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HTC schedules September 15 event, leaves us guessing as to what it’s launching

Posted on 13. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

Time to get our guessing caps on as HTC has announced it’ll be hosting a little shindig in London in the middle of next month. No advance information is available beyond the smoky teaser image above, leaving the door wide open for speculation. Given …

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Zune Pass for UK gets briefly teased, priced?

Posted on 18. Jul, 2010 by IBM. 

If the above picture is to be believed, it looks like Microsoft’s Zune Pass is gearing up to make its UK debut. An across-the-pond tipster via LiveSide apparently stumbled upon (and was able to successfully score the 14-day trial) a Subscription page …

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Caption Contest: the Queen’s RIM visit

Posted on 07. Jul, 2010 by IBM. 

One does what one must to keep oneself up with the times. Queenie from the British block is still doing her whirlwind tour of Canada, and this latest snapshot shows her on a visit to RIM’s production facilities.

Josh: “Which one of these buttons summ…

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Dell Streak now available unlocked for £449

Posted on 28. Jun, 2010 by IBM. 

Not a fan of being tied down to a single network? Neither are we, so let’s all hold hands and rejoice at the news that Dell’s 5-inch Streak has today become available to purchase unlocked over in the UK. Freedom lovers will have to pay a hefty £…

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iPhone 4 launch day line watch (update: Woz in action)

Posted on 24. Jun, 2010 by IBM. 

From the London store

Welcome to the latest installment of our annual tradition: the iPhone launch day queue experience in pictorial form. London’s getting the party started early (not as early as some, admittedly) with a sizable crowd turning the …

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Tesco Mobile announces cheapest UK iPhone 4 tariffs yet

Posted on 23. Jun, 2010 by IBM. 

You’re not going to believe this, but someone actually bothered to turn up to the iPhone 4 launch with a bit of competitive spirit. Tesco Mobile, an MVNA riding atop O2′s network, has busted out its idea of what represents good value for iPhone lovers’…

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How-to: figure out the best value iPhone 4 contracts in the UK

Posted on 18. Jun, 2010 by IBM. 

Choices, choices. Do you get the 16GB or 32GB iPhone 4? The black one now or the white one a little later? We can’t tell you which variant of Apple’s next phone will hold its value best over the coming months, but we can try to clear up a bit of the f…

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Vodafone UK details iPhone 4 plans a little early, we keep the screenshots

Posted on 14. Jun, 2010 by IBM. 

We don’t know what shenanigans are going on over in Vodafone HQ, but the UK carrier gave the world a quick glimpse of its iPhone 4 pricing today, before promptly removing the data sheets from the ether. Thankfully, a fast-witted reader by the name of …

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Nokia N8 preview

Posted on 14. Jun, 2010 by IBM. 

Strap yourselves in, pilgrims. Nokia’s next great handset has resurfaced in London today, and this time we were even allowed to turn it on. There’s pretty much no way you could be unaware of the N8 by now — Nokia’s done the viral video thing, the tea…

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Samsung Galaxy S taking UK pre-orders, Vodafone promises June 15 delivery

Posted on 11. Jun, 2010 by IBM. 

Were you looking forward to purchasing a 16GB smartphone with unique screen technology and an app-centric OS this month? Great, because the Galaxy S pre-order has now gone live in the UK, offering a delivery only four days away from now and prices tha…

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iPhone 4 coming to Three UK, pre-orders starting June 15

Posted on 10. Jun, 2010 by IBM. 

And just like that, the UK has turned into a veritable treasure trove of carrier choice. Three has just announced that it too will be carrying Apple’s latest iPhone starting from June 24, expanding on the options to be provided by O2, Orange, Vodafone…

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O2 offers early iPhone 4 upgrade amnesty in bid to retain customers

Posted on 09. Jun, 2010 by IBM. 

Would you look at that. Following in the footsteps of AT&T, O2 has today announced it’ll allow current customers to pay off the remainder of their contracts at a discounted rate when they re-up with the network for the iPhone 4. Irrespective of h…

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iPhone 4 confirms June 24 date with O2, Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone in UK

Posted on 07. Jun, 2010 by IBM. 

Good news for non-America: O2 UK has become the first international carrier to confirm it’ll have the iPhone 4 ready for purchase and adoration on launch day, June 24. After the iPad gave preferential treatment to the US with its release schedule, som…

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Motorola Flipout preview

Posted on 03. Jun, 2010 by IBM. 

We know you’re excited — the Nokia Twist finally has a legitimate competitor in the square-shaped pseudo-smartphone space! Motorola snuck up on us with its Flipout unveiling yesterday, so today we diligently trudged along to its local offices to get …

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Motorola Flipout official: Android 2.1 and enhanced Motoblur coming to Europe in Q2 2010 (video)

Posted on 02. Jun, 2010 by IBM. 

Motorola’s quirky square-shaped Android 2.1 creation has just become official, courtesy of the company’s YouTube channel.The Flipout brings a 2.8-inch, 320 x 240 screen (Kin killer!), a 3 megapixel camera with “one-touch” uploads to Facebook, MySpace and photo-hosting sites, and a refreshed implementation of Motoblur, which now includes resizable widgets, feed filters, and push corporate email. We hear that last feature is a real must-have with the target audience of this device.Video of the Flipout can be found just after the break, and Euro readers can expect it imminently, as the listed Q2 2010 launch date basically means it’ll be out by month’s end. Wonder how they’ll price a curious creature like this.

Update: Our pals at Recombu got a quick hands-on with the Flipout, and… it’s a square Android phone. Video after the break.

Update 2: We’ve come across a more comprehensive spec sheet on Moto’s dev site, which lists AT&T- and Rogers-compatible 3G bands, make of that what you will.

[Thanks, Martin]

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Dell Streak free on contract in UK, assuming £25 monthly plan

Posted on 01. Jun, 2010 by IBM. 

You know that Dell Streak tabletphone that’s got us all hot and bothered these days? Yeah, well, what with all the stabbing, we totally didn’t notice that the device has already been priced in the UK. When it launches on June 4th at The Carphone Warehouse, the Streak will cost you a sizable £429 off-contract — the same Apple wants for an iPad 16GB — but not a penny if you opt for its data plans (carried by O2). With a £25 mobile broadband contract or a £35 voice and unlimited data contract, the five-inch WVGA slate will be yours to take home free — the same as Carphone’s iPhone 3G pricing. We don’t know quite yet if O2 UK’s official tariffs will be cheaper or more expensive, but the tree doesn’t grow too far from the apple, as they say.

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Nokia N8 to launch on August 25 in UK, according to local store employee

Posted on 28. May, 2010 by IBM. 

As official confirmations go, this is the weakest kind. A Nokia store employee has informed Pocket-lint that the N8 hero device we’ve all been waiting for will be launching in the Queen’s backyard on Wednesday, August 25. That’s only a day off from the August 24 tip that we had and definitely seems to narrow down the release window, but let’s retain our signature skepticism. Until one of Nokia’s higher-ups or their PR team busts out an official release date, we’re still dealing with speculative information. Then again, if you wanna book that week of August off from work, we’d totally understand.

Nokia N8 to launch on August 25 in UK, according to local store employee originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 28 May 2010 07:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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