Archive for September, 2009

Vodafone to also offer iPhone in the UK

Hot on the announcement yesterday that Orange are to start offering the iPhone in the UK, Vodafone have announced that they are also to start offering Apple’s smartphone. This news further cuts O2′s two-year monopoly on selling the iPhone in the UK. Vodafone already sell the iPhone through 13 of its operators worldwide, whilst Orange [...]

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iPhone 3g and 3GS coming to Orange in the UK

Further to our earlier post about O2′s exclusivity on the Apple iPhone in the UK, it has emerged today that Orange will be bringing the iPhone 3G and iPhone3GS to UK customers later this year. Orange, which already has the largest 3G network, has setup a registration site for potential customers to get their name [...]

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MMS finally live for US customers

AT&T have finally activated the MMS or Multimedia Messaging Service for the iPhone 3G and iphone3GS models. The service went live last Friday via an iTunes update and now allows users to send photos, audio and video using their iPhone. The service has been missing for US customers since the first model arrived in 2006. [...]

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Apple announce iPhone 3.1 – available today

The Apple Keynote speech is currently in progress. Apple have just released iPhone software version 3.1. The most prominent new feature is based on the Genius utility in iTunes and will automatically recommend apps for your iPhone based on the apps you have installed. Another feature is the ability to add ringtones to your iPhone [...]

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Orange and T-Mobile look towards iPhone supply

Orange and T-Mobile are looking to break 02’s exclusive deal with Apple for supplying the iPhone in the UK. The telecom giants, which both supply the iPhone, including the iPhone3GS, in other European countries are looking to tie up with Apple this November, which marks the second anniversary of 02’s association with the Californian company. [...]

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Telegraph iPhone3GS review

The Telegraph’s website has just posted a review of the iPhone3GS. It might be a little late for the review now but at least they liked it with their only problem being the touch keyboard. If you want to read the review the link is below. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/6101064/Apple-iPhone-3GS-review.html

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iPhone to finally get MMS on AT&T

After a very long wait, AT&T has said that US customers will finally be getting multimedia messaging capabilities through a soon-to-be-released update. The software will be available through Apple’s iTunes store from 25 September and will finally restore the MMS feature to the iPhone which was withheld from US customers because of concerns over the [...]

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