From 1 December 2010, data roaming in Europe gets even easier with Vodafone Data Traveller. Opt in, and pay only £2 a day when you roam in Europe. Vodafone Data Traveller gives you 5MB in all European countries – boosted to 25MB in the countries you visit most often. And if you’re a frequent traveller, [...]
Archive for November, 2010
Windows Phone 7 – More January Update rumours
Posted by Admin on November 29th, 2010
Rumours of a Windows Phone 7 January update have been going around for some time now, but while the initial details centred around the addition of Copy and Paste, more details are circulating now. The latest speculative list of updates include: Bing turn-by-turn directions, improvements Custom ringer support Copy/Paste Multi-tasking (of some form) Twitter user [...]
Twitter user @theashes made famous by… The Ashes
Posted by Andrew on November 29th, 2010
A woman in Massachusetts, US has made headlines after complaining about cricket messages sent to her Twitter account, which is named @theashes. A BBC story details that the woman received hundreds of messages about The Ashes cricket currently going on in Australia, even thought she knows nothing about cricket. She finally complained by tweeting that [...]
Orange iPad on Contract – Ordered
Posted by Rob Gordon on November 27th, 2010
We’ve ordered an Orange iPad on contract this morning and can confirm a few more details: The iPad device cost (£199 for 16GB, £249 for 32GB or £349 for 64GB) must be paid in advance when ordering, and is not billed to your Orange account as is the case with regular handset purchases. The iPad [...]
Orange contract iPad prices revealed
Posted by Rob Gordon on November 26th, 2010
Orange have revealed their contract and device pricing for the iPad. There is only one contract of £25/month for 24 months for existing Orange customers, or £27/month for 24 months for new customers. The contract includes 1GB data / month, 1GB quiet time data (midnight – 4pm) / month and unlimited BT Openzone usage. The [...]
Three jump on the iPad Contract bandwagon
Posted by Rob Gordon on November 25th, 2010
In an almost identically worded press release to the one by Orange, Three have today announced they will also be offering subsidised iPad’s on contract. Equally lacking in specifics, Three state: Three UK today announced it will offer new purchase options for iPad users, including more affordable prices when purchased with a data service plan, [...]
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Tags: Apple, contract, ipad, orange, three 
Android adding content rating to Apps in Market
Posted by Rob Gordon on November 25th, 2010
Android Developers Blog is reporting that the Android Market is adding content rating to Apps. The new capability will give users additional information to help them select an application suitable for them. “To prepare for this launch, starting next week, developers submitting new or updated applications will be required to include a rating for all [...]
