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Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Huawei Ascend Mate to reach Vodafone UK in July

Huawei's giant-screened Ascend Mate smartphone launching with Vodafone UK

· Super-sized 6.1 inch HD display among largest available

· July release for Ascend Mate across all Vodafone UK channels

London, UK, July 9th, 2013: Huawei, a leading global information and
communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, today announces
its giant-screened Ascend Mate smartphone will launch with Vodafone in
the UK in July.

At 6.1 inches, the Huawei Ascend Mate features one of the very largest
screens of any smartphone in the market. It also boasts fantastic
horsepower, in the form of a 1.5 GHz Hi-Silicon quad-core processor
and an enormous 4050 mAh battery, and elegant design for unrivalled
big-screen entertainment on the go.

Huawei Device UK Product Director James Powell said: "The Ascend Mate
could be tailor made for British consumers. Its huge HD screen is
suitable for all seasons – bright for the summer and sensitive enough
to work with gloves in the depths of winter. As with all Huawei
phones, the Ascend Mate makes breathtaking power, long-lasting battery
life and stunning design more affordable than ever before."

A new screen icon

The Huawei Ascend Mate is big, bold and powerful, built for heavy-duty
entertainment and communications, and yet it is also portable and
elegant. Its front is almost all screen, which ensures you get maximum
screen and viewing pleasure for minimal bulk. It is compact enough to
slip easily into a jacket pocket, and its lightly rubberized back
ensures its fits well in one hand.

The 6.1-inch HD IPS+ LCD screen has a resolution of 1280 x 720 for
crisp vibrant colours in most light conditions. Huawei's Magic Touch
technology even enables you to scroll, type and tap without taking
your gloves off – for when Summer's out. The display also does away
with the need for a stylus; the super sensitive screen picks up every
gesture. The keyboard can be switched from left to right to centre,
for easy one-handed operation.

The Ascend Mate features an 8.0 megapixel auto-focus rear-facing
camera with HDR and 1.0 megapixel HD front-facing camera, giving great
images and video calling. Dual MIC noise reduction technology, Dolby®
sound system and stereo recording give an enhanced audio and visual
experience.

User-focused innovation

The Ascend Mate provides around two days of ordinary usageon a single
charge, by virtue of its large 4050mAh battery and Huawei's Quick
Power Control (QPC) and Automated Discontinuous Reception (ADRX)
power-saving technology. It also has the fastest charging capability
of smartphones in its range, reducing the charge time by over 30 per
cent.

Huawei's easy-to-use Emotion UI runs over the top of the Android 4.1
operating system, enabling you to personalise your Ascend Mate with a
wide range of themes and simplify your homepage with Huawei's Me
Widget, which makes better use of screen real-estate to combine
important information and contacts in a single customizable widget.

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By: Unknown On 8:23 PM

Friday, April 12, 2013

Huawei G510 heads to Vodafone UK, puts Jelly Bean on a budget

Big-screen mobile entertainment for everyone – Huawei's feature-packed Ascend G510 smartphone debuts

· Ascend G510 launches with Vodafone in the UK
· Huawei's first UK smartphone to feature the all-new Emotion UI

London, UK, April 11, 2013: Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, today announces its big-screened entry-level Ascend G510 smartphone will be on sale with Vodafone UK from April 12. The launch of the Ascend G510 will be attended by a significant ATL marketing campaign, which brings to life the handset's 'Outstanding Features' and will run across print, digital and outdoor media.

Available from Vodafone UK from £13 per month on pay-monthly and £130 on pay as you go, the Ascend G510 combines unmatched functionality, form-factor and firepower in its class to deliver big-screen mobile entertainment for a new generation moving to smartphones and upgrading old technology.

It follows a series of Huawei smartphones combining great features and value in the low-to-mid tier, including the highly-successful and award-winning Ascend G300, a direct predecessor of the Ascend G510 with Vodafone UK.

Uncompromising

The Ascend G510's large 4.5-inch screen, combined with DTS surround sound, enables superior mobile video, gaming and web-browsing for a whole new audience. Its fast 1.2GHz dual-core processor and big 1750mAh battery provide power and longevity to support data-hungry applications and content, such as catch-up TV and gaming.

Huawei Device UK director of product management James Powell remarked: "Huawei is bringing new hardware and software innovation to this market; and not just to the high-end. For years, 'entry-level' smartphones have meant compromise – phones not powerful enough, with screens not big enough, to be able to truly deliver on the promise of the mobile internet.

"The Ascend G510 is the latest in a line of Huawei smartphones to challenge that, and our most powerful yet in the low-to-mid tier. It brings the very latest smartphone technology to the heart of the broad consumer mass market, delivering big-screen mobile entertainment without compromise."

Personalisation

Notably, the Ascend G510 is the first Huawei device to launch in the UK with Huawei's own intuitive and customisable Emotion UI, running over the Android 4.1 Jellybean operating system. The Emotion UI allows users to put all that their most important applications and content in one place on the home screen, and offers a wide choice of themes to personalise their Ascend G510 further.

Design of the Emotion UI is based on understanding of how consumers interact with their smartphones and what they expect from these interactions. It addresses a user's basic needs and tastes in ways that are smart and simple.

The Ascend G510 comes with a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash for capturing special and impromptu moments on the go. It also boasts a front-facing camera so you can unlock the handset at a glance with face-recognition. And you can share your experiences – your content and contacts – directly with friends via NFC, with compatible phones.

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By: Unknown On 10:23 AM

Monday, April 8, 2013

Vodafone launching 4G services in Australia from June

In the race to bring 4G services to Australia, Vodafone's been the sweaty kid with the stitch for far too long. Fortunately, the puppy fat seems to be shedding, as the company has announced it'll finally launch its own LTE in June. The bulk of the network will center around Sydney and Perth, while citizens of Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Newcastle, Wollongong and the Gold Coast can expect "some coverage" for the time being. The company hasn't said what it'll do in the way of charging for the new services, but if you're already a Vodafone customer with an LTE-capable handset, then those devices will be activated alongside the national rollout. Hooroo!

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By: Unknown On 10:38 PM

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Vodafone brings fiber optics to the Shard, gives you signal high above London

Vodafone brings brings fiber optics to the Shard, gives you signal at London's highest point

What good is a spectacular view if you can't use your phone to tell people about it? London's newly opened 95-story skyscraper, The Shard, measures 1,016 feet, making it the tallest building in the European Union. From the 69th and 72nd floors, you can get 360 degree views of the city, up to 40 miles out, according to the building's owners. But what happens when the 200 people who can fit on the platforms at any one time want to user their mobile devices? Vodafone's implemented a fiber optic system that converts signal into light, allowing it to travel upwards at a rate of 100GB per second. Once they've hit the proper spots, its converted into a radio signal, which is then beamed to several antennas located on different floors. More information -- and some cool imagery -- can be found in the source link below.

Source: Vodafone

Monday, November 26, 2012

EE and Vodafone customers to get free Wi-Fi on the Tube next year

Bad news for London-based 3 and O2 customers then, eh

After this morning's will-they-won't-they debacle it has now been comfirmed that EE will be giving its customers free Wi-Fi access on the London Underground from next year.

As an added bonus, Vodafone has also joined the scheme which sees the two networks becoming wholesale partners with Virgin Media.

Virgin switched on the subterranean web access at the start of the Olympic Summer and has extended universal free access until early 2013.

At that point, you'll need to be a Virgin Media, EE, Orange, T-Mobile or Vodafone customer to keep surfing for free, otherwise you'll have to pay for web access.

Virgin Media's Pay As You Go service will launch in the new year, with daily, weekly and monthly passes starting from £2 per day.

The Wi-Fi is available on the platforms of 72 tube stations at present, and will be coming to a further 20 stations in December 2012 and another 28 in early 2013.

The next 20 stations are Oval, Holloway Road, Clapham Common, Chalk Farm, Bounds Green, Mornington Crescent, Hampstead, Lancaster Gate, South Kensington, Notting Hill Gate, Belsize Park, Russell Square, Balham, Camden Town, Finsbury Park, Highgate, Seven Sisters, Swiss Cottage, Turnpike Lane and Wood Green.