UK: what are the Operators punting? Part 2. So the second of my two posts (the first is here) on what the UK operators are currently promo-ing on their websites, continues with O2, T-Mobile, and Three…. O2 Well there’s a LOT of information potentially available on the O2 homepage, and I think you can make…
UK: what are the Operators punting today? Part 1.
So the first of my two posts on what the UK operators are currently promo-ing on their websites (as of 25/1/09), begins with Vodafone and Orange…. Vodafone … are very strongly pushing Mobile Broadband, the BlackBerry Storm, and their 2009 offers – fairplay really, you’ve got to play to your strengths, and the Storm is…
UK: Barclays going NFC with it’s debit cards
According to Silicon.com, Barclays is going to start replacing all the debit cards in circulation with new cards that have an NFC chip inside them. Apparently, from March, replacement cards will contain the chip, which will allow users to pay for items under £10 by swiping over a reader. The swapout is estimated to be…
Expansys Friday Deals for 16/1/09: time-sensitive!
(Note: this post contains link to offers only valid from 11am-4pm on Friday 16th January) Yep, all those UK readers are in luck if you fancy deal-hunting tomorrow, Friday 16th January! One of my face online tech retailers, Expansys, have some CRACKING deals on! You want a Nokia E63 smartphone for £179.99? Done. You want…
Just when you thought Mobile memory couldn’t get any cheaper…
…. then along comes a January sale! Mobilefun, one of my fave online retailers for Mobile devices and accessories, are having a January sale, with up to 88% off! Typical amongst the deals are some great prices on Mobile removable memory – check these out for example: MicroSD prices areally seem to have crashed –…
UK: Phones4U moves in on console games market
UK: Mobile phone retailer Phones 4U (and the sister company Dial-a-Phone) are moving in on the console games market – two new websites, Games4U, and Click-a-Game, will sell new and back-catalogue games on pretty much most home and portable games console platforms, and also for the PC. Free delivery is in the mix, and there…
Krusell and eXpansys go big on cases!
Krusell, case-maker extraordinaire, and eXpansys, quality online mobiles retailer, have teamed up in a recent newsletter to let me know about the quite literally vast selection of cases available – obviously manufactured by Krusell, and sold by eXpansys. Here’s a small selection for your edutainment: If you fancy checking out more of Krusell has, you…
UK: Motorola Aura very limited at Selfridges…
I had to share this one with you all…. I got an email (just before Christmas Day) telling me that the Motorola Aura was available in Selfridges – well, kinda. There were ten units available pre-Christmas, and if I wanted the first device with a circular display, then I’d need to get my skates on…
UK: Gear up for 2009 with Apple!
Apple kindly emailed me to remind me that I can pick up a stack of stuff from their UK store to start ’09 with…. It’s funny when you browse the Apple Store, you realise just how well the design shows out the breadth and depth of their various products.There’s a ton of “mobile” stuff –…
UK: last few days before Xmas – most popular handset will be….?
Following on from my post a little while back about what will be the most popular handset, I just wanted to post an update to the question, with only a few days left until the shopping-fest ends! My previous thinking was that a Sony Ericsson feature phone would steal the crown, but now I am…