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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 European version is region locked

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The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is making its way into about 149 countries around the world starting 25th, which is just two days back but we already have reports of the European version of the device being region locked to the continent, making it impossible for travelers to use it with a local SIM when abroad. This comes via our friends at Clove UK who have stated this fact on their blog. The LTE version, going by the model name SM-N9005 will be region locked to Europe and will not be able to access other International networks when abroad. This is really weird, especially for unlocked units.

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Apple iPad mini Release Date and Launch Countries

Apple announced the iPad mini yesterday along with the 4th Generation iPad. Apple has announced that the iPad mini will be available for Pre-order starting this Friday October 26th in over 30 countries where the company plans to start selling the new iPad mini first.Do find the complete list of countries below. The release date for the WiFi only version of the iPad mini is set as November 2.

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Uros GoodSpeed Mobile Hotspot with 10 SIM cards aims to say good bye to steep roaming charges

Meet the Goodspeed Mobile Hotspot which is a 3G MiFi with 10 , yes ten sim card slots. The product comes from  a Finnish company Uros founded by 2 Ex-Nokia employees.The Goodspeed is a special MiFi or Wireless hotspot which automatically uses any of the 10 SIM cards depending on your current location for internet access. It supports 3.5G networks with download speeds up to 21 Mbps.Users pay a flat fee for unlimited 3G access in select countries in Europe as of now.The service just launched this month and is currently available in Finland , Germany , Italy , UK  , Switzerland and Ireland Continue reading “Uros GoodSpeed Mobile Hotspot with 10 SIM cards aims to say good bye to steep roaming charges”

HTC to provide Sensation and Sensation XE users in Europe with ‘Early access preview’ of Android 4.0

Android 4.0 was a major upgrade from all the Android versions and all the users are looking forward to take a bite at it, the only problem is that the manufacturers are taking too long to cook Android 4.0 for these devices. But HTC is finally showing signs of upgrading some of the devices pretty soon, just like Sony Ericsson provided a peek of Android 4.0 for some of it’s device a few months back HTC will be providing the Android 4.0 update as a preview for all the Sensation and Sesation XE users in the Europe.


So HTC has planned this so that while everyone is waiting for the final dish to arrive, there will be something to play with and satisfy the customers, though it will not be completely baked. But there is a sad part too, you will not be able to directly download and apply this update, it will be first used by the people in the elevate beta program and the T-Mobile subscribers excluding the Sensation 4G. Well there is no need for all the people outside Europe to be angry, because as soon as this update goes live it will be available for all you guys to flash. So this is a good sign from HTC to fulfilling their customers needs, after all the customers should be treated as Gods. 🙂

Source: TheVerge

HTC to introduce white Sensation with Android 4.0 in March

The Sensation was HTC’s best device last year, featuring the first asynchronous dual core processor on a smartphone. Though the device was good and had a great build quality it did not sell well against the Samsung Galaxy S 2. But this does not stop them from bringing out a white version of this new device and the best part of it is that it will come with Android 4.0 out of the box.

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Apple Launches 12 Days of Christmas iTunes Freebies

Apple has launched their 12 Days of Christmas freebie promotion on iTunes. The promotion period is from 26th December to 6th January.

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Bada 2.0 update for Samsung Wave devices coming soon

Earlier today the official Samsung Bada twitter account tweeted that they will be updating all the wave devices to Bada 2.0 in Q4. The devices in Europe will be the first to get updated starting from next month.

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HTC rolling out Android 2.3.4 update for Vodafone HTC Sensation.

As I write this post, HTC is rolling out a maintainance update for the Vodafone HTC Sensation users. This update will also upgrade your Android version to 2.3.4. If you are a Vodafone HTC Sensation user then you will be getting this update over the air, so all yu need to do is grab your phone and the update to be shown in your notification bar.

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Samsung Tablet Ban lifted in EU except Germany

Following the preliminary injunction given to Samsung banning sales of its 10.1 ” tablet across Europe , the Dusseldorf based court has reverted on its order. Apple claims that the Galaxy Tab 10.1 is a copy of the Apple iPad in the design department.

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Samsung Galaxy S2 , Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc , HTC ChaCha bag awards in Europe

The European Imaging and Sound Association has announced the winners of the EISA awards for 2011-12. The HTC ChaCha , Samsung Galaxy S2 and Sony Ericsson Arc emerged as winners in 3 separate categories.Samsung Galaxy S2 bagged the award for the Best European Mobile Phone , not too surprising considering the millions of units the company has managed to sell since it’s launch. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S2 , Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc , HTC ChaCha bag awards in Europe”

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Sales banned in Europe as Apple wins injunction

In a major blow to Samsung , a German court has ordered that Samsung should stop selling the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in all of Europe except Netherlands. Apple is accusing Samsung of copying the iPad design in it’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Sales banned in Europe as Apple wins injunction”

Video Demo of Samsung Galaxy R, Coming Soon

Samsung Galaxy R was recently spotted in Sweden which is actually affordable cousin of the Samsung Galaxy S II which is also known as one of the best Android handsets available in the market, and it’s also one of the reasons Samsung is expecting amazing sales this year. Well, if you are low on budget and need a device like SGSII, then I would suggest you to have a look on Galaxy R. We recently told you that Samsung will be launching it in UK but Samsung recently said that UK launch is unconfirmed at the moment, and possibly the device will hit Asian and other European markets. Continue reading “Video Demo of Samsung Galaxy R, Coming Soon”

Sygic GPS navigation app for Europe now available for Symbian^3 devices

Sygic GPS navigation for Europe is now available for Symbian^3 devices from the OVI store. It comes with maps of European counties powered by TomTom and comes with 3D terrain, street representation, 3D landmarks and thousands of Points of Interests (POI). The Maemo app for N900 was launched last year. Continue reading “Sygic GPS navigation app for Europe now available for Symbian^3 devices”

European HTC Sensation receives first software update

HTC Sensation is currently one of the best Android phones offered by HTC and it’s really a good device. We recently reviewed it and my personal experience with Sensation was good, it was fast but not that smooth. There were some bugs and glitches in it which was making Sensation to lose its position but it looks like HTC is alert about their beloved device. Continue reading “European HTC Sensation receives first software update”