We do not have pricing as yet, but the Xperia go is due to be available in July.  We have today enabled the facility to be notified about the device, to get the latest information and pricing as soon as it becomes available.

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Sony have today announced 2 new smartphones, the Xperia go and the Xperia acro s.

The Xperia go will be available in the UK from July (pricing and colours to be confirmed) whilst at this time the acro is not expected to reach the UK.

So what do both devices offer?

The stand out features for these devices have to be their water resistance and scratch resistant miner glass which means that they gain an IP rating.  We have seen how popular this is with the Motorola DEFY smartphone so Sony seem to have taken notice and followed.

Whilst each device has its own specifications both have a vast array of connectivity options not to mention they come pre-loaded with Sony’s Music and Video Unlimited service.   Allowing you to gain access to movies, TV series and music on the go.

Key features for Xperia go

• 3.5” Reality Display powered by Mobile BRAVIA Engine gives razor sharp clarity
• 5MP fast capture camera goes from sleep to snap in just over a second
• Scratch resistant mineral glass display with wet finger tracking
• Highest level of dust and water resistance in a smartphone – IP67 Rating
• 1Ghz dual core processor gives consumers super fast performance
• Launching on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradeable to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Key features for Xperia acro S

• 4.3” 720p HD Reality Display powered by Mobile BRAVIA Engine gives razor sharp clarity    
• 12MP fast capture camera goes from sleep to snap in just over a second with a single key press
• PlayStation™ Certified
• Full 1080p HD video recording and 720p HD front camera
• Scratch resistant mineral glass display with wet finger tracking
• IP55 and IP57 Ratings for dust and water resistance
• 1.5Ghz dual core processor gives consumers super fast performance
• Launching on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

We will bring you more information on the Xperia go in particular over the coming weeks.

You can read the full press release HERE.

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We have received an update on Samsung Galaxy S III stock.

The following information is correct as of 29th May.

Samsung Galaxy S3 Marble White – Stock delayed.  First stock will now begin shipping on 1st June instead of 30th May as originally planned.

Samsung Galaxy S3 Pebble Blue – Stock delayed.  First stock expected to arrive week commencing 5th June, but this is still to be confirmed.

Update 29th May – New information from Samsung:

“Samsung’s GALAXY S III Pebble Blue version comes with a newly invented blue colour and special hyper-glaze material.

In order to meet the highest internal quality standards and to provide the best quality GALAXY S III to customers, a short supply of Pebble Blue version is expected in some regions in the next 2-3 weeks.

Samsung is working hard to ensure that customers will get the Pebble Blue coloured devices as soon as possible.”

We do still anticipate to receive some blue models next week but are awaiting further details.

The Nokia 808 PureView might have been delayed until July but that hasn’t stopped the king of Symbian, Steve Litchfield getting his hands on one and putting it through its paces.

It is set to be the last Symbian smartphone and is more a camera than a phone and could easily be criticised because of the insane megapixel count, but there is more too the 808 than sheer megapixels.

Images appear crystal clear and this will give dedicated cameras a real challenge, but does the sensation camera make it a phone worth adopting because of the Symbian OS.

See what Steve has to say HERE.

Source: All About Symbian Via Lost in Mobile

I then started thinking about what else I used to put up with a few years ago with PDAs and early smartphones. The lack of dynamic memory in the Treo 650, the lack of battery power in the Treo 680, the lack of alarms that worked on various Windows Mobile devices and the scrabbling around for apps and games that were actually worth purchasing. The apps were often quite expensive and some came with continual upgrade charging (Agendus) and poor performance which was far too often ignored by developers who were catering for a niche audience made up of mostly geeks willing to accept that this was an industry that was often troublesome in terms of user experience.

We carried around a phone ‘and’ a PDA and we put up with hunting and pecking on a tiny virtual keyboard to input text. Think back and remember what it was like, and then think about what we have today. It is markedly different and so much better in so many ways.

It wasn’t all bad of course because there were some genuine highlights- Palm Graffiti, Psion multi-tasking and the 5MX keyboard, the Loox 720 (basically everything about it at the time) and some other small glimmers of ‘ahead of their time’ design.

However, when we look at what we have now it soon becomes clear that the industry and other aspects including mobile data speeds, battery performance, screens, apps and their pricing, and almost everything else has massively improved over the past 4 years. The next time you have a small problem with your smartphone or tablet, think back a few years and forgive it for the occasional downfall.