iSkin revo2 Available for iPhone 3G

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As we expected the iPhone 3G is an insanely hot item right now as are accessories for the phone. One of the most popular accessory types for the iPhone 3G are protective cases to keep the iPhone looking new.

The latest case to be announced for the iPhone 3G is iSkin's revo2. We first saw the revo2 last year when the original iPhone was launched. The case fits the iPhone 3G snugly and protects from drops, shock, dirt, dust, and moisture. Read more

Posted on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:25:02 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

iPhone 3G Free on O2 in UK

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The rumor yesterday that O2 would offer the new iPhone 3G for free in the UK have proofed to be true. O2 offers with the £45 ($88) and £75 ($147) plans the iPhone 3G for free.

We have checked in with AT&T to confirm that the $199 price Steve Jobs called out for the iPhone 3G is already the subsidized price AT&T will be offering the iPhone 3G. US customers are 'not as lucky' as UK's and need to pony up the $199 for the new iPhone 3G.
Of course you can also look at the bright side. Monthly fees are a bit lower for the iPhone 3G in the States. Read more

Posted on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:25:03 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

O2 prompts Speculation over 3G iPhone

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LONDON (Reuters) - Telefonica's O2 and Apple will be making a joint announcement in the "coming weeks," prompting speculation that the U.S. firm is set to announce a new third-generation model of its iPhone.
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Posted on Wed, 14 May 2008 12:19:09 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

O2 and Carphone cut iPhone Price in Britain

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LONDON (Reuters) - Mobile phone groups O2 and Carphone Warehouse have cut the price for the most basic version of Apple Inc's iPhone in Britain by 100 pounds ($197) ahead of the expected launch of a new model.
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Posted on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:56:37 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

O2 hopes to nab iPhone clients from Rivals

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LONDON (Reuters) - Three out of four buyers of the trendy iPhone in Britain will be new O2 customers won from rival mobile networks, according to the new head of O2 which won an exclusive deal to sell the iPhone in Britain. Read more

Posted on Fri, 7 Dec 2007 03:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

O2 UK digs deep for iPhone Advertising Splash

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LONDON (Reuters) - Spanish-owned O2 UK and U.S. consumer electronics group Apple plan to launch a multi-million pound joint advertising campaign later this month as they get ready to bring iPhone mobile phones to Britain. Read more

Posted on Thu, 4 Oct 2007 02:15:17 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

iPhone available in UK on November 9th on O2

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Today in London Apple officially announced O2 as the exclusive carrier for the iPhone in the UK.

The UK will only get the 8GB iPhone and it will sell for 269 pounds sterling (inc VAT) (~$536) starting November 9th.

The iPhone users in the UK will have access to Apple's latest music offerings on iPhone including the recently launched iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store. Read more

Posted on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 04:50:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

UK launches CO2 Car Rankings Web Site

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LONDON, July 31 (Reuters) - Britain's Department of Transport has launched a Web site designed to let new car buyers choose the most environmentally friendly vehicle for their needs. Read more

Posted on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:20:51 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Now O2 rumored to get Apple iPhone in UK

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The Financial Times reports that people familiar with the matter say that O2 wold get the exclusive Apple iPhone deal in the UK.

The article also says that the iPhone would initially only be available in Germany, UK and France. Apple is supposedly not shipping a 3G iPhone in Europe initially.
Even if 3G is still not available everywhere, it would be a no go for me to get a non-3G iPhone. Read more

Posted on Thu, 5 Jul 2007 02:29:23 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Telefonica To Buy O2 - Will My Phone Speak Spanish Now?

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Spanish Mobile Phone company Telefonica makes a bid for O2. Europe's 6th largest mobile phone company.

Telefonica offers 17.7 billion pounds (~$31.5 billion) for O2. O2 is active in the UK and Germany. Telefonica and O2 together would have 116 million users world-wide. I have O2 in Germany. Usually such mergers have no impact for end consumers for a long time, if at all. The situation will be most likely different fo the employees as staff usually gets cut after a merger like that. Read more

Posted on Mon, 31 Oct 2005 03:17:06 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

O2 UMTS Modem for Home Broadband Internet Access

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Mobile Phone Company O2 is supposedly about to introduce a UMTS modem for home internet access in Germany.

The O2 Surf@Home service delivers 384 und 64 kBit/s downstream and 64kbit/s upstream. The usage is charged based on online time. No pricing fixed yet.
Obviously the UMTS home modem is only interesting for the "jinxed" people who cannot get a DSL line into their home. The fun part is, most likely UMTS is also not available in those areas yet. Additionally O2 plans to first introduce the Surf@Home service only in city areas.
Sounds more like a nice field test, like most of the UMTS stuff out there.
More details on Heise (German).

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Posted on Fri, 11 Feb 2005 10:14:40 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

O2 launches 3G/UMTS for Consumers in Germany

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Nokia 7600 Review O2 announced to provide 3G Phone and 3G Notebook card in Germany starting July 1st.

We reported about the launch of the Vodafone 3G Notebook Card in Europe in February.

O2 will offer the Nokia 7600 UMTS Mobile Phone. The O2 Active contract for the 3G phone has a setup fee of 199Euro. A monthly 50min usage package starts at 14.95Euro. Every extra min. costs 0.39Euro.

The O2 3G card will cost 329,95Euro and the montlhy fee starts at 11,60Euro incl. 10MB volume.
The promissed speeds ar 384kbit/s. The card switches to GPRS in case UMTS is not available. The contract for the O2 3G service also includes usage of the 450 Wi-fi Hotspots in Germany.
More details on O2 Press-Release (german).

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Posted on Fri, 25 Jun 2004 02:25:35 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Creative Labs MuVo2 4GB MP3 Player is Bestseller

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We reported about the Creative MuVo² 4 GB MP3 Player player last week and we just found out that it is the bestselling MP3 Player (sales rank 7) on Amazon.com, and its not even shipping yet from Amazon. to find stores that already ship the MuVo2 4GB.

The number one position was held for the longest time by the .

The 4GB Player sells for about $200 at Amazon.com. That is about $50 less than an iPod Mini. Apparently another reason to buy the 4GB Muvo2 is to rip out its 4GB Micro-Drive to use it in other Gadgets like Digital Cameras.
A standalone 4GB 1" Microdrive costs about $400-$500. So it is a bargain to take it out from player.
See Story on Gizmodo for details.

Buy the Creative Labs Nomad MuVo² 4 GB MP3 Player.

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Posted on Sat, 13 Mar 2004 08:37:28 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Creative NOMAD MuVo2 1.5GB MP3 Players

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Creative introduces new series of MP3 Players. Their successful small Nomad Muvo line gets extended with the Muvo 2 1.5GB MP3 Players.

The Nomad Muvo 2 features a 1.5GB hard-drive in a small square case (blue case). The MP3 Player features a 4band equalizer, 10hours continous playback, USB2.0.
Size: 66 x 66 x 20mm
Weight: 3.2oz (with battery)

Creative also introduces a sport version of the MuVo 2. The Nomad MuVo 2 X-Trainer comes in a 512MB (steel gray case) and 1GB (yellow case) version. The ruggetized player features a rubber casing.

Creative also supposed to ship Applie iPod contender Nomad Zen 60GB any time soon... The Zen 60GB was supposed to ship in May. If you check their site they still only sell the 20GB version.

See also:
Rio Karma

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Posted on Mon, 15 Sep 2003 10:11:59 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr