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Everything Everywhere start Smart Signal Sharing

By on May 23rd, 2012
Everything Everywhere start Smart Signal Sharing

The alliance between T-Mobile and Orange – Everything Everywhere – has caused some waves in the mobile industry since its inception, mainly due to its attempts to get a head-start on the other networks in bringing 4G to the UK. Now, Everything Everywhere have entered the final stage of their ‘big switch-on,’ by launching Smart [...]

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Intel-powered Orange smartphone ‘Coming Soon’ to the UK

By on May 2nd, 2012
Intel-powered Orange smartphone ‘Coming Soon’ to the UK

Intel have made clear their intentions of making smartphone processors. The chipset manufacturer, best known for powering PCs since time immemorial, has already seen its Medfield processors used in Chinese and Indian handsets, but is yet to have made its mark on the European market. Now, Orange‘s UK website has revealed the new ‘Santa Clara’ [...]

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Everything Everywhere campaigns to push 4G forward

By on April 30th, 2012
Everything Everywhere campaigns to push 4G forward

There has been a fair bit of controversy surrounding the campaign by Everything Everywhere (the lovechild of a merger between T-Mobile and Orange) to bring forward the release of 4G in the UK. Last month, rival network providers successfully postponed Ofcom’s request for submission of final comments or grievances before the spectrum auctions in 2013. [...]

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Sony Xperia P hits pre-order on O2, Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone

By on April 2nd, 2012
Sony Xperia P hits pre-order on O2, Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone

The Sony Xperia P is available to pre-order on pay monthly tariffs with O2, Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone ahead of its release on April 24. That’s thanks to third-party retailer BuyMobilePhones, who are taking orders for both black and silver Sony Xperia P models. Prices start from £18.50 a month on a two-year-long O2 contract, [...]

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Orange: Samsung Galaxy S2 ICS update coming in April

By on March 23rd, 2012
Orange: Samsung Galaxy S2 ICS update coming in April

Orange has confirmed that it will roll-out Ice Cream Sandwich to its Samsung Galaxy S2 customers “in April”, despite rivals Three having already released the update. Speaking to CNET an Orange spokesperson confirmed that the network will begin pushing the update out next month, adding that there’s no word yet on an official release date. [...]

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Orange is most complained about network, Ofcom reveals

By on March 22nd, 2012
Orange is most complained about network, Ofcom reveals

Orange is the most complained about network in the UK, Ofcom’s annual report has revealed. Ofcom’s latest figures, taken from Q4 2011, reveal that Orange received the most complaints out of all UK networks – 0.17 complaints per 1,000 customers. Three, last year’s loser, came in second, with 0.15 complaints, and T-Mobile, Virgin and Vodafone all racked [...]

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White Samsung Galaxy Note confirmed for Orange

By on March 20th, 2012
White Samsung Galaxy Note confirmed for Orange

Orange has revealed that it’ll also be selling the White Samsung Galaxy Note, following the handsets launch on Three. The network has added the giant smartphone to its Coming Soon page, although there’s not yet any details on Orange’s pricing or release date. If anything like Three’s, you’ll be able to pick up a free [...]

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Samsung Solid Xcover launches on Orange

By on March 20th, 2012
Samsung Solid Xcover launches on Orange

Orange has  started selling the Samsung Solid Xcover, a candy bar handset with life-proof smarts. As you can see from the official image (right), Samsung’s Solid Xcover isn’t the prettiest of handsets. However, at 17mm-thick it’s not a phone aimed at fashionistas, and given its resistance against dust and water, it’s a handset best-suited to [...]

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