Samsung Mobile UK, at a press release, announced the launch of its new Samsung Tocco Lite, in the UK market. This is the company’s latest addition to its Tocco family of mobile phones. The Samsung Tocco Lite has enhanced social media features and will continue Samsung’s leadership in the touch screen market, delivering the style and features consumers come to expect from Samsung, at an extremely competitive mid-range price.
The Samsung Tocco Lite employs online widgets to enable users to keep their Facebook status up-to-date, log on to their Myspace page or browse YouTube for the latest videos, all from a simple one touch interface on the main menu screen. Users can also tag photos of their contacts on the device, as well as uploading their favourite shots to their own social networking sites.
The Tocco Lite offers all the multimedia features consumers would expect from a Samsung full touchscreen device. The slim body incorporates a 3MP camera designed to capture spontaneous moments with family and friends, using smile and face detection. The Samsung Tocco Lite is set to launch in UK stores mid May.
Samsung Tocco Lite
Apple has now made a new beta version of its iPhone OS 3.0 open to iPhone developers. In conjunction with beta 4, Apple has also made a pre-release version of iTunes 8.2 open to developers as well, which is required to activate beta 4.
We do not yet have complete information about system updates just as yet, but we will let you know when we get more info.
iPhone OS 3.0 Beta 4
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Microsoft today announced new technology that will be available to Windows Mobile 6.5 devices later this year. Using software from its TellMe subsidiary, Windows Mobile 6.5 users will be able to open a new text message, dictate the message, and send the message all via voice commands.
This also applies to calling contacts as well as using Microsoft’s Live Search to perform web searches. Microsoft claims that this service is the very first one to combine both voice commands and the ability to add content to text fields at the press of a single button. The software will be free when it becomes available later this year.
Source: PhoneScoop
The HTC Magic, exclusive in the UK to Vodafone and Vodafone’s first Android-powered smartphone, will be available to buy from May 1 at www.vodafone.co.uk/magic, through Vodafone’s retail stores and from telesales.
The pricing for the HTC Magic starts from free on a two year contract at GBP35 per month including unlimited mobile internet use, 600 minutes and unlimited texts. The phone will also come with a 2GB memory card. Customers who wish to pre-order online before May 1 will also benefit from a value offer from Vodafone and receive the GBP35 price plan for GBP30.
Vodafone is also launching a national treasure hunt to win one of 20 HTC Magic phones during May. Anyone who would like the chance to win should follow Vodafone on Twitter and pick up clues as to where they will find an HTC Magic. Details of the competition are on the Vodafone Facebook page.
HTC Magic
