We’ll start to see this phone launched on the other networks throughout this year but hopefully a debut in Europe towards the end of 2012.

It comes with a 1.4GHz CPU, a 4.3-inch AMOLED display, which is a decent jump up from its little brother – the Lumia 800 comes with a  a 3.7-inch AMOLED screen.

It has two cameras are as we where expecting, with the rear-facing one being the same 8-megapixel shooter that is inside the Lumia 800, and the front-facing part being there mainly for video conferencing duties rather than providing top-notch shots.

With built-in 16GB of storage, and the 512MB of RAM will see Windows Phone 7 remain nice and zippy no matter how many apps you are running on it.

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Opera have released their new version of the Opera Mini 6 some of the new specifications and features are listed below.

A fresh new look

Opera Mini 6 sports a new and improved design, including a new skin, and new zoom and jump buttons for easy touch-navigation.

Share

Share links directly to major social network sites as you browse, directly from Opera Mini 6.

YouTube support

Click any Mobile YouTube video to launch it directly on your device’s native media player (if available).

Improved zoom for touch screens

Pinch-to-zoom is now supported for multitouch devices. Regular touch devices now zoom with a double-tap, or with Opera’s new zoom buttons.

Tailored to Tablets

We’ve designed a new user interface especially for tablet users.

Open Link in Background

Read your news uninterrupted and utilize the power of tabs by opening new links in the background.

Better Font Support

We’ve been working hard to improve the selection and rendering of Asian fonts, including Thai and Arabic.

It’s been in the news the past couple of days that AT&T are looking to acquire T-Mobile in the US. T-Mobile who are owned by Deutsche Telekom is a strategic purchase and will place AT&T is the largest phone service provider in the US showed this deal happen.

It’s open to any students that are 13 to 18. All you have to do it watch the video and follow the link to enter or goto the Google Science Fair homepage.

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The Nexus S has been designed by Google as a follow-up to the Nexus One. The new handset is different in terms of design to the older model and this time around is made by Samsung, the older Nexus One was made by HTC.

There are a lot of improvements and it now includes 16 GB of internal storage. It comes with a 4 inch touchscreen and a five megapixel camera. The processor is a 1 GHz hummingbird processor.

Here are some of the specs in detail

• CPU — Hummingbird Cortex A8, ARM v7 (rev2) clocked on a sliding scale between 100.0 MHz and 1000.0 MHz
• GPU — Imagination Technologies PowerVR SGX 540, with full support for OpenGL ES 2.0
• RAM — 512 MB, with 346 MB available at boot
• Internal storage — 1007.89 MB available for applications, 13.31 GB available from the 16 GB SanDisk NAND flash memory
• Five axis gyroscopic sensor, accelerometer, and digital compass
• Wireless b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, GPS and A-GPS
• Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
• Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900) GSM, and Tri-band HSPA (900, 2100, 1700) radios
• 3.7 volt 1500 mAh battery, in a new small form factor
• 5 MP rear camera with LED flash, and 640×480 front facing camera, sharing the same daughterboard and connector

Operating system

The phone is the first android phone to come with the gingerbread operating system. There are some added features compared to previous android operating systems but it’s not a major overall but there are some welcome changes that many people are really appreciating.

Improvements in being able to access the apps manager from the home screen, network icons change color to let you know your status, the wifi, signal bar icons are green when connected to Google and when you’re not connected to your gray. There we just small changes but they really do add to the user experience which is important.

The Camera

It actually takes good photos even if you are in difficult lighting situations. You can see some sample photographs taken with the phone here just to give you an idea of the quality.

Video quality is really good in lighting conditions that are bright, and there are however some reports of it not performing as well in dim lighting conditions. But, I suppose this is the same as many phones.

Gaming

The graphics are quite impressive as you can see from the video below

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Conclusion

Overall the Nexus S is a fantastic android phone. There are many improvements in terms of Adobe flash support on the new keyboard improves overall performance.

You can read more about phone over at Vodafone website you can also look at the various pricing options that are available.

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Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 is an android smartphone now available on the Vodafone network as a pay-as-you-go phone for €110, it is of course available in the other options for upgrade you’ll need to check the Vodafone website for pricing.

Some of the features on this phone are quite impressive as Sony Ericsson are bringing an excellent smartphone into the marketplace at a very reasonable price. Without getting too much into the technical detail it comes with HSDPA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS.

It’s quite a compacted phone and measures 99mm x 54mm. The screen (menu) is quite big and easy to navigate around and as it is 3 inches and has a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels. It has a micro-USB port for charging and syncing and a standard 3.5mm jack.

With a 3.2 megapixel camera it should be perfect for taken photographs on the move or for uploading to social media network sites if required. It also has a micro-SD memory card slot for expansion.

As this is based on Google’s android operating system there are ample applications already installed to get you going. This includes Google mail, maps, YouTube, Facebook and more. You also have easy access to the android marketplace where many more applications, games, utilities etc. can be downloaded.

Navigation around the menu system is very easy with Sony Ericsson’s custom interface which gives you on-screen shortcuts at the corners of the screen and access to their Timescape software which makes it easy to integrate with social media networks.

Check out more over at the Vodafone website

It’s coming to that time of year again when we are all thinking of buying gifts for Christmas. It’s funny how it just seems to be getting early every year. But, as we are starting to see TV ads I decided just to have a quick look and see what’s on offer over at Vodafone in phones ranging from around €30 to €50.

Nokia 1800 - this is an entry-level phone that comes with a nice design and typical Nokia menus that are easy to navigate (as you would expect) it has an FM radio and has changeable covers. At €29.99 it’s very reasonably priced if you were to go to a Vodafone store you would be charged €40 so it makes sense to purchase online.

Nokia 2220 Grey – For €40 you can purchase this Nokia mobile which comes with a built in camera. It’s not the best quality camera that you will ever find as it’s only 0.3 megapixels but will do just fine for taking general pictures. The home screen on the phone is fully customizable. With e-mail access, web browsing and an FM radio it’s definitely worth looking at if you are considering purchasing something in the €40 price range.

Nokia 2220 Pink – one for the girls has the same specifications as stated above.

Nokia 2330 – comes with an easy-to-use menu system like a lot of other Nokia mobile phones and also has built-in Bluetooth. Priced at €40 it’s a really good phone for the price you are paying. It has an FM radio, Internet browser and will also have video recording.

Nokia 2720 Fold – we jump up to €49.99 for this Bluetooth enabled phone. It comes with a 1.3 megapixel camera and is a very stylish, shell design. It’s an ideal in chief phone if you want some advanced features like a built-in camera. Many reviewers recommend this as a good starter home and found it very easy to use when texting and making calls. .

Sony Ericsson Spiro Contrast Black – I’m a big fan of Sony Ericsson mobiles and this one comes with a two megapixel camera. It’s an exclusive phone to Vodafone so is not available on any other network. It has built-in social media applications like Facebook and twitter. It also comes with TrackID which helps you to recognize songs when you hear them (if you have not seen this work and it’s a very cool application).

Sony Ericsson Spiro Stealth Black – this has the same specifications as the Apple phone just in a different color. Priced at €49.99 it offers good value for money.

You can find more details over at Vodafone’s website on all these phones.

The Nokia X2 is a super phone that you can purchase ovre at the O2 websites from €99 for prepaid. It comes with a TFT screen with 256K colours, it has a five megapixel camera which features an LED flash.

As you would expect with Nokia navigating the menus is very easy and simple. It has 48 MB of internal memory which is plenty of room for storing phone entries and accessing older SMS messages. But she likes on standby lasts for over 500 hours.

You can see more specifications and details on this phone over at O2