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The Sony Xperia S has landed
It was recently launched at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and now the Sony Xperia S will soon be hitting the shelves of retailers everywhere. It is due for release in the UK in March and has lots of exciting features to put it right up there with the best mobile phones around at the moment. Some retailers are also allowing customers to pre-order this mobile phone, so you can beat the rush. The Sony Xperia S will be the only smartphone which has the Sony branding, which is down to Sony taking a share of Ericsson’s capital. This is the end of Sony Ericsson and the beginning of a new era of Sony smartphones.
The most striking feature of the Sony Xperia S is the sleek, slender and classy black design. Although it is a little more bulky than some other mobile phones on the market, it is still extremely light. It also has full HD video recording with a 12MP camera, which gives it very high definition. The camera also has Sony’s Exmor R sensor, which really improves the quality. You can even watch videos from your mobile on your television, by using an HDMI cable. The Sony Xperia D also boasts a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor.
This exciting new mobile phone has plenty of features which make it stand out from the crowd, including the clear HD on the large 4.3 inch reality display with mobile BRAVIA Engine. The 720 by 1280 pixel display will help to make your images really stand out and the icons on the phone will be extremely clear. The high definition and clear images are by far the features which make this model of mobile phone really special. If you are a fan of the Sony PlayStation then you will enjoy this mobile phone as it is PlayStation certified, so you can visit the PlayStation store and access loads of games. It also has an impressive 32GB of internal memory and an astounding 1GB RAM.
When it reaches the UK, the Sony Xperia S will be available from Orange, O2 and Three. The mobile phone store Phones 4 U will exclusively stock the white model of this smartphone. You can expect all of these carriers to have Android 2.3 Gingerbread, although you can also upgrade to Android Ice Cream Sandwich later on in the year.
As you would expect, the Sony Xperia S will have the usual features, such as Bluetooth, 3G and Wi-Fi and it also has an Li-Ion 1750 mAh battery. If you want to take pictures really quickly and enjoy a more enhanced experience with your games, the Sony Xperia S is the perfect choice. It will certainly ensure a fast experience and will offer everything you would normally expect from the quality of other Sony products. It is reported that the cost of this mobile phone will be around £468, although it may vary depending on your country.
If you enjoy previous Sony products, there is a good chance you will love this smartphone just as much.
Posted in Compare Car Insurance Quotes on the Go
One of the most frequently cited reasons why motorists choose to simply accept the car insurance renewal offered to them by their present insurer is the time and effort which is required in order to seek out other offers. This is despite the fact that the ABI (Association of British Insurers) claims that the average motorist would shave 30% off the price of their premiums if they were to compare deals available through at least five different providers.
However, one UK based price comparison company has set about reversing this trend and making car insurance quotes more accessible to customers with their launch of the world’s first car insurance comparison app. Although only currently available to iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch owners within the UK; the app has the potential to be launched internationally and cover a variety of different types of insurance.
Download and compare
The car insurance comparison app is the brainchild of MoneySupermarket.com, and the app can now be downloaded from either iTunes or the MoneySupermarket website itself completely free of charge.
Once downloaded, users will be required to create a MoneySupermarket account which will contain information about the prospective policy holder which is required by insurers in order create a risk profile. The risk profile will then be used by the insurer in order create car insurance quotes; taking into account the statistical likelihood of claims being made.
This stage of the quote retrieval process is often cited as being the most time consuming. App developers MIG have taken this into account, and the creation of a MoneySupermarket account means that users need only enter this information on the first occasion on which they use the app making the retrieval of quotes on subsequent occasions much faster and easier.
MIG has also put thought into vehicle data entry which is another time consuming aspect of the process. Their solution is perhaps the most nifty feature of the app as users need only take a photograph of the registration plate of the vehicle that they are looking to insure themselves on. Required vehicle information will then be retrieved from the database held by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) in the UK. This not only reduces the amount of time it takes to complete this stage of the quote retrieval process, but also reduces the possibility of human errors when information is being entered.
Car Insurance deals which are available through over 100 different providers will then be presented to users, with two buttons located alongside each quote. One of these buttons is called ‘click to call’, and is designed to allow users to contact the insurer directly if they want to find out more information about the policy before committing to it. However, users who are absolutely sure that they have found the quote that they are looking for can simply click the ‘purchase’ button; enabling them to begin a policy in any place at any time.
Critical response
Reception has so far been generally positive, with the app winning the prestigious Consumer App of the Week award decided upon by The Guardian Newspaper. Critic Mark King praised the app for its general ease of use and “handy” nature.
With praise for its general use and predictions that the app could be set to revolutionise the car insurance buying process; it would be a shock if the company decided not to make the app available to android phone users in the near future. It is also likely that competitors in other countries will be keeping an eye on developments and may well decide to launch similar app for their own respective markets over the course of 2012.