The Nokia N97 Mini will no longer be offered by UK operator Orange after sources told Mobile Magazine that the return rates of the device were “quite high”. In other operator related news Vodafone said it is no longer going to launch the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2 since it was significantly delayed and no it…
Vodafone dropping HTC HD2 ahead of iPhone launch
Following directly on from the last piece I wrote on the iPhone launching on Vodafone UK on Jan 14, it would also appear that HTC are dropping the HD2 from their range before that date! According to our buddies over at Electricpig, Vodafone have confirmed they will not continue to stock the device: We’ve had…
Vodafone UK confirms iPhone coming Jan 14
In the continuing march of the iPhone (on it’s way to world domination), another milestone is laid down – this time with the confirmed launch date in the UK (on Vodafone) of the iPhone range – and that would be January 14th! Vodafone will be the third carrier to launch the 3G and 3GS in…
Nokia N900 in Vodafone and Carphone Warehouse stores very soon!
Nokia today announced that the N900 will be available in Vodafone UK stores from 7th January 2010, and from Carphone Warehouse stores in the UK as of 26 December 2009. The N900 will be available from £35 on a 24 month contract and both are now taking pre-orders. The N900 is also available to pre-order…
Vodafone to sell Bharti Airtel stake
Vodafone has put its 4.39% indirect stake in India’s Bharti Airtel up for sale in a move which could potentially raise $2 billion for the company. Vodafone brought an indirect 4.39% stake in Bharti Airtel through Bharti Enterprises Private, and a 5.61% direct stake from private equity firm Warburg Pincus LLC. This move gave Vodafone…
Brief: Nokia N900 coming soon on Vodafone UK!
Good spot by Mobileburn – they’ve seen that Vodafone UK now has a dedicated page up for the impending arrival of the Nokia N900! It’s interesting to see a carrier picking up should I suppose be considered the premier device by the Finnish giant – even if it is with quite some lag in time…
What are the carrier shops promoting in the run up to Xmas? (Pt. 2)
On my ongoing travels around the local shopping centre, I also managed to catch up with the shop frontage for Vodafone and T-Mobile (to see what Orange and O2 have in their shop windows, check out Pt. 1 here). Vodafone Vodafone had an interesting mix in their shop window on the day that I walked…
Up to 19 LTE networks to go live in 2010, 36 networks to be operational in 2012; list of who and where!
The GSA (Global Suppliers Association) is reporting that over the past 8 months there has been a near 100% increase in the number of operators around the world committing to the LTE standard. There are now 51 network commitments in 24 countries, an increase of 96% over the past 8 months. Not all is rosy…
Vodafone Spain launches Microvision SHOWWX Pico projector
Vodafone Spain has launched the SHOWWX pico projector, a portable (pico) projector from Microvision. The SHOWWX pico projector uses revolutionary laser-based display technology that delivers large, colorful, bright, and vivid images that are always in focus, regardless of projection distance The accessory product is a simple plug-n-play pico projector (think large matchbox) for people who…
MTV-branded ZTE F870E passes the FCC hurdle on its way to Vodafone?
ZTE is working on the MTV-branded handset, or at least the FCC filing suggests so. It’s marked as the F870E, and it boasts a touchscreen along with a sliding QWERTY keyboard. From the phone’s user manual, we see that it’s heading to Vodafone, as it provides access to Vodafone’s MTV Music and the Vodafone Pass…