UK mobile operator Orange has confirmed it's to sell Apple's iPhone 3G and 3Gs models later this year. The announcement follows a report in today's Times that the carrier was "expected to announce a deal with Apple this week" with Apple looking to expand sales of the trend-setting smartphone. O2, which will offer the Palm Pre from this month, has enjoyed strong sales as the exclusive … [Read more...]
T-Mobile customers demand G2 firmware upgrade
September 17, 2009 By
Owners of T-Mobile's G2 branded HTC Hero phones have been using the operator's forums to express disappointment at a delayed update to the phone's firmware. The new firmware addresses lag issues some users are reporting and adds touch-to-focus tot he built-in camera. Handset makers HTC have already released a new version to unbranded, off network handsets but says owners of T-Mobile … [Read more...]
T-Mobile and Orange to create joint venture
September 8, 2009 By
The owners of UK mobile operators T-Mobile and Orange have announced they're in exclusive negotiations to combine the two operations in a new 50:50 joint venture. The resulting entity will have around 37% of the UK market with more than 28 million customers. The announcement by Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom comes after weeks of speculation about T-Mobile's future. Insiders … [Read more...]
Orange to offer BlackBerry 8520
July 28, 2009 By
Orange has confirmed it is to offer the new BlackBerry Curve 8520 on both pay as you go and pay monthly tariffs from August. Talking up the social networking capabilities of the handset, manufacturers RIM say it will support mobile access to both Facebook and MySpace, as well as offering the usual email and messaging services. The handset features a touch-sensitive optical trackpad … [Read more...]
