Nokia Lumia 800 Released in Pink, Blue and Black Colour Schemes

The brand new Nokia Lumia series featuring the latest Windows Phone 7.5 operating system now has three models available, the Nokia Lumia 800 is now available in Pink, Blue and Black colour schemes in the UK.

The most recently released pink Nokia Lumia 800 has been made available as a SIM free phone unlocked to all networks allowing the user to choose which SIM card they prefer to use in their new phone.

The Nokia Lumia 800 Blue edition was also recently launched and is currently available on Vodafone, O2, Orange and T-Mobile contract deals as well as being released as a SIM free phone, O2, Orange and Vodafone have now made the blue edition of the phone available free of charge on contract deals with line rental charges of £26 and above.

The original Nokia Lumia 800 in black is available on all of the major UK networks on both 18 and 24 month contract deals as well as being launched as a Pay As You Go phone on 3 Mobile, Orange and T-Mobile, this first edition of the Nokia Lumia is also available as a SIM free phone for those not wanting to connect to a network.

All three colour schemes of this latest Nokia smart phone offer exactly the same features, specifications and technology and are simply supplied with different coloured exterior casings.

These features and specifications include an 8 mega pixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics which can record 720p HD video, a 1.2GHz processor for a smooth and fast user experience, Wi-Fi, 3.5G network support, GPS and Bluetooth.

The main feature of this new Nokia phone has to be its operating system which is the latest edition of the Windows Phone software known as the Mango edition, this very clever and engaging operating system uses what are known as 'Live Tiles' to display constantly updated information on the main home screen.

Nokia have also installed their own new software titles including one called Nokia Drive, this actually allows the user to download maps to use with the GPS function so that there is no need for a 3G connection when using satellite navigation.

Two other new Nokia features include a streaming radio service as the phone has no built-in FM radio and access to the Nokia Music Store where users can download a choice of thousands of the latest music tracks or choose from a large library of classic titles.

These three colour schemes of the Lumia 800 phone are the only ones announced so far, however a new, budget Lumia phone featuring the same Windows Phone 7.5 OS has been announced in a far larger range of colours and is called the Nokia Lumia 710 which should be available soon.

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Apple iPhone 4S 16GB in Black Currently Cheaper Than iPhone 4S White Edition

It is a well known fact that the demand for the latest iPhone 4S has well outstripped supply in many countries with over one million handsets sold in the first 24 hours of its release and a further 3 million over the next 48 hours.

This now seem to be effecting the prices and deals on offer for the iPhone 4S 16GB in both its black and white colour schemes as different retailers and networks have varying stock levels of each model, this is best reflected in the latest news that the black edition iPhone 4S is currently has cheaper deals than those for the iPhone 4S in white.

Although there is not a massive amount between the overall costs of the two colour schemes at £20 over the minimum term contract of 24 months the deals themselves are very different and offer significantly different volumes of inclusive data, minutes and text.

The current cheapest deal for the iPhone 4S in black is offered on the Orange network at £25 per month on a tariff called 'Orange iPhone 25', this deal includes 250MB of internet usage, 75 minutes of calls and 125 text messages to use every month and demands an upfront cost of £169.99 for the black iPhone 4S phone.

This equates to £769.99 over the minimum term contract period and as we mentioned the best deal for the iPhone 4S in white is £20 more at £789.99, however the tariff that the white edition is available on is a £20 per month package which only includes 100MB of inclusive data, 50 minutes of calls and 50 text messages with an upfront cost of £309.99 for the phone.

As you can see from comparing these two iPhone 4S deals the black edition certainly offers far more minutes, text and data than the deal for the iPhone 4S in white meaning those consumers opting for the lighter coloured handset are not getting as good value for money.

That said, neither of these deal are really well suited to the average smart phone user, this is proven by the best-selling deal for both colour schemes being offered by the 3 Mobile network, this includes a free iPhone 4S in either colour, 500 minutes of calls, 5000 text messages and a very generous 1GB of internet access every month for just £35 per month.

In conclusion, whether opting for the white or the black edition of the new iPhone 4S consumers should always try to match their usage requirements or expect to end up paying far more for exceeding their monthly limits.

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3 Mobile Offers the Best Deal for a Free iPhone 4 16GB in Black and White

The launch of the latest iPhone 4S has sparked a wave of discounts for the previous iPhone 4 model and with stocks running low on the newer version and the older receiving the new iOS5 update, many consumers are opting for iPhone 4 deals rather than paying extra for the latest model.

The dedicated 3G network; 3 Mobile, currently offers the best deal for a free iPhone 4 which works out to be far cheaper than buying the latest iPhone 4S with the same memory capacity, the 16GB iPhone 4 is now being offered free of charge by the 3 Mobile network for just £30 line rental per month.

This deal is on the '3 Mobile Text 300' tariff and includes 500MB of inclusive data usage every month for keeping the phone up to date, downloading applications, web browsing and emailing, there are also 300 minutes of inclusive calls which can be used at any time of the day and to call other mobile networks and landlines as well as 5000 text messages.

This iPhone 4 deal equates to a total £720 over the minimum term contract period which is 24 months, compare this with the cheapest deal for a free iPhone 4S 16GB which currently stands at £40.85 on the T-Mobile network and costs a total of £980.40 for the overall contract period and that is a massive saving of £260.40 by opting for the older model.

We might be referring to the 4th generation iPhone as the 'older' model but with the latest iOS5 update now available this phone does very much the same as the new iPhone 4S, it has even been proven over the last couple of days that the new 'Siri' voice system which is supposed to be unique to the new model can now work on the iPhone 4.

So what do you get for your money when buying an iPhone 4 16GB?

Well, one of the most iconic mobile phone designs of all time, so much so that Apple used the same casing for their latest iPhone 4S and simply looking at the exterior of the phone you can not tell the models apart.

On board is a 5 mega pixel camera which can record video clips in 720p HD quality and uses an LED flash for illumination, a 3.5 inch touch screen display offering a 960 x 640 resolution, 3.5G data support, Wi-Fi, GPS and access to thousands of new applications via the App Store.

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Black Death bacteria identified

A bacterial strain that is now extinct has been identified as the cause of the devastating Black Death plague in the 14th century.

The Black Death is estimated to have killed 30 to 50 million Europeans or about a third of Europe’s population between 1347 to 1351, after spreading there from China and the Middle East, making it one of the worst pandemics in human history.

Now, based on a DNA analysis study led by anthropologist Hendrik Poinar of McMaster University in Hamilton and archeologist Johannes Krause at the University of Tubingen in Germany has concluded the pandemic was caused by a now-extinct strain of Yersinia pestis, the bacterium that causes bubonic plague.

The results were published Monday in an article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The lead authors are Verena Schuenemann at the University of Tubingen in Germany and Kirsten Bos, a graduate student at McMaster University.

While some researchers have always thought Yersinia pestis could be responsible for the Black Death, others had argued it couldn't be.

"It’s been a big controversy in the literature for many, many years," said Poinar in an interview Tuesday. "The rate and speed and death, mortality that it caused just seemed contrary to what we know about modern bubonic plague.”

There are still 2,000 cases of bubonic plague worldwide each year, but it spreads slowly via flea bites. The quick spread of the Black Death suggested that disease was airborne.

To settle the question, the researchers analyzed DNA from 109 human skeletons at the East Smithfield mass grave site in London, England, where Black Death victims were known to be buried.

Co-authors Bos and Sharon DeWitte "were over there pulling teeth out of the jaws of these individuals, then drilling root pulp out of the teeth, and then replacing the teeth back into the jaws,” Poinar recalled.

The samples were initially taken back to McMaster University, where Bos painstakingly searched for Yersinia pestis DNA among the massive amount of other DNA in the sample from humans, plants, fungi and other bacteria. She consistently found it in the bones of teeth in some victims.

On other other hand, she did not find Yersinia pestis samples from a nearby mass grave site that did not contain Black Death victims, suggesting that it was in fact linked to the Black Death.

Rather than using polymerase chain reaction (PCR), the common genetic technique used for forensics and DNA testing, the researchers used very new techniques called targeted enrichment and high-throughput sequencing. Those allow researchers to reconstruct long sequences of ancient, damaged DNA that have degraded over time.

"The technology’s changed," Poinar said. "That’s the only reason we were able to do it.”

Using that technique, the researchers identified a strain of Yersinia pestis that contains the same loop of DNA called a plasmid, found outside the bacterium's main chromosome, that is responsible for virulence in the modern strain. Because of their similarities, the researchers don’t believe that that particular loop was responsible for the Black Death strain’s exceptional virulence.

However, a quick look at the bacterium's main chromosome showed the Black Death strain did contain several unusual genetic characteristics to the researchers' knowledge, “are not found in any previously reported modern or ancient sequence” for the bacterium.

Poinar acknowledged that the study doesn't rule out the possibility that the Black Death bacterium co-operated with another pathogen to create "the perfect storm."

It also doesn't indicate why the strain was so deadly compared to others. The researchers hope to figure that out in the next stage of research.

"If we sequence the entire bug, we can actually look very specifically at changes that have occurred on its lineage," Poinar said. "And that will hopefully help us understand, ‘Are there indeed added points of virulence that might explain why it was such a deadly outbreak?’”

the researchers analyzed DNA from 109 human skeletons at the East Smithfield mass grave site in London, England, where Black Death victims were known to be buried. British Museum of London Accessibility Links

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