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RIM’s stock jumped yesterday on the rumour that Vodafone is considering acquiring the maker of BlackBerry. RIM’s market share is continuing to dwindle, and if the launch of QNX-powered smartphones early next year doesn’t pan out, they may very well be in the market for acquisition. I find the rumour a little hard to swallow. Sure,…
Vodafone UK is running a neat campaign, helping smartphone users determine their mobile data needs. Under the scheme, new and upgrading pay monthly subscribers will get unlimited data connection for three month, after which the Big Red carrier will tell them how much data they used and recommend a plan that suits their needs. During…
Vodafone UK has started taking orders for the super-thin Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S. The Big Red carrier is offering the device free of charge to anyone willing to commit on a two-year 31 GBP/month plan, which includes 600 voice minutes, unlimited texts and half a gig of mobile data per month. Alternatively, there’s a…
Vodafone UK has started taking orders (not pre-orders) for the Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray. The Android smartphone is available for free to anyone willing to commit on a two-year 26 GBP/month contract, which includes 300 minutes of talk time and half a gig of mobile data per month. Alternatively, there’s what we think a better…
An O2 sales rep has let slip that the iPhone 5 will be landing on October 21, which lines up quite nicely with earlier rumours we had heard from Best Buy. In addition to that, a Vodafone page temporarily listed 16 GB and 32 GB models in both black and white, which are some details…
As Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer used to put it, [it’s all about] “developers, developers, developers.” Vodafone realizes that, hence it decided to set up an office in Silicon Valley to allow an army of developers to test their apps and services on one of the world’s biggest mobile networks. Of course, its U.S. subsidiary Verizon Wireless…
Of all the new Android smartphones Samsung announced recently, the Galaxy W was the one that grabbed instant attention, with Three and O2 lining up to start offering it later this month. Vodafone seems to care more about its little (and less powerful) brother – Galaxy Y, which got a spot in the Big Red…
Of all the British operators, Vodafone has first started taking orders for the white Samsung Galaxy S II. The Big Red carrier is offering the device for free on plans starting at 36 GBP per month. That money also gets you 900 minutes, unlimited texts and 750 MB of data every month. Plus if you…
Vodafone thinks there’s money to be made in the tablet sales. The Big Red carrier used the IFA in Berlin to unveil two of its own-branded products – Vodafone Smart Tab 7 and 10, both of which will come with 1280×800 screens which is especially cool for the smaller 7-inch model. Rest of the specs…
Early this morning, RIM announced three new smartphones (the BlackBerry Curve 9350, 9360, and 9370) that on the outside look exactly the same, but have a few subtle differences under their respective hoods. You might recognize this as the Curve Apollo and Sedona that we’ve been seeing in leaked shots for the last couple of…