In case you don’t care about latest smartphones, live in the UK and like your phones in white – you may want to check what the local branch of Virgin Mobile is offering. The MVNO managed to score the exclusive launch rights for the white Samsung Galaxy S Plus, which as you may know is…
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Deutsche Telekom looking to sell its 50% stake in UK’s Everything Everywhere
The rumor is that Deutsche Telekom may be looking to exit the British market by selling its 50% stake in Everything Everywhere. The joint-venture was established with France Telecom’s Orange, which in turns owns the other half of the company. According to Bloomberg News, German telecom giant is still in early stages of deciding whether…
EA brings 3 Pogo social games to the sky
Not exactly a mobile news, but pretty cool, nonetheless. EA is bringing three Pogo social games to the sky, including First Class Solitaire, MONOPOLY and Mahjong Safari. The games are available for free on Gogo’s new in-air multimedia platform, which is currently live on all Gogo equipped Alaska Airlines and select Delta Air Lines flights.…
Myriad Updates bringing social networking services to feature phone users in emerging markets
We’ve been already talking about Myriad’s efforts to bring social networking services to users in the emerging markets. Their solution doesn’t require fancy smartphones, and will work on a number of basic feature phones, potentially increasing ARPU for the mobile networks. Now Myriad is announcing three new carrier partners — Vodafone, Orange and Mobinil —…
SPB TV to unveil multi-screen solution and a brand new 3D UI at Mobile World Congress
MobiWorld Media, which is the owner of SPB TV trademark, is preparing to unveil the new SPB TV Solution for Three Screens, enabling all parties involved — including mobile operators, content owners and service providers — to deliver premium content to their subscribers across all types of screens: mobile, desktop and traditional TV. Moreover, the…
Tegra enters the mainstream with ZTE Mimosa X
The Tegra chipset has been primarily the domain of high-end smartphones but the just-announced ZTE Mimosa X shows that NVIDIA is serious about capturing all parts of the market. While it’s not as exciting as the quad-core Tegra 3 phones we’re expecting at Mobile World Congress 2012, the ZTE Mimosa X packs enough features and…
Stitcher Radio iPhone app gets friendly with Facebook Timeline
I’m a big fan of the Stitcher Radio app (I have over 800 hours of usage, it tells me) and the company just released an updated iPhone app which will guarantee that my friends know how much I dig it because it now includes integration with Facebook’s Timeline. Once you download the updated app and…
Nokia 305 and Lumia 610 spotted in Indonesia, the latter runs Tango and is hitting the UK
Next week we’re going to see Nokia unveil a handful of new devices at Mobile World Congress. Several days ago we reported on a rumor that said Nokia’s lineup might consist of three smartphones: the Lumia 910, Lumia 610, and PureView 808; and three feature phones: the Asha 202, Asha 203, and Asha 302. The…
Windows Phone Tango devices to land in China as soon as next month
We’re exactly one week away from the start of Mobile World Congress, the wireless industry’s largest tradeshow, and one thing that’s definitely going to be on everyone’s mind is Microsoft. If they don’t execute brilliantly this year on Windows 8, as well as Windows Phone 8 Apollo, then they better brace themselves because the next…
LG Optimus LTE Tag with NFC announced in Korea
LG announced another LTE-enabled Android smartphone – Optimus LTE Tag. Initially available in South Korea only, the new phone is pretty much on par with Samsung Galaxy S II’s feature set, though LG’s device has a 5-megapixel camera (whereas the SGS2’s camera counts 8 megapixels). Heck, since it comes in white, we can’t say it…









