France
Sony Xperia ZR might not be released in UK, France and Germany
Reports are coming in from Europe that Sony’s just announced rugged Xperia ZR might not be released in countries like UK, France and Germany. When Sony unveiled Xperia ZR yesterday, it was not specific about the regional launch details, which is normal, as the companies tend to leave this part to the regional arms.
Although the UK and Germany offices of Sony are yet to officially issue any statement about the Xperia ZR availability, Sony France has taken to Twitter to reveal that Xperia ZR will not be released in France.
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LG starts global roll-out of Optimus F5 LTE
LG has announced that it is finally starting to sell the Optimus F5 LTE smartphone and it will go on sale in France tomorrow, followed by other European countries. The phone will also be released in South and Central America, Asia and the Commonwealth of Independent States over the next few weeks.
Originally showcased at Mobile World Congress, LG F-series of devices come with 4G LTE connectivity coupled with decent specifications. They are in no way competitors to the high-end phones and aim to bring LTE devices to the mass market.
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HTC First to be sold via EE, Orange too, contract-free US pricing revealed
HTC along with Facebook unveiled its first phone to come with Facebook’s newly announced ‘Home’ user interface later yesterday. It is dubbed as HTC First, we have already talked in detail about it in our announcement report, but lot more information has appeared since, so here is a round-up of where else we can expect to see HTC First, apart from AT&T and what will be its off-contract pricing in the United States.
The HTC First will be sold exclusively sold by EE in the UK, while Orange will be offering it in France. There is no word on exact pricing or availability dates till now about both the country, but if you want, you can register you interest at the telecom operators’ Facebook pages.
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Amazon brings Kindle Fire HD 8.9 to more countries, reduces price in US
Amazon has announced that it is releasing its Kindle Fire HD 8.9 tablet in more countries across the globe. The tablet will now be sold in UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Japan. The company also revealed that it is reducing the price of the tablet in the United States. Amazon Kindle Fire HD will now be sold starting $269 in the country.
“As we expand Kindle Fire HD 8.9” to Europe and Japan, we’ve been able to increase our production volumes and decrease our costs. Across our business at Amazon, whenever we are able to create cost efficiencies like this, we want to pass the savings along to our customers,” said Dave Limp, Vice President, Amazon Kindle.
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Nexus 4 stock expected to reach UK, France, Spain & Australia Google Play stores today
Yesterday was a surprisingly great day for Nexus 4 lovers as the new stocks of this elusive smartphone arrived in Google Play for US, Canada and Germany. Well, Google is not planning to leave other countries in Dark (where Nexus 4 is sold via Google Play).
According to a report on Android Police, they have heard from a credible source that Google Play Stores in UK, France, Spain and Australia will be getting new Nexus 4 stock today (tomorrow in the case of Australia).
It is likely that we will also see the bumper in stock, as the same happened in US Google Play, but we would not bet on that.
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Nexus 4, Nexus 10 go on sale in select countries; sold out in minutes
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As promised, Google started selling the LG Nexus 4 and Samsung Galaxy 10 devices from its Google Play store yesterday in select countries including US, UK, Canada, Australia and Germany. The devices, especially Nexus 4, were greeted by great response and was sold out in all the countries within minutes of going on sale.
Google Play music and movies coming to Google TV in UK, Germany, France
Not to Australia and Canada
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Google TV team has announced on its official Google+ page that Google TV users in UK, Germany and France will be able to download Music and Movies from Google Play starting November 13.
Sony Xperia V delayed in France, elsewhere too?
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In not so good news for struggling manufacturer, Sony’s Xperia V has been reportedly delayed. According to a tweet by Sony Mobile France, the Xperia V, which was earlier scheduled to release next month, will now go on sale in January 2013.
Google TV lands in France with Sony’ NSZ-GS7 set-top box for €200
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After making its way to US, UK, Australia and other select countries, Google TV has landed in France now. Sony released its Google TV integrated set top box NSZ-GS7 recently and it is now on sale for €200. Company also stated that it plans to launch its NSZ-GP9 device, which ships with an integrated Blu-ray player and Google TV later in the year for €299.
Acer Iconia Tab A510 launches in France, coming next month for €399
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Acer has announced the launch of its quad core ICS tablet Iconia Tab A510 in France yesterday. It will be available late-March in the country for €399. Showcased first at CES last month, A510 is a director competitor to Asus Transformer Prime, but much cheaper.
