Colornote Notepad Notes

As they say, ‘simple yet effective.’ Gone are the days when we had to say ‘You can never find a pen when you need one’. This is a very basic random app that will allow you to write memos, be it, shopping lists or even text copied and pasted from websites. It allows you to set reminders and just incase your feeling creative, you can even change the colour of the background text. A very handy fun app because you never know when your not going to be able to find a pen.

Like the sound of our best free apps list? Download the free Colornote Notepad Notes app from Google Play.

PicSpeed HD Wallpaper 170,000

If you’re like me and very quickly get bored with the wallpaper on your phone, then nothing will satisfy your needs like this random app. Updated daily, it has literally thousands of high definition wallpapers with everything from animals to cars to celebrities to random abstract illusions. You’d be hard pressed not to find something that doesn’t suit you here and by the time you have I’m sure your ‘waiting around’ would be over. You’re welcome.

Like the sound of our best free apps list? Download the free PicSpeed HD Wallpapers 170,000 from Google Play.

Mixology Drink Recipes

If you’ve ever wanted to be Tom Cruise in ‘Cocktail’ then this is your bible. It has just about every mix you can possibly think of. It allows you to search by category or by ingredients, so if you fancy a ‘Mexican Fire Engine’ or an ‘Incredible Hulk’ this random app not only provides the ingredients but full instructions on how to mix. It even has a bartending guide complete with tools of the trade and terminology. So next time there’s a party and you want to show off a little, why not try the random feature and see what you come up with… just leave the juggling glasses to Tom Cruise though.

Like the sound of our best free apps list? Download the free Mixology Drink Recipes from Google Play.

So there’s a round up of our best fun apps to keep you occupied during your day. If you feel like you’re missing out on all the fun, check out our Android smartphone deals page. Have we missed a really good app? Let us know on our Facebook page.

Display and Exterior

Both the HTC One X and LG Optimus 4X HD mobile phone prize a gleaming 4.7 inch display; perfect for you to lose yourself in whilst watching that streamed movie online. A screen display 1.2 inches larger than the iPhone range and 0.4 inch above the Galaxy S2, these latest phones were made to give you more. The large screen doesn’t hinder either as the image quality on both displays is fantastic with the LG Optimus 4X HD cramming in 720p High Definition action on its HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen. The HTC One X packs in just as many pixels on the display (720×1280) as the LG Optimus 4X HD, meaning that it’s a dead heat between both handsets for display. For exterior and casing, the LG Optimus appears very similar to the rest of the smartphone market with its safe black rectangle case design. It’s a design that’s effective and has worked for well for the Samsung Galaxy series. LG have made it their own using a dual banding around the edges of the handset. The HTC One X however dares to be different. Its curved design looks fresh, intuitive and well constructed.

Processing Power and Software

Both of our titans also house the same Tegra 3 chip 1.5GHz quad core chip. With so much superpower I’m surprised one of these handsets isn’t coined “Quadzilla” as it makes the big Apple iPhone 4S appear insignificant with its 1.2GHz dual core processor. Both with 1GB RAM, they’re primed ready to take on your extensive multi-tasking demands. As you would expect with both flagship handsets, the LG Optimus 4X HD and HTC One X are served with the supercool Android Ice Cream Sandwich. This combination of power with Android means there are great games to download from Google Play. With HTC Sense 4.0, the HTC One X has the added bonus of HTC Car; an intuitive driving companion that can navigate you to a geo-tagged photo. With no current physical release of the LG Optimus 4X HD, we’re currently awaiting to see how LG will tweak the Android Ice Cream Sandwich user interface with their own features.

Entertainment and Storage

With built in Beats audio software the HTC One X enhances your audio experience. If you’re a bit of a music mogul, you’ll struggle to not be immersed by the powerful sound, as every texture and layer is clearly defined. The HTC One X also comes with one year 25GB dropbox account storage, so you don’t have to worry about having your favourite song on the wrong device. The LG Optimus 4X HD, hosts plenty of space for your favourite tracks, with an internal 16GB memory, expandable by up to 32GB via microSD.

Camera

As both handsets come with 8 megapixel camera’s capable of full HD video record, the kit is there for you take high quality photos on either device. The HTC One X goes a step beyond hardware specs to bring you HTC ImageSense; intelligent software that helps you capture great photos in any condition. The flash will automatically adjust between 8 presets based on the natural light availability already present in the room. With instant capture features, and the ability to take photos whilst video recording, the HTC One X offers that little bit extra of inbuilt software to optimise your photos. The LG Optimus 4X HD picture quality will still give you great photos and these can be easily enhanced using the vast amount of Android apps available on Google Play.

UK Release Date

Fans of HTC will be pleased to know the HTC One X deals are already available on mobiles.co.uk. With an April release, you can pick up the HTC One X as a free handset from £26 per month. The LG Optimus 4X HD has no official release date announced as yet, though with the full specifications announced at the Mobile World Congress back in February, expect to have the handset available for purchase before the end of May.

Our Verdict

The differences between the two handsets are slim. For hardware specifications, it’s a photo finish tie. For those who crave the very best handset, we would recommend the HTC One X mobile phone. The LG Optimus 4X HD, offers impressive specs but just lacks the HTC Sense features that give the edge. With Beats Audio integration and the HTC ImageSense photo capture software, the HTC One X just offers slightly more. This is no fault of the LG Optimus 4X HD, rather that the HTC One X beats anything currently on the market. If you are keen enough to find your own photo and music apps from the Android Market Google Play, then the LG Optimus 4X HD, may be a great way to get your hands on some top technology without the HTC One X price tag. Overall, both fantastic phones available from mobiles.co.uk. Will they stand the test of time and how will they compete against the likes of May 3rd’s Next Samsung Galaxy announcement?