The holidays are always good for a solid boost to retail sales. The iPhone 3G in France is no exception. Orange France has announced that this just-past holiday shopping season was surprisingly good to the French wireless carrier. Orange reportedly saw a three-fold increase in iPhone 3G sales in December 2008, contrasting with the 70,000…
UK: Vodafone and Orange to collaborate further?
According to Guardian.co.uk, Vodafone and Orange are close to completing a deal to share their networks costs in the UK. Figures being mooted inlcude those up to £1bn as the potential saving – something that I am sure will be met with happy thoughts from the cost-savers. As you might remember, I posted earlier this…
Orange to Give BlackBerry Bold the Boot?
Reports are surfacing that due to irregularly high return rates and software glitches (such as dropped calls and unexplained restarts), Orange is on the verge of pulling the BlackBerry 9000 from their lineup. The Storm I could understand, but the Bold? Really? I haven’t had a single problem with my Bold, and I’ve been packing…
Unlocked and contract-less iPhone 3G available in France
Following on the legal kerfuffle in France that forced Apple and Orange (France’s once-exclusive iPhone 3G carrier) to stop selling iPhones locked to Orange’s network, French retailer FNAC is now selling unlocked and contract-less iPhone 3Gs in France. The French Competition Council recently ordered Orange to temporarily cease its exclusive partnership with Apple, forcing Apple’s…
UK: Have you been wondering who the cycling chap is on the Orange TV adverts?
You know the adverts I mean (if you watch TV in the UK) – it’s got a dude cycling (on a machine presumably, since he’s not moving) with four projected images all around him…. Well appparently his name is Mark Beaumont. And as the Orange blog says: He’s quite a chap: on Friday 15 September…
French Regulators Kill Orange’s Apple iPhone 3G Exclusivity
French telecom regulations threatened to keep the iPhone 3G out of France last year, and it looks like French telecom authorities are attacking the iPhone once again. More correctly, regulators are attacking Orange’s exclusivity deal to sell Apple’s iPhone 3G in France. The French Competition Council has ordered France Telecom’s Orange to terminate its exclusive…
BlackBerry 8900 Goes Live at The Carphone Warehouse
Not to be outdone by us colonials in Canada, the newest BlackBerry Curve (8900) is now available from the Carphone Warehouse as expected, with plans from Orange and O2. Huh? Where’s T-Mobile? Weren’t they the first to release the BlackBerry 8900 in Germany? Oh, they have it for the UK too, but apparently aren’t playing…
Orange go ‘HD’ with Mobile TV…
Engadget HD has an interesting article, saying that Orange is going to launch a high-definition mobile TV service. Well actually, higher definition (than normal) is more like what Orange means, according to Engadget. I’ve mentioned about HD on Mobile before, and what exactly the ‘HD’ part means (here) – but anyway, back to Orange… Apparently…
Orange dropping iPhone 3G to 99 Euros for holidays?
Those Europeans always get the good stuff. Not only do they get to put hands on the HTC Touch HD, our mobile enthusiast friends in France will likely soon be able to buy an iPhone 3G for just €99 ($125)! A new promotional flyer from Orange has been posted by Apple Insider, showing the iPhone…
LG Wine KF300 clamshell hits Orange UK
LG has announced that its stylish clamshell, the KF300 aka LG Wine, will be available exclusively through Orange in the UK. The mid-range device sports a 2 megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth connectivity, music player, and a microSD memory card expansion slot. What makes the Wine look stylish is its discreet front/external screen, which literary shows…