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Palm was expected to deliver webOS 2.0 to its handsets by the end of 2010, but it looks like that date may have slipped. A tweet from O2 Germany suggests the update may land on current devices in early 2011. Unfortunately, early 2011 extends from January to March and the tweet does not reveal whether…
After the launch in Germany, the Samsung Wave 723 is heading towards the UK. O2 has just started offering the Bada-powered smartphone in the country asking for no money upfront as long as you commit on a 20 GBP a month contract. That money also buys you 100 minutes and unlimited text messages per month.…
The subsidized iPad is poised to take the UK by storm in the upcoming months with Orange, Three, T-Mobile, and possibly Vodafone expected to carry the tablet device. The only remaining holdout is O2 UK, which is reportedly not in talks with Apple to carry the popular tablet device on a contract basis. While several…
O2 in the UK has a nice deal on the Sony Ericsson Xperia X8, offering the Android-powered smartphone for free on two-year long 10 GBP a month contract. In other words, 240 GBP will not only buy you Sony Ericsson’s mid-range device, but also get you some minutes along the way. In other words, this…
Palm is launching its Pre 2 handset in the UK starting on November 15th but the handset will not land on the shelves of any major wireless carrier in the UK. According to Pocket-Lint, a quick perusal of wireless carriers reveals that none of the four major wireless carriers in the UK have plans to…
Angry Birds for iOS and Android is a huge hit. There’s no denying that. In the App Store alone, over 10 million copies have been sold. I’d call that a certified success. Building on that interest, over the last little while I’ve posted Angry Birds Halloween wallpapers, an Angry Birds cake, and even a ‘home…
O2 announced that it is the first network provider to offer large-scale location-based mobile marketing service in the UK. As a result, brands are able to deliver relevant SMS and MMS to consumers in a more targeted and effective way than ever before. Consumers on their end opt into the service to receive relevant messages…
Microsoft launched Windows Phone yesterday with nine handsets and a launch plan that includes 30 wireless carriers worldwide. Now that the press event is over and we have had some hands-on time with all nine handsets, it is now time to wrap-up the event and combine all of our information together into one comprehensive post.…
Between January and August over 11,000 people helped contribute data points for a survey Broadband Expert was taking and the results are in: Vodafone has the fastest network with an average download speed of 1.78 Mbps, compared to 3 with 1.76 Mbps, Orange with 1.46 Mbps, O2 with 1.42 Mbps, and T-Mobile with 1.07 Mbps.…
Good news for UK residents as Microsoft will launch Windows Phone 7 on all five major wireless carriers. Though Orange was singled out as a preferred partner when Windows Phone 7 launched earlier this year, the UK carrier will be joined by O2, Vodafone, T-Mobile and Three. Alex Reeve of Microsoft’s UK Mobile Business Group confirmed the…