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Time for some quick BlackBerry OS news. Thankfully, what I have for you this morning isn’t a leak, but an actual OFFICIAL release. That’s right, OS 5.0.0.862 has gone all official on Vodafone for the Bold 9700. If you’re on this device, you can gobble up the update right here. You may recall that 5.0.0.862…
The U.S. and Canada aren’t the only ones getting RIM’s latest little bundle of techno-joy. The BlackBerry Torch 9800 is coming to Vodafone UK sometime soon, and boasts a feature we hadn’t heard much about elsewhere: a “zero shutter” camera. That apparently means there’s no lag between hitting the key and taking a picture, which…
Vodafone has recently launched the VF 247 in India, which is due to go on sale this August for 1,500 Indian Rupees, or roughly $32. Vodafone says that the device only needs to be in the sun for 8 hours to get a full charge. Said full charge gives you roughly a week of standby…
Those submitting to the App World can now pick the upcoming BlackBerry 9800 and OS 6 as compatibility options, further solidifying suspicions of an August 15 release on AT&T. AT&T won’t be the only one offering RIM’s first slider, though; rumour has it Vodafone, T-Mobile, O2, Telefonica, and Orange are all testing the device for…
No surprises here as Google announced a while back that it was closing up shop, and just days ago it said that it was taking in a final shipment of Nexus One smartphones. Well, you folks certainly jumped on the opportunity to own one of these Android-powered gems before they were all gone. And, well,…
Good news for those of you who grabbed the Nexus One from Vodafone. The Big Red carrier (in partnership with HTC and Google, I guess) will be rolling-out the Froyo (Android 2.2) update to its customers starting next week. Not all phones and markets will be getting the “hot stuff” at the same time, but…
The rather unexciting BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 rumoured to be going to T-Mobile, Verizon, Bell, and Rogers will be finding its way to Vodafone UK around Q3, if this source of this internal document is to be believed. BlackBerry OS 5.0.0.832 has been approved, so it seems unlikely that the Kepler will be launching with…
Automated handset testing service provider, Perfecto Mobile, said that Vodafone Ventures has made a minority investment in the company, joining existing investors – Carmel Ventures and Vertex Venture Capital. Perfecto will use the money to further develop its Perfecto Mobile Handset Cloud mobile application testing software, add more handset models to the system, as well…
Three of the leading UK operators — Orange, O2 and Vodafone — are set to trial Integrated Mobile Broadcast (IMB) technology, which could be used for commercial mobile TV services. The pilot is set to begin in October and last for three months in central London and Slough, with the idea to test how mobile…
On the heels of that crazy launch in Indonesia, we now have Vodafone UK unveiling the Nokia C3. The first QWERTY keyboard equipped Series 40 device is available for 80 GBP (about $118) on PAYG, and users can grab it in either grey or pink color. In addition to the mentioned keyboard, the C3 also…