Vodafone UK launches LG KF750
Added on 2008-05-30 07:23:00
by Emily Price
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 Vodafone UK has launched the LG KF750. Specs for the KF750 include a 5 megapixel camera, 2.4 inch display, and HSDPA. The handset can be purchased for somewhere between 250 and 491 pounds depending on your contract choice.
[via EngadgetMobile]
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O2 and Carphone Warehouse Slash iPhone Price in UK
Added on 2008-04-17 03:38:00
by Tanya Palta
 O2 and Carphone Warehouse have slashed the price of the 8GB iPhone, which is now available for £69 till June 1. This £100 price cut is mainly due to the expected new model of the iPhone that supports 3G.
"More and more this is starting to look like they want to clear stock of an older model, with a looming revision to the iPhone which will likely include 3G," CCS Insight analyst Ben Wood told Reuters
[Via Reuters]
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In-Flight Mobile Use a Step Closer
Added on 2008-04-08 04:32:00
by Tanya Palta
 Looks like In-flight mobile is no longer a distant dream as European Commission has paved the way for in-flight mobile phone use across Europe. The Commission is encouraging airlines and phone operators to "create the right conditions" which are non-intrusive and don’t disturb the other passengers.
“Pan-European telecom services, such as in-flight mobile telephony, need a regulatory one-stop shop to operate throughout Europe and this is why the Commission has acted today," said EU Telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding.
"Now we expect operators to be transparent about their prices. In-flight mobile phone services can be a very interesting new service, especially for business travelers needing to communicate wherever they are. However, if consumers receive shock phone bills, the service will not take off."
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UK to allow in-flight calls
Added on 2008-03-28 06:26:00
by Emily Price
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The UK plans to allow airline passengers to make calls on their mobile phones during flight using an on-board cellular base station. The station will ensure handsets don’t communicate with ground towers and interfere with the planes avionics. Calls will be allowed once a plane reaches 3,000 feet and will be prohibited during take-off and landing.
[via IntoMobile]
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UK texting fees could go down
Added on 2008-01-31 15:43:00
by Emily Price
 UK texters could see a drop in the cost of their cell phone bills. The BBC's radio One Newsbeat is reporting that the cost of sending a text from abroad could potentially be dropping. Currently the average cost of sending a text in the UK is 5.6p while the cost of sending a text while roaming is a whopping 4x more at 21p.
[via IntoMobile]
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Vodaphone offers free Nokia N95
Added on 2008-01-31 10:37:00
by Emily Price
 UK cell phone lovers can pick up a Nokia N95 for free from Vodaphone provided you're willing to sign am 18-month contract for 35 pounds a week. The 35 pound service plan includes 500 anytime minutes and 500 text messages a month for the smartphone.
[via IntoMobile]
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119 iPhones stolen
Added on 2008-01-25 07:29:00
by Emily Price
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 The UK has got some hot iPhones , literally. 119 iPhones were stolen from An O2 store in the UK Monday evening stealing close to 30,000 pounds worth of iPhones. Stolen handsets would automatically be blocked from being activated on the European network using their serial numbers.
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T-Mobile UK and 3 UK Merger
Added on 2008-01-02 09:03:00
by Tanya Palta
 British Mobile Giants, T-Mobile UK and 3 UK recently announced their plans to combine their 3G networks. With this partnership, T-Mobile UK and 3 UK will not only bring down operational costs considerably but will also become the largest Hsdpa network in Europe.
"Everybody in Europe will be watching to see if this works," said Steven Hartley, a senior analyst in London for Ovum, a consultancy whose clients include Deutsche Telekom, the parent company of T-Mobile. "If they can make this work as fast as they say they will, you'll see a flurry of these agreements in 2008 or the year after."
[Via IHT]
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UK drivers can earn prison time for talking on their cells
Added on 2007-12-28 06:43:00
by Emily Price
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 The charge for driving while using a mobile phone in the UK has risen from “Careless Driving” to “Reckless Driving.” While the previous charge could usually be taken care of with a fine or community service a dangerous driving charge can earn an offender up to 2 years in prison. Citizens who cause death in an accident while using their mobile can also now be convicted of manslaughter charges, which can carry a term of life in prison.
[via MobileBurn]
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Oyster Mobile Trial Commences
Added on 2007-12-02 20:17:00
by Tanya Palta
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Cliq Music Service in UK
Added on 2007-12-02 17:22:00
by Tanya Palta
 Radio listeners in the UK from tomorrow onwards can buy all the songs they hear on the radio via their mobile phones. The Cliq Music Service by UBC Media Group has nineteen major radio stations participating and each download would cost around £1.25. Almost all the new crop of handsets are supported and FM Radio on a mobile phone is not a pre-requisite.
[Via Inquirer]
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AOL UK Unveils Mobile Internet Portal
Added on 2007-11-23 10:17:00
by Tanya Palta
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iPhone European Launch Lackluster?
Added on 2007-11-09 13:19:00
by Alfredo Padilla
 The iPhone was launched in Europe and Germany today to what seems like much less fanfare than accompanied the US launch of the phone over four months ago. Lines in the UK and Germany were much smaller than were seen in in the US while T-Mobile Germany reported selling only 10,000 phones, far less than the 270,000 that Apple reported was sold in the first day in the United States. We've previously reported about reasons why the iPhone may not be as popular in the much more sophisticated mobile phone markets in the Europe, starting with the price. Why would you pay over $500 for an iPhone and get locked into a contract when you can pick up an N95 for close to free with the same contract? Of course it should also be noted that the UK and Germany together are about half the size of the US market.
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Only 1 percent of people in UK want an iPhone
Added on 2007-10-25 15:05:00
by Alfredo Padilla
It seems like the iPhone may not fare as well on the other side of the Pond as Apple might hope. According to the Telegraph a survey done by YouGov found that a quarter of respondents expressed interest in the iPhone when asked initially, but that number quickly dropped to 1 percent when they were made aware of the iPhone's cost, £269 up front and at least £35 a month afterwards for 18 months. It's not surprising that in a country where you can pick up Nokia's N95 uber-phone for free with a contract some Brits might balk at dishing out a boat load of cash for a phone with a slimmer feature set. We're very curious to see how the iPhone does in Europe where the marketplace is a bit more savvy when it comes to high end phones. Most consumers in Europe would expect to get a high end smart phone that comes unlocked for £269. It's entirely possible they might punish the iPhone for asking too much for a handset that lacks 3G, has only a 2 megapixel camera and won't be able to support third party apps until early next year.
[Via: Howard Forums]
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Hutchison 3G UK Working On Skype Phone
Added on 2007-10-05 03:35:00
by Tanya Palta
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Blyk Mobile Service Goes Live In UK
Added on 2007-09-25 12:17:00
by Tanya Palta
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No cell means poverty
Added on 2007-09-19 14:46:00
by Mark Brezinski
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 This week on "Polls with Unnecessarily Vague Demographics," we spotlight a new survey conducted by Dare to Care, a volunteer-based movement that aims to rid the world of child poverty. Their survey discovered that nearly 50% of children in "some parts" of the UK felt not having a cell phone was an indication of poverty. We're not surprised to see such results, given how popular cell phones are these days. We were, however, surprised the results were apparently so sparse that Dare to Care had to resort to such nebulous language. Normally when groups are pushing agendas they don't have to break out the ambiguous language until they try to claim something absurd, such as claiming that the Mad Cow outbreak in the US was an epidemic (less than 200 cases in the States total), or stating, "90% of some animals will become 60% extinct unless you give us 100% of $200!"
You can read the full report here.
[Via SMS Text News]
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Hands On With The UK O2 iPhone
Added on 2007-09-18 10:09:00
by Richard Baguley
 Engadget got some hands-on time with the new UK iPhone running on O2's network, and the differences between it and the US version look to be pretty minimal: There's an option for European languages (presumably the same phone will be sold through the various rumored European carriers), the ability to switch the roaming carrier and the iTunes WiFi music store comes pre-installed. But perhaps the most interesting difference shows in this shot that Conrad Quilty-Harper took of the O2 phone next to his unlocked phone on T-Mobile; we've zoomed in on the carrier logos. The O2 phone is browsing at GPRS speeds (a maximum of 14.4kbps, while the T-Mobile iPhone is running on EDGE). As he wryly puts it: “O2's EDGE coverage sucks”; the company only claims to have 30% of the UK covered. We browsing is already slow over EDGE; I hate to think what's it's going to be like over the GPRS coverage the O2 will be offering iPhone users over the rest of their network...
[Via Engadget, photo by Conrad Quilty-Harper]
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iPhone Launches in UK for £269
Added on 2007-09-18 04:09:00
by Richard Baguley
.jpg) At an event in London this morning, Apple head Steve Jobs announced the first foreign version of the iPhone. Running on the O2 network, the UK iPhone will cost £269 (approx $530). It will go on sale on the 9th of November. The UK iPhone will have the same memory capacity (8GB) and EDGE data support as the US version. The UK calling plans will cost £35, $45 and $55, and all will include unlimited data and visual voicemail. They will also include roaming onto the Cloud WiFi network that includes 7,500 Wifi hotspots. The required contract will be for 18 months. O2's iPhone page is here, and Apple UK has a new page on the iPhone in their store here.
Interestingly enough, O2 also offers the Nokia N95, but that is free if you sign up for a £30 a month, 18 month contract. So this provides an serious choice for UK customers: a free N95 at £30 , or a £269 iPhone at $35...
[Via Engadget]
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LG Shine in Hot Pink
Added on 2007-09-17 10:52:00
by Emily Price
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 LG has released the LG Shine in yet another color, hot pink. The handset has triband GSM radio, a 2 megapixel camera, expandable memory, Bluetooth, and an MP3 player. The hot pink flavor of the handset is going to be available exclusively in the UK for Orange and should hit store shelves later this month.
[via EngadgetMobile]
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PayForIt Service Launched In The UK
Added on 2007-09-05 03:04:00
by Tanya Palta
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Orange as Euro-Carrier for Apple iPhone?
Added on 2007-08-15 11:07:00
by Tanya Palta
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Red Sony Ericsson K810i Heading To The UK
Added on 2007-08-02 09:01:00
by Tanya Palta
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850,000 phones meet death by toilet yearly in the UK
Added on 2007-06-04 13:36:00
by Randall Bennett
One or two of us have regrettably lost phones in a place or two (I myself lost a Treo 650 and a Cingular 8125 within the first four months of last year) but our friends across the pond literally flush an astounding 850,000 phones down the crapper each year.
850,000. Down the toilet.
Research by SimplySwitch, a company specializing in price comparison and switching carriers, found 4.5 million handsets are lost or damaged in the UK each year. Second to the death by watery grave, 810,000 handsets end up amongst the peanuts and broken hearts at a local pub, 315,000 stay behind for an extra long cab ride, 225,000 keep riding public transportation after their owners leave and 116,000 ended up in some dirty laundry.
Interesting stats, and sure, the stats aren't from a hugely reputable source, but seriously, take care of your phone.
[Via Cellular-News, Image via Valleywag & Flickr user: Jurvetson]
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