Some footage and pictures has bubbled up of an upcoming Android handset from Alcatel called the OT-980, a smartphone running OS 1.6, packing Wi-Fi, A-GPS, 3G, 600 MHz processor, 192 MB of RAM, and a 2 megapixel camera. A compass, accelerometer, microUSB plug, microSD memory card slot, and a 1150 mAh battery flesh out the…
iPhone speed tests on UK networks continue
Our buddies over at Fonehome.co.uk weren’t content with testing the iPhone 3GS for YouTube search speed on Vodafone, O2, and Orange – oh no, they’ve done a bunch more tests too! We’ve got the ‘411’ (or ‘info’ for UK readers) on what went down, but we’re not going to totally spill the beans – for…
Straight comparison of network download speed with iPhones in the UK
So, our buddies over at fonehome.co.uk have conducted a download speed test using the iPhone 3GS on three different networks (O2, Orange, and Vodafone), side-by-side, to see which is the quickest. And the result – well, let’s just say Vodafone didn’t lose! Now of course there is some criticism you could level at the test,…
Orange customers go picture (message) happy for snow!
Well it’s been a tortuous week in the UK for weather – we’ve had snow – and lots of it! Unfortunately the poor ol’ UK is none too well-equipped to take on sub-zero temperatures, and there have actually been a number of serious incidents resulting from it. That’s a real shame. However, it’s not all…
Orange UK launches NFC enabled credit card, $16 limit … wait, what?
Orange UK teamed up with Barclaycard back in March of 2009, announcing that they’d be working together to roll out NFC to British consumers. “Today you pay for things by cash or on your credit card” said Tom Alexander, CEO of Orange UK. “Tomorrow, you’ll use your mobile to buy the things you want, whether…
Orange UK stops selling Nokia N97 Mini due to high return rate; Vodafone cancels XPERIA X2 launch
The Nokia N97 Mini will no longer be offered by UK operator Orange after sources told Mobile Magazine that the return rates of the device were “quite high”. In other operator related news Vodafone said it is no longer going to launch the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2 since it was significantly delayed and no it…
Orange France: 77% of the phones we sold during the holidays were iPhones, our network rocks too!
Didier Lombard, CEO of France Telecom, otherwise known as Orange, just told Les Echos that 77% of the mobile devices sold with a contract during 2009’s holiday season were iPhones. When asked about the problems AT&T and O2 UK are having with the added network traffic that iPhone users create, he simply replied that Orange…
Orange UK To Launch Mobile HD Voice In 2010
Orange has revealed it will be launching HD Voice nationwide for customers on its mobile network in 2010. In case you are wondering what HD Voice is, it’s the use of WB-AMR (Wideband Adaptive Multi-Rate) as a codec. This provides excellent audio quality due to a wider speech bandwidth of 50–7000 Hz compared to the…
Orange predicts a record Christmas for text and picture messaging
This Christmas and New Year will see a bumper crop of text and picture messages as friends and family share their season’s greetings according to UK Mobile Network Operator Orange. Last festive season was a record year for Orange with more than 100 million text messages and more than 1 million picture messages being sent…
Orange Announces High Street Exclusive with the Fuel Lite iPhone Protective Case and Charger
Orange is now offering the Case Mate Fuel Lite, exclusively, for the iPhone range that it has recently started retailing. In case you were wondering, the accessory is both a case, and a charger – since it has a built-in battery. The Fuel Lite is charged with a universal micro-USB charger, providing users with more…