There’s nothing like watching a bunch of melodramatic bike builders and graphic shark attacks to help you relax on your lunch break. We can’t get enough of the Discovery Channel and Animal Planet’s mesmerizing programming, and it seems that the UK feels the same. Lucky UK subscribers on Vodafone or Orange networks will soon be…
Vodafone is now onboard the WiMAX Forum
With WiMAX poised to usher in the 4G era of high-speed wireless broadband, the list of members in the WiMAX Forum is always growing. The newest principal member is Vodafone! As the largest wireless carrier on the globe, Vodafone’s membership give the WiMAX Forum some serious credibility. Says Vodafone’s Global CTO, Steve Pusey, “Our membership…
Vodafone: we’re going to hold on to our stake in Verizon Wireless
When you’re the largest wireless carrier on the planet, every little move (let alone any rumors of future decisions) are scrutinized and speculated about by shareholders and analysts alike. And, by the world’s largest carrier, we’re talking about Vodafone Group PLC. Recent speculation had Vodafone contemplating selling off a portion of their 45% minority-stake in…
Vodafone to launch BlackBerry Pearl 2 in September?
So, it’s not just AT&T who will get the privilege to carry the successor of the popular Pearl. Apparently, Vodafone also counts on revenues from push-email addicts, but also from other non-smartphone users who find Pearl’s look and functionality appealing. At this stage, we don’t have any official word neither from RIM nor from Vodafone,…
RIM and Vodafone release BlackBerry Curve 8310 with GPS in Germany
I’ve always liked the Curve‘s look more than the one of the BlackBerry 8800. It’s smaller, more compact and fits the palm much better. Although, the BlackBerry Curve 8310 lacks the integrated WiFi from its bigger brother – 8820, it also brings some location awareness to the table, thanks to the built-in GPS module. And…
Vodafone to release Samsung SGH-i620 across Europe
Good news for our European readers living outside of Britain. If your local carrier happened to be swallowed by the Big Red giant in the recent years, you’ll be able to get yourself the successor of the popular i600 model in your country. Previously confirmed only for the UK market, Vodafone announced it will release…
Vodafone 1210 – an entry level Windows Mobile 6 smartphone
Vodafone recently released the quite simple camera-less Windows Mobile 6 based candybar-shaped smartphone, seemingly targeting feature phone users who couldn’t handle all the complexity and size of the smartphones, and/or who weren’t allowed to have a camera while working. So they’ve came up with Vodafone 1210, the device which looks like a feature phone yet…
Vodafone world headquarters under water, the first floor at least
If you’ve been living under a rock you probably haven’t heard about the great floods in London. Not only were residential communities effected, one of the world’s largest operators, Vodafone, has felt the wrath of water as well. Nearly 2,000 employees had to be evacuated, but more ironic was the fact that the local water…
UK carriers T-mobile, 3, and Vodafone set to launch HSUPA networks by year end
Sure, having an HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) 3G network is nice and all, but only being able to pull down super-fast data just feels a little lop-sided. A real complete 3G network needs to serve up data on HSDPA as well as HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access) protocols. It seems the Brits…
Vodafone to release Samsung SGH-i620 in UK soon
Earlier in May, we saw the first glimpse of the Samsung SGH-i620, successor of the popular i600 model. Now, we know it is about to hit the UK market, and will carried by Vodafone. The “Big Red” still haven’t announced the release date — at this stage they are gathering names to inform potential buyers…