http://www.silicon.com Results for O2 en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39671621,00.htm Tesco Mobile has announced today it will stock Apple's iPhone 3G and 3GS. Apple ended its two-year UK exclusive deal with O2 this month by launching the iPhone on the Orange network. Vodafone also announced an agreement with Apple in September, and... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:03:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39640944,00.htm Apple's iPhone 3G and 3G S went on sale on the Orange network yesterday, ending two years of mobile monogamy for Apple with O2 in the UK. On the iPhone's first day on Orange, 30,000 of the devices were sold across the UK by 16:00(GMT). editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:40:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39621066,00.htm The iPhone 3G and 3G S will go on sale to Orange customers from 10 November, the operator has revealed today. Orange has also unveiled its pay monthly, pay-as-you-go and business tariffs for iPhone 3G and 3G S - with the cheapest price plan... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:15:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39577319,00.htm Phones 4u has confirmed it will start selling Apple's iPhone this year. The retailer announced yesterday it will begin selling the iPhone before Christmas in stores across the UK and via its website. The iPhone will be available to Phones 4u... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:53:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39559861,00.htm Once again, September saw another fresh crop of students head off to university for the first time, on their way to becoming the next generation of IT workers. But how good are the UK's universities at turning out the skilled professionals that the... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:08:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39553018,00.htm O2 is set to start testing LTE (the long-term evolution of the 3G mobile standard) technology in the UK "within the next six months". The trials of the technology are the first to be carried out by any UK operator. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:03:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39547885,00.htm Vodafone has revealed it will be the third mobile operator to offer Apple's iPhone in the UK and Ireland. The announcement follows hot on the heels of news yesterday that rival network Orange has signed a deal to sell Apple's handset in the UK... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:44:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39546157,00.htm The iPhone is coming to Orange in the UK - ending two years of exclusivity with O2. O2 will continue to sell the iPhone 3G and its faster brother the 3G S but both devices will also be available to customers on Orange's network, starting sometime... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:07:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39534332,00.htm O2, the exclusive carrier of the Palm Pre when it comes to the UK from 16 October, has announced pricing for the smartphone. The WebOS Pre joins Apple's iPhone on the O2 network, and will cost the same in monthly charges as Apple's 3GS device. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:44:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39527464,00.htm A lot of people think their broadband service is bad. You probably think your broadband is bad. Even people that don't have broadband have an opinion about how bad their broadband would be, if they had it. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:37:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/os/0,39024651,39527461,00.htm Palm is to stop making Windows Mobile devices. Chief executive Jon Rubinstein said on the company's conference call yesterday that Palm plans to focus exclusively on its WebOS software. The new operating system is the foundation of its Pre handset... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:28:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39525918,00.htm O2 has announced Joined Up - a service which bundles fixed-line phone, broadband and mobile services in one package, aimed at business customers. Launching next month, the landline element of Joined Up is the result of a five-year partnership deal... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:29:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39514440,00.htm Orange and T-Mobile have entered talks to combine their operations in the UK. Orange, owned by France Telecom, and T-Mobile, parented by Deutsche Telekom, could become a 50:50 joint venture company if the talks are successful. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:36:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60672993p,00.htm O2 is a part of Telefónica, which was originally established as Companiia Telefónica Nacional de Espana in 1924 as the Spanish subsidiary of AT&T. It needed to meet the requirements of the EU Data Retention Directive, to meet the demands of other... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:21:54 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/financialservices/0,3800010322,39493804,00.htm Commuters all across England could soon be using mobile phones, bank cards and Oyster-style smart ticketing on their journey home via public transport. The Department of Transport (DfT) today released a consultation document, inviting comments on... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:31:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39478057,00.htm Ofcom has published new proposals for speeding up number-porting times - the time it takes a mobile-phone user to transfer their phone number from one operator to another. Number-porting currently takes up to two days in the UK. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:51:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39452170,00.htm If the credit crunch has killed the credit card O2, reckons it has the answer: the mobile operator has announced a move into financial services with the launch of two pre-payment Visa cards in partnership with NatWest. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:08:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39451706,00.htm O2 customers will shortly be able to get free SMS alerts from Twitter - a year after the microblogging site pulled the plug on its free text alert service in the UK. Twitter has seen its popularity increase dramatically in recent months, with... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:52:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/telecoms/0,39024659,39450743,00.htm O2 is to launch a fixed-mobile convergence service for small businesses, the company has said. The service, called Fixed Number Anywhere, will give users a landline-style number that channels calls straight through to their mobile phone, a... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:05:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/pdas/0,39024643,39449355,00.htm Palm is challenging Apple in the smartphone space, big time. Seb Janacek looks at why the impending face-off is so important. The Palm Pre - which we've just found out will be carried exclusively by O2 in the UK - is undoubtedly one of the most... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:00:00 +0000