{"id":11733,"date":"2011-01-21T16:50:02","date_gmt":"2011-01-21T16:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/?p=11733"},"modified":"2011-01-21T16:54:30","modified_gmt":"2011-01-21T16:54:30","slug":"weekly-news-round-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/2011\/01\/weekly-news-round-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly News Round-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is the first of our weekly news round-ups, where I&#8217;ll be putting together a collection of tasty tech titbits from inside &amp; outside of Mobile Fun.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Red Bird Design\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/27382-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Angry Birds Red Bird Design Case\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Angry Birds Case (Red Bird Design)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We\u2019re now selling\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/gear4-angry-birds-case-for-iphone-4-red-bird-27382\">Angry Birds cases for the iPhone 4<\/a>, which are going down a storm.\u00a0 Or in fact, going down like a small bird fired from a slingshot towards a pig&#8230;ahem.\u00a0 We\u2019ve got them in three different designs \u2013 yellow bird, red bird and pig king \u2013 so that people can choose their favourite character.\u00a0 So far the bird designs are proving more popular than the pig, which I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll understand if you\u2019ve played the game! If not it\u2019s worth a look at from your app store; I\u2019m a latecomer but already horribly addicted &gt;:O<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve also got a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/white-iphone-4-conversion-kit-27306\">White iPhone 4 Converter Kit<\/a> (see\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.journalism.co.uk\/press-releases\/white-is-the-new-black---change-your-black-iphone-4-into-white-with-converter-kit-\/s66\/a542379\/\">press release<\/a>) in, which at \u00a3159.95 is pretty pricey but (given that the wait for the actual white version of the iPhone 4 has been so long) we\u2019re pleased to report is actually selling really well!\u00a0 This kit changes the iPhone 4 from standard black to gleaming white in just over an hour.\u00a0 It will void warranty though, so bear that in mind before you go fiddling around.<\/p>\n<p>As I\u2019m sure many of you know, there\u2019ve been leaks from RIM this week and it looks like there\u2019s a lot of new devices on the way: the Storm 2, Bold Dakota, the Curve Apollo and the Monaco Storm 3.\u00a0 Obviously we\u2019re going to continue to expand our range of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blackberry\">BlackBerry accessories<\/a> over the coming year to keep up, and are looking forward to seeing how BB fare this year in the war against Apple and Android (a constant source of argument around the MF office!)<\/p>\n<p>Our first shipment of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/zaggmate-case-with-keyboard-for-apple-ipad-26803\">ZaggMate cases with keyboards for the iPad<\/a> are due to arrive very very soon, and ours will be the first batch in the UK of these (see\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.journalism.co.uk\/press-releases\/mobile-fun-snags-first-uk-stock-of-the-zaggmate-keyboard-case-for-ipad-\/s66\/a542382\/\">press release<\/a>).\u00a0 It\u2019s a pretty nifty looking case and we\u2019ve had a lot of pre-orders already, so they\u2019ll be winging their way into willing hands.\u00a0 Particularly great for commuters, I should think, who want to get some heavy-duty typing done on the train.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/mugen-htc-desire-hd-battery-extended-battery-1500mah-27043\">HTC Desire HD extended battery<\/a> from Mugen has turned out to be a huge seller, with tons of people grabbing one for the extra power.\u00a0 Obviously battery power\u2019s a huge concern for these top-end smartphones, and power-draining screens only seem to be getting larger!<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a journalist or writer and wish to enquire about obtaining sample units of these (or any other) products then please do <a href=\"mailto:natalie.guest@mobilefun.co.uk\">drop me a line<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it for now &#8211; hope you all have a great weekend!<br \/>\n<strong>Nat MF<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.27.4 -->\n<div class=\"quads-location quads-ad1\" id=\"quads-ad1\" style=\"float:none;margin:0px 0 0px 0;text-align:center;\">\n<div id=\"bari-widget\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the first of our weekly news round-ups, where I&#8217;ll be putting together a collection of tasty tech titbits from inside &amp; outside of Mobile Fun. 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