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Early bird catches the phone

Customers who pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S III from the Samsung Brand Store at Westfield Stratford City will be able to pick up the phone a day before the official release on 30 May.

Pre-orders must be made with the store before 6pm on 29 May and Samsung has stressed that there will be no devices to buy in-store, apart from those being picked up from pre-orders, until the following day.?

However, customers who pre-order the phone from other retailers might also be able to pick their Galaxy S III up early after Samsung stated it was giving its retail partners the option to begin fulfilling pre-orders an hour later from 7pm on 29 May.

All other major networks and high street and online retailers will be selling the Samsung Galaxy S III in store from 30 May.

You can read our hands on look at the Samsung Galaxy S III by clicking here.

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Samsung Galaxy S III available a day early for customers who pre-order from flagship Westfield store originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Wed, 16 May 2012 09:39:00 +0100

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We prefer the phone

Samsung’s official Galaxy S III advert has been unveiled as the mobile world prepares for the phone’s arrival on 30 May.

The 60-second commercial, which is sure to appear on every advert break for the foreseeable future, concentrates more on what kind of person will use the phone, rather than the specs themselves.

Indeed there’s no mention of the fact that the phone runs on Android Ice Cream Sandwich, or it’s 8-megapixel camera or even its powerful 1.4GHz Exynos 4 Quad processor.

Nope instead we get two star-crossed lovers separated by a pane of glass, a wedding shot, a string quartet before finishing with the slightly sinister text “waits till you’re asleep.”?

While we’re not the biggest fans of the advert (can you tell?) there’s been enough column inches donated to the handset to ensure there’s a big enough buzz surrounding its arrival and once people get the simply stunning device in their hands it’s sure to take off.?

You can read about just how great we think the phone is by clicking on our hands-on here. Or check out the advert for yourselves below.

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Samsung Galaxy S III official TV advert debuts originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Mon, 14 May 2012 16:50:00 +0100

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NOT free on contract

T-Mobile has finally announced its pricing for the Samsung Galaxy S III before it arrives on 30 May.

The operator is the last of the main UK networks to reveal its price plans and unlike its competitors the phone won’t actually be available for free on contract.?

Available on a 24-month Full Monty plan at ?36 a month, T-Mobile customers will also need to shell out ?49.99 for the handset itself.

The Full Monty tariff includes unlimited data, texts and calls to other T-Mobile customers, as well as 2,000 minutes every month to any other networks.?

Vodafone claims to be offering the Samsung Galaxy S III on a 29 May, a day prior to its official release on 30 May, while O2, Three and Orange have also confirmed their pricing of the much anticipated Ice Cream Sandwich handset.?

Customers can register their interest at T-Mobile’s website allowing the operator to keep them up to speed with pre-orders and availability.

Pocket-lint managed to get some extensive hands-on coverage with the Samsung Galaxy S III prior to launch. You can read our take by clicking here.

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T-Mobile reveals Samsung Galaxy S III pricing originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Mon, 14 May 2012 13:00:20 +0100

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Price plans also revealed

Vodafone is claiming to have “priority” on the Samsung Galaxy S III, offering UK customers the handset a day early on 29 May.?

“Samsung have said 30th May, but we’ve been told we can have it on the 29th of May,” a Vodafone salesman told Pocket-lint over the phone. “You’ll be the first to have it,” he claimed.?

Samsung announced a Korean launch date of 29 May when the device was unveiled at Earl’s Court, London, during the global press event. This was followed by confirmation of a 30 May availability date for the UK.

In our call with Vodafone, the salesman confirmed that they had priority and were starting their “priority list”, looking to get eager customers signed up for the new Android superphone and promising to have it a day early.

Vodafone will be offering both the blue and white versions in 16 and 32GB options.

Vodafone has also confirmed its Samsung Galaxy S III prices with the launch of its pre-order page. You’ll be able to get the phone for free from ?41 on a 2-year contract, giving you 900mins of talk, unlimited text and 2GB of data.

There are a full range of price plans available and the pre-order page lets you easily click through them so you can see what you’d get on 12-, 18- or 24-month contracts.

If you’re on Vodafone, it’s worth checking out the prices and if you registered for information at launch, you might just get a call offering you the phone a day early.

Until then, make sure you check out our Samsung Galaxy S III hands-on?for all the details.

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Vodafone UK telesales offering Samsung Galaxy S III on 29 May originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Thu, 10 May 2012 20:11:31 +0100

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Upgrade roll-out begins

Samsung Galaxy Note users can now enjoy the wonders of Android’s 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system as an over-the-air update is rolled out. In Germany, at least.

There have been reports from our friends in Europe that the ICS roll-out has started to hit Europe, but contrary to other reports on the ‘net, Pocket-lint has found that it’s not yet hit the UK, with our own SIM-free Galaxy Note still a-waiting the update.

Hopefully, it won’t be too long as the Ice Cream Sandwich update also brings a number of new apps to the device with Samsung’s Premium Suite.

There are improvements to many of the Note’s core applications.?However, our favourite feature is the ability to access more information on a certain subject, just by jotting the name of said subject into the app. For example, write the word ‘Samsung’ and you’ll be able to access all manner of information on the Korean manufacturer.

S Memo has also been upgraded to enable you to record your ideas direct from the homescreen, while My Story enables you to design your own eCards and letters before sending them direct from your Galaxy Note.

The update also tweaks the Galaxy Note’s UI, though the majority of which is hidden under Samsung’s own TouchWiz interface.

The Ice Cream Sandwich update is available now over-the-air and via Kies in Germany. We’ll update you when the, erm, update news is, ahem, updated.

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Samsung Galaxy Note Ice Cream Sandwich starts a-rolling – still no sign in UK though originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Thu, 10 May 2012 12:05:19 +0100

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