Posts Tagged ‘uk’

EE Confirm 4G Network Launch In The UK On October 30th

EE have sent out an email confirming that their 4G network will launch in the UK on October 30th. They include 3 phones that will support the 4G network, notably the iPhone5 is missing. Moving to EE for their 4G network will require signing up for a new plan/commitment, and there are no details yet [...]

Apple Has Finally Purchased Apple.co.uk

Apple has finally purchased the domain name apple.co.uk from the design form that has owned it for many years. Apple Inc has had to make do with servicing UK customers via apple.com/uk url scheme, with apple.co.uk being used by the firm "Apple Illustration” up until around July 6th when it appears the domain name was [...]

UK Apple Stores Have Worst Prices In Western Europe

A study of all 37 Apple country stores by Idealo, reveals that excluding VAT the UK has the most expensive Apple Store prices. If you include VAT only the tax heavy Scandinavia (25%) is more expensive. “The average UK Apple store price is four percent higher than the non-Scandinavian Western European Apple stores. This means [...]

Netflix Now Available In The UK And Ireland

The hugely popular online video streaming service Netflix is now accepting signups within the UK and Ireland. Starting with a free month users can signup for £5.99 / month giving access to unlimited films & TV episodes instantly over the internet. This is £1/month more than the alternative service from LoveFilm however Netflix purports to [...]

O2 HTC HD7 Updated To Enable Internet Sharing

O2 have updated the HTC HD7 to enable Internet Sharing. Connect the HD7 to the Zune Desktop and check for updates. Run through the update process and when complete you can disconnect your phone. The version number stayed at 7720 for me, so this is not the 7740 update that was released to some customers [...]

Orange unveils partnership with premier music streaming service Deezer

Orange is partnering with music streaming brand Deezer to launch Deezer Mobile which will be exclusively available to Orange pay monthly customers. Deezer already has 20 million users worldwide and is hoping to become the number one destination for UK music fans and the partnership with Orange will allow customers in the UK to stream [...]

Nokia N9 Not Coming To The UK – Confirmed

Nokia has confirmed in a statement to mocoNews that the N9 will not be coming to the UK. As an organisation Nokia takes a market by market approach to product rollout and each country decides which products to introduce from those available. These decisions are based on a local assessment of existing and upcoming products [...]