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The First Windows Phone To Have NFC Is The Lumia 610

Amit Chowdhry — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 04:24:52 +0000

The Nokia Lumia 610 will be the first Windows Phone smartphone to be powered by NFC. The announcement was made at WIMA. The Lumia 610 will support Visa and MasterCard. and it looks similar to the Lumia 710. The 610 will include 256MB of RAM and 8GB of onboard storage. Orange will be the first phone company to get their hands on the device. [Nokia Conversations]

HTC One S and One X Coming To T-Mobile UK and Orange This Week

Amit Chowdhry — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:39:02 +0000

T-Mobile and Orange have both announced that they will be getting their hands on the HTC One X and the HTC One S this Thursday. They will be available in stores and online. Both networks are offering the One X for free (at £41 per month) and the One S for £36 per month. Here are links to the press releases from both companies: Orange, T-Mobile UK. [Engadget]

Apple Proposes SIM Card Designs Smaller Than micro-SIM

Amit Chowdhry — Tue, 17 May 2011 22:14:48 +0000

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has submitted a proposal for a standardized SIM card design that is smaller than the micro-SIM card that is being used on the iPhone 4 and iPad. French telecommunications company Orange has agreed to support the new proposed standard.

“We were quite happy to see last week that Apple has submitted a new requirement to (European telecoms standards body) ETSI for a smaller SIM form factor — smaller than the one that goes in iPhone 4 and iPad,” stated Orange head of mobile services. Anne Bouverot. “They have done that through the standardization route, through ETSI, with the sponsorship of some major mobile operators, Orange being one of them.”

[MacRumors]

Major UK Carriers Not Subsidizing Palm Pre 2 Contracts

Amit Chowdhry — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 21:17:32 +0000

When the Palm Pre 2 goes for sale in the United Kingdom, they will not be subsidizing the phone with a contract. The phone will sell for about £399. Mobile gadget site Pocket-Lint spoke to all of the major carriers to find out. Orange said “We have no plans to stock it at the moment.” Vodafone said “We don’t plan to feature the device in the UK range.” And O2 said “The Palm Pre Two will not be available on O2. We offer a range of the best handsets through our product portfolio and regularly review this to ensure it continues to meet the demands of our customers.” [Pocket-Lint]

Orange Is Seeing Shortages Of Windows Phone 7 Handsets

Amit Chowdhry — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:49:57 +0000

European telecommunications company Orange is seeing shortages of the Windows Phone 7 handsets. Orange is offering 20-pound vouchers to those who are unable to get a phone that they have pre-ordered according to Mobile Today. Rumor has it that the shortage is being caused by a lack of AMOLED touchscreen supplies. [BusinessInsider]

Orange and T-Mobile Merge Networks In The UK

Amit Chowdhry — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:32:11 +0000

Orange and T-Mobile have merged their networks in the United Kingdom. That means if you are a T-Mobile subscriber in the U.K, you can connect to Orange and vice-versa for free based on the best connection signal. The deal is called Everything Everywhere and there is mid-call automatic network switching. coming next year. Everything Everywhere customers are about 30 million. [Engadget]

Orange UK Users Can Send SMS/MMS Messages On Twitter Using 86444

Amit Chowdhry — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:01:54 +0000

Orange UK has added a photo sharing feature to their service in the form of SMS and picture messages (MMS) through Twitter. Through a website that Orange UK created called Snapshot, Twitter users in the UK can share photos using MMS and SMS. To use the service, take a photo using your Orange phone, select the Send via MMS or Send multimedia message option, and then send the photo to 86444. Twitter will not charge extra for the service, but carrier messaging rates apply. Send the word “START” to 86444 to get started with the service.

Orange UK To Sell The Motorola DEXT For Free On Contract In October

Amit Chowdhry — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:09:54 +0000

Orange UK, a major telecommunications company is expected to get the Motorola DEXT in October. The DEXT is also known as the CLIQ in the U.S. For those who make a two year commitment with Orange in the UK, the Motorola DEXT will be free with at least a £34.26 per month ($56.43) contract.

Motorola CLIQ Hitting T-Mobile In 4Q 2009

Amit Chowdhry — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:03:18 +0000

Motorola announced that the CLIQ mobile phone will be available on T-Mobile by 4Q of this year, just in time for the holidays. Why some companies to choose to announce products that won’t be coming out for months, I have no idea. The CLIQ runs on the MOTOBLUR operating system based on an Android skin. In PR terms, Motorola is calling this phone, the “first phone with social skills.” The phone will be available in Winter White and Titanium colors. The CLIQ has a 3.1″ screen based on a 320×480 resolution. For quick downloads the phone has WiFi and a 3G connection. The phone has a built in 5 megapixel camera and it can shoot 24fps video. Across international waters, the phone will be known as the DEXT. The phone will be available on the following mobile networks: Orange, Telefonica, and American Movil.

T-Mobile and Orange Merger Would Create UK’s Biggest Mobile Provider

Amit Chowdhry — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:03:53 +0000

The U.K. operations of Deutsche Telekom subsidiary T-Mobile and Orange are planning to merge as long as government regulators approve of the plan. If T-Mobile and Orange merge, then both companies combined will have 28.4 million customers combined and will be making about 9.4 billion Euros per year.

This would make the combined company the largest provider in the United Kingdom. This would even beat Telefonica’s O2 subsidiary. O2 has about 37% of the U.K. mobile phone market. This is the second largest proposed deal that took place in the U.K. this week. Kraft Foods offered £10.2 billion to take over chocolate company Cadbury’s earlier this week too.

Orange CEO Tom Alexander would become the head of the combined CEO. T-Mobile UK head Richard Moat would become the COO of the combined company. Combining the companies would cost roughly £800 million. More details to follow as they come in.