If there’s one thing that gets people riled up more than details on how well the iPhone is selling, it’s news that the iPhone is out-selling the Nokia N95 in Europe. The iPhone clearly outsells these handsets in the US, but Europe has been regarded as a reluctant market for the iPhone, given it’s lack…
France’s Orange sells 30,000 iPhones in first few days
As much as we love to make fun of the French, they really seem to know what they’re doing. They’re food is amazing (seriously, has any seen Ratatouille?), their fashion is cutting-edge, and their taste is impeccable – the Frenchies apparently have the same taste in handsets that sparked feverish iPhone sales in the States.…
France’s Orange prices unlocked iPhone at 749 Euros
As we expected, France’s exclusive Apple iPhone carrier will be offering their unlocked iPhone at a price that undercuts its German rival T-Mobile’s price point of 999 Euros. The French wireless carrier will be asking 749 Euros for the unlocked version of the Apple iPhone, a steep discount in comparison to T-Mobile’s unlocked iPhone. The…
France’s Orange expects to sell 100,000 iPhones by year-end; sell cheaper unlocked iPhones
With the French iPhone launch just days away, the nation’s Apple-partnered wireless carrier is speaking up about its iPhone sales goals. Orange has announced that it expects to push 100,000 iPhones out its doors by the end of this year – merely a month after the iPhones launch on November 29. Orange Wireless’s CEO, Didier…
Orange recalls the first shipment of Sony Ericsson W910i phones?
Softpadia is claiming that the France Telecom owned mobile operator is recalling the first shipment of Sony Ericsson W910i phones. Orange customers are experiencing problems with their newly bought Sony Ericsson W910i phones. Apparently, the device has some serious problems with the basic phone functionality which results in switching off after ten seconds and not…
Samsung Z240 Vittorio & Lucchino edition costs the same, looks much better
Partnership with a single fashion house (Armani) is just not enough for Samsung. Now they went one step further and decided to make a Vittorio & Lucchino branded handset. However, this time they haven’t prepared a special phone for the occasion, rather they’ve decided to refresh one of their existing handsets – the Z240 clamshell.…
LG’s low-end 3G slider KU380 heading to Orange, TIM
Orange and TIM will be adding LG’s low-end 3G handset – LG KU380 soon. The device should be sold quite cheaply and is very small, measuring 96×45×17.9 mm and weighing 91 grams. Apart from the built-in 3G (UMTS) radio, the LG KU380 also sports triband GSM radio (900/1800/1900), 176×220px 262K color TFT display, 1.3 MP…
Orange’s new “Bebo Extra” plan gives users access to Bebo for £3 a month
Orange has partnered with Bebo to provide its users with unlimited access to the popular social network in UK. Under the new plan called “Bebo Extra”, the carrier’s subscribers will be able to comment on their friends’ profiles, send Bebo mails and receive profile notifications. Orange is betting on the huge popularity of Bebo among…
Want an unlocked iPhone? Just go to France. Orange France to sell carrier-unlocked iPhones
Well, well, well. Look what we have here. Carrier-unlocked iPhones, once thought to be an impossibility (given Steve Jobs’ stance on the iPhone’s business model), will be hitting France this holiday shopping season (November 29). Those same wireless regulations that sparked speculation about the iPhone possibly being barred from French soil will require that Apple…
It’s official – Apple and Orange launching iPhone in France on November 29
We’ve known this for quite some time now, but we were starting to wonder if Apple and Orange were ever going to announce their deal. France’s wireless regulations and Apple’s revenue-sharing demands were rumored to have put the deal on thin ice, but those issues seem to be a thing of the past. Apple and…