The Liquid A1 is Acer’s own hot Android smartphone and it looks like the phone will be available to the masses this month. The smartphone will be available in the UK for around $481 before taxes.

The phone will offer you a 3.5-inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen, a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, HSDPA connectivity, WiFi b/g, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, a 5-megapixel camera, GPS and Android 1.6.

There’s no specific availability date so far and there’s no indication that other markets will receive the Liquid in time for Christmas. What do you say? Are you ready for an Acer Android handset in your life?

via Clove

Tags: A1, Acer, Acer, Android, Liquid, UK

The iPhone is not a new thing to UK customers as it has been around for a while now. But Orange has just started to offer Apple’s phone to its customers as O2 has lost its iPhone exclusivity.

The initial reports are saying that Orange has sold over 30,000 units which is not a bad number for the first day. It seems that the Orange iPhone is turning out to be such a success as Orange offers a wider coverage than its competition. Will the iPhone be a success if Verizon started selling it in the USA right now?

The good news for O2 iPhone owners is that their carrier will unlock the iPhone starting today. Simply go to a O2 store and see if you qualify for the procedure.

And last but not least, we will remind you that Vodafone is also going to sell the iPhone so you might want to wait before buying one from Orange or O2.

Tags: Apple, iPhone, Mobile News, O2, Orange, UK, Verizon, Vodafone, Vodafone

If you’re a T-Mobile UK customer packing a Nokia phone then you’ll probably be more than happy to find out that your carrier is going to offer you Nokia’s Comes With Music service. The offer is only available if you get a new Nokia 5800 XpressMusic phone with it too. The service will be available free of charge for a whole year once you chose a new 2-year plan of at least £30 per month. Besides unlimited music downloads you will also get unlimited mobile Internet and unlimited SMS messages so the bundle doesn’t sound bad at all, does it?

via pocket-lint

Tags: 5800, comes with music, Mobile News, music, Nokia, Nokia, Portable Devices, service, T-Mobile, UK, XpressMusic

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

It looks like Motorola fans over the pond will be able to enjoy the company’s first Android phone earlier than everyone else. The DEXT is available already in the UK from Orange so go get it while it’s hot. The phone will be available for free if you select a 2-year contract of at least £34.26 per month. For that monthly tariff you will get 900 any network voice minutes, unlimited SMS messages, Orange Maps and anytime Internet browsing.

On comparison, the CLIQ will be available from T-Mobile USA for pre-order on October 19 for $199.99 on contract. Will the CLIQ/DEXT be a hit phone? Do you intend to purchase it?

via Orange

Tags: Android, Cliq, DEXT, Motorola, Motorola, Orange, Other Brands, T-Mobile, T-Mobile USA, UK

According to a recent study made by ATG - Art Technology Group - the UK consumers don’t like the current mobile shopping system. 38% of the consumers have tried shopping with their cellphone, and 28% of them didn’t like it.

Reasons for the dislike are various: the security system that could be better; the payment system could be easier; the network speeds are still slow; and the price not being clear is a big no no. If only the online retailers offered a better customer experience, or if they could all have a website optimized for mobile phones… now that would be a big change, for the better of course.

Tags: Cell Phones, Mobile News, mobile shopping, UK

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

Those of you still waiting for LiMo Foundation phones should head to the UK as there’s where Vodafone has decided to launch a couple of new LiMo phones. Made by Samsung, the 360 H1 and the 360 M1have a lot to offer so grab a chair.

The 360 H1 comes with a 3.5-inch OLED touchscreen panel, a 5-megapixel camera with flash and auto-focus, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, HSDPA connectivity and 16GB of storage space.

The 360 M1 is the cheaper brother and it will bring you only a 3.2-inch touchscreen display, 1GB of internal storage space, GPS, Bluetooth and HSDPA connectivity.

On top of all that Vodafone has laid its own Vodafone 360 platform which will bring lots of social media features, games, music and apps to these brand new phones. So what do you think Vodafone UK subscribers? Ready to give Limo Foundations phone a try?

via Vodafone

Tags: 360 H1, 360 M1, LiMo Smartphones, Samsung, Samsung, UK, Vodafone, Vodafone

O2 has finally announced launch dates for the Palm Pre in three European countries. The phone will be available in Germany starting with October 13 while customers in UK and Ireland will be able to purchase Palm’s webOS phone starting with October 16. In the UK the Pre will be available for free as long as you choose an 18- or 24-month contract starting at $72 per month so we should expect similar offers to become available soon in Germany and Ireland.

So there you have it folks, the GSM version of the Pre is getting ready for business in Europe which raises one important question: when will it be available in the USA?

via O2

Tags: Germany, GSM, Ireland, Mobile Software, Other Brands, Palm, Palm Pre, Portable Devices, UK, webOS

The HTC Tattoo is no Hero, but it still has the Android factor, which in itself is a selling point right now.  Vodafone has announced that its UK customers will have the first go at this 2.8-inch touchscreen device and according to the press release, it will be packing a few treats when it is released.  Riding alongside its 3.2 megapixel camera, 3.5mm headset jack, GPS, and microSD support will be an FM radio and Android 1.6 operating system.  That enough for you to buy this device? If you said yes, go ahead and reserve yours now!

Tags: Android 1.6, Cell Phones, Donut, HTC, tattoo, UK, Vodafone

While we are patiently waiting for T-Mobile to announce Motorola’s first Android phone, the Cliq, Orange UK has gone ahead and announced the Cliq already. We were expecting this move, so it’s really no surprise there! Sure the phone will have a different name over there and you already know it: the DEXT.

The DEXT will be available at the beginning of October and those interested in purchasing it should know it will be available for free provided that you select a new 2-year contract of at least £34.26/month (that’s about $56.50). That monthly fee will get you 900 voice minutes, unlimited texting, data and Orange Maps support. Not a bad deal considering that you’d get to play with a brand new Android phone which comes with a load of social networking skills. So if you happen to live in the UK and you’re getting ready to snatch a DEXT, let us know how the phone is treating you!

via Orange

Tags: Cliq, DEXT, Mobile News, MOTOBLUR, Motorola, Motorola, Orange, UK

Deutsche Telekom seems to be more and more interested in mergers. After we’ve heard how its T-Mobile UK division will join forces with Orange UK, we now hear that the German conglomerate has a new target in sight. Sprint Nextel might be the company that Deutsche Telekom will purchase and this isn’t the first time we hear about it. That means Sprint Nextel will merge with T-Mobile USA and AT&T’s comfortable second largest position will be threatened by the new emerging carrier.

Don’t get all too excited just yet folks. Said merger will not be a piece of cake and it will take a while to be accomplished. In the mean time Deutsche Telekom is being advised by Deutsche Bank on the matter and we should see an offer in the following weeks. We’ll be back with more details soon as this is a very important move in the mobile business.

Tags: Deutsche Telekom, Merger, Nextel, Orange, Other Brands, Sprint, Sprint, T-Mobile, T-Mobile, UK, usa

If you happen to own an Omnia i900 phone from Samsung then you might be one of those lucky fellows that can honestly say they have taken a peak at Samsung’s upcoming Application Store. Unfortunately you’d have to go the UK, Italy or France as that’s where the store has been made available so far.

The store offers so far about 300 paid apps and lots of free apps ready to be installed on your Samsung phones. By the end of the year Samsung will have around 2,000 apps in the store. It’s not too much, but it’s a healthy start. Besides the i900, the Omnia II I8000 and the Omnia LTE B7300 will also get support for accessing the new Application Store. Anyone excited about the new app store?

via samsungapps

Tags: application store, B7300, france, I8000, i900, italy, Mobile News, Mobile Software, OMNIA, Omnia II, Samsung, Samsung, UK

We’ve heard for quite a while now that Deutsche Telekom was interested in getting rid of T-Mobile UK. And now we hear that the German giant has been secretly speaking to the French giant, France Telecom about the possible marriage between T-Mobile UK and Orange UK.

The merger will be completed in the following months and the future T-Mobile/Orange UK carrier will probably become the largest in UK. We’ll tell you more in the near future as the deal is expected to be completed by October. So what do you say folks in Britain? How do you see this potential merger?

via marketwatch

Tags: Merger, Mobile News, Orange, Other Brands, T-Mobile, T-Mobile, UK

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

Vodafone is ready to up the ante when it comes to mobile broadband. The company will launch a new 14.4 Megabit mobile broadband service in the UK which is quite impressive, at least on paper. What that means for the average consumer is that the probable top speed will be somewhere around 10.8Mbps while the usual speed will average between 1Mbps to 4Mbps. The major cities and surrounding areas will be among the first to receive the new service although nationwide 14.4Mbps has been mentioned.

via Trusted Reviews

Tags: 14.4Mbps, mobile broadband, Mobile News, UK, Vodafone, Vodafone

We’ve been hearing about LG’s GD910 watch phone for too long now and yet still haven’t heard of a solid release date or price point. Luckily, Orange UK has recently told us that the watch phone will be priced at  £500 or about $825, on August 27th of this year.

While this may seem like an enormous price tag for such a small device, it’s dramatically less than the ~$1,290 Orange estimated it to cost earlier this month.

Anyone out there eagerly awaiting the GD910’s launch?

via slashgear

Tags: Cell Phones, GD910, LG, LG, Mobile News, Orange, Portable Devices, Price, release date, UK, watch phone

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.

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

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