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If you’re a) living in the UK; and b) don’t want to wait for the Galaxy S3 and would rather grab the Note instead – here’s a deal for you. Phone retailer Phones 4U is offering Sammy’s phablet (as in phone/tablet) for free on a 20.50 GBP/month plan. That’s right, you don’t have to shell…
And the first mobile operators in the UK to unveil plans to offer the soon-to-be-announced Samsung Galaxy S III are… O2 and Vodafone. The Big Red giant prepared a dedicated coming soon page where interested users can leave their email to be informed when (pre)orders start. Meanwhile, O2 turned to Twitter to share the good…
Vodafone UK users with the Samsung Galaxy S II should get their Ice Cream Sandwich update later today! Although the date (April 12th) could change, something tells us the Big Red carrier doesn’t want to play too much with its user base’s nerves – and this is especially true since pretty much all other British…
Vodafone UK has started rolling out Ice Cream Sandwich update for the HTC Sensation, which at one point was one of the most popular Android smartphones, meaning there’s a ton of users waiting to grab it. That in turn usually means staged release with some folks getting the new software before others. Here’s what Voda…
Cellular customers in Europe will soon be paying less for roaming charges incurred while roaming in other European countries. A preliminary deal has been struck between the European Parliament and representatives of the Council and the European Commission that will set EU roaming rules that carriers must abide by starting July 1st. The agreement will…
Two of HTC’s new Android smartphones, One X and One S, are now up for pre-order at Vodafone UK. The Big Red carrier is offering both devices for free to anyone willing to commit on a somewhat expensive two-year contract. The One S is offered free of charge with a two-year contract on 36 GBP/month…
British operator-branded versions of the Samsung Galaxy S II have started getting their Ice Cream Sandwich servings with Three leading the way, allowing its SGS2 users to get the latest version of Android as we speak. Meanwhile, Vodafone is still testing the new software and has rather released what it calls the “preparatory” update, which…
Things are not going well for Australia’s VHA, a 50/50 joint venture of Vodafone and Hutchison Whampoa (which we usually know for their Three brand). The third-largest mobile operator in the country is struggling to compete with Telstra and SingTel’s Optus and has apparently started looking for buyers. According to The Australian report, the company…
In an effort to bring mobile payments to the mass market, Visa has partnered with Vodafone to put Visa payWave on NFC-enabled smartphones. As a result, shoppers will be able to pay for goods and services by waving or tapping their phones. Due to launch this spring across Vodafone markets, Visa payWave will make the…
Vodafone announced its plans to release Germany’s first LTE smartphone, called the HTC Velocity, slated to hit store shelves in Germany. The new HTC offering will use the 4G network only for data services as Voice over LTE has not yet been implemented. Besides that, the Velocity carries Android 2.3 Gingerbread and is powered by a 1.5…