Mobileshop Archive from June 2009
O2 customers take on iPhone upgrade charge
Posted: 22 June 2009
O2 has announced that the opening day of sales for the new Apple iPhone 3G was a major success, outperforming the achievements set out by its predecessor - but not everyone is happy with some of the network's recent actions.
With the carrier announcing that by lunchtime sales had outstripped those attained by the original device when it was launched in 2008, it seemed the firm had another major hit on its hands - but this followed some other numbers the group was probably less pleased to see on paper.
Customers of O2 were apparently outraged at suggestions they would have to buy themselves out of their contract in order to upgrade to the Apple iPhone 3G S and started a 'Twitition' to register th ...
Sony Ericsson takes on Nokia in the content wars
Posted: 18 June 2009
As mobile manufacturers and networks battle for the attention of consumers, the field can get pretty heated - and since the launch of Nokia's Comes With Music service, Sony Ericsson has been just one of the firms that has upped its game.
More and more facilities are being made available to make the user experience more interesting and various offerings attempt to take advantage of this, whether they do so with audio and video content or photographic technology.
In December 2007, Nokia outlined its plans to bring a web-based music service to its customers that would bring about the next generation of downloadable facilities. As part of a wider vision for the mobile industry as a whole, company ch ...
Incoming – the Nokia N97
Posted: 18 June 2009
With the launch of the eagerly-anticipated Nokia N97 now imminent, the Finnish manufacturer adds a new handset to its range that it will no doubt hope challenges other flagship devices like the Apple iPhone 3G and the HTC Magic. But what can consumers expect from the model when it hits stores in June?
Unveiled in December at an industry event in Barcelona, Nokia was quick to point out that the N97 would be much more than a regular phone. Billed as "the world's most advanced mobile computer", it was announced as a gadget that would bring together some of the latest technologies in a single unit.
The touchscreen display, which measures 3.5 inches, is where users will be able to take adva ...
