LG has announced that it is launching the KB770 (with Free-to-air DVB-T tuner) in to Germany, a market awash it seems with DVB-T capable Mobile devices. For those of you that don’t read IntoMobile so often (shame shame shame on you!), Germany has a unique situation where the DVB-T spec was modified to allow mobile…
Moto pushing the MOTOJEWEL in the UK
Motorola have emailed me to let me know I can get their MOTOJEWEL at the Carphone Warehouse (exclusively) in the UK. We’ve mentioned about the MOTOJEWEL before, but I always find it fascinating which handsets the vendors choose to highlight with a marketing push. I am also strangely attracted to the design, and really not…
UK: iRiver SPINN bargains until Sunday 7th Dec!
Those of you who read IntoMobile regularly will know I have a few fave online shops, one of them being Advanced MP3 Players. A good combo of price, service, and quality draw me to use them again and again for tech purchases. Well they’ve outdone themselves this week with a bargain 10% discount on the…
O2 Bluebook: keep your memories safe
O2 have just kindly emailed me to remind me about their Bluebook service. From a customer’s point of view, it’s a handy way to back up things like their messages and contacts online – as O2 says: Bluebook automatically saves all your text and picture messages. And you can upload your contacts and photos straight…
UK: Expansys Friday deals 5/12/08
Yep, it’s that time of the week again – Expansys mail out to let us know of their cracking deals this week – two I’d highlight on this occasion: The TomTom One GPS (UK, EU, Ireland Maps) for a sweet £79.99, and the BenQ E72 WinMo Smartphone, also weighing in at £79.99. So I think…
Orange go ‘HD’ with Mobile TV…
Engadget HD has an interesting article, saying that Orange is going to launch a high-definition mobile TV service. Well actually, higher definition (than normal) is more like what Orange means, according to Engadget. I’ve mentioned about HD on Mobile before, and what exactly the ‘HD’ part means (here) – but anyway, back to Orange… Apparently…
UK: O2 launches coverage in Glasgow Subway
O2 is spreading some festive cheer in Glasgow today, Monday 1 December 2008 when O2 customers travelling on the Glasgow Subway will be able to use their mobile phones underground for the first time. To mark the launch of the underground network and to extend some Christmas spirit, a team of eight O2 ‘Angels’ will…
UK: O2 cuts energy wastage with energy efficient universal mobile phone charger
Telefónica O2 UK has today announced the launch of an energy efficient universal mobile phone charger – the O2 Universal Charger. The first product of its kind to be launched by a UK network, the O2 Universal Charger is amongst the most energy efficient in the UK cutting energy consumption by as much as 70…
UK: Virgin Mobile rocks 30p/day Mobile web Tariff
Virgin Mobile had roled out a new Tarif for daily InterWeb surfing – it’s called the casual users tariff, and will be available for both contract and PAYG customers. The daily limit is 25MB, although it remains to be seen whether Virgin would enforce this. As Tech Digest neatly point out, for those that are…
O2 release lowest price PAYG mobile broadband dongle!
O2 have unleashed a Pay-as-you-go mobile broadband dongle on the UK, with some pricing that is going to cause consternation amongst other Operators: By launching its USB modem at £29.99, O2 is following up its commitment to offer its customers great products with clear pricing and no strings attached. Pay & Go mobile broadband customers…