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Phonehome Revolutionary new Galaxy S III arriving soon at Manx Telecom store A new smartphone that can talk to you, recognise your voice, and even interpret facial expressions and gestures will soon be arriving at Manx Telecom’s store. The Samsung Galaxy S III was recently launched to worldwide acclaim due to its remarkable technological advances which are considered by many technology experts to put it ahead of Apple’s iPhone 4S, HTC’s One X and Nokia Lumia 900 handsets. Mervyn Harvey, Manx Telecom Mobile Product Manager, said the Galaxy S III had significantly enhanced the standard of Android smartphones. He commented: “This is Samsung’s flagship handset, taking over from the very successful Galaxy S II. One key function that will appeal to customers is the Galaxy S III’s new ‘S Voice’ natural language user interface which is comparable to Siri on the iPhone 4S. S Voice listens and responds to users’ words so, for example, if the alarm goes off in the morning you can just tell the phone to ‘snooze’ and it will respond to your voice command. The voice interface controls key aspects of the phone such as volume control, dictating emails,
changing calendar events and even captures a photo if you tell it to. The ‘Smart Stay’ feature recognises if users are using their phone to read an e-book or browse the web – using the front facing 1.9MP camera to identify your eyes. All in all it’s an incredibly powerful device and we are expecting a lot of interest from customers.” The Galaxy S III also boasts a 4.8” Super-AMOLED HD screen, 1.4GHz Quad-core processor, 1GB RAM, HSPA+ internet access, and an 8 megapixel camera with burst shot and best photo functions. It comes in a choice of handsets with 16MB, 32MB or 64MB of storage and all models have a microSD slot to further expand memory. Limited stocks of Samsung Galaxy S III handsets will arrive at Manx Telecom’s store at the start of June and a number are available for pre-order in two colours - pebble-blue or marble white. It is available on Pay Monthly tariffs from £35.99 per month. To pre-order your device go to www.manxtelecom. com/GS3, visit Manx Telecom’s store in Strand Street, Douglas, or call 624 624 for more information.
Blackberry Curve 9320 - Social, Stylish and Smart
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It’s back to basics for BlackBerry with the Curve 9320. The manufacturers, RIM, have revisited the Curve and in doing so, they’ve delivered a phone with a punch!
The long-lasting battery gives you 18 days of standby time and seven hours of continuous talk time, so you can chat at your leisure, unconcerned with recharging.
The Curve 9320, is a great introduction to smartphones for the individual and a cost-effective communications tool for business. It’s powerful yet petite, small enough to carry around in your pocket yet has the power to deliver all the apps you need in today’s multimedia world. The killer app in this case is the integration of BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) with Facebook and Twitter so you can share your status updates and tweets with all your BBM contacts. The dedicated BBM button on the side of the phone enables you to quickly, easily and securely chat with your friends, family and business partners, all for free of course!
With the 3.2 megapixel photo/video camera, you can take your pics and share them through social media. The screen, although small compared to some smartphones, has fantastic, vivid colour reproduction which is matched by BlackBerry’s trademark clear, crisp sound quality making calls, video playback and the FM radio a pleasure to use. The BlackBerry Curve 9320 is on the cusp of release so don’t miss out. Pop into the Sure Store, let us know you’d like one and we’ll give you a call as soon as it’s arrived.
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