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Orange and T-Mobile to bring contact-less services
Orange and T-Mobile has announced NFC-enabled SIM cards for mobile payments in association with Barclaycard. The launch comes under their joint banner of ‘Everything Everywhere’, allowing customers to use their mobile phone by swiping and pay for items at a range of outlets, which already have over 40,000 stores from Q2 2011. Besides payments, Everything…
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Now you can even make HI-Def phone calls thanks to Orange’s new service
The world is just about done with standard definition and mobile operator Orange has taken that to the next level in the mobile world by launching High definition phone calls. In case you’re wondering just how a call can get to be of HD quality, Orange says that the tech will double the frequency range…
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Keep the sun and glare at bay for the FIFA matches with Orange UK’s mobile phone visor for the on the go fanatic
Avid British Football fans, and we know how intense they are about the game, are gathering at respective hoes or collectively at pubs and bars all over the globe for the FIFA World Cup soccer matches. Of course for those who have nowhere to go or are simply on the go, the mobile phone is…
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Orange creates boots that can charge your cell phone
Ok, they certainly aren’t the latest in high fashion, and they may not even be the next big thing in renewable energy. UK wireless provider, Orange, has partnered with GotWind to design and create rubber wellington boots that generate electricity. Seemingly perfect for rainy British climes, the boots channel heat from the wearer’s feet and…
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iPhone 4 crossing the Atlantic on the June 24 with Vodafone, O2 and Orange in UK
O2, Vodafone and Orange UK have become the first international carriers which would be selling the iPhone 4 on its launch day, June 24. With majority of the carriers carrying the Jesus phone only a few Brits would be unable to lay their hands on one. Further information on pre-registration, pricing and tariff plans will…
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iPad friendly plans announced by Vodafone, Orange and O2, the competition will be fierce, let the games begin
So Israel may have issues with the iPad hitting their shelves but the rest of the world is gearing up for the ‘tablet’. In fact the international carriers are working out dedicated plans for those who desire to own the 3G version of the device when it officially hits the international shelf next month. The…
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Orange users can now send Tweets, share MMS pics on Twitter
Orange has become the first company to provide with Twitter connectivity that involves photo sharing via MMS messages as well as sending updates directly to Twitter. Orange customers will also receive text updates for free. This move will surely motivate more users to go in for Twitter as their primary social network site, and will…
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Orange Solar Concept Tent for campers of the future
Orange wowed folks visiting the Glastonbury Festival with their Orange Power Pump gadgets charger. With an aim to look at how the festival goers communication and power supply needs might be met in the future, the company has conceived the Orange Solar Concept Tent. Teaming up with American company Kaleidoscope, such an innovative tent will…
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LG and Orange in exclusive deal to sell watch phone across Europe
Orange has signed up to sell the Dick Tracey-inspired watch phone at a staggering 1000 GBP ($ 1425) per piece. The figure is not released yet but it is known that Orange agreed to the price for a cross-Europe exclusive on the device. This watch phone was unveiled at the Mobile World Congress by the…
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e-reader for newspapers tested by France’s Orange
News is news as long as it is hot and fresh; nobody like to read a stale report. With this idea in mind The “Read&Go,” is being developed by French telecom Orange. The idea is to come out with an e-reader that dishes out piping hot news every hour via hourly wireless updates by 3G…
