So today was the day – despite all of the new initiatives that O2 rolled out to (arguably) spoil the party, Orange have forged ahead and started ‘punting’ (read: selling) the iPhone in the UK? Wanna know the stats? Good, I’ve just received some, direct from Orange: Orange are delighted to reveal, that as of…
Nokia, plus almost every major international operator, agree on a standard for voice + SMS over LTE
LTE, Long Term Evolution, 4G, whatever you want to call it, was designed to be a complete IP based system. Many of you may be surprised to hear this, but when LTE became a standard, it only supported data. That’s right, 4th generation networks didn’t have an interoperable standard for voice and SMS. Several solutions…
iPhone hits on Orange UK on November 10th
Newsy newsy news – gotta love it – and this piece of news relates to the diversification of carriers on which the iPhone 3G(S) will officially sit in the UK! Orange are taking the lead (in following O2), and getting the device ready for sale on the 10th November – also known as next Tuesday (relative…
Orange, Google sign pan-European mobile partnership agreement; Google one step closer to world domination
Orange announced a deal with Google to bring the Goole Mobile App to its customers in Europe. The multi-year agreement is made to make mobile search and geo-location services easier to use by the carrier’s customers, while at the same time helping Google become ever more powerful player in the mobile industry. This, of course,…
Orange France to offer Nokia Messaging
Orange France is the latest carrier to jump on the Nokia Messaging scheme. The France Telecom-owned operator will offer the service with its Origami Plus and Origami Jet monthly plans, as well as with the Orange email option. Following devices will be offered in the time of launch: Nokia 5230, Nokia E71, Nokia N97 and…
Orange working on VoIP option for its subs (in France)
Orange working on VoIP option for its subs Unwiredview.com hás a story about the fact that Orange are working on a VoIP option for its customers, which should launch sometime in Q1-2010. The info actually comes from a French site called “Mac4Ever” (link at the bottom), which checked with a number of the French Operators.…
Sony Ericsson Satio goes live with 12.1-megapixel camera in UK!
Following on recently available pre-orders, the fabled Sony Ericsson Idou has just landed on British shores as the Sony Ericsson Satio! The touchscreen Sony Ericsson Satio is the Swedish-Japanese phone maker’s first Symbian S60 5th Edition smartphone and it oozes high-end sex appeal. We had a chance to put hands-on the Satio back when it…
It’s all official: come get your Motorola DEXT now!
Yep – only yesterday I was posting up on the PR of the launch of the Motorola DEXT with Orange and today Moto have gone straight for the jugular by emailing me direct! Personally I am not sure if there is an air of desperation here – I mean, they do need the DEXT to…
Motorola DEXT on sale in UK this week – exclusively on Orange
Motorola DEXT, the first Android powered device from Motorola and the first to feature the innovative MOTOBLUR solution, will be on sale in the UK from this week. Ranged exclusively on the Orange network in the UK, Motorola DEXT will be on sale in Orange retail outlets from October 7th and in Phones 4u stores…
O2 still the “home of smartphones”?
O2 recently said it was the “home of smartphones” (see quote in here), but with the recent iPhone announcements (see here for example), it looks like other Operators are lining up some mobile powerhouses also – let’s compare O2 and Orange for example: Orange BlackBerry Bold & Curve & Pearl HTC Hero Toshiba TG01 Samsung…