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Vodafone Webbox internet keyboard plugs into your TV [Video]

, Feb 11th 2011 Discuss [1]

Vodafone has announced Webbox, an internet-enabled keyboard intended to turn a regular TV into an "internet portal". Based around a 14 x 25 cm QWERTY 'board with an RCA connection for the TV, the Vodafone Webbox packs the Opera Mini 5.1 browser together with support for SMS and email messaging, an FM radio, photo gallery and a music player. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

White Vodafone Nexus S confirmed

, Feb 7th 2011 Discuss [0]

Vodafone has announced it will be offering the Google Nexus S, the first carrier in Europe to sell the Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphone direct. As well as the original black version, sold through Google's retail partners Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy UK, Vodafone has the exclusive on the white Nexus S leaked recently. Read The Full Story

Vodafone Forced by Egypt to Spread Propaganda

, Feb 3rd 2011 Discuss [1]

U.K. based Vodafone is saying it was forced by the Egyptian government to send government scripted pro-Murabak text messages to its Egypt customers. There have been many accounts on Twitter showing the texts as they were sent during the protests this past week in the shaken country. Read The Full Story

Hands on the White BlackBerry Torch

, Jan 28th 2011 Discuss [2]

Showing Apple how it's done when it comes to releasing white versions of their phones--the white iPhone 4 being still elusive--RIM is now offering a white version of their BlackBerry Torch 9800. The folks over at Pocket-lint got intimate with the White BlackBerry Torch and offered up many lovely photos of their hands on experience. Read The Full Story

Egypt offline as government cuts comms over protest promise

, Jan 28th 2011 Discuss [1]

The Egyptian government has seemingly taken the internet offline in the country, with all international connections going through Egyptian ISPs shut down. According to Renesys, connectivity was suspended at 00:34am local time, with "the virtually simultaneous withdrawal of all routes to Egyptian networks in the Internet's global routing table." Meanwhile, Vodafone has confirmed that all mobile operators in Egypt have been told to "suspend services in selected areas." Read The Full Story

Apple Reports First Quarter Results

, Jan 18th 2011 Discuss [1]

In a report that should surprise absolutely no one in the entire world, Apple has posted an earnings report today for the past quarter (the Holiday quarter, mind you, of 2010) and it's ginormous. On the other hand the sales of iPads alone are... what's the word... shocking. Read The Full Story

White iPhone 4 Shows Off in Vodafone Germany’s Inventory System, Still No Release Date

, Jan 17th 2011 Discuss [0]

The white iPhone 4 is still a mystery device. Despite the fact that we've seen the device at the initial announcement for the iPhone 4, the handset hasn't managed to make an official debut since. But, that doesn't stop it from popping up every once in awhile. This time around, Vodafone Germany apparently has the device sitting in their inventory, ready for some unknown date of sale. Read The Full Story

White BlackBerry Torch headed to UK as Vodafone exclusive

, Jan 14th 2011 Discuss [0]

Vodafone UK has announced that it will be exclusively offering the white BlackBerry Torch 9800 in the UK. Listed as "coming soon" on Vodafone's site, the handset will have the same functionality as the original black version - a 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen and slide-out QWERTY keyboard - but come in a new, white casing. Read The Full Story

Vodafone Huawei EC W820 video call home tablet hits FCC

, Dec 29th 2010 Discuss [0]

A Vodafone-branded Huawei tablet has been spotted crossing the FCC, offering a 7-inch WVGA touchscreen and a 2-megapixel camera. The Huawei EC W820 appears to run a proprietary OS, rather than the more common Android, supporting voice and video calls, SMS, media playback, internet browsing and various widgets. Read The Full Story

Vodafone launches money transfer service in Qatar

, Nov 30th 2010 Discuss [0]

In countries where the banking system isn’t as developed as it is in the US and other long established countries it can be hard for people to get access to banks and to transfer money for paying bills and buying things. Many mobile phone companies are working hard to get an infrastructure in place that will allow users to transfer money using their mobile phone. Read The Full Story

Amazon HTC 7 Trophy pre-order page pulled [Updated]

, Oct 14th 2010 Discuss [0]

The Amazon UK listing for the unlocked HTC 7 Trophy - which suggested the SIM-free Windows Phone 7 would be arriving on November 8 - has been taken down.  The change is presumably at the request of Vodafone, who have exclusivity on the device, at least initially. Read The Full Story

Vodafone LG Optimus 7 and HTC 7 Trophy priced

, Oct 11th 2010 Discuss [0]

Vodafone UK has just confirmed pricing to us for its two exclusive Windows Phone 7 devices, the HTC 7 Trophy and the LG Optimus 7, which will arrive in the UK on October 21st.  The Vodafone HTC 7 Trophy will be the cheaper of the two, with the handset free on a new, two-year agreement priced at £25 per month. Read The Full Story
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