Orange is NOT about the features these days. Rather, the France Telecom owned carrier will push an array of fashion handsets this Christmas. And while we agree everything should be about the joy for Christmas, somehow we miss a single smartphone in their new collection. Then again, the fans of pink color may not find…
The HTC Kaiser is finally here – HTC TyTN II launches in Europe!
The day has finally arrives, ladies and gents! The long-awaited 3.5G uber-smartphone from HTC has finally launched in Europe – the HTC TyTN II. We’ve been squirming in our seats for this Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional-powered monster of a smartphone to launch, and now that it has, it’s a bit surreal. A quick recap. The…
The revolt has begun: Orange refusing to sell the Nokia N81 because of the built in music store
Nokia is playing a dangerous game with their transition into becoming an internet company. Their new strategy is to offer rich services that work seamlessly with their devices and hopefully with the other mobile phones out there. The problem with this is that the revenue streams that operators once controlled are now being threatened. Innovation…
European carriers commit to revenue sharing plan for Apple iPhone – T-Mobile, Orange, O2
Steve Jobs made waves in the wireless industry by getting AT&T to bend to his will – revamping the voicemail system to accommodate Visual Voicemail, nixing any handset subsidies or rebates, and even sharing revenue (not to mention new contract bounty) with Apple. Now, the Financial Times is reporting that he’s at it again. Ever…
Fire up the rumor mill – Orange may have clinched iPhone exclusivity contract in France
Ahh, now that’s more like it. It almost feels like it’s been too long since we’ve heard anything from the European iPhone rumor mill. The latest bit of hearsay from Le Figaro pins the French iPhone exclusivity ribbon on France Telecom’s Orange network. As these things go, Orange has denied any official deal with Apple…
Discovery Channel and Animal Planet launch mobile video-content in UK – part of Vodafone and Orange Sky Mobile service
There’s nothing like watching a bunch of melodramatic bike builders and graphic shark attacks to help you relax on your lunch break. We can’t get enough of the Discovery Channel and Animal Planet’s mesmerizing programming, and it seems that the UK feels the same. Lucky UK subscribers on Vodafone or Orange networks will soon be…
BlackBerry 8820 coming to Spain
Obviously, Orange is pushing hard to dominate the mobile workforce in Europe. Following UK’s release, the France-based carrier will also introduce the BlackBerry 8820 in Spain in mid-August — i.e. very soon. We’ve already wrote extensively about the BlackBerry 8820, and as a reminder I’ll just add that it’s the first RIM’s device equipped with…
France gets the HTC Touch on Orange
With the HTC Touch already having graced T-mobile’s German network as the T-mobile MDA Touch, it was just a matter of time before the TouchFLO toting iPhone-fighter hit French shores. Orange is picking up the HTC Touch as the, well, HTC Touch. It’s nice to see a carrier not only keeping with the device manufacturer’s…
BlackBerry 8820 coming to UK via Orange
BlackBerry addicts in Britain, here’s some good news for you. Orange will be carrying RIM’s latest and greatest BlackBerry 8820 in UK. Meaning, beside the standard enterprise push-email and full QWERTY keyboard, you’ll also get integrated WiFi and GPS — all in the shape of the familiar BlackBerry 8800. Plus, the new CrackBerry will also…
UK carriers T-mobile, 3, and Vodafone set to launch HSUPA networks by year end
Sure, having an HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) 3G network is nice and all, but only being able to pull down super-fast data just feels a little lop-sided. A real complete 3G network needs to serve up data on HSDPA as well as HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access) protocols. It seems the Brits…