Archive : Orange

The Orange San Francisco was one of the most popular PAYG handsets in the UK and now Orange are set to release the updated Orange Barcelona. The new Orange Barcelona handset springed up on Orange’s website this morning and looks like it will compliment the Orange San Francisco by offering a QWERTY keyboard Android alternative. The San Francisco was one of the most affordable Android handsets [...]

In a joint effort between BT and Everything Everywhere (T-mobile/Orange) the first 4G LTE wireless broadband trials are set to roll out in the UK. The UK is currently undergoing the digital switchover as the nation’s TV signals are moved from analogue to digital. As each part of the country is switched over, this free’s up space on the 800mhz spectrum which mobile phone networks are hoping to [...]

Orange and Barclays have created a new app called Quick Tap that will bring contactless payments into the high street across the UK. If you’re not familiar with what contactless payments/NFC technology is then let me explain. Essentially your phone will become its own debit card which you can load funds onto. When you want to buy something, you simply scan your phone at the payment point and the [...]

The Motorola Atrix is truly a unique handset. On the surface it looks like any other Android phone, but once you plug it into its dock, it becomes a full blown laptop with its own operating system. The Atrix is a breath of fresh air in the already crowded smartphone marketplace and Orange have the UK exclusive on the handset. Well Orange have made good on their promise and the Atrix is now available [...]

France Telecom and Deutsche Telekom have both announced today that they will merge there UK operations to become the biggest UK mobile phone network. The deal is currently under review by the regulatory authorities which should be completed in the first half of 2010 Timotheus Höttges, Deutsche Telekom CFO said: ‘This joint venture is based on the full commitment of Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom [...]