Today the 24th suicide to occur over the past 18 months of a France Telecom employee has just happened. The unidentified man was a 51 year old father of two. He jumped from an over pass and left a note blaming “the atmosphere at work” for his decision to commit suicide. Video here. Our condolences…
UK: Orange goes loud with iPhone 3GS!
Well it was going to happen sooner or later … O2 don’t got no exclusive no more, no, no, no – it’s somewhat of a free-for-all now with the iPhone it seems, with Orange getting their cake and eating it first. When, did I hear you say? Ah, well, that’s not really clear – but…
UK: Motorola Dext with Motoblur – come get it!
You know a company is pushing a device when they start hitting you with rich media direct email marketing – in this instance it’s Moto, with their next Dext device – apparently it’s the first phone with social skills, which I assume means it says please and thank you each time you use it 🙂…
BlackBerry Arrives in Kenya on Orange
Looks like the BlackBerry is coming to Kenya. The other day, Orange, together with RIM officially announced the launch of BlackBerry in the country. When asked to comment on the development, a BlackBerry spokesperson commented: “The BlackBerry solution brings together smartphones, software and services to allow easy wireless access to email, phone, calendar, web, multimedia…
Orange and T-Mob Joint Venture: stores and base stations to go
Mobile News is all over a couple of stories relating to a reduction in the number of both high street stores, and base stations, resulting from the merger of Orange and T-Mobile. If they have their numbers right (and I’d expect they do), then 120 T-Mob/Orange stores will be closing, meaning a saving of £85mn…
UK: Orange: Motorola introduces DEXT with MOTOBLUR
Orange UK has announced their first Android device – the DEXT, from Motorola! Motorola DEXT is the first phone with MOTOBLUR, the only solution to automatically organise and deliver your messages, your contacts and your favourite content – regardless of source – directly to your home screen in easy to manage streams. Developed by Motorola…
T-Mobile UK and Orange UK merge to create Britain’s largest operator
T-Mobile and Orange are going to merge their UK businesses and create a 50:50 joint venture. Both the T-Mobile and Orange brand names will remain, the only thing that actually changes is that their respective networks will be merged and then managed as a single entity. The joint venture will have 30 million customers, giving…
UK: T-Mobile ‘for sale’ rumours continue
So who IS going to buy T-Mobile UK? Well according to Mobile News, it could be any of the following: Vodafone, France Telecom (Orange), or Telefonica (O2)! Mobile News reports on a story that surfaced in The Financial Times, stating that three companies listed above have all shown interest in subsuming T-Mob. Of course, there…
Orange to acquire Unanimis – UK’s largest exclusive digital advertising network
The Orange France Telecom Group has announced that it has acquired 100% of Unanimis, the UK’s largest exclusive digital advertising network. Through the combination of Unanimis’s premium advertising network and Orange’s mobile and web assets, advertisers, buyers and media agencies will be able to reach over 71.5% of the UK’s online population and over 66%…
UK: Orange launches ‘Social Life’ and ‘Widget Player’
Orange has announced the launch of Social Life, a mobile social networking aggregator which brings together activity on Facebook, MySpace and Bebo in one central place. Accessible from Orange World, Orange’s mobile internet portal, Social Life allows customers to view and post updates and get in touch with friends and family across all three social…