Vodafone Group is getting a chairman, Gerard Kleisterlee who is currently president and CEO of Dutch electronics giant Philips. Superseding Sir John Bond to the role, Mr. Kleisterlee will be retiring from Philips on March 31st, 2011 and will be appointed as a non-executive director of Vodafone the following day. Sir John Bond, who himself…
Egypt Government Hijacking Carriers to Send Pro-Mubarak SMS Messages
Not only is the Mubarak regime in Egypt willing to cut off the cellular connectivity to the populace of Egypt to stem the organization of protests and complaints to the outside world, they’re also totally cool using the same infrastructure to launch their own political counter-offensive. Vodafone has confirmed that the government has been using…
Google Nexus S heading to Vodafone Germany
Good news for our German readers – Google Nexus S is heading your way. Vodafone will apparently be the first carrier in the country to offer the Android 2.3 Gingerbread-powered smartphone which is made Samsung. The Nexus S has reportedly showed up on Vodafone’s “Coming Soon” page, though I couldn’t verify that because of my…
White Nexus S spotted in the wild on its way to Vodafone
While the world has been focused on the elusive white Apple iPhone, Google and Samsung may be poised to release their own white flagship handset. Earlier this week, the folks at Bestboyz snagged some renderings from an unamed source that showed the Samsung Nexus S with a beautiful white coat of paint. Not to be outdone, the…
White iPhone 4 Spotted in Vodafone Germany’s Inventory
The unicorn of the smartphone world might be coming in the spring after all; Vodafone Germany’s inventory is listing the white iPhone 4 in both 16 GB and 32 GB flavours. While that doesn’t guarantee availability, it does indicate a carrier expectation. If it does come out, I bet it won’t be too long before…
Official OS 6 for BlackBerry Bold 9700 Released by Vodafone Essar
After being previewed and leaked for some time, the first instance of a carrier-approved BlackBerry 6 operating system for the Bold 9700 is now available for download. OS 6 has a wide variety of new features, but is still very recognizable. Universal search lets you get to local and web content simply by typing from…
4G HTC Thunderbolt Specs Leaked, Including Dual-Core Processor?
Pictures of the HTC Thunderbolt leaked a few days ago, with few specs other than LTE connectivity, but a whole batch of info on the unreleased device has made its way out of Germany recently. The particular processor mentioned hasn’t actually been released by Qualcomm yet, so take it all with a grain of salt.…
Android-powered Vodafone 845 now available on PAYG for 70 GBP
The Vodafone 845, the Big Red’s attempt to make and offer its own branded Android smartphone is failing or at least the price of the device suggests so. Instead of asking for a signed contract, the carrier is now offering the 845 for 70 GBP on PAYG. As you may know from our previous post,…
Vodafone’s Google Nexus One getting Android 2.2.1 update as we speak
Nexus One owners who bought their device via Vodafone may be getting the Android 2.2 update as we speak. It’s not a full Gingerbread upgrade, but something worth looking forward to, nevertheless. The process is conducted over-the-air, requiring no software installed on your PC or Mac. Here’s what Vodafone had to say about it: Google…
Vodafone one step closer to selling its stakes in SFR and Polkomtel
We knew for some time now that Vodafone wants to sell its 44% stake in French SFR, which it co-owns with Vivendi. The rumor is that the deal will be announced shortly and that the Big Red will get about 7 billion GBP out of it and eventually use that money to buy back its…