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BlackBerry Q10 coming to O2 UK

Dusan Belic — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:04:14 +0000

We’ve already heard that BlackBerry Q10 is coming to the UK and now we have the first carrier announcing plans to sell it. It’s O2, which wowed to start offering the QWERTY keyboard-equipped smartphone at some point in May. Price was not unveiled but knowing that the unlocked unit will (at least initially) go for 530 GBP, we tend to believe O2 will give away the Q10 to anyone willing to sign-up for a two-year contract with around 30 GBP/month tariff.

The BlackBerry Q10 sports a 3.1-inch 720×720 pixels touchscreen, 3G + 4G LTE (where that makes sense) and Wi-Fi connectivity, 8-megapixel rear camera, 2-megapixel front-facing one, 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 16GB of internal memory, microSD card slot and a 2,100mAh battery.

Thus far, BlackBerry has managed to move around 1 million Z10 units and we tend to believe the “traditional lookin’” Q10 will be even more popular.

In the other O2 news, the carrier is also preparing to add Nokia Lumia 710 and Sony Xperia Tablet Z to its portfolio…

[Via: Unwired View]

HTC One Shipping Delays Confirmed

Ian Kersey — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:18:40 +0000

Last week, we received rumors that HTC’s upcoming flagship the HTC One may experience launch delays due to hardware component shortages. This rumor has been confirmed today, with HTC admitting that its HTC One handset will not be shipping in most markets until at least the end of March. While most customers who have pre-ordered their phones should be receiving them only a few weeks late, new customers who want to get their hands on the HTC One are going to have to wait until April, at least.

The news comes to us via UK retailer Clove, who claimed “We have today been advised officially by HTC that the UK launch date has been put back to the 29th March.” The only market that is apparently untouched by the shortage is in Germany, where the HTC One is now shipping through O2.

So if you’ve pre-ordered the HTC One, you will be facing a bit of a delay, and new customers are going to have to wait even longer. We will see how this affects HTC in the upcoming month, with the release of the hotly anticipated Samsung Galaxy S IV.

[Via: Engadget]

O2 Tracks streams the Top 40 list for 5 GBP per month

Dusan Belic — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 09:12:02 +0000

About a year ago, we’ve seen that somewhat weird chart streaming service launched by Samsung. Apparently, there’s interest for something similar with O2 deciding to launch its own service, offering Top 40 list for 5 GBP per month.

Under the deal, O2 Tracks gives its own customers unlimited streaming access to the UK Top 40 singles chart for just 1 GBP, or for 5 GBP a month for everyone else.

The free trial option is also included and so are “celebrity news and gossip” in case you need more of those.

O2 Tracks has a dedicated mini-site with more information, while the accompanying Android app can be downloaded from the link below.

O2 Tracks (FREE) [Google Play link]