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by Alex Dobie
Apr 24, 2012
Following yesterday's 'next Galaxy' revelations from Vodafone, O2 UK has confirmed that it'll also be carrying Samsung's upcoming (and as yet unnamed) flagship smartphone for 201...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 27, 2012
Owners of O2-branded Samsung Galaxy S II phones should now be able to update to the latest version of Android, the network has announced. Writing on its official Twitter feed, O2 says the update to ...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 22, 2012
Leaked inventory information from British network O2 appears to confirm the reported April 5 launch date for the HTC One series, while revealing a late April debut for the Sony Xperia P and Xperia U...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 21, 2012
With unlocked European Samsung Galaxy S II models now being updated to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, owners of network-locked Galaxy S II in the UK are wondering when they'll be able to get th...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 15, 2012
HTC told us that its new One series of phones would be available within 60 days of MWC, but we didn't expect to see them quite this soon. British network O2 has let slip that it's due to sto...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 09, 2012
Following Three's announcement yesterday, O2 UK has become the second British network to launch Sony's new flagship handset, the Xperia S. Subsidized prices start at £79 on the cheapes...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 25, 2012
Update: O2 says that as of 1400 GMT today it has fixed, the problem, and that "technical changes" as part of "routine maintenance" were to blame for the issue, which affected cus...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 10, 2012
Following last night's Sony Xperia S announcement, the first information on where you'll be able to get hold of the device in the UK has started to emerge. So far Three and O2 have confirmed...
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by Richard Devine
Dec 01, 2011
There's been plenty of coverage surrounding Carrier IQ in recent days, so it was only a matter of time before we'd be hearing whisperings over on this side of the Atlantic. However, som...
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by Richard Devine
Nov 14, 2011
The UK moves one step closer to embracing LTE technology today, as O2 has announced its trial across London.
The trial is scheduled to run for the next nine months, during which O2 will equip...
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by Alex Dobie
Nov 10, 2011
Owners of SIM-free Sony Ericsson Xperia X10s have been enjoying Android 2.3 Gingerbread for the past few months, but so far the upgrade has been absent from some branded handsets, including those bo...
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by Richard Devine
Oct 26, 2011
HTC's plum coloured Rhyme has made it across the Atlantic and is now on sale in the UK exclusively on O2.
Available both on and off contract from the carrier, this purple delight can be y...
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by Alex Dobie
Oct 14, 2011
As part of its ongoing sale, O2 UK is now offering the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play on Pay As You Go for £149.99, just under a third of the price that the Play launched at back in May. That's...
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by Alex Dobie
Oct 12, 2011
British networks O2 and Three will both carry HTC's recently-announced Sensation XL, according to new entries on both carriers' "coming soon" pages. The Sensation XL, a 4.7-incher ...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 20, 2011
British network O2 has announced that it'll be the only carrier in the UK to offer the new HTC Rhyme, which was unveiled in New York City today. According to a an official tweet from O2, the dev...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 15, 2011
O2 UK has let it be known that HTC's soon to be released Sensation XE, with Beats Audio support, will be launching on its network before the year's end. Writing on the carrier's official T...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 06, 2011
O2 UK's "coming soon" page has been updated to feature Samsung's upcoming mid-range Android offering, the Galaxy W. The Galaxy W arrives as part of Sammy's new smartphone namimg strate...
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by Alex Dobie
Aug 11, 2011
British networks O2, Orange, Three and Vodafone are now listing the sleek white version of Samsung's Galaxy S II on their "coming soon" pages, with a September release planned across all fou...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 29, 2011
British network O2 is now offering HTC's new Facebook phones, the ChaCha and Salsa, on-contract and on Pay & Go. The ChaCha can be yours for £209.99 with a PAYG SIM, or for free on cont...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 15, 2011
O2 UK will be launching the HTC Sensation, ChaCha and Salsa on its network later this month, according to an update to the network's "coming soon" page. The Sensation is currently excl...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 08, 2011
Right now Vodafone is the only network in the UK that's able to hook you up with a shiny new HTC Sensation. But that's about to change, as the Carphone Warehouse has begun listing the devic...
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by Alex Dobie
May 31, 2011
Following almost two months of delays caused by software issues, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play has finally launched on British network O2. The phone is available now in O2-exclusive white and the orig...
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by Alex Dobie
May 18, 2011
The new Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro has arrived on O2 UK's "coming soon" page, and is slated to be available for sale through the network sometime next month. The Gingerbread-powered...
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by Alex Dobie
May 09, 2011
HTC's Facebook-focused Salsa will be exclusive to the O2 network in the UK when it launches this June, according to reports from British online retailer Clove Technology. In a recent blog post, ...
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by Alex Dobie
May 04, 2011
British network O2 has posted another update on its efforts to get the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play released to its customers. Software bugs resulted in the O2-branded Xperia Play missing its lau...
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by Chris Parsons
May 02, 2011
Although the Samsung Galaxy S II was announced way back in February, it's just now trickling out to retailers in the UK and anyone who has been waiting to pick one up, has several options at this poi...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 13, 2011
The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play missed its planned Apr. 1 launch date on O2 UK because of software issues found during testing, but now it seems these bugs have been successfully squished and...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 29, 2011
O2 UK has announced a host of changes to its smartphone tariffs, which will affect anyone taking out or renewing a contract with the carrier. The biggest news is that tethering is now included w...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 25, 2011
British network O2 has announced that it's delaying its launch of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play due to bugs discovered in the phone's software. In a post on O2's blog, testing head Stuart Hibberd...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 20, 2011
O2 UK has announced that it's enabled a 900MHz 3G network in London, Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham, after the carrier obtained permission to use the spectrum from communications regulator Ofc...
