Samsung Galaxy S3 the fastest-selling phone of 2012, your move Apple

 

If smartphones were in a 100 metre sprint, the Samsung Galaxy S3 would be the pace-setting record-breaker way out in front. The Galaxy S3 Android smartphone has received the most pre-orders this year, making it the hottest phone of 2012. That would make it more popular than the likes of the new HTC One X and Nokia Lumia 900. The iPhone 5 will have some serious competition once it eventually arrives. 



The claim comes not from Samsung, but from phone retailer Carphone Warehouse and Vodafone. The exact numbers behind the record-breaking pre-orders are being kept secret for now, but the word is that “thousands” of Samsung Galaxy S3 phones were pre-ordered from Carphone Warehouse in just 24 hours, ready to pick up on 29th May.

Samsung Galaxy S3 launches with whopping 4.8-inch screen

The Samsung Galaxy S3 is “now officially the most popular Android device we’ve ever put on pre-order” Carphone Warehouse told Pocket-lint. Those that don’t pre-order will have to wait a day longer until the Galaxy S3 goes on general release on 30th May.

Ever since the turn of the year, the Samsung Galaxy S3 has been tipped as the phone to deliver Apple’s strongest competition yet. With the iPhone 5 rumoured to be announced later this year the smartphone battle is set to stir once again.

HTC’s blazing fast quad-core HTC One X was tipped as a contender, but on this evidence alone it looks like customers have given their vote to the Galaxy S3 as 2012’s must-have Android phone.

The Samsung Galaxy S3 comes running Android 4.04, and features a massive 4.8-inch Super AMOLED HD display, up to 64GB of storage, 8-megapixel camera and more features unique to the Samsung Galaxy S3, including ‘S-Voice’ – Samsung’s answer to the Apple’s Siri voice recognition software.

Have you pre-ordered the Samung Galaxy S3, or are you holding out for the Apple iPhone 5?

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Nokia Lumia 910 to arrive in May with a 12-megapixel camera

 

The Nokia Lumia 900 arrives in the UK this June. As if Nokia fans did not have enough to look forward to, there is now talk of a new model called the Nokia Lumia 910, sporting an even better 12-megapixel camera
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The Nokia Lumia 910 would be a new model, that has not yet been announced by Nokia. However, a well-known source believes the new model is real, and that it will also be launching this June.

Eldar Murtazin has popped up again and again, often proving a thorn in Nokia’s side and getting hold of information and pre-production models before they’re officially released. He predicted Nokia’s tie-in with Windows Phone ahead of the official announcement, and now Murtazin has suggested on his Twitter page that the mysterious new Nokia Lumia 910 may launch ahead of the Nokia Lumia 900.
“Who needs Lumia 900 in june if they want to launch Lumia 910 (12mpx) in may? Europe.” Murtazin tweeted.

Murtazin says little else of the rumoured Nokia Lumia 910, or whether the supposedly newer model will upgrade on the rest of the Nokia Lumia 900’s features, but past predictions have turned out to be true. Watch this space.

Earlier this high-street retailer Carphone Warehouse listed the Nokia Lumia 900 for a June 2012 release. Pricing details are yet to be revealed

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Five for the weekend: Nokia’s new 12MP Lumia 910, no Xbox 720, Windows Phone 8 leaks and more


It’s been another great week in gadget land. OK, no staggering new devices hits the shops but the week has been dominated by new phone leaks, new online streaming services and the hottest gaming rumours around.
If you missed any of our top stories, fear not: we’ve rounded them up in one place, taking in word of Nokia’s latest 12-megapixel camera, Sky’s new internet TV service and the latest on the Xbox 720.

The beginning of the week was dominated by Nokia gossip. Known insider Eldar Murtazin tweeted about the existence of a 12-megapixel Nokia 910. It was a rumour, and then the device begun appearing on store websites, appearing to confirm what we suspected. Exciting stuff. Mobile World Congress takes place at the end of this month, so we hope to find out more.

Sky’s new television service will let viewers watch programmes on a pay as you watch basis. So there’s no need to subscribe. Even better is that those who use the service will be able to watch on all sorts of devices including mobile phones, tablets and video game consoles.

BlackBerry phones are in for a major revamp, starting with the forthcoming BlackBerry London. The first picture of the device landed on the web, revealing a very different look. There are no buttons for a start. Word is it will be the most powerful BlackBerry phone yet, and make more use of apps than any previous BlackBerry device ever did.

Rumours of a n new Xbox console, already dubbed the Xbox 720 have been rumbling for months. Those rumours could now show signs of coming to an end after Xbox France confirmed that Microsoft will not be showing anything new console-wise this year.

A video that wasn’t supposed to be released has spilled the beans on all the new features set to arrive in Windows Phone 8. Among them: SD card support, Near Field Communication, more apps and more power. Hit the link to learn more about the operating system with the potential to rival Android and iOS.