Just a few days ago we’ve shown you the GSM version of the Motorola Droid without actually knowing what market was going to get it first. Today we have some great news for your folks. If you live in Germany then you’ll be happy to know that the Droid is coming to you. The Droid will be coming from O2 Germany and it will be called the Motorola Milestone. The phone will be available for around $595 before taxes and subsidies. We have no release dates but we should expect the Milestone to hit O2 stores sometime before Christmas. O2 is the first carrier to offer the GSM version of the Droid so we’re definitely interested to see who’s going to follow.

via O2 Germany

Tags: Cell Phones, Droid, Germany, milestone, Mobile News, Motorola, Motorola, O2

Are you looking for an unlocked HTC HD2 already? The phone will be out in Europe in the following months. First O2 will launch it in the UK this month while Vodafone will launch it in Spain in December. U.S. customers are only going to get it at some point in the first quarter of the next year but that doesn’t mean you have to be waiting that long to get it.

The HD2 will be also available off contract starting with November 11. The unlocked phone will sell for around $740 in the U.K. which is not a bad price considering what the HD2 can do.

Yes, you can purchase the phone and use it in the USA but you will have to settle for EDGE connectivity only. The unlocked HD2 will not be able to offer 3G connectivity if you decide to use it in the USA. Therefore, if you want a 3G HTC HD2 you’ll have to wait until 2010 to purchase one.

via Clove

Tags: hd2, HTC, HTC, O2, Other Brands, usa, Vodafone, Vodafone

By this time you should already know that O2 is the carrier ready to bring HTC’s latest Windows Mobile phone to the UK. The phone has been officially announced and it’s probably going to be HTC’s flagship Windows Mobile 6.5 for a while. With specs like a Qualcomm 1GHz Snapdragon processor and a 4.3-inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen display the HD2 is definitely a phone worth buying.

According to O2’ customer support, the phone will be available in O2 stores starting with October 19. The price hasn’t been specified at this point so we’ll be back with more details once O2 is ready to launch the phone.

U.S. customers, get ready to wait some more for the HD2! The phone will be available in the USA only in the first quarter of 2010.

via Mirror

Tags: hd2, HTC, HTC, Mobile News, O2, Other Brands, UK, usa

The screenshot here comes to prove that HTC’s latest Windows Mobile 6.5 phone is headed to O2 as previously discussed. The phone has already appeared in O2’s UK catalog which is all the confirmation we need! The HD2 or the LEO is supposed to become available anywhere from October 12 to October 26. If you’re going to go look for the catalog, you might be surprised to see it’s not available yet in O2 stores. It’s almost October so you can check back in a few days and actually see the HTC HD2 on printed paper for yourself. And its funny how the phone’s OS is clearly displayed in this leaked shot. Should we assume there’s no TouchFLO 3D like we heard on top of Redmond’s mobile OS?

via Engadget

Tags: Catalog, hd2, HTC, HTC, leak, O2, Other Brands, touchflo 3d, UK, Windows Mobile 6.5

Remember that GW300 phone from LG which we showed you a while ago? Well this BlackBerry-like phone will be available in the UK from O2 and Orange. The price hasn’t been officially announced yet but you should be able to get it for a pretty good price, if not free, with new contracts. The phone has very limited features to offer you but it will be a great messaging phone, if that’s what you require. The GW300 comes with a 2.4-inch screen, a full QWERTY keyboard, Bluetooth 2.1, 2-megapixel camera, 10MB of internal memory upgradeable up to 4GB via microSD cards and some extra features like Facebook app and LiveSquare.

via LG

Tags: GW300, LG, LG, Mobile News, O2, Orange, UK

For a device that’s supposed to be Samsung’s first Android-powered device, the i7500 Galaxy did take its own sweet time to reach the British Commonwealth, with some almost-there moments over the past few months.  The handset is now available on O2 exclusively for the next four weeks, going free on a £45-per-month agreement and you could put down £244.67 and go with the cheapest O2 plan available.  So, Her Majesty’s subjects will finally get to enjoy the Galaxy’s 3.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen display, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps speeds, its 5-megapixel camera, GPS receiver, and of course, Google’s Android!

Tags: Android, Cell Phones, Galaxy, Google, I7500, O2, Samsung

Canadians can now purchase their own Pre phone from Bell but you already knew that. What you didn’t know is that UK customers will apparently be able to get their own GSM Palm Pre by the end of October. The Pre will be available exclusively from O2 in the UK and the carrier has been keeping things quiet so far. But it looks like O2 managers have been given a release date which sounds exactly like Friday, October 30.

via phonesreview

Tags: Bell, Canada, O2, Other Brands, Palm, Palm, pre, UK

Recent reports suggest that Samsung is preparing to launch their Android-powered Galaxy in the UK sometime next week.

News comes to us from O2 employees who say the Galaxy has appeared on their store’s stock management system stating the phone will arrive next week. There’s no official confirmation from Samsung or O2 that this is actually happening but if you have your eye on this device, hold off another week just to be sure.

Read (RegHardware)

Tags: Cell Phones, Galaxy, I7500, Mobile News, O2, release, rumor, Samsung, UK

We’ve seen the Android-powered Samsung Galaxy several times before but only in one color; black. However, it seems that our friends over at the unwired have gotten their hands on photographs of a white Samsung Galaxy in the flesh.

There is no word on North American availability of this handset but our source tells us that it is expected to drop O2 Germany first with other European carriers at a later date.

Tags: Android, Cell Phones, colorway, Galaxy, Google, O2, Samsung, Samsung, white

This is the true story of how T-Mobile UK has been able to sell iPhone 3G units despite the official Apple partner in the UK is O2. And O2 exclusivity deal will expire in September if not later.

T-Mobile has been offering iPhone 3G units to its most exclusive clientele. The company apparently has been selling up to 150 phones a week to those customers that have contracts of at least £75 per month. T-Mobile is basically a reseller that offers SIM-free iPhones as an incentive method for its high-roller customers. That means T-Mobile UK isn’t doing anything illegal. Immoral, sure, but we’re living some rough economic times.

When will T-Mobile start selling that hot new iPhone 3GS? Maybe sometime in October?

via theregister

Tags: 3G, 3gs, Apple, Apple, exclusivity, iPhone, Mobile News, O2, Other Brands, T-Mobile, T-Mobile, UK

You might already be aware of the fact that O2 is the carrier currently selling Toshiba’s TG01 phone in Germany. What you might not know is that O2 decided to stop sales of the TG01 after a virus has been discovered in various units. Sure it’s an unfortunate event but it looks like O2 has dealt with the problem. The smartphone is available again from O2’s website which is a good sign. We’re interested to see if this virus thing is going to affect TG01 smartphones in other markets. As for German customers, you’ll be able to purchase your TG01 phone in the following days. How does that sound?

via O2

Tags: Germany, O2, TG01, Toshiba, Toshiba

Huge touchscreen display, check.  A-GPS, check.  Virus, check.  Wait, a virus? Yep, that’s what some of O2’s customers learned the hard way, a virus preinstalled on Toshiba’s G01 Windows Mobile smartphone, which became available in Germany at the beginning of this month.  The virus is said to be preinstalled on the TG01’s memory and although there is no information on how this affects the handset’s functionality, O2 has revealed that it affects only a few devices and not all that have been sold until now.  Needless to say, no more TG01s will be sold in Germany until the issue is resolved and current owners can contact customer service to get a clean chit on their device.  We’ll tell you more when O2 has a solution for this problem, so stay tuned.

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Tags: Cell Phones, Germany, O2, TG01, Toshiba

The GSM Palm Pre is closing in and Europeans will finally be able to purchase it. Spanish carrier Movistar will launch the new Palm phone from the looks of this press photo. Considering that Movistar is owned by Telefonica, and Telefonica signed an exclusivity agreement with Palm, we were expecting it to launch the Pre in Spain, just like O2 will launch it in the UK. Let’s home that the phone will be available sooner rather than later. The press release says that:

Palm Pre is scheduled to be available initially in the UK, Ireland and Germany exclusively on the O2 network, and in Spain exclusively on the Movistar network, in time for the holidays.

What does that “in time for the holidays” mean actually? We’ll be looking forward for some prices and some clear release dates and we’ll get back to you once we get them

via Palm

Tags: Europe, GSM, movistar, O2, Other Brands, Palm, Palm, pre, spain, Telefonica, UK

Despite being rumored to release as early as June back in April, we now have concrete evidence that Samsung’s i7500 Galaxy will in fact be dropped in the UK this month.

The carrier in question will be O2 and for those who don’t know, the Galaxy is Samsung’s first Android powered handset. Futhermore, the handset will feature a full touch-screen, 5MP camera, 8GB of internal storage and a 3.5mm headset jack.

So Samsung, when will be seeing this thing drop Stateside?

Read (TechRadar)

Tags: Android, Galaxy, I7500, Mobile News, O2, Samsung, UK

Earlier today we told you that the Pre might be soon launched in the UK. It seems we were right and the phone is indeed going to be available to UK customers. Now we know that O2 is the carrier that’s bringing the Pre in Europe. We were expecting the Pre to be sold by O2 especially since Telefonica has an exclusivity deal with Palm for the Pre. We have no details about future O2 plans for the Pre but we should get them soon enough. O2 will carry both the iPhone 3GS and the Palm Pre so we expect similar pricing and monthly fees. The question still remains though, which phone would you pick?

via The Guardian

Tags: 3gs, iPhone, O2, Other Brands, Palm, Palm, pre, UK

The entry of a new iPhone this coming summer is nothing new anymore but if there is something worth noting is that of the price adjustments that stores as O2 is doing right now. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that these price drops are meant to clear out the inventory and make room for the highly anticipated new mobile phone expected for release this June or July at the latest.

The 3G iPhone will be free on its £35 and £45 per month tariffs from May. The 16GB version is currently only free on the £75 per month contract, while the 8GB handset is free only on the £75 and £45 per month deals.

The actual details and specs of the new device from Apple are fuzzy at the moment although some critics claim that it will be somewhat similar to the Nano-style device which compromises one of the carried features such as memory, the camera or screen size.

Whatever happens, you can be sure that there will be a new Apple handset this Summer. But for now, the price drops should be interesting, particularly for the people who have not yet had the chance to experience the iPhone hands-on. Best of all, you are getting a lower price on a brand new unit which makes the deal a whole lot sweeter!

(Source) Mobile Today

Tags: Apple, Apple, Genius, handset, iPhone, iPhone, memory, mobile phone, O2

You know what’s really strange now that I think of it? Everyone got totally excited about the Pre being officially announced by Sprint but nobody noticed how no European carrier hurried to announce the phone for Europe. And I am sure lots of Europeans are more than interested in the Pre.

The Guardian is reporting that O2 has snatched an exclusive deal with Palm and the carrier will bring the GSM Pre this year. Unfortunately rumors say that O2 will launch the Pre before Christmas as it will deal primordially with the new iPhone over the summer. Are we to assume that Palm won’t have enough Pre stock for Europe anyway? I mean we are already expecting CDMA Pre shortages so GSM Pre shortages are only logical.

On a different note, is Vodafone and Orange going to sit quietly and take it? If you know what carrier is bringing the Pre in your country, make sure you drop us a line too.

Tags: CDMA, GSM, iPhone, Mobile News, O2, Other Brands, Palm, Palm Pre, Portable Devices, shortage

Remember Samsung’s M7600 Beat DJ music phone which was revealed at the MWC this year? Well we have good news folks! And by folks we mean those of you able to walk in an O2 UK store and ask for a Beat DJ. You will be able to get it from anywhere from $0 to $233 depending on what plan you choose.

And let’s remember what this Beat DJ music phone is will offer you in specs:

• 3G HSDPA support,
• a 3.2 megapixel camera with video recording,
• GPS, a 2.6-inch AMOLED touchscreen display,
• stereo Bluetooth,
• Bang & Olufsen amplifier

via O2

Tags: Beat DJ, music, O2, Samsung, Samsung, UK

Timotheus Hoettges the CFO from Deutsche Telekom, the mothership of all T-Mobiles out there, said at a recent shareholder meeting that T-Mobile UK will have to merge with another carrier or else face the possibility of going under. That’s not exactly a nice prospect is it? Hoettges said that:”in our view consolidation is a means to take excess capabilities out of the market,” and that “nothing is unthinkable on our side.”

So what carrier will T-Mobile UK choose for its future merger? Is it going to be 3 which is ranked as the fifth UK carrier, or will it be one of the other important 3: O2, Orange and Vodafone?

Tags: Deutsche Telekom, Mobile News, O2, Orange, Other Brands, T-Mobile, T-Mobile, T-Mobile UK, Vodafone, Vodafone

Nokia’s first touchscreen handset, the 5800 XpressMusic comes with a surprise for UK customers. Depending if you love Star Trek or not you’ll either love the new design or simply hate it. Starting with May 1 the phone will be available in a Star Trek version. The ultimate Trekkie accessory comes in three versions, red, blue and black/silver. The great part about it is that the phone will be available free of charge as long as the customer will choose at least a £25 a month plan from either carrier. You can choose from Vodafone, O2, T-Mobile and Orange since the phone is sold by Phones 4U anyway.

The phone will offer you lots of Star Trek-related content: screenpapers, wallpapers and exclusive ringtones like: Phaser Shot, Kelvin Communicator and more. What do you say? Are you going to get one?

via Pocket-lint

Tags: 5800, Mobile News, Nokia, Nokia, O2, Orange, Other Brands, Star Trek, T-Mobile, T-Mobile, Vodafone, Vodafone, XpressMusic