How will the Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus fare in the UK?

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In case you missed it, O2 yesterday confirmed that they’ll soon be shipping Palm’s Pre Plus and Pixi Plus handsets. The handsets “start from free” but unless you want to £35 a month on a 24 month tariff or £40 per month on an 18 month tariff you’ll have to shell out for a Pre Plus, those figures drop to £30 and £35 respectively for the Pixi Plus. As has been reported elsewhere, Palm has owned up to … [Read more...]

iPhone upgrades – will competition bring flexibility?

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Do you recall the frustration and anger of many iPhone users last year when they were unable to get O2 to upgrade their in-contract phones to the newer 3G model without having to take out a new contract? At the time there were a lot of comments blaming O2's exclusive hold on Apple's must-have handset for their unwillingness - as unhappy users saw it - to let customers upgrade to the latest model. Since then O2 have … [Read more...]

Vodafone and O2 iPad data plans revealed

Apple's pre-order form for their much awaited iPad 3G has revealed details of the data plans offered by Vodafone and O2. Orange, the third network to be offering dedicated plans for the device, announced their data plans last week. O2 are offering 500MB for £2 per day, the next nearest rival offer is Orange's 200MB for the same price. Vodafone are offering 250MB per month for £10.00 versus O2's offer of 1GB for … [Read more...]

Pre-registration opens for Orange's iPad micro-sims

Customers can now pre-register for Orange micro-sims

UK Mobile network Orange has opened pre-registration for the micro-sim cards needed to use the iPad 3G's mobile broadband connection. The network is promising £10 of free credit to those connecting and are promising the SIMs will be with customers by the time their iPad arrives. Anyone wanting to bag an Orange SIM can head over to the network's website. Last week Orange announced their data plans, which include a … [Read more...]

iPad accessories – 3rd parties cash in on the latest craze

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You may not be able to own an iPad yet (pre-orders for UK customers open tomorrow) but there's already a growing number of 3rd party accessories available for Apple's newest gadget. Anyone wanting to protect their new gadget when it arrives can choose from a range of different case types including ultra-stylish leather options, gel cases and this slightly less exciting, but less expensive silicone option. … [Read more...]

UK iPad prices and 3G tariffs confirmed

So after all the rumour, questions and angst we know that iPads in the UK are going to get you back at last £429, with the 64GB 3G model coming in at a whopping £699. The full price list is: 16GB, wifi only - £429 inc vat 32GB, wifi only - £499 inc vat 64GB, wifi only - £599 inc vat 16GB, wifi/3G - £529 inc vat 32GB, wifi/3G - £599 inc vat 64GB, wifi/3G - £699 inc vat There's no getting away that it's a … [Read more...]