Carphone Warehouse, Europe’s largest independent cell phone retailer, announced that it will sell more than 1 million iPhones by Christmas. The retailer first launched the iPhone in November 2007, and it’s currently offering the smartphone only on the O2 network. However, starting November 10, Carphone will also sell the iPhone to Orange customers – this being the

The European Commission has approved the merger of two of the largest mobile phone companies in the UK: Orange and T-Mobile. The merger between the two mobile phone giants is expected to be completed this Spring. Although there's no word yet as to what single phone company will emerge from the merger, there will still be two separate entities in the UK cell phone market but these two: Orange and

Motorola Europe has revealed plans of updating the Android OS to version 2.1 on the very popular Milestone, but first, the device will receive a 2.01 update of the OS, which would hit in a few weeks, while the 2.1 update is two months away, according to Motorola. Tags: Cell Phones, milestone, Mobile Software, Motorola Related posts Telus

Apple and other big phone makers have struck a deal with the European Commission to start selling phones with universal cell phone chargers starting next year. Side by side view of a micro-USB connector and a regular USB connector. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons) Under the agreement, manufacturers would start using micro-USB connections for phone chargers used for smartphones. Apple joins other big ce...

Undoubtedly the iPhone has been the hottest handset on the market since its release. Numbers in cell phone news alone can do more than explain the feat Apple has accomplished. Seeing as the iPhone has been out for quite a while, some would predict its hot streak to inevitably hit some cold water. But, with exclusivity being abrogated in Europe and the introduction of the 3GS, it still leaps over t...

The Motorola Milestone, the DROID of Europe, will soon be hitting the stores across the sea. If you haven’t forgotten the outlandish and dedicated promotion in cell phone news of the handset in the you United States, which is hard to forget, you are probably expecting the same to accompany the Motorola Milestone’s release. On the contrary, a more tranquil advertisement is what is being...

I'm aware studies comparing cell phone charges generally have to be taken with a grain of salt (especially cross-country studies like the following one), but this one coming from the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications is pretty interesting. It's not really a "world" ranking, but the ministry compared [JP, PDF] cell phone charges in seven major cities in Europe, Asia...

Even with the abandonment of iPhone exclusivity in Europe, the Motorola Milestone has become the gadget to have, and also a cell phone news celebrity. Retailer eXpansys, which is large enough to record data worthy of generalization, is billing the DROID emulation “the fastest selling gadget in the website’s 11 year history, even more successful than the iPhone” on behalf of selli...

The organization Of bluetooth SIG, which deals with the certification of equipment with the support of the wireless standard Of bluetooth, approved new cell phone the telephone Of vodafone 547. Its producer is Chinese company ZTE. But be sold device will be practically throughout the world: on the site Of bluetooth SIG as the purposeful regions are mentioned Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North....

LG will be launching a mobile phone app store tomorrow focusing initially in Asia with the goal of going global by end of year. The service will initially be offered in Singapore, Malaysia and Australia and by end of year will be available in Europe and South America with 2,000 cell phone applications available.Continue reading...