There have been rumours flying all over the place about the Apple Tablet. Some we reported, but towards the end of 2009 I decided to stop as there were so many of them it became a farce. Its very existence has been debated back and forth. However, now we have a form of confirmation.
Stéphane Richard, the number two at large firm Orange was being interviewed on the Europe 1 radio station when the issue of the Apple Table cropped up.
When he was asked whether the tablet will be announced officially before the end of the month he responded “Yes” and also said it would be available through Orange.
While this isn’t confirmation as such, it certainly gives credence to such an argument. With such a high-up in the tech industry saying the announcement for the Apple Tablet was imminent, surely we’re inclined to believe? Let’s see if his promises hold true. Do you think the Apple tablet will be announced before the end of January?
Tweeting is now done mostly by third-party apps on mobile devices and on PCs It’s now becoming a rarity to tweet via the actual webpage. It’s becoming even more of a rarity to tweet via SMS as apps become more available even for the most basic of Java enabled mobile phones.
However, these apps for basic mobile phones don’t always offer the chance to tweet photos which is something we tweeters do quite a bit. So for the first time on Twitter ever, the ability to tweet via MMS is coming to the UK.
The service will allow those on the Orange network to send a snap to 86444 and have it appear on their Twitter timeline. It’s only available to Orange customers as the popular mobile network owns a photo sharing website called Snapshot which will host the pictures and tweet out a link.
The only alternative to this (and it’s what I do when I’m out and about) is to e-mail a picture from your mobile phone which can be done easily once you set up your e-mail right and have an account on a service such as twitpic.com.
Orange have launched a new store in Milton Keynes, UK.
The first Orange UK Multimedia Store opens today in thecentre:mk, Milton Keynes
The world’s first Motorola DEXT™ with MOTOBLUR™* will be exclusively on sale at the new Milton Keynes store on opening day, before anywhere else in the world**
It is also the first Orange store to feature a giant 70-inch cinema style screen and seating area, bringing multimedia to life
O2 has had the exclusivity for the iPhone since launching in the UK back in November 2007. Now that is set to change with Orange announcing its plans to sell the iPhone very soon.
Orange UK and Apple have reached an agreement to bring iPhone 3G and 3GS to Orange UK customers later this year. Orange globally now offers iPhone in 28 countries and territories.
Orange, which has the largest 3G network covering more people in the UK than any other operator, will sell iPhone in all Orange direct channels including Orange shops, the Orange webshop and Orange telesales channels, as well as selected high street partners.
This is great news for consumers who are interested in getting the iPhone but didnt want to switch to O2. A pre-registration site for customers to register their interest has been launched at www.Orange.co.uk/iPhone. More information on pricing, tariffs and availability dates is set to be released “in due course”.
Orange today announced the launch of the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8900 smartphone exclusively on pay as you go. The offering builds on the success of the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 smartphone, which Orange introduced on pay as you go earlier this year, the easy-to-use Curve will be priced at £249.99, providing consumers with a rich multimedia experience at their finger tips.
Also announced today, Orange is offering new customers taking a pay as you go BlackBerry® smartphone*, six months of free email and web browsing. After this time, customers can take out Orange’s pay as you go BlackBerry Internet Service for just £5 a month on a rolling monthly subscription.
The BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone delivers expanded functionality and reliability and its refined design makes it easy for one or two-handed use. It is the thinnest and lightest full-QWERTY BlackBerry® smartphone and features a striking 480×360 pixel display that offers up crisp and vivid content. Fully equipped with GPS, Wi-Fi® , a 3.2 megapixel camera that can also record video**, and an expandable memory slot supporting up to 16GB, the BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone allows users to balance work, life and everything in between.
There have been rumours flying all over the place about the Apple Tablet. Some we reported, but towards the end of 2009 I decided to stop as there were so many of them it became a farce. Its very existence has been debated back and forth. However, now we have a form of confirmation.
