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Three MiFi - T3 Work Gadget of the Year
Three's MiFi took home 'Best Work Gadget of the Year' at last night's T3 Gadget Awards 2010. More than 750,000 people voted in 19 categories, in which Three’s MiFi outshone Apple Macbook Pro, Blackberry Bold 9700 and the iPhone 4 for the Best Work Gadget category.
Windows Phone 7 comes to Three with Samsung Omnia 7
Three will range the Samsung Omnia 7 – the first Three handset to offer the new Windows Phone 7 operating system.
Virgin Media revamps £8.50 mobile range
Virgin Media has announced the choice of five new handsets to accompany its excellent value £8.50 tariff, available to new and existing customers on a 24 month contract.
Orange launches Corporate Talk Plan
Orange has announced a new Corporate Talk Plan for large business customers, making it the first UK operator to include office landline to mobile – as well as mobile to mobile – calls, together in a simple and flexible bundle, enabling easy cost control.
Orange launches Windows Phone 7 devices
Orange has announced the delivery of two new handsets based on Microsoft’s latest mobile operating platform, Windows Phone 7.
Orange and T-Mobile users get expanded covergage
British mobile customers can now make calls and send texts in more places than ever before, thanks to the single biggest transformation in mobile networks since the birth of the mobile industry.
HTC and Vodafone unleash the HTC 7 Trophy
HTC, a global designer of smartphones, and Vodafone, one of the world’s largest mobile communications companies, have announced an agreement to bring the new HTC 7 Trophy, a new Windows Phone 7 smartphone, exclusively to Vodafone customers in selected markets across the world from October 2010.
O2 launches UK’s first location-based mobile marketing
O2 has become the first network provider to offer large-scale location-based mobile marketing in the UK, enabling brands to deliver relevant SMS and MMS to consumers in a more targeted, engaging and effective way than ever before.
O2 and HTC bring Windows Phone 7 to life
O2 and HTC have announced the HTC HD7, the ultimate way to experience Windows Phone 7, is launching exclusively on O2 on 21 October. Available in all O2 stores and O2.co.uk, the HD7 will be available from free.
Web benefits failing to click with over 60s
80 per cent of over 60s who are offline have a lack of awareness of the benefits of the internet, according to a new survey from the Post Office to mark the run-up to ‘Get Online Week’ which aims to show people across the UK how simple it is to reap the benefits that access to the internet can bring.
Mobile phones increasingly becoming a one stop shop
Three quarters of all British adults are now multitasking on their mobile phones, leading them to place a higher value on their mobile than it originally cost them, according to new research from Lloyds TSB.
More Europeans on-line but concerned about costs and security
Europeans are becoming increasingly "digital" according to a European Commission Eurobarometer survey which questioned 27,000 households throughout the EU on their use of internet, telephones and TV.
How to get the best deal on your energy supply
Sometime between now and December 2010 consumers will receive their first Annual Energy Statement from their gas and/or electricity supplier.
Consumer confidence fell in September
Consumer confidence fell by nine points to 53 during September, reversing the gain seen in August, according to the Nationwide Consumer Confidence Index.
Samsung extends bada smartphone line-up with WAVE II
Samsung have announced the launch of the Samsung Wave II (GT-S8530). Based on the latest edition of Samsung’s own smartphone platform, bada 1.2, the Wave II comes complete with extensive multimedia entertainment, integrated messaging and an enhanced user experience.