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| 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 the 2G and 3G networks of O2 Germany will benefit from Nokia Siemens' enhancements. The Finnish-German joint venture ... [read more >>] | | 16 July 2008, 10:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 ... [read more >>] | | 03 July 2008, 05:49GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 order to use the Vista branding on a new Pocket PC from its ... [read more >>] | | 30 June 2008, 13:33GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 online edition of ... [read more >>] | | 19 June 2008, 08:10GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 ... [read more >>] | | 16 June 2008, 03:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 hands ... [read more >>] | | 10 June 2008, 06:45GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 HT ... [read more >>] | | 06 June 2008, 05:32GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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's just a rumor for now.
As most of you already know by now, Apple is widely expected to unveil a new portabl ... [read more >>] | | 05 June 2008, 14:58GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 ... [read more >>] | | 12 May 2008, 06:12GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 confirm ... [read more >>] | | 12 May 2008, 04:38GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 (found at ... [read more >>] | | 11 April 2008, 08:58GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 millio ... [read more >>] | | 14 March 2008, 07:48GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 ($2 ... [read more >>] | | 13 March 2008, 14:00GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 Ire ... [read more >>] | | 29 February 2008, 06:18GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 ... [read more >>] | | 06 February 2008, 07:01GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 or ... [read more >>] | | 04 January 2008, 09:29GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 it is, the iPhone has already started to increase O2's UK user base with clientele from a number of rival c ... [read more >>] | | 28 December 2007, 02:44GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 websit ... [read more >>] | | 10 December 2007, 05:44GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 end of May 2008.
Over 500 people will take part in the trial. Each participant will be given a Nokia 6131 NFC ... [read more >>] | | 29 November 2007, 09:34GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 number of iPhones sold, there will always be sources and insiders, which can shed some light on the situation. Although th ... [read more >>] | | 27 November 2007, 21:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 p ... [read more >>] | | 27 November 2007, 06:08GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 sensationalism of the news, there seems to be little to this story. While it is true that a number of people have repor ... [read more >>] | | 26 November 2007, 12:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 thi ... [read more >>] | | 21 November 2007, 03:57GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 ... [read more >>] | | 12 November 2007, 12:30GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 im ... [read more >>] | | 09 November 2007, 03:45GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 fa ... [read more >>] | | 08 November 2007, 05:01GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 launch to not be a success. Years of waiting and rumors of the iPhone on Apple forums had already created quite a l ... [read more >>] | | 07 November 2007, 11:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Led Zeppelin Exclusive Mobile Content from O2 |  | O2, the UK-based telecommunications operator, announced an exclusive deal with Warner Music UK to offer its subscribers exclusive Led Zeppelin mobile content. The offer is valid until November 12, 2007 inclusive and marks the release of "Mothership", Led Zeppelin's two-CD best-of set that contains twenty-four remastered songs. This is the first time when Led Zeppelin ... [read more >>] | | 19 October 2007, 04:39GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| LG KU990 Viewty Confirmed for UK Release |  | LG Viewty will be available in the UK from the middle of October, which leaves just a few days until the handset will reach that market. The operators that will support the smartphone's release have been announced and O2, the one to bring the iPhone there, is among them.
[AD ... [read more >>] | | 11 October 2007, 04:42GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Sony Ericsson K850i Available at O2 |  | Sony Ericsson K850i was announced for a release at O2 sometime in October and has just hit the market on this occasion. It was just about time, as the release of the phone and its 5 megapixel camera have been expected for a long time.
This is supposed to be o ... [read more >>] | | 08 October 2007, 06:03GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| XDA Star Heading towards O2 Germany |  | No, it's not a mere resemblance, the XDA Star is actually almost identical with the HTC Touch Dual smartphone. Or the HTC Nike, or FOMA HT1100, or HTC Touch Slide. The device has come under so many names up to this point that it's difficult to keep track.
Whatever it might be called, the handset brings the same performances and a HTC Touch design improved by the added slider that reveals a numeric keypad. The mobile ... [read more >>] | | 03 October 2007, 08:49GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft Defeated by Yahoo in Mobile Battle |  | The Sunnyvale super giant Yahoo reached an agreement with Telefonica, the famous owner of O2, in order to become the exclusive mobile search provider for the handheld devices connected to this network. According to The Telegraph, this deal might bring over 100 million clients from all around the world to Yahoo's mobile search platform oneSearch. What's more important is that Yahoo's technology will replace Microsof ... [read more >>] | | 01 October 2007, 09:40GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Official Images and Specifications for Motorola RIZR Z10 |  | First information on Motorola RIZR Z10 surfaced a few days ago, when it appeared on O2's "coming soon" web page for a brief period of time. The device has just gotten official with some specifications coming from the producer and some images that offer a clear view on how the handset will look like.
The new information on the Motorola RIZR Z10 phone model looks highly similar to those previously leaked. The hand ... [read more >>] | | 18 September 2007, 09:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| O2 Agrees to Give Apple 40% of iPhone Revenues |  | O2 has been long taunted as one of the main possible operators for carrying Apple's phone in the UK. Latest hints say that the carrier has agreed to pass over to the iPhone's producer a total of 40 percent of the revenues they cash in from selling ... [read more >>] | | 18 September 2007, 05:47GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| T-Mobile to Launch the iPhone in 5 European Countries |  | We have just a few days ahead until the iPhone is announced for its European release and rumors still pour on the operators who will carry Apple's phone on this market. The latest one states that the number of regions that will receive the handset on this continent is higher than previously thought, as T-Mobile will carry it not only in Germany, but in five different countries.
Previous suppositions managed to restrict th ... [read more >>] | | 17 September 2007, 10:14GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Sony Ericsson K850i to Hit Stores in October |  | O2 brings out a new pleasant surprise by adding Sony Ericsson K850i on its "coming soon" page. The phone is also up for a Vodafone release, although none of the two operators has provided a specific date for the phone's release. The race for being the first has begun.
Sony Ericsson K850i is one of the most evolved camera phones in this producer's line of devices, as it packs a top performance. There are ver ... [read more >>] | | 14 September 2007, 09:05GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Motorola Z10 Sees October Release at O2 |  | Motorola was serious when it said that it plans on unveiling a range of new mobile phones in the near future. Their Z10 model is one that has come with no teasing leaked images or specifications until now, but has just appeared on the "coming soon" page of O2.
The Motorola< ... [read more >>] | | 14 September 2007, 03:07GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Winning O2 Customer Stars in “Crash of the Titans” Game |  | Vivendi Games Mobile and O2 UK will have Stephen Massart from London to star in the new Crash of the Titans mobile game. The man will play the role of Crash Bandicoot’s new and menacing foe, DIMBO. What an honor...
Few are those who even dare to hope they can make this dream (having to star in a movie) come true. Mobile phone ... [read more >>] | | 11 September 2007, 07:04GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Gigabyte O2 XDA Denim Leaks Specifications |  | Gigabyte O2 XDA Denim has been approved by the FCC some time ago, but has been under a confidentiality restriction which finally ended. All details on this new device are now available and looking promising.
Gigabyte O2 XDA Denim will work on Windows Mobile 6, which makes it one of the most evolved smartphones out there. Specifications reveal a truly powerful device, running on an Intel PXA270 520 MHz CPU and with 2100 Ghz UTM ... [read more >>] | | 04 September 2007, 09:13GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| O2 Gets iPhone UK Exclusivity |  | Not even one day goes by without new and confusing information about the carriers set to bring the iPhone on European markets surfacing. Vodafone seemed to be a pretty sure deal, but now it looks like O2 will be the one to bring the handset on UK's ma ... [read more >>] | | 22 August 2007, 06:44GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| BBC Worldwide Brings TV Shows to O2 |  | Mobile TV has taken a turn for the better recently. Watching the favorite programs the mobile way has really proved to be highly appealing. BBC has seen the great opportunity that this solution has to offer and made a deal with O2 in order to put its programs on the devices o ... [read more >>] | | 21 August 2007, 09:12GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| New Proof That O2 and Vodafone Will Bring the iPhone in Europe |  | A UK website has included the iPhone in their line of soon to come products and has also posted some carriers for it. Mobiles.co.uk is a reliable and important handset vendor, which makes its decision to file Apple's phone under these two main carriers quite un ... [read more >>] | | 16 August 2007, 09:30GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Special Edition of Candy Samsung D900i at O2 |  | O2 has though about the ladies and has colored one highly stylish handset in pink. Just how much the female target will appreciate this is yet to be seen, although it looks girly enough, probably too much.
Having a pink phone has for long stopped being something special ... [read more >>] | | 10 August 2007, 10:17GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung G600 Coming Soon at O2 |  | Samsung G600 has been spotted on the "coming soon" section on O2's website. The phone has been recently announced, although at that time the producer made no announcement on the identity of the carrier to support the handset.
What Samsung G600 holds special over other similar mobile phones which are already out on the market is surely the 5 megapixel camera. There are only few other handsets out there at the tim ... [read more >>] | | 31 July 2007, 02:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Carriers Are Turning Down Motorola Z8 |  | When a product is extremely promising, shops will be filling their stocks with it and people stepping on their feet for buying it. This being the case, it makes you wonder just what chances has Motorola Z8 at some success, as three of the five main carriers in the UK have decided not to bring it for their customers.
Motorola invested more than 5 million pounds in advertising this new phone model, but it has managed to score on ... [read more >>] | | 14 July 2007, 04:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| O2 Will Bring Apple's iPhone in the UK |  | It looks like Telefonica's O2 will be the main carrier for the iPhone in the UK this autumn. Apple has now managed to reach agreements with the main companies which will bring the iPhone in France, Germany and the UK.
The struggle to choose just the right carriers to bring the iPhone ... [read more >>] | | 13 July 2007, 03:34GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Apple in Negotiations to Bring the iPhone to Europe |  | Many telecom service providers in Europe are currently negotiating with Apple Rights over the distribution of the iPhone on this continent. The handset has proved to be great success in the US, which might be enough as to raise the interest of a large number of carriers o ... [read more >>] | | 05 July 2007, 04:27GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Xda Zinc Upgrades to Windows Mobile 6 |  | O2 Asia will provide a free upgrade for their Xda Zinc smartphone model. This is great news, as owners of this handset will be able to benefit in the future from the most evolved solutions for mobile communication.
Windows Mobile 5 was not all that bad either, but the fact that Xda Zinc ... [read more >>] | | 28 June 2007, 05:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
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