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O2 Claims Guinness World Record Title for Recycling Strategy

O2, one of the leading mobile companies in the UK, wants to announce its supremacy in the field of recycling operations. The company now boasts a Guinness World title for its eco-friendly campaign which relies on the support of thousands of buyers, eager to recycle the phones they no longer need. The main goal was...

17 November 2011
04:19 GMT

White iPhone 4 Hits Three and O2 UK Tomorrow

The long awaited white version of iPhone 4 is finally almost on shelves. Today, Apple announced that the new device should hit shelves in various markets around the world, including the UK, where it would be picked up by at least two wireless carriers, namely Three UK and O2 UK. Today, both companies announced that ...

27 April 2011
09:43 GMT

WebOS 2.1 Now Available for Palm Pre Plus at O2 Germany

Apparently, HP was actually set to make the new webOS 2 platform version available for users of a Pre Plus handset after all, although it initially said that this might never happen.Following a series of reports regarding the availability of this software update for Palm Pre Plus smartphones on O2's airwaves, ...

22 February 2011
13:52 GMT

HTC Releases ROM Upgrade for HD2 at O2

A new software update is now available for customers of O2 in the UK or Germany who own a HTC HD2 smartphone, the Taiwanese mobile phone maker announced via its support website. According to the company, the new software arrives on as ROM Version 3.14.206.1 for O2 UK users and as ROM Version 3.14.207.1 for O2 German...

21 February 2011
09:44 GMT

iPhone in Germany at O2 and Vodafone, Unlocked Too

This week, German wireless carrier T-Mobile has lost the exclusivity on the iPhone distribution in the country, and two new operators started selling the device for their customers too, namely O2 and Vodafone. The move follows several years of exclusivity that T-Mobile had on iPhone's distribution to German use...

28 October 2010
06:45 GMT

European Carriers Announce Dedicated iPad Plans

Two of the leading European providers of wireless communication services have confirmed special price plans targeting Apple’s WiFi + 3G iPad. Set to go into effect next month, the plans are yet to be fully detailed, with neither of the two carriers mentioning any particular price point, or data-transfer cap. &...

15 April 2010
06:39 GMT

Twitter SMS Service Launched in Indonesia and Ireland

Twitter is continuously expanding its network and it integrates more and more functionalities to provide users with the possibility to update their existing accounts and to share their actions with the world. One of the latest services offered by Twitter is text messaging and it has recently become available to user...

19 December 2009
02:29 GMT

O2 Launches My O2 App for iPhone Users

Wireless carrier O2 announced on Tuesday the launch of a new application for its iPhone users, My O2, which enables them to keep an eye on how much they spend on their phone. According to the carrier, the My O2 section that users can access on O2’s website provides information on all sections of a consumer'...

16 September 2009
07:23 GMT

Palm Pre Officially Comes to Europe via O2 and Movistar

Sunnyvale-based mobile phone maker Palm has announced today that its recently launched high-end mobile phone Palm Pre will come to the market on the old continent. According to the company, the device will be introduced initially in the UK, Ireland and Germany, exclusively via O2, as well as in Spain, via Movistar, a...

7 July 2009
08:26 GMT

More Carriers Interested in T-Mobile UK

According to the latest news on the Web, Vodafone is not the only carrier that bids for T-Mobile UK. It seems that O2 is interested in a possible acquisition too, and Orange might also drop an eye on the wireless operator. Although nothing has been officially announced until now, in the near future we might hear that...

2 July 2009
10:33 GMT

Palm Pre to Be Announced in the UK Next Week

Palm's Pre mobile phone made it to the market about a month ago in the US, via wireless operator Sprint, and now we learn that the Sunnyvale maker might be gearing up to make an official introduction of the handset on the UK market as soon as next month. According to Pocket-lint, Palm is about to make an announc...

2 July 2009
04:47 GMT

Palm Pre Will Be Launched in the UK via O2

The highly anticipated Palm Pre is still making the headlines around the Web, this time the news regarding the possible launch date of the high-end mobile phone on the European market. After waiting for about five long months to learn when the Pre will come to the US market, it seems that the rumor cycle is starting ...

25 May 2009
05:58 GMT

Pantech to Prep an Xda Venn Phone for O2

Korean mobile phone maker Pantech is reported to be working on a new handset that will come to the wireless operator O2. According to the news, the new device, an Xda smartphone, has been spotted at the GCF (Global Certification Forum), and it should come to the market under the name of “Xda Venn,” though...

27 April 2009
03:42 GMT

Telefonica Deutschland and O2 to Merge

Telefonica Deutschland and O2 recently announced plans to unite their business-to-business operations, while also putting together the operation of their mobile communications and landline infrastructures to form a common body that would be called Telefonica O2 Germany, which would be able to provide convergent offer...

17 April 2009
10:02 GMT

O2 Dusting Shelves for New iPhone

UK-based The Telegraph is reporting that O2 will start giving away free iPhones with lower cost plans in an effort to clear out inventory and make room for the new iPhones expected to arrive this summer.O2, which has exclusive rights to sell the iPhone in the UK, is believed to planning to give the eight gigabyte (GB...

17 March 2009
08:01 GMT

Vodafone and O2 to Enter Network-Sharing Deal

According to the latest news on the Web, Vodafone and O2, the leading mobile phone operators in the UK, could soon make a deal for sharing their network infrastructure in the country. The arrangement between the two carriers could include sharing mobile tower sites, along with network equipment such as base stations,...

17 March 2009
03:09 GMT

O2 Xda Guide Comes in February

Yet another advanced navigation mobile has been announced by Telefonica O2 Germany, the Xda Guide. Set to replace the older model, the Xda Orbit 2, this new version really makes the difference, by bringing in plenty of features that were lacking in the previous one. This O2, besides supporting the GSM/EDGE/GPRS netw...

18 December 2008
02:44 GMT

O2 Releasing Environmental Friendly Mobile Charger

Wasted energy is a problem we've been trying to deal with for some time, even if, at first, no one strove too hard to come up with solutions for it. After Nokia took a stand in the matter by saying it was going to rate chargers after their energy wasting level, it is now British company O2’s turn, by ...

2 December 2008
06:01 GMT

iPhone MMS 'Bridges the Gap'

iPhoneMMS, a web app for iPhone users on O2 in the UK, makes viewing MMS messages easier. It requires an Internet connection, and retrieves your messages from O2 much like o2.co.uk/m, but in a far more user-friendly way, optimized for the iPhone's screen and bandwidth.Basically, iPhone MMS offers users what Appl...

7 November 2008
08:20 GMT

Xperia X1 Offered for Free by O2 UK

Officially released on September 30, Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 is not yet commercially available in all the markets where the Swedish-Japanese company said it would be. Mobile users from the UK, however, can get the new Xperia X1 as of now. Although the smartphone is set to be offered by the second largest British...

10 October 2008
04:23 GMT

Nokia N96 Released in Quartz Edition on O2 Network

Nokia's N-series high-end mobile phones got a lot of exposure thanks to the release of the N96 model, a really sophisticated device that came to provide users with lots of ways of keeping themselves entertained, or of doing some quick work using the business functions the N96 delivered.Customers in the UK have r...

2 October 2008
06:06 GMT

O2 UK Releases HTC Touch Diamond as XDA Ignito

O2, the largest mobile operator in the UK, will soon enlarge its XDA family of handsets with a new device named XDA Ignito. It is actually O2's own version of HTC Touch Diamond, the high-end Pocket PC already available in the UK from other carriers (Orange, for example). According to a recently leaked O2 pre...

4 August 2008
05:02 GMT

O2 Germany Expands and Improves Its Network

O2 Germany has signed a new deal with Nokia Siemens, according to which the German carrier's nationwide network will be expanded and modernized. This will allow O2's subscribers across Germany to enjoy improved voice and data services plus new services that require the latest network technologies. Both ...

16 July 2008
10:28 GMT

The UK Gets the iPhone 3G at 7 AM

Besides being an ordinary summer day, July 11 will also be the best day of the year for lots of iPhone fans, as the new iPhone 3G is set to be released on this date in 23 markets around the world. While in the US AT&T is offering the iPhone 3G starting 8 AM, local time, on the other side of the Atlantic, in the UK, u...

3 July 2008
05:49 GMT

O2 XDA Vista - Impressively Illegal

If, for some odd reasons, you have always dreamed of having a Vista Pocket PC, your dream can now finally come true, thanks to a new mobile device named O2 XDA Vista. At first, when I stumbled upon this device, I thought that maybe O2, the well-known global mobile operator, made a fabulous deal with Microsoft in ord...

30 June 2008
13:33 GMT

130,000 British Users Already Want the iPhone 3G

The first-generation iPhone was not exactly the success that Apple had hoped for in the UK. But now, with the announcement of the iPhone 3G, it seems that British users are much more interested in Apple's handset, as no less than 130,000 people have expressed their desire to buy an iPhone 3G. According to the on...

19 June 2008
08:10 GMT

O2 Insider Leaks iPhone 3G Plans

O2 UK has recently provided some information on how it is going to sell Apple's new iPhone. An O2 insider has allegedly disclosed to 9to5mac some pretty cool details about O2's offering, which seems a lot better than AT&T's plans for the device in the US.The insider claims O2 is creating a Wi-Fi "wirel...

16 June 2008
03:36 GMT

O2 to Offer Samsung Omnia in Germany

O2 Germany will apparently offer its customers Samsung's latest high-end Pocket PC, the i900 Omnia, starting August 2008. Although the South Korean company announced its new marvel only yesterday, European carriers are already making plans on how to better market the handset and O2 seems to be the first opera...

10 June 2008
06:45 GMT

HTC Touch Pro Going XDA on O2

HTC Touch Pro, the "big brother" of HTC Touch Diamond, will be soon offered by O2 Germany to its subscribers, as part of the carrier's own-branded XDA series of Pocket PCs and smartphones. Officially presented only a few days ago and previously known as HTC Raphael, the Touch Pro is the latest high-end device ma...

6 June 2008
05:32 GMT

O2 Plans Free iPhones. Device Owners to Get Free Upgrades.

You'd like a free 3G iPhone, right? Well, according to voices on the Internet, you got it! Whether you already own Apple's smartphone, or if you're just looking to get rid of that BlackBerry, O2 is said to have some pretty darn good offers planned for you. It's worth checking out, even though it&#...

5 June 2008
14:58 GMT

Connecting and Activating Your iPhone with AT&T or O2

So, you've decided that no other handset can beat the iPhone's 3.5-inch multi-touch display, web browsing capabilities, and its ability to employ the latest technology for all sorts of apps, right? Well, until Apple makes those big announcements at WWDC this June, people will still be stuck with few career ...

12 May 2008
06:12 GMT

Update: O2 Shows Availability for 16 Gig iPhone

Engadget was reporting last week that UK O2's website featured a notice saying that both of Apple's currently available iPhone models, the 8GB iPhone and the 16GB iPhone, were no longer available for purchase in the respective territory. Sources are now confirming that O2 has filled its shelves with 16 gig ...

12 May 2008
04:38 GMT

8GB, 16GB iPhones No Longer Available with O2 UK

Sources are reporting that UK's O2 has posted this notice on their website saying that both of Apple's currently available iPhone models, the 8GB iPhone and the 16GB iPhone, are no longer available in the respective territory. Either the iPhone is selling like water in the desert over there, or Apple is pla...

8 May 2008
07:29 GMT

O2 Organizes Moby Concert, Invites 1,500 Fans For Free

O2, the largest mobile operator in the UK, came up with a rather unusual "contest" that will offer 1,500 music fans the occasion to participate at a forthcoming Moby concert held at The O2 arena, in London, on the 9th of May. To enter the competition, you have to "start a guest list" on the O2 Blueroom website (fo...

11 April 2008
08:58 GMT

Napster Now Available on O2

In a move that will surely make lots of O2 UK subscribers happy, Ericsson and Napster today unveiled the availability of Napster Mobile for the largest UK mobile carrier. From now on, the British subscribers of O2 can access Napster's huge catalog that contains more than 5 million tracks, and search, preview and...

14 March 2008
07:48 GMT

HTC S730 For Free As O2 Xda Atmos

O2, the largest mobile operator in the UK, now offers its subscribers the HTC S730 smartphone, under the name of Xda Atmos. The device comes to enlarge O2's Xda family of products and is available for prices starting from free, with some data plans, to 110 GBP ($220 or 145 Euro) with some other data plans. HT...

13 March 2008
14:00 GMT

Hello Ireland, I'm THE iPhone

O2 Ireland announced that it will officially bring Apple's iPhone for Ireland's mobile users, to offer them one of the best mobile Internet experiences, the famous Multi-touch interface and Apple's pioneering software. The handset will be available across Ireland exclusively via O2 and Carphone Wareho...

29 February 2008
06:18 GMT

O2 Launched the Xda Orbit II Pocket PC

O2, the leading European mobile operator, released its new Xda Orbit II, a Pocket PC that combines the functions of a phone, laptop, camera and portable sat-nav. This new Xda is in fact a HTC Touch Cruise device, branded and restyled by O2, and it brings exactly the same features as the HTC has to offer. Orbit II com...

6 February 2008
07:01 GMT

UK Launch for Samsung Solid

Samsung's first ultra durable phone, called Samsung Solid, has been officially announced by the company and the O2 mobile operator. The handset was revealed to the public at the very end of 2007.The name Solid says a lot, this phone being built for one purpose: to resist! In order to earn such a high-regard, the...

4 January 2008
09:29 GMT

O2 Fishing Customers from Rival Carriers

Right since Apple has released it on the market, the iPhone has been a gadget desired by lots and lots of people. This immense desire to buy it has made it the best thought-out move made by Apple this entire year.Now, to prove once again that it still has that "je ne sais quoi" that made it the famous customer bait i...

28 December 2007
02:44 GMT

Singapore's Online Retailers Sell Unlocked iPhones Worldwide

World's latest celebrity regarding mobile phones, the Apple iPhone, can now be purchased without having to sign the original 18-month contract and dealing with the locked network provider. The unlocking of the device, started by Far Eastern retailers on technical websites has rapidly gone mainstream, making the ...

10 December 2007
05:44 GMT

O2 Begins Large Scale Mobile Payments Trial in UK

O2 announced the launch of UK's first large scale pilot of NFC (Near Field Communications) technology on mobile phones. The trial - performed in partnership with Transport for London, TranSys, Barclaycard, Visa Europe, Nokia and AEG - has begun on the 28th of November 2007 and will run for six months until the e...

29 November 2007
09:34 GMT

Slow UK iPHone Sales Blamed on Device Price

Even during that initial weekend of the UK iPhone launch, there were reports of the device not selling as well as some might have expected it to. As such, it is not really surprising when now, two weeks later, we start seeing the same type of report.Although no official statement has been made regarding the actual n...

27 November 2007
21:37 GMT

Innovative Tube Phone from Nokia and O2

There's no doubt that mobile phones have a continuously increasing role in people's everyday life, providing from various multimedia features or business functionalities to payment options. Leveraging on the fact that almost everyone has a mobile phone, Transport For London (TFL) wants to create a handset ...

27 November 2007
06:08 GMT

Some UK iPhones See Serious Reception Problems

Although most of the iPhone news from Europe have been centered around the events taking place in Germany, there is a ruckus stirring up over the UK iPhone and the supposed reception problems it has.Reports of the iPhone having serious reception problems in the UK are starting to catch wings, but beyond the sensatio...

26 November 2007
12:21 GMT

HTC Kaiser Coming at O2 as Xda Stellar

A pretty strange announcement popped up on O2's website, promising to bring out on the market this December the Xda Stellar smartphone. The device seems to be nothing else but the HTC Kaiser that is already available on several markets. What's rather fishy on this announcement is that O2 got a slip on the h...

21 November 2007
03:57 GMT

Uncertainty over iPhone UK Sales This Weekend

While T-Mobile made a first statement on the number of iPhones it managed to release on the handset's first day out on German market, UK officials are less willing to give out any precise figures. Their statement rested at saying that tens of thousands of iPhones have been sold over these last few days.O2 Chief ...

12 November 2007
12:30 GMT

The iPhone, for Sale in the UK, Starting Today

The iPhone will be available in the UK starting today, at 6PM. Reports of people already lining up for the device have come, showing a pretty promising start for Apple's phone in Europe as well.O2 is aware of the fact that this will be the year's most important product release. Because of this, they looked ...

9 November 2007
03:45 GMT

HTC Polaris Arrives at O2 as Xda Orbit 2

Xda Orbit 2 will be available from now on at O2 Germany at an affordable price. It's actually the HTC Polaris smartphone with a new name, but the same evolved performances that it has brought until now.Xda Orbit 2 has to offer just about the same high-end features that fade in front of other evolved devices. It ...

8 November 2007
05:01 GMT

O2 Very Optimistic About iPhone Launch

The iPhone launch at the end of June was a huge success for Apple and clearly showed that there was a huge demand for the product. With the first European launch just days away, it will be interesting to see if the iPhone does just as well overseas as it did home.In many ways, it was very hard for the US iPhone laun...

7 November 2007
11:16 GMT


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