According to All About Symbian the N76 has been withdrawn from Vodafone’s UK product offering due to mass product returns. No details were given, but Steve thinks it might have something to do with the hiss from the audio jack or the lag associated with the buttons that control music. Do you have a Nokia…
Vodafone denies rumors of $160 billion bid for Verizon Communications
No, this is not the same deal involving Vodafone and Verizon Wireless. That deal was all about a partial buy-out of Vodafone’s share in Verizon Wireless by partner Verizon Communications. A couple days ago, the rumor mill spit out a little nugget – a little nugget that claimed Vodafone Group PLC was preparing to put…
Greek Prime Minister’s mobile phone tapped – first ever phone switch rootkit discovered
IDG News Service is reporting that a high-level counter-espionage operation has uncovered what seems to be the first instance of a phone switch rootkit – code intended to bury itself deep in an OS and execute commands. The Greek Prime Minister’s mobile phone was secretly tapped (along with about 100 other top government officials) in…
Sagem my850v – stylish 3G music-centric clamshell
Usually, I don’t enjoy writing about feature phones — except when they add some extra twist on the table. One such device is the just announced Sagem my850 that is available in shiny blue finish that makes the device looks better than it actually is.
Verizon prepping to partially buy out Vodafone’s share in Verizon Wireless?
They’re at it again. The two partners in a little venture known as Verizon Wireless are revving up the rumor mill with new insights into a possible Verizon buy out of a portion of Vodafone’s stake in Verizon Wireless. The No. 2 wireless operator in the US has a 55% majority shareholder in Verizon Communications,…
LG Chocolate KU580 3G phone launches in Europe with Mobile Google Apps
The Unwired View brings us news of the fatty little 3G LG Chocolate slider launching in Europe. We’ve been expecting this sleek, tri-band (900/1800/1900Mhz GSM) phone and it’s finally launched – replete with a full set of Mobile Google Apps like Google Search, Google Mail, and Google maps. The KU580 Chocolate’s 3G radio should make…
HTC Touch coming to Germany – Tmobile, Vodafone, O2
We’re excited to see how well the HTC Touch is doing in overseas markets. Now it looks like German wireless operators Tmobile International, Vodafone Germany, and O2 Germany will be picking up the hot, new HTC Touch for a late June or early July rollout. Of course, those finicky Tmobile and O2 execs weren’t willing…
Palm Gandolf is coming
It seems that Palm finally started to think. I do agree Treo is cool, but it haven’t changed for years (ok the integrated antenna is cool, but that’s a way-too-tiny change). And now… they are preparing to launch a new smartphone. Palm Gandolf has been spotted by Morning Paper news blog. Apparently, two versions will…
Vodafone Mobile Internet announced in Britain
It’s good to see a major carrier getting behind the whole mobile Internet idea. Yeah, they all do it in some sense, but then later we find out that they’ve disabled VoIP function on their handsets (this doesn’t excludes Vodafone). Is this a shift, or what? Anyway, Vodafone has announced 3 important things: New Vodafone…
MOTO RIZR Z8 coming soon
Motorola’s “media monster” is set to hit the stores within weeks. That’s Vodafone stores in the UK, as the “Big Red” is offering its (potential) customers to be among the first to know when we’ll MOTO’s Symbian device be available to buy. The Z8 story doesn’t end there. American handset maker prepared a special flash…