Telecoms

  • Tie-up of the fruits – Orange announces iPhone deal

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    UK mobile operator Orange has confirmed it’s to sell Apple’s iPhone 3G and 3Gs models later this year.

  • October 16th UK release for Palm Pre

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    O2 has confirmed the Palm Pre, which has had mixed reviews in the US, will be go on sale on 16 October. The network, which has the handset on an exclusive basis, will offer the phone for free on an 18 month tariff of £44.05 per month. On lower tariffs the handset will cost £96.89.…

  • T-Mobile and Orange to create joint venture

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    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.

  • Virgin Trains to offer Wi-Fi access

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    Virgin’s West Coast Main Line Pendolino trains are to offer high speed wireless internet access after the company reached a deal with T-Mobile to deploy their Wi-Fi HotSpot service.

  • Vodafone starts HTC Magic pre-ordering

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    Vodafone has opened pre-ordering of the HTC Magic – the second Google Android powered smartphone to be available to UK customers. The handset’s release follows T-Mobile’s success with the HTC-produced G1.

  • 15GB for £15 – 3's new mobile internet offering

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    3 has announced a 15GB for £15 mobile broadband package which it says will take the worry out of mobile surfing. The company says the allowance is the equivalent of 15,000 emails, 150 hours of web surfing, 10 half hour video downloads and 480 four minute music tracks.