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Nokia Releases An Infographic Of Their Own Explaining Why You Shouldn’t Get An iPhone 5 As you are almost certainly aware by now, the brand-new iPhone 5 is releasing tomorrow, and with consumers already queuing in their droves to be among the first to get their hands on the device, rivaling companies are queuing up to take a pop at Apple’s flagship. The lengths companies have gone to makes it look like a touch of the Green-Eyed Monster, particularly with Apple’s shares in excess of $700 a pop, and with Samsung already having had its pound of flesh with an ad bashing the queuing Apple fanatics, Nokia has felt compelled to offer its own reasons why you shouldn’t buy an iPhone 5. Rather than going down the direct advertising route, the Finnish company has decided to throw out an infographic, and as well as looking a tad bit desperate, it looks extremely rushed. Clearly, Nokia was in such a hurry to release the illustration before the 21st that it forgot many of the key facts – mainly with regards to its own products. Yep, that’s right; although we’re used to companies erroneously pointing out flaws in rival’s device, Nokia cannot seem to differentiate between the Lumia 920 and 820. The infographic, which you can see in its entirety below, is presented in a tiled-esque design, and – much like Windows’ new interface itself – has left some scratching their heads: The Nokia Lumia 920 certainly looks impressive, and will attempt to do battle with the iPhone 5 when released at the end of next month, but this subjective, flawed graphic is unlikely to sway anybody. The Lumia 820 and 920 images have been swapped, and whilst we’d expect a Samsung or an HTC infographic to make such an error about Nokia, one wouldn’t expect the company itself to make such an embarrassing mistake. Most of the categories are subjective, and if Nokia thinks all iPhone 5 fans are basing their purchases on it including the very best specs, then the company seems to be missing the point completely. I am, like many techies, looking forward to seeing the Lumia 920 when it does hit the market, but it does appear the frustration on waiting for WP8 to release is taking its toll on Nokia. The company is also pretty hacked off by HTC’s flagship 8X and mid-range 8S Windows devices, announced yesterday, blasting them as "tactical re-branding," and with so many interesting devices dropping over the next couple of months, we’ve an explosive Fall in store for tech fans.

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OK! Here is my take: £200 - will open a tap behind the bar in Wales 2013 wines and liquors for the after party! How does that sound? Thats going in my signature

2013!!! Drinks on me, of course!

Happy Birthday!

That would have been Tarmac, I guess!

Order some samples of from the new range if you want:

Blade silver is also nice... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Just joking, of course!

ME?!?!?!

Blue cars are the nicest, specially the turquoise blue I'm on your side, SlimG!

There's no jailbreak for iPhone 5 yet, just tethered for iOS 6 on older devices. http://www.redmondpie.com/jailbreak-ios ... h-redsn0w/

There is a dark pearlescent blue, nearly similar to the midnight blue, looks crazy! Ask Taras about it. Also the red matte is quite nice!

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Did not upgrade yet

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Picked the nanosim today from 3 Store, comes with adaptors which is quite nice. Member of staff has advised it's better to activate it early as it may be chaos on Friday with the activations and may take longer to do it. Apple confirmed delivery for Friday, hurraaay!

Will iPhone 5 HD Voice work in the UK? One of the new features coming with the iPhone 5 is HD Voice, unfortunately many will be unable to experience this new technology which requires that both parties have the necessary technology, that they are on the same network, and that the network supports HD Voice. What is HD Voice? It might be good to talk, but the reason why talking to someone on the phone is never as good as talking to them in person is that the human voice ranges from 80Hz to 14kHz while traditional telephone calls are only able to achieve audio frequencies in the range of 300Hz to 3.4kHz. HD Voice ups the audio frequency range from 50Hz to 7kHz or higher. The technology was developed by Nokia and VoiceAge. A few handsets have already been produced supporting the codec, including models from Nokia, Samsung, HTC and Sony. What are the benefits of HD Voice? There are a variety of benefits to users able to take advantage of wideband audio: Sound quality is clearer It’s easier to recognise voices and understand accented speakers It’s easier to distinguish confusing sounds, such as close sounds like ‘s’ and ‘f’ You should be able to hear faint talkers and understand double-talk (when everyone is speaking at the same time) Listening will be easier resulting in less “listener fatigue†and avoiding miscommunications and misunderstandings It will be easier to understand talkers who are using a speakerphone or in the presence of background noise It will also be easier to distinguish between individual voices on conference calls If I get an iPhone 5 will I get HD Voice? There are a number of reasons why you may not experience HD Voice with your new iPhone. Apple says it has 20 carrier partners ready to deliver HD voice as soon as the iPhone 5 is available. Unfortunately not all the networks in the UK offer HD Voice, however. To date it would appear that O2 hasn’t launched HD Voice in the UK. We are waiting for them to return our enquiry about this. The other factor to consider is whether the person you are hoping to enjoy a HD Voice call with has a phone capable of HD Voice, and whether they are on the same network as you. The only networks to offer extra-network HD Voice calls are EE, Orange and T-Mobile who are unified under the EE (formerly known as Everything Everywhere) umbrella. We contacted all the networks in the UK. So far we have only had confirmation back for EE that they will be supporting HD Voice on the iPhone. However, a look around the web uncovered details relating to HD Voice on the majority of carrier’s websites. We will update this story as more information becomes available. Which Networks offer HD Voice? EE - YES Back in June 2010, Everything Everywhere announced plans to roll out HD voice calling throughout its network by the end of summer. “EE will be supporting HD Voice with iPhone 5,†was the response from the press centre. Orange - YES On its website Orange states: “Crystal clear HD Voice calls are what the mobile world's been waiting for...and they're here first on Orange†To date the following handsets have offered HD Voice on Orange’s network: HTC Desire HD, Nokia N8, Nokia E5, Nokia X6 16GB, Nokia 5230, Sony Ericsson Elm, and Samsung Omnia 7. An Orange spokesperson told us: "Yes, Orange will be offering crystal clear HD Voice calls as a feature on the iPhone 5. HD Voice technology means that making phone calls on the iPhone 5 will be a better, more natural experience, taking any strain out of listening and making yourself heard. In the street or at the station, or wherever customers are, it’s easier to have conversations in noisy environments because HD Voice makes it easier to hear and be heard. HD Voice also reduces background noise too, and all at no extra cost on the thinnest and lightest iPhone ever.†Three - YES Three UK launched HD Voice calls onto their network at the end of May 2011, shortly after launch they were offering the Nokia C7, E7 and N8 phones, since then the company has added the Samsung Omnia 7 and the HTC Desire S. : “As HD voice calls are still new to us they’re only available between people on the Three network, and both the caller and the receiver need to have an HD Voice equipped phone,†notes Three. Back in June 2011, Three claimed that 15,000 of its customers were using its 3G network to make HD Voice calls every day. T-Mobile - To be confirmed According to T-Mobile, its new HD network enables 450,000 existing customers with HD Voice phones to benefit from high definition quality calls. “You can make HD Voice calls as long as you and the person you're calling are T-Mobile or Orange customers, with HD-ready phones and 3G signal,†T-Mobile say on its website. Vodafone - In Ireland, UK status to be confirmed Vodafone boasts that its HD Voice capabilities bring “crystal clear connections by enhancing voice quality and minimising background noise so it's easier to hear and be heardâ€, on its website. Vodafone offers HD Voice for the Nokia: N8, C7, E7, C3-01, X3-02, E6, 700, Lumia; and the Sony Ericsson: Xperia Arc (LT15i ), Xperia Neo (MT15i), Xperia Arc S ( LT18i), Xperia Mini Pro (SK17i), Xperia Ray (ST18i), and Xperia Play (R800i). O2 - to be confirmed As yet O2 has made no announcement about HD Voice. For now it appears the closet users can get to HD Voice is via it’s Skype like Tu ME service. TU Me app offers O2 iPhone customers a free way to make texts and voice calls, user will need a data connection or be near a WiFi hotspot.

I'm the type of client that never forgets the service and the quality of the products at one time the seller sold to me It simple, it's loyalty. Apple's iPhone 1 was out of this world and back then had set the standard in the industry. It has improved a lot together with the iOS and many other manufacturers had to keep up with Apple, some managed to do it, like Samsung, HTC, etc and others were fast approaching bankruptcy like Nokia, RIM, etc Even if on this occasion Apple somehow "failed" to super-mega-impress us again with the new iPhone, we must give them some credit for what the market offers today. I'll stick to the iPhone 5, can't wait for delivery on Friday! My 50cent!

Speaking about UK reviews, we all know the designer behind the iPhone it's Sir Jonathan Ive: Sir Jonathan Ive and entire Apple design team fly to London to collect prestigious D&AD awards

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For Android fans: LG has confirmed that its next flagship smartphone, the Optimus G, will be releasing in the US sometime in November. LG officially announced and launched the phone yesterday in South Korea, and we even got our hands on it just to see what we’d be getting ourselves into come November. The Optimus G features a 4.7-inch 1280×768 IPS display, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4 quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, and a whopping 13MP rear camera. Unfortunately, it doesn’t run Jelly Bean, but here’s hoping that by the time it comes to the States, it’ll be ready for a Jelly Bean update. It’s currently running on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. http://androidcommunity.com/lg-optimus- ... -20120918/