Still on an O2 tip… … Mobile broadband users in Manchester are being encouraged to swap their current networks mobile broadband dongle for a free O2 dongle. O2 is launching a mobile broadband amnesty in all stores across the city, handing out free O2 Pay & Go dongles to customers in exchange for a competitor…
O2 launches search for best iPhone app for O2 customers
O2 has announced that O2 Litmus, the community dedicated to finding and nurturing the very best new mobile, wireless and internet-enabled applications and services, has launched a new competition, ‘’the O2 App Showdown’’. With a prize of £10,000 for the winning entry, the O2 App Showdown is a hunt for the best new iPhone app…
Attention O2 Germany customers who purchased the Toshiba TG01: Your device is infected
The Toshiba TG01, which is the fastest Windows Mobile device on the planet thanks to the 1 GHz Qualcomm processor inside, is being sold in Germany via O2 with a virus conveniently pre-installed says O2 spokesman Albert Fetscher. How this happened is anyone’s guess, and of course O2 is saying this impacts few devices. If…
O2 Signs Deal with Twitter to Offer Text Alerts
O2 has announced an agreement with Twitter which will allow O2 customers to receive SMS alerts from Twitter for free from August. This joins existing agreements O2 has with Facebook and Bebo, meaning that O2 customers can enjoy free SMS alerts from all three main social networking sites*. The Twitter deal allows O2 customers to…
Sorta Confirmed: webOS 1.1.0 for Palm Pre Coming Soon
For the Palm Pre users out there patiently awaiting webOS 1.1.0, I’ve got a little bit of good news this morning. Evgeny over at the Palm webOS Blog took the opportunity to fiddle around with a Palm Pre while at a press briefing with Palm and O2. He popped open the Device Info menu to…
O2UK confirms Android-based Samsung i7500 Galaxy
O2 has effectively confirmed that they are going to be carrying the first Samsung Android handset, in the shape of the i7500 Galaxy. The handset makes an appearance in the July edition of their catalogue, in the ‘coming soon’ section. The supposed arrival date for the handset is August – which is interesting itself, as…
Palm Pre ‘Coming soon’ page on O2UK website now
Yep. You can learn all about the Palm Pre (well not all about, but some about) on O2’s new ‘coming soon’ page for the device. Since O2 confirmed it was going to be bringing the Pre to the UK, Germany, and Ireland, there’s been much talk – and now there’s a nice set of info…
Palm Pre Gets Official for Europe
Palm has gone official with their plans for the Pre in Europe, going with Telefonica as their primary carrier. O2 in the UK, Ireland and Germany, and Movistar in Spain will be offering the Pre sometime before the holidays, according to the release, but German banners have hinted at a release as early as October…
UK: O2 strongly touted as exclusive launch partner for Palm Pre..
Another day, another story that says O2UK is getting the Palm Pre – this time though, it’s coming from a respected source. 3G.co.uk has a good reputation for providing accurate stories, and they are stating the Palm Pre is coming to the UK, Ireland, and Germany – which is good news for people like me…
O2 Joggler: summary mini-review
So it’s time for my O2 Joggler to go back to the mothership, and I have to say I’m sad – because I’ve thoroughly enjoyed having it around! As I mentioned previously, it’s quite ironic that in such an advanced device, the feature I love most is the clock – but that’s just because it’s…