Galaxy S4, The Next Android Top Smartphone Can Now be Pre Ordered Now!

The Samsung Galaxy S4 doesn’t hit shop shelves until 26 April, but if you just can’t wait to get hold of the full HD, turbo-charged Android smartphone, we’ve got good news for you: it’s now up for pre-order with your network of choice.

Vodafone, EE and Three have all now made the Samsung Galaxy S4 available for pre-order, as have stores Carphone Warehouse and Phones4U – and you can bet O2 won’t be far behind.

The networks are all trying to stand out in their own ways: EE is providing accessory packs worth £55 thrown in for pre-orderers, while Phones4U is offering up to £100 in Google Play vouchers for those who opt for a Samsung Galaxy S4 on EE 4G through the store.

If you can cope without 4G super speeds (or you don’t yet live in an area with LTE coverage), by far the best deal so far however is with Three, which is offering a free Samsung Galaxy S4 on a two year contract for £35 per month, with unlimited data, 500 minutes and 5,000 text messages.

In case you missed the hubbub earlier this month when the Samsung Galaxy S4 was revealed, it’s shaping up to be a true iPhone slayer, with a massive 1080p screen, quad-core processor and 13 megapixel camera, plus the latest Android 4.2 Jelly Bean on board.

Will it match the HTC One for skills though? We’ll let you know ASAP, so stay tuned for a full review soon. In the meantime, let us know where you’ll be getting yours in the comments below. [Source]

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Welcome The HTC One SV, The Smallest 4G Available on The EE Network

The HTC One SV debuted before Christmas, but only now has the newest, littlest 4G phone arrived on UK shores. You can now pick on up on EE if you’re after super speeds, Android and a smaller screen: read on for the details.

The HTC One SV packs in a 4.3-inch display and easy to use Android 4.0, but the 4G connection is the star of the show: it’s as much as ten times faster than 3G, meaning you can stream movies on the go, while web pages pop up in an instant. You can pick one up on a 24 month contract with EE from £36 per month.

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While not the most powerful 4G phone on sale right now, the HTC One SV is the most compact – barring the 4-inch iPhone 5. Its rivals on EE, like the Nokia Lumia 920 and Samsung Galaxy S3 all sport huge displays, not least the giant 5.5-inch Samsung Galaxy Note 2 phablet.

While we love big screens, we prefer choice even more so it’s good to see the HTC One SV rolling out – expect a full review soon. [GadgetShow]

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Apple In Trouble Due to Deal Locking iPhone To AT&T

News are coming out, Apple sued again due to deal locking iPhone to AT&T, Plaintiffs says Apple violated the Sherman Act and Digital Millennium Copyright Act by not giving users permission to have their iPhones locked to AT&T’s network.

The news comes from folks over at CNET, says:

Zach Ward and Thomas Buchar filed a putative class action lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Northern California on Friday alleging that the tech giant violated antitrust laws by locking iPhone buyers into voice and data contracts with AT&T Mobility. The plaintiffs claim that Apple violated the Sherman Act’s prohibition on monopolization by not obtaining consumers’ contractual consent to have their iPhones locked when the tech giant entered into a five-year exclusivity agreement with the wireless carrier in 2007.

 To enforce the terms of its agreement, Apple installed software locks on the iPhone that prevented buyers from taking their devices to a competing wireless carrier, the lawsuit claims. That activity violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which includes an exception that allows handset owners to modify their phones for use on the wireless network of their choice, the plaintiffs said.

“Through these actions, Apple has unlawfully stifled competition, reduced output and consumer choice, and artificially increased prices in the aftermarkets for iPhone voice and data services,” plaintiffs said in their lawsuit (see below).

In addition to monetary damages, the lawsuit seeks an order restraining Apple from programming iPhones in such a way that would prevent consumers from unlocking their SIM cards. The plaintiffs also want Apple to provide SIM unlock codes to iPhone owners on request, as well as an order preventing Apple from selling iPhones without adequately disclosing that the handsets are locked and obtaining consumers’ contractual consent for that arrangement.

Consumer frustration over handset software locks installed by wireless operators is nothing new, but previous lawsuits against wireless carriers over the issue have failed thanks to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 2011 that found consumers no longer have the right to file class action lawsuits against wireless carriers. In AT&T vs. Concepcion (PDF), the court ruled that a clause in the carrier’s customer contract limiting consumers to arbitration instead of class action met the basic standards of fairness.

 However, this lawsuit takes a different tack, pursuing the handset maker rather than the wireless carrier. Whether Apple has a similar clause in its customer contract wasn’t immediately clear.   [Via CNET-News]

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