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BlackBerry Priv available for pre-order at Orange France
The BlackBerry Priv is now available for pre-order through Orange France, with deliveries expected to begin arriving on December 26.
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All 700 Orange and T-Mobile shops to be re-branded as EE by the end of the month
It's interesting times at the moment in the UK for EE (formerly Everything Everywhere), who own both Orange and T-Mobile UK. We have mentioned in various posts about the company rolling out their new 4G LTE service in the UK at the end of October, the first network to do so in Great Britain. Today EE have announced that all 700 of the Orange and T-Mobile stores will be re-branded as EE...
Motorola RAZR i now available on Orange UK
The European launch of Motorola's new Intel-powered RAZR i continues, with the phone's debut on Orange UK this morning. From today, UK buyers can pick up the RAZR i for free on tariffs starting at £31 per month. That'll get you 400 minutes, unlimited texts and 750MB of UK data on Orange's "Panther" plan. As ever, more expensive plans are available with larger usage limits. The RAZR i...
EE stores getting rebranded in the UK
The last couple of weeks have been pretty busy for EE (Everything Everywhere) here in the UK. Formerly Orange and T-Mobile, the company first announced its new EE branding at the launch of its 4G LTE network, and just the other day we saw the the network provider name on some mobiles switch from Orange or T-Mobile over to EE. This weekend I passed my local Everything Everywhere store...
Existing Orange T-Mobile customers being transferred over to EE
UK mobile customers are eagerly anticipating the first LTE services from the newly announced EE (Everything Everywhere.) While current Orange T-Mobile customers will be required to transfer to an EE LTE plan to take advantage of those extra G's, it seems they're not the only ones seeing a transfer. Existing customers on a regular Orange or T-Mobile contract are also seeing the...
Xperia U available for free this week as part of Carphone Warehouse's Smart Deals
Carphone Warehouse has announced its most recent Smart Deal, featuring the Sony Xperia U (see our review). Until Thursday, September 20th, it is available for free on Talk Mobile with an upgrade or if you're a new customer for a monthly fee of £10/month. With this deal, you'll get 200 minutes of talk time, 5000 texts and 250MB of data. In addition, if you're on Orange, 3, or T-Mobile,...
Everything Everywhere to launch new network next Tuesday
Everything Everywhere, which owns Orange and T-Mobile UK, is to launch its new brand at an event in London next Tuesday, Sept. 11, at an event which is also likely to bring details of EE's upcoming 4G LTE network. Today's invite mentions that the company will be showing off its "new brand and the latest innovation in network technology." That'll be EE's recently-greenlit 1800MHz 4G...
Everything Everywhere confirms 'new brand launch'
Everything Everywhere, the company formed by the merger of T-Mobile and Orange in the UK, has confirmed that it'll be launching a 'new brand' later in the year. In a statement given to Engadget, the company said its Everything Everywhere brand would exist alongside Orange and T-Mobile when it launched. It stopped short of confirming that the EE brand would eventually replace Orange and...
Everything Everywhere gets 4G LTE approval in the UK
UK telecommunications regulator Ofcom has granted Everything Everywhere -- the company formed by the merger of Orange and T-Mobile -- a license to deploy 4G LTE services on its existing 1800MHz spectrum. The change to its 1800MHz license puts it at a potential advantage over other UK carriers, which must wait for 800MHz and 2600MHz bands to be auctioned off next year before they can...
Sony's tiny Xperia Tipo headed to O2 and Orange in the UK
Sony's latest entry-level smartphone, the Xperia Tipo, is set to launch on O2 and Orange in the UK from next month. Announced in mid-June, the pint-size handset comes loaded with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich as well as Sony's UXP NXT software. That makes the Xperia Tipo the first entry-level Sony handset to ship with ICS. Hardware-wise, the Xperia Tipo provides enough horsepower for a...
Orange UK launches Travel Angel app to keep track of international roaming
If you're an Orange UK customer traveling abroad this summer, you'll want to check out the carrier's Travel Angel app, which is designed to simplify the often confusing world of international roaming. The Orange Travel Angel app lets Android (and BlackBerry) users keep track of their international usage in real time, rather than waiting for charges to appear online over a period of days...
Roaming in Europe - the definitive UK network guide
In the past, traveling from the UK to mainland Europe could've landed you with a massive, unforeseen roaming bill. The EU recently imposed roaming price caps on European carriers, though, and as such, the major UK networks have been stepping up with a range of new roaming deals offering everything from inclusive minutes and data to reduced per-minute rates and even unlimited data in...
Orange San Diego specs
Orange has just unveiled the UK's first Intel-powered Android smartphone, the San Diego. If you're wondering about specifications, we've got you covered. Here's what you'll find under the hood bonnet -- CPU: 1.6GHz Intel Atom (Medfield) RAM: 1GB Camera: 8 megapixel Cellular radio: HSPA+ Screen size: 4.03 inches Resolution: 1024 x 600 pixels OS: Android 2.3 (...
Orange San Diego hands-on video and gallery
We're live in London, where Orange UK has announced (and unveiled) its new San Diego smartphone, the first phone in the UK to use Intel's new Medfield chips. It's a 4-inch device with a tasty 1024x600 display, running Android 2.3 Gingerbread with Orange's custom UI layer. It's also an incredibly speedy performer, as you'll see in our first hands-on video. Join us after the break for our...
Every major UK network will carry the Samsung Galaxy S III
Following yesterday's Galaxy S III announcement in London, we some initial announcements from UK retailers and mobile networks, indicating broad availability for Samsung's new flagship phone when it arrives in late May. And today we have confirmation that the Galaxy S III will indeed ship on every major mobile network in the country, just like the HTC One S and One X before it. T-Mobile...
Orange and T-Mobile UK Galaxy S II ICS updates confirmed
As the world awaits Samsung's next big thing, it's worth remembering that some Galaxy S II owners are still waiting on their upgrade to the latest version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich. While the update has already rolled out for network-branded Galaxy S II's on O2, Three and Vodafone (as well as unbranded phones), Orange and T-Mobile UK have so far lagged behind. But today both...
UK carriers reveal Galaxy S II Ice Cream Sandwich plans
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 the new software. As ever, this depends on which network your phone is locked to, and how long their internal testing processes take. Initial bragging rights go to Three customers, as the network...
Romania gets the Motorola XOOM 2 at the end of March on Orange
Motorola Mobility has announced the availability of its Motorola XOOM 2 tablet in Romania at the end of March. As a refresher, the XOOM 2 comes with Android 3.2 (Honeycomb), a dual-core 1.2 GHz processor, and a 10.1-inch HD display. As far as partners go, it will run on Orange Romania's 3G network. No specific release date has been set, but end of March is rapidly approaching. Also, no...
HTC One X and One S will launch on every UK network
One X and S headed to all five major carriers; O2 and Three will range the entry-level HTC One V If you're hoping to get your hands on an HTC One series phone in the UK, it looks like you'll be spoiled for choice -- O2, Three, Vodafone, Orange and T-Mobile have all indicated that they'll carry the One X and One S. For the price-conscious, the HTC One V will also be available on O2 and...
Orange announces the first Intel Medfield-powered Android phone for Europe, known as the Santa Clara
We heard some rumblings in the build up to Mobile World Congress that Orange would be getting set to announce a Intel powered device under their own brand and today, they've gone ahead and done just that. Codenamed Santa Clara, Orange is planning to have this device in the hands of customers in Europe by the time summer rolls around and while it comes preloaded with Gingerbread, there...