Roughly a month and a half ago we saw the Asus P550 passing the FCC hurdle and now we have the same device hitting the coming soon section at Vodafone’s site as v1520. We don’t know the exact date, but we DO know this is one device to look forward to. It sports 256MB Flash…
Samsung L400v – Vodafone’s affordable 3G clamshell
Vodafone customers looking for a decent-looking 3G music-playback capable device, here’s something for you. It’s the Samsung’s colorful clamshell – L400v, which measures 91x46x22 mm and weighs 89 grams. In addition to basic phone functions, the L400v can also serve as a portable music and FM radio player, and you can store tons of music…
Vodafone may have to pay $2 billion to Indian government for Hutchison Essar acquisition
Vodafone could be looking down the barrel of a $2 billion shotgun, held by the Indian government. You see, Vodafone’s recent acquisition of Hutchison Essar, India’s largest mobile operator might be subject to capital gains taxes – and the Bombay High Court just green-lighted an investigation into whether Vodafone is really is liable for the…
Vodafone Hellas fined over tapping
Greece’s telecoms regulator has fined the Greek unit of Vodafone (Vodafone Hellas) 19.1 million euros for breaching privacy rules. This isn’t the first time Vodafone has been fined in Greece. Last year, Greek authorities revealed that more than 100 people, including the country’s prime minister, had their mobile phones tapped around the time of the…
Hands on Vodafone’s Samsung i640v
In case you’re a (potential) Vodafone UK customer who are looking for a not-that-bulky Windows Mobile smartphone, the Samsung i640v may be the perfect device for you. It has all the things needed for a modern business person, including the full QWERTY keyboard, 2.4″ QVGA screen, Bluetooth, WiFi, HSDPA, and more… What follows is the…
Palm Treo 500v with TPP UI overlay on Windows Mobile
What? Doesn’t the Palm Treo 500v use Windows Mobile as its operating system? What’s with this TPP user interface? Yes, Palm thankfully endowed the Treo 500v with Windows Mobile, but Vodafone has overlayed the traditional WinMo menu structure with a new UI, dubbed TPP. The new menu structure provides faster and easier access to applications…
Vodafone’s top selling phones for October 2007
Vodafone’s list of the best selling mobile phones is always a solid indicator what kind of devices users in UK prefer. As you’re about to see, British people don’t mind paying more to get a decent phone. Anyway, here’s the list: Samsung G600 – Samsung’s new 5 MP camera equipped phone Samsung U700 – Samsung’s…
The N81 receives no operator love in the UK, more countries to follow?
The N81 is the flagship device from Nokia that has a built in music and game store, something that upset quite a few operators (Orange and now T-Mobile) in the UK who already provide their customers with such solutions. They see this as a threat so they’re refusing to sell the deivce (subsidized of course)…
Vodafone wants to carry the 3G iPhone?
File this “way to early to talk about it,” but apparently the Big Red is looking forward to the iPhone 2 which reportedly should come with a built-in 3G radio. According to Vodafone’s CEO, they will “absolutely” negotiate with Apple to carry their handset as soon as Jobs&Co make it 3G enabled. Somehow, I don’t…
HTC Kii – new HTC smartphone gets outed by Bluetooth SIG
Could HTC have another smartphone waiting in the wings? Well, if the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) is on the money (and we have no reason to really think otherwise), then HTC’s newest codename seems to be “Kii.” We love the codenames coming out of the Taiwanese manufacturer’s labs – just where do they get…