Some interesting news for Blackberry fans, news that the number of Blackberry smartphones sold in the last sales quarter increased by 33% to 14.1 million, according to the latest sales figures released.

In Q3, RIM saw a 24% rise in revenue to $5.2bn, compared with the previous quarter.

The increase has been attributed to a launch of Blackberry 7 based smartphones and promotions.

The Playbook tablet accounted for 150,000 of sales during the quarter.

Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis, co-CEOs at RIM, said: “Despite the challenges faced in the third quarter, the BlackBerry subscriber base grew to almost 75 million customers around the world.”

In other Blackberry news:

The new Blackberry platform has been officially named BB 10 after a trademark dispute put an end for the planned name of BBX.

However an issue with the chipset for the new BB 10 smartphones means these chips – and therefore phones – will not be ready until the end of 2012.

Here at CompareMobileDeals.com we get a lot of interest regarding the superb new Blackberry Bold Touch 9900. It’s the perfect Christmas gift for the gadget, texting and emailing lover. You can compare the latest Blackberry Bold deals by clicking here, lots of fierce competitive pricing going on which is great for Blackberry loving consumers.

As always feel free to ask questions and let us know your thoughts below.

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Samsung’s Galaxy S2 continued being the best-selling handset in the UK throughout November as Apple’s newly released iPhone 4S failed to claim the top spot.

Despite shifting four million handsets in the first weekend of its release, the fifth generation iPhone – which was released in Britain on 16 October – failed to out-sell the Galaxy S2 in November.

The Android phone has now dominated sales for the eighth month running with over 10 million units sold since May.

This trend has been reflected on the UK’s largest mobile comparison site CompareMobileDeals.com, the Samsung Galaxy S2 has consistently been the most searched for phone since it was released.

Acute stock shortages were reported by retailers as Apple decided to focus on prioritising stock for the Black Friday sales bonanza in America as well as several launches in Asia.

A recent report by research firm Gartner found that more than 50% of all smartphones sold around the world were Android devices.

You can view the latest Samsung Galxy S 2 deals by clicking here! and below is a video detailing the ‘Voice Talk’ functionality of the Samsung Galaxy S II.

So why do you think this is people? They are top spec highly functional devices and obviously cost is a factor. Let us know your thoughts below.

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The Samsung Galaxy S 2 really is a powerhouse of a mobile and is one of the years most popular phones after the great success of its Galaxy S predecessor.

Boasting a stunning array of cutting edge features. These include a 4.3″ SUPER AMOLED Plus display for great graphics and improved power consumption. Samsung Dual Core Application Processor for fast speeds and smoother user experience.

With an amazingly slim 8.49mm thick design with Personalizable UX, Readers Hub, PC-like Web Browsing, fast HSPA, Wi-Fi Direct, 8MP Camera with LED Flash, combined with Full HD Recording & Playback.

Other features include front facing camera, bluetooth and GPS.

This android powered smartphone really is a excellent all rounder with top end power and multimedia functionality setting the Samsung Galaxy S 2 on a whole new level compared to previous smartphones.

Good news peeps, the Nokia Lumia 800 will be available on O2 from Friday December 9^th.

This is in stark contrast to the rumours running around a couple of months back that reported O2 had suggested they had little plans to stock the Windows powered device as they were ‘unhappy’ with Nokia’s commercial and promotional demands.

So it’s good to see that it looks like that an agreement has been reached and that this feature packed and much anticipated Windows phone will now be officially available from O2 direct.

No confirmation on pricing yet but you’ll be sure to find all the available Nokia Lumia 800 deals compared on CompareMobileDeals.com, so remember to bookmark this page.

We’ll  await the official announcement of this releaseso be the first to know by following us on Facebook and Twitter.

We’ve added a little Nokia Lumia 800 overview video below which details the features of this powerful smartphone.

Feel free to ask questions below.

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Introducing the Nokia Lumia 800. The Nokia Lumia 800 with Windows Phone is the first Nokia smartphone to have Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango). It’s beautiful design is a head turner. It has a slick, scratch resistant casing and curved 3.7 inch OLED display which makes colours really rich.

Simpler social networking keeps you connected to those who matter. Internet Explorer 9 gives you quicker browsing plus the web like it is on your PC. With a Carl Zeiss lens, 8 megapixel camera and HD Video 720p at 30 FPS you’ll shoot better photos and video.

A massive 16GB memory and a brand new multi tasking feature so you can switch quickly between your favourite apps.

Almost half of all mobile phone sales in October were Apple while Nokia has increased its market share, according to latest sales figures.

The latest smartphone data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech shows that Apple upped its share to 42.8% of all mobile phones, overtaking Android just for the month of October. Overall, Android has 46% of the market, down 3%.

However 75% of Apple’s sales were from existing customers upgrading their handsets.

This is seen as a relief to other smartphone operators as users’ unwavering loyalty to Apple means they can capitalise on those who do not own a smartphone.

Dominic Sunnebo, global consumer insight director at the panel, said overtaking Android, even for just a month, was “a feat many thought impossible for Apple”.

Mr Sunnebo added: “While unwavering loyalty is clearly great news for Apple, it is likely to be a relief for other smartphone operators.

“With Apple predominantly driving sales from within its existing customer base, it leaves the field wide open for the likes of Nokia, BlackBerry, Samsung and HTC to focus on converting the remaining 29 million adults who don’t yet have a smartphone to their brand.”

The figures also show that Symbian’s market share fell 10.2% year-on-year to 3.9%, BlackBerry fell 1.3% to 19.6% while the new Windows Phone 7 OS rose 0.8% to 1% overall.

Meanwhile, Nokia’s Lumia 800 is continuing its increase in sales throughout the month.

WMPowerUser – which closely tracks the progress of the Windows Phone platform – reports that 600,000 new phones have been activated from  11 to 25 November.

As Facebook integration is central to the Windows Phone experience, this information is being seen as a fairly accurate measure of how many phones Windows is selling.

Sales of the Lumia 800 are expected to “slow burn” over the Christmas period, so this upswing in activations may continue instead of spiking and falling.

As always you can compare the latest Apple iPhone 4S deals by clicking here and the latest Windows based Nokia Lumia 800 deals here! We’ve added a video below which details all the features of the Nokia Lumia 800. Feel free to ask questions below.

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Some interesting news peeps! A court date has been set for the on-going copyright dispute between Samsung and Apple.

The two phone giants have been locked in a legal battle covering 10 countries over patents for smartphones and tablet computers.

Samsung wants to ban sales of the iPhone 4S in Australia as it claims Apple has infringed its 3G patents.

This case in Australia centres around the South Korea based company’s claim that Apple infringes its 3G wireless intellectual property. It says other “major” firms had sought to licence its technologies but Apple had not.

The US company had wanted the court to hear the case in August so lawyers could prepare their case however the judge rejected the plea and it will now happen in March. They are expected to claim that Samsung demanded unreasonable terms.

Meanwhile the judge, Justice Annabelle Bennett, also ruled that the handset can continue to be sold in the country until the court hearing takes place.

What will happen? Which manufacturer do you prefer? Who knows but what we do know is they both make fantastic mobile phones. Let us know your thoughts and feel free to ask questions.

You can compare the best Apple and Samsung have to offer in the form of the Samsung Galaxy S 2 and Apple iPhone 4S here and here!

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