This past September was a historic month. Vodafone Czech Republic has sold more phones with Android than with the Symbian operating system! Sure it’s a single carrier in not that big of a market, but it is definitely a sign of changing times. Up until now, no other smartphone platform came even close to Symbian’s…
Vodafone to invest $500 million over the next two years on Indian 3G network rollout
India’s Vodafone Essar is planning to spend up to $500 million over the next two years on its 3G network rollout. The company expects to launch its first 3G services in India early next year, according to Mr Marten Pieters, Managing Director. The Big Red’s move is somewhat surprising considering that a couple of rival…
Nokia N8, HTC Desire HD now available on Vodafone UK; Both offered for free on a contract
Good news for our readers from the UK! Vodafone is now selling two of the hottest smartphones – Nokia N8 and HTC Desire HD, both of which are arguably best of their breed. The N8 is the single most powerful Symbian device released to date, boasting a 12-megapixel camera, 3.5-inch nHD capacitive touchscreen and so…
Vodafone New Zealand gets HTC Trophy; Australia’s Telstra – HTC Mozart
We’ve missed this story when it was “hot,” but it’s still important so we’re going with it nonetheless. Vodafone New Zealand sells the HTC 7 Trophy, while Australia’s Telstra got the HTC 7 Mozart. The importance of the news comes from the fact that Australia and New Zealand were the first places in the world…
BlackBerry 9780 Landing on T-Mobile UK for Holidays, Priced on Vodafone
Some previously rumoured pricing of the Vodafone UK BlackBerry Bold 9780 refresh has been backed up by two screenshots from internal inventory: it’ll be free with a £35 monthly plan over 24 months, or £45 over 18 months, and be available in classic black or white. If you’d rather opt for the no-contract route, the…
Vodafone releases Chargebox iPhone App [No more dead battery!]
Vodafone has this brilliant concept in the UK known as a “Chargebox“. It’s essentially a tiny locker you can put your mobile phone in, shove some spare change in a slot on the side, and boom, your mobile phone starts charging while you go about your daily needs around the city. Every Vodafone store has…
Vodafone introduces 42 Mbps HSPA+ in Portugal, Orange does the same in Poland
When it comes to naming all the various flavors of 3G technology, and knowing what they’re all capable of, you really need a pocket guide otherwise you’d go a little nuts. For the sake of shortness, let’s just say that the fastest speeds achievable by 3G today hovers around 42 Mbps. This uses a technology…
Windows Phone 7 wrap-up: handsets and hands-on galore
Microsoft launched Windows Phone yesterday with nine handsets and a launch plan that includes 30 wireless carriers worldwide. Now that the press event is over and we have had some hands-on time with all nine handsets, it is now time to wrap-up the event and combine all of our information together into one comprehensive post.…
Quicky: Vodafone Spain to offer Samsung Galaxy Tab for 199 EUR on a contract
Vodafone’s Spanish division will join the Samsung’s Galaxy Tab distribution network and offer the device to its customers. The Android-powered tablet is still not available for purchase, but you can pre-order it for 199 EUR on an 18-month contract. As you know, the Tab is one of most desired products on the market today with…
Hands-on the HTC 7 Trophy Windows Phone 7 smartphone – An affordable WP7 phone
The Windows Phone 7 story goes on with the HTC Trophy, bound for Vodafone, SFR and M1. And while there is no plan, as far as I know, for the Trophy to hit the U.S., we got to see it today and get some hands on time, anyway. The Trophy will have a 3.8-inch touch…