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Telefónica Digital and EA Mobile have teamed-up to allow Telefónica’s customers all around the world to get mobile games for less. Under the plan, O2 UK will be the first to offer its customers three months of free access to all EA Mobile games following their first download. It is then examining a number of…
I love the way British carriers are competing against each other to be among the first ones to launch the Ice Cream Sandwich for the super-popular Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone. Three won that race, with Vodafone and Orange saying their customers will have to wait a little longer. Now we have O2 joining Three…
Cellular customers in Europe will soon be paying less for roaming charges incurred while roaming in other European countries. A preliminary deal has been struck between the European Parliament and representatives of the Council and the European Commission that will set EU roaming rules that carriers must abide by starting July 1st. The agreement will…
British operator O2 has tweeted that they’ll start selling HTC’s newest flagship, the One X, on the 5th of April; that’s less than 3 weeks away! Just to recap, HTC announced the One X on February 26th and said it would on the market within 60 days. If O2’s tweet is legit, then they’ve most…
The newly announced Galaxy S Advance is heading to the UK, with phone retailer MobileFun and Clove already taking pre-orders for the unlocked device. Those of you who want the mid-to-high end smartphone will have to pour out some 350 GBP (around $550) to be amongst the first ones to get it. We’re hearing the…
UK operator O2 woke up to a public relations disaster this morning. Apparently using their network to browse the web results in your phone number being transmitted to any website you happen to visit. Yes, you read that right. Take you iPhone out of your pocket, visit Joe Blow’s Awesome Mobile Blog, and Joe now…
Even though it was just announced at the CES in Las Vegas, Sony has already managed to secure distribution for its Xperia S smartphone in the UK, where 3 of the leading mobile operators will offer the powerful device. Telefónica’s O2, Orange and Hutchison’s Three are all on board, while Vodafone said it “has no…
O2 UK launched a leasing programme for smartphones, allowing consumers and small businesses to get awesome devices at no upfront cost, and pay a higher monthly fee to lease the phone for a year. Available initially through O2 stores and over the phone, O2 Lease costs 55 GBP per month and that money includes insurance,…
Oh no. It appears some people from across the Atlantic are reporting a bug that makes the volume on their Galaxy Nexus phones move up and down on its own. This problem is hampering many users who’ve purchased the phone on the U.K. wireless carrier called O2 and unfortunately, the company has no answers when it…
British arm of Telefónica is preparing for a hot Christmas shopping season. The carrier lists few of today’s hottest smartphones at its coming soon page, including the HTC Sensation XL, Motorola RAZR, Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Samsung Galaxy Note, all of which are super powerful and sexy devices. Unfortunately, we don’t know the price of…