Orange UK is apparently the first Operator in Europe to introduce its Mini-SIMs. Now you might be wondering how the SIM could be reduced in size (after all, how would it fit in the handset properly), but what the Mini reference is actually for is the material that holds the SIM, until point-of-sale. Traditionally this has…
UK: Latest Cinema Ad from Orange: Fingrz of Fury!
If you are based in the UK and attend the Cinema for viewing of films, you may well be familiar with the hilarious Orange Ads that have been running for some time now – no, I’m not talking about the somewhat lacking ‘Wicked Witch’ skit Ads that are on TV, but the Ads that are…
British operator Orange dropping DRM from their music store
Over 700,000 of Orange’s 2 million tracks had their DRM turned off recently, with the rest of the tracks in Orange’s music store soon to follow says mocoNews. This is a welcome change for people who hate DRM, and for consumers who will now be able to freely move their music between whatever devices they…
Orange UK to provide Toshiba TG01 exclusivity
TechRadar is right on the money today, reporting that Orange is going to be the exclusive carrier for the Toshiba TG01. I won’t go in to any detail on the TG01 (since we’ve covered it to death here before), only to say they could have come up with a more snappy name…! Apparently the device…
LG GD910 watch-phone to cost £1000? Surely not….!
We’ve been reporting on a likely watch phone for some time now, but it would seem that the LG variant could be first to surface in the UK… TechRadar has picked up a report from T3.com – and they have been told that Orange are confirming the watch/phone for August. To give it its proper monicker,…
HTC Hero Now Available for Pre-Order at Amazon.co.uk
Are you in the UK and can’t wait another moment to get your hands on the HTC Hero? If this is the case, there is some good news for ya, but be prepared to drop a few hard earned dollars, ermmm, I mean, pounds in order to make it happen. Unlocked HTC Hero handsets are…
Orange UK Announces HTC Hero
So, you might have seen that sexy little Android number being announced by HTC today called the Hero. 5 megapixel camera, 3.2″ HVGA display, Flash and multitouch support, running Android with a very slick Rosie user interface. Well, appropriate to their London, England launch event, Orange UK is the first to announce that they’ll be…
iPhone 3G S Coming to Israel
Israel may be finally getting their first iPhone once the 3G S launches, according to official distributor iDigital. In addition to the Apple store, both Pelephone and Orange should be getting the iPhone 3G S, but pricing still hasn’t been announced. When it comes to the timeframe, Israel wasn’t on the list of launch day…
UK: Orange RockCorps
Sometimes, what with Orange Wednesdays (a 2-for-1 cinema ticket offer for UK subs), you can forget about some of the other collateral that Orange are marketing out there. One particularly good piece, which popped back up on my radar recently, is Orange RockCorps. What be that, you ask? Well: Orange and RockCorps come together to…
Toshiba TG01 to Cost 99 Euros?
Word from France is that that Snapdragon-toting TG01 will cost 99 Euros from Orange, which works out to around $139 US. Not a bad deal for something with a 1 GHz processor, a 4.1″ WVGA screen, and measuring in at an anorexic 9.9mm thin. Whether or not that pricetag translates to other carriers is totally…