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Vodafone Launches Own Brand Android Market Channel
Vodafone has launched a Vodafone branded content channel within the Android Market, claiming it to be the first of its kind in Europe. When Vodafone users access the homepage of the Android Market, the page will sport a Vodafone logo, given the same prominence as links to Apps and Games. Clicking on the logo opens up the Vodafone channel, with exclusive Vodafone apps, as well as discounted content for Vodafone customers. The Vodafone own brand channel highlights content from Vodafone...
Orange and Vodafone PAYG Call Charges Increase
Both Orange and Vodafone are introducing increased call charges across their Pay As You Go services, due in part to changes made by OfCom earlier in the year which reduced income from the Mobile Termination Rate. Mobile Termination Rate is the cost levied by one network to another for terminating the call on its network. The rate was cut from 4.18p to 2.66p per minute, and the plan is for this to be reduced even further. In response to the...
UK Networks Unite for Mobile Payments Services
UK networks have announced the launch of a new combined venture designed to help bring mobile payment services such as NFC to the greater mobile using public. The initiative brings together Everything Everywhere, (Orange and T-Mobile) Telefonica (O2) and Vodafone, aims to deliver an open platform for businesses to deliver NFC payment services. The venture, which is as yet unnamed, will allow faster adoption of NFC, bringing to wider use services that can be purchased via an NFC enabled device,...
Sneak Peak of BlackBerry 9900 Courtesy of Vodafone
There are still no confirmed release dates for the forthcoming BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900, but thanks to Vodafone we have the opportunity of a sneak peak at the device in a video posted up on YouTube. The BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 will sport a traditional BlackBerry style four row QWERTY keyboard, as well as a 2.8 inch capacitive touchscreen, giving users two options for interacting with the device. Powered by a 1.2 GHz processor, the 9900 will run on the...
Vodafone Partners with Just Giving to Launch Free Text Donation Service
Vodafone has teamed up with Just Giving, launching the UK's first free text donation service, called JustTextGiving. The new service allows users to make instant donations of up to £10 to preferred charities of their choice, by using a personalised six digit short code, set up by the charity. The launch is designed to make charitable giving easier for consumers, following reports that more than a third of people give less to charity than previously, before the harder economic times....
Vodafone Launches Pay by Text Service for Cab Rides
Vodafone has announced the launch of a service that allows Londoners to pay for cab journeys by text message, with a range of branded Union Jack cabs roaming the streets of London, offering support for mobile payment points. To pay for the service, passengers simply need to text the word 'taxi', followed by the vehicle number, and the amount that needs to be paid. The charge is added to the users mobile phone account, and only the taxi fare is...
HTC Confirm HTC Sensation
HTC has given official confirmation to the HTC Sensation, following the accidental announcement earlier by Vodafone, who mistakenly published a test page on their internet site before the device had been launched. The new HTC Sensation follows in the footsteps of earlier HTC Android based devices, delivering a strong set of smartphone features in a smart looking device. Boasting a superb qHD Display (540 x 960 pixels), the HTC Sensation specs are that it is powered by a dual core...
The Evolution of Mobile Phones
Mobile phones have grown a long way over the years since the first truly portable device came on to the market, becoming from those humble beginnings a device that many people feel lost without these days, offering quick and easy access to such a wide variety of communication functions. Truly the mobile phone is so much more than just a phone these days. The video below has been put together by Vodafone, detailing some iconic handsets in that evolutionary growth...
Vodafone Webbox Puts Internet on Any TV
Vodafone has launched the Webbox, a keyboard device that turns any TV into and internet terminal. The keyboard plugs into a TV via RCA connectors, and inside the Webbox is a Vodafone SIM card which makes the internet connection. The web browser used on the Webbox is the excellent Opera Mini 5.1, which helps deliver websites at top speed over a mobile network by cutting out all the unnecessary HTML coding and crunching the data as it passes through the...
Sony Ericsson Xperia Play will Launch on all Five UK Networks
Following on from yesterday's official confirmation of the impending announcement of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, all the UK networks have quickly confirmed they will be ranging the device, with Three following the lead of T-Mobile, Orange, O2 and Vodafone. The Xperia Play, quickly becoming one of the most sought after devices this year, should be available from April 2011, and with availability across all networks should be keenly priced too, as networks fight for a share of the potential...
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