LG has announced today that they will be releasing the BL40 in the United Kingdom from Orange and Carphone Warehouse. The unveiling of the phone happened back in late July. A few more specifications for the 3G phone were also revealed:

• 4.0-inch WVGA (800 x 345 pixel)
• 5.0 megapixel camera
• 1000mAh li-ion battery - 5 hours 3G, 6 hours 2G
• Wi-Fi
• HSDPA

No word on a price yet, but we’ll keep you updated.

Tags: 3G, cameraphone, Cell Phones, HSDPA, LG, LG bl40, united kingdom, Wi-Fi

Samsung has been gaining ground in the recent weeks with its varied mobile handsets and it is only fitting to know that they will be topping all of these releases with their very own App Store. Samsung will be opening its own on-device application store for all its Samsung smartphones this coming September 14 in the United Kingdom, France and Italy. After this, over 30 other countries will also be having their own Samsung App Store. However, only the Omnia II and OmniaLITE handsets can access the app portal for the time being.

And similar to most online application sites, the Samsung App Store will also be offering various handset applications ranging from games, references, social networking and other solutions. Omnia users who want to access the site need to download a mobile client at samsungapps.com while the I8910 HD just have to update their software.

(Source) Softpedia

Tags: application store, Business, device application, games, italy, mobile client, mobile handsets, Mobile News, Mobile Software, OMNIA, Samsung, Samsung, smartphones, social networking, software source, united kingdom

Who says that the iPhone is the only one with an App Store? Apparently, RIM has opened its own app store for the Blackberry. While RIM releases some of the most popular business smart phones — Blackberries — it has lost some ground to Apple’s iPhone and Google’s G1 phone which both feature an application marketplace.

Now it has launched its BlackBerry App World store, its response to these competitors. Support for the store will be rolled out onto Blackberry phones nationwide. The store will offer both free and priced applications available via over-the-air download. The store is currently only available in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada, but more countries will soon be added.

The front page of App World will feature a carousel like design of featured applications, which will vary weekly. A list of most popular applications is also included. The site features a keyword search capability, as well as reviews and recommendations. People can send recommendations via email, PIN, SMS message or BlackBerry Messenger

(Source) Daily Tech

Tags: Apple, BlackBerry, Canada, carousel, Cell Phones, front page, Google, iPhone, keyword search capability, Mobile Software, smart phones, united kingdom

The people (read government) in the UK is pondering the idea to make it necessary to present some kind of identification to buy a cellphone. Be it your passport, your national ID card, or your drivers license - they want something to keep track of.

What are the reasons?

- to make it possible for mobile carriers to keep record of calls, and afterwards provide them to the government if needed
- to fight crime and terrorism
- to make a huge database of everyone in the UK that legally owns a cellphone

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Tags: Cell Phones, Cellphone, Mobile News, UK, united kingdom

One of the leading retailers of cell phones and accessories in UK, Phones4U, has revealed that the Sony Ericsson C905 is all set to invade the United Kingdom this October. That means customers looking forward to its new 8-megapixel lens and a host of other photog-friendly features, not to mention the GPS with geotagging, will have a short wait until as early as October 10, to get their hands on this Cybershot handset. Apart from its much-talked about lens, the Cybershot C905 also has WiFi, Bluetooth, HSDPA support, GPS, and TV-out functions. Details about pricing are not known yet.

Tags: 8 megapixel, C905, Cell Phones, CyberShot, Sony Ericsson, united kingdom