According to the Guardian, Apple has been talking to mobile networks in the UK, looking for partners for the tablet/iSlate/whatever. The word is that Apple is looking for a subsidized partnership, much like they have with the iPhone, which would serve to keep prices down, and also implies 3G connectivity. Apparently Apple have approached a
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EverythingiCafe on 20th Jan 2010 (via feedproxy.google.com)
Multiple sources are reporting that that T-Mobile UK is in talks with Apple to bring the iPhone 3G – last year’s model – to its mobile service, taking away the phone’s exclusivity from competing carrier O2. Reports from Register Hardware and guardian.co.uk suggest the appearance of the iPhone 3G on the British T-Mobile network could happen
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iPhonesTalk on 15th Jul 2009 (via iphonestalk.com)
At this point, conventional wisdom firmly places the stateside release of the forthcoming Apple Tablet in March, with the possibility of a delay to June. Thats a long enough wait for Yanks, but what about the rest of the world? According to The Guardian, Britons can expect a delay of at least a few months. The
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iPhoneNano on 20th Jan 2010 (via iphonenano.net)
Vodafone working on tie-up with O2, while Orange keen to join T-Mobile/3 alliance, local press reports. Vodafone and O2 plan to pool their networks, while Vodafone’s existing partner, Orange plans to ask T-Mobile and 3 for permission to join their network sharing venture, The Guardian reported without citing its sources. All five companies will continue to compete
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DailyMobile on 13th Mar 2009 (via dailymobile.se)
well thats how it would appear, anyway. The Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) iPhone 3G and 3GS have been spreading across UK networks since O2 (NYSE: TEF) lost their exclusive right last year. First Orange got it, then Tesco Mobile, and now Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) but what of Vodafones sales figures? Have they eclipsed the
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IntoMobile on 15th Jan 2010 (via feedproxy.google.com)
Now here’s some interesting news; according to the Guardian newspaper, Vodafone and O2 apparently are to pool networks, and Vodafone’s current partner Orange is to ask 3 and T-Mobile for permission to join their network sharing scheme. All five of the carriers will still operate under their individual brand names, however bringing together their networks will
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PhonesReview on 13th Mar 2009 (via phonesreview.co.uk)
Mobile reports that Apple will begin offering the iPhone 3G to wireless carriers Orange and T-Mobile in the UK later this year, while retaining exclusivity for the new iPhone 3GS for longtime partner O2.The move is set for as early a...
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MacRumorsiPhone on 15th Jul 2009 (via macrumors.com)
Back in September, Orange had signed an agreement with Apple. With this agreement, the company acquired the rights to retail the iPhone 3G as well as the iPhone 3GS in the UK. According to Guardian, Orange will start offering the iPhone 3GS from November 10 onwards, a day after Apple’s two-year exclusive contract with O2
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Mobiletor on 28th Oct 2009 (via mobiletor.com)