Tag archive: Vodafone

The wait for the Xperia Play just got a little longer: Vodafone announced this morning that the Sony Ericsson gaming phone’s New Zealand launch will be delayed. If it’s any consolation, the setback isn’t due to any corporate hiccup or technical malfunctions – the shipment of Xperia Plays destined for shelves was stolen. On its Twitter this morning, Vodafone posted a notice reading: “…Regret to advise the Xperia Play launch will be delayed. Major… Read More

According to Forbes, you shouldn’t pin your hopes and dreams on the launch of the iPhone 5 come September. Analyst Peter Misek tells the site that a device called the iPhone 4S is actually set to debut, which will not include LTE functionality. Misek claims the iPhone 4S will “include minor cosmetic changes, better cameras, A5 dual-core processor, and HSPA+ support.” Why yet another delay? Apparently the Qualcomm LTE chipset the iPhone 5 is… Read More

At Google I/O’s Android keynote yesterday, product manager Hugo Barra mentioned the company would be working with mobile manufacturers and providers to curb any division the brand is experiencing. Despite Android’s incredible breakthrough into the mobile scene, it unfortunately hasn’t been able to entirely escape those infamous fragmentation issues Steve Jobs warned us all about. It’s an unavoidable problem for a platform such as Android. Users… Read More

If you’re a UK Vodafone customers who loves the iPhone, then good news: The mythical White iPhone is finally here. Engadget received a photo from one of the first customers to get his hands on the unicorn of smartphones as proof. It’s all lining up as reported: Word from earlier this week said that a white, 32 GB iPhone 4 was for sale online in the UK and would retail for the same price as the black iPhone 4. And we’ve heard for some time now… Read More

In what’s becoming all too common, the Samsung Galaxy S Gingerbread update is going anything but smoothly. In fact, Google has temporarily suspended the OS upgrade, which Vodafone confirmed this morning. Google officially introduced Android 2.3 (codenames Gingerbread) all the way back in December. Its release was meant to coincide with the debut of the Nexus S, and since then has been slowly trickling out to other devices. As of the beginning of… Read More

Google has been ranked as the number one most valuable brand in the world, according to a new list of the top 500 global brands as determined by BrandFinance. Last year, Google was ranked number two behind Walmart. Google's brand value was put at $44.294 million, up from a $36.191 million valuation in 2010 — an increase of 36 percent for the Internet giant. Microsoft was ranked as the second most valuable brand with a $42.805 million… Read More

The Xperia Play will launch in mid-April stateside, but it’s already up from pre-order via Vodafone in the UK. According to the site, the gaming smartphone will launch on March 31. But the early release date isn’t the only thing to get excited about: The data plans could be heaven-sent for some gamers. At least on Vodafone’s plan, the phone will be available for free provided you want to pay a minimum of £35 a month for two years. And if you’re… Read More

There are plenty of reasonable possibilities for a widespread cell phone service failure, ranging from physical work being done on nearby cell towers to catastrophic-level world events. One scenario you might now consider, however, is breaking and entering. And yet that is exactly what Vodafone users in the United Kingdom are facing today. A swath of subscribers in the UK found themselves with no phone, text or mobile Internet service this… Read More

Mobile operator Vodafone claims Egyptian authorities forced the company to distributed government-scripted test messages during the anti-government protests that have been rocking the country. The messages, attributed only to “Vodafone,” urged citizens to counter anti-government protests, with exhortations to “confront the traitors and criminals and protect our people and honor.” According to Vodafone, Egypt has been… Read More

The Internet blackout continues in Egypt, but BlackBerry service has been restored in the largely disconnected country. Egyptian authorities shut down BlackBerry access after initially blocking social media sites like Twitter and Faebook to control political protests, and all cell phone and Internet connection quickly followed. There are now reports that BlackBerry and Vodafone are working in Cairo and in other parts of the country. It is… Read More

The smartphone OS world is certainly heating up—and another major player may be entering the game: the UK's Vodafone has announced that the Samsung Wave—the first phone to hit the market with Samsung's new Bada operating system—will be on sale starting June 1. Pre-orders are available now—and the phone will be free with monthly payment plans of £25 or higher. The Samsung Wave features a 5 megapixel… Read More

O2 has been Apple's exclusive UK carrier for the iPhone since 2007, but yesterday Orange announced that it had managed to break that exclusive stranglehold and would begin selling the iPhone in the year future. Today, it's Vodafone's turn: today the carrier announced it too would be selling the iPhone 3G and 3GS in the UK and Ireland beginning in early 2010. As with Orange's announcement, Vodafone hasn't set a… Read More

International mobile operator Vodafone—which owns part of the U.S.'s Verizon Wireless—has announced that it has reached an agreement with Apple to sell the iPhone in ten international markets—including Italy, where Telecom Italia had recently been reported to have made a non-exclusive deal with Apple to sell a 3G iPhone. In addition to Italy, Vodafone says it will offer iPhones in Australia, the Czech Republic, Egypt,… Read More

European mobile operator Vodafone has been granted a preliminary injunction by a German court in Hamburg against the sale of Apple iPhones by rival T-Mobile. Vodafone alleges that the sale of an unsubsidized handset locked to T-Mobile service with a two-year contract violates German competition laws. However, the injunction does not actually stop T-Mobile from selling the iPhone, and T-Mobile is continuing to do so. Vodafone says the goal of… Read More

With all the attention lately having been on the Apple iPhone and Google's announced Android mobile phone platform, Nokia and Vodafone have announced a partnership which will combine Vodafone Live mobile service's with Nokia's Ovi platform. The integrated suite will appear on Nokia handsets, and, in turn, Vodafone will get exclusivity on selected Nokia phones. “We're pleased do be working with Nokia in… Read More