The?Nokia X6, the Finnish company's latest flagship model, will be hitting the UK on Friday 27 November according to the chaps at Nokia. The new handset will be a "Comes with Music" offering and be exclusively available through?Phones4U.

Free, as the Brits do best, it will cost you ?35 a month on Orange for the length of the contract. Hoping to lure in current Nokia upgraders you'll be able to get it for ?25 a month if you hand in a Nseries phone.

It is also available today to pre-order from www.shop.nokia.co.uk at ?449 SIM free.
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The X6, first debuted at Nokia World in September, will offer 32GB of on-board memory, a 3.2-inch, 16:9 ratio capacitive touchscreen and a 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens

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Nokia X6 hits UK Friday originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:05:33 +0000

It seems Sony Ericsson's new high-end Satio handset is suffering from "issues" as the UK's biggest mobile phone retailer, Carphone Warehouse, as well as Phones 4U, have withdrawn the device from sale.

As the Satio is "temporarily" withdrawn from Carphone shop shelves, the chain is also offering to replace handsets for any customer who has experienced problems.

"From time to time we experience issues with new handsets, and their software, which may result in a customer experience that is below our usually high standards. We want customers to have complete confidence and satisfaction in the handsets they buy from us, which is why we have temporarily withdrawn the Sony Ericsson Satio from sale", The Carphone Warehouse says in a statement.

"We are working closely with Sony Ericsson to restock the Satio phone as soon as possible and will offer any customer who returns a faulty Satio an exchange of phone".

Problems reported with the Satio include freezing, crashing, battery problems and issues with the phone's interface.

"Sony Ericsson confirms that it has been made aware that a small number of consumers have experienced software issues with its Satio handset when using certain applications", Sony Ericsson says in a statement. ?

"Carphone Warehouse and Phones 4U have temporarily removed the handset from sale to ensure that future customers do not have an adverse experience. Sony Ericsson is giving this matter its utmost priority and is working toward solving it as soon as possible".

A Vodafone spokesperson told Pocket-lint that the Satio it offers is a Vodafone variant that's been through testing. The operator says it's continuing to keep a track of the situation, but it is still offering the Vodafone Sony Ericsson Satio for sale.

We've yet to hear if other operators that offer the handset will also be stopping sales or offering exchanges, but we'll update this post as we do.

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Sony Ericsson Satio withdrawn from sale originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:30:48 +0000

Technically the Wi-Fi roll-out across Phones4U stores in the UK is meant for staff and customers to be able to test the handsets on sale online, but unofficially there's a new place in town to head if you need a cheeky online fix.

Phones4U has become Freerunner's (the free public Wi-Fi network) first UK commercial retailer.
The roll-out of Freerunner's Wi-Fi to 450 stores across the UK will start immediately with all stores due to be up and running in November.

Brendan Sweeney, MD of Phones 4U says: "Free public WiFi in our stores will allow our team members to show off our market leading range of products to the best of their ability and allow our customers to connect for free as they are browsing".

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Phones4U stores to offer free Wi-Fi originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:36:57 +0000

Mobile phone retailer Phones 4U is exclusively offering the Nokia N97 Mini in white to customers from 6 November 2009. ?

Phones 4U also enjoyed an 8-week exclusive on the white version of the original N97 starting back in June this year.

Said to be "one of Phones 4U's most successful handset launches to date", the retailer is hoping the white model of the mini-me handset will prove simialarly popular.

With stainless steel cues and sleek white casing, the white Nokia N97 Mini is available now free on a ?35 a month contract on Orange or Vodafone.

Those that trade in their existing Nseries handset however, can get the new phone for free on a ?25 a month contract.

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Nokia N97 Mini available in white from Phones 4U originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:24:59 +0000

Following the news that O2 has lost its operator exclusive on the iPhone, Carphone Warehouse has suffered a similar fate with its retail exclusive.

Phones4U has announced that it will be selling the Apple iPhone range from both Orange and O2 in shops and online while Orange's in-store deal with HMV means the Apple mobile will also be on sale in select HMV stores too.

The news from Phones4U alone means the iPhone will be available soon at an additional 400-plus shops across the UK.

Brendan Sweeney, Phones4U's managing director said in a release: "We are very pleased to be partnering with both Orange and O2 to sell the iPhone. Recognised for our in-depth understanding of the youth market and their needs, our knowledgeable and skilled staff are in a strong position to introduce the Apple iPhone to our Phones4U customer base".

It's as yet unknown when Orange iPhone sales will begin, with mid-November thought likely, while Vodafone will also offer the device in 2010.

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Phones4U and HMV to offer the iPhone originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:48:59 +0100