We’ve heard the HP/Palm Veer is heading to AT&T but what about the rest of the world? It seems Germany will be among the first markets on the old continent to get it with the local branch of O2 already having a page dedicated to the smallest webOS device. From there you can sign-up and apparently be informed when Veer goes on sale. We say “apparently” cause it’s not clear whether ... Read More
HP Veer to come to O2 Germany in May
Looking to experience the webOS user-friendliness in the most compact shell possible? Or is it a gift for your heavy-texting girlfriend that you are after? Then you will be glad to find that the HP Veer is just a couple of months away from hitting the shelves. The news came through the O2 Germany Twitter account. The carrier will be having the little fella on its shelves in May. There’s no information ... Read More
Samsung Wave II (S8530) finally available in the UK from O2 and Phones4U
The successor to the original Wave, Samsung Wave II (S8530), is finally hitting the UK. Previously we thought it will be launched in December but obviously something went wrong when we needed to wait for an additional month. The device is available either directly from O2 or from phone retailer Phones4U, which can hook you up with a number of contracts from Vodafone, Orange and (again) O2. You can grab the ... Read More
O2 and Vodafone to sell the iPhone 4 in Germany
T-Mobile is losing its exclusivity for iPhone in Germany. As a result two more operators, O2 and Vodafone, will start selling Apple's phone as soon as the negotiations are finalized. While all carriers are selling older iPhones models, the latest iPhone 4 is exclusive to T-Mobile DE. Currently, its price starts from 1 euro when purchased together with a 2-year contract. T-Mobile Germany has already sold good 1.9 million iPhones across the ... Read More
Three UK gets the iPhone 4 too, O2 offers early upgrades
Three is the latest major UK carrier to announce that it will get the iPhone 4 at launch. Launching its pre-order campaign on 15 June and starting actual sales on 24 June, Three becomes the fifth UK operator to offer Apple's latest mobile phone. Meanwhile O2 announced that it will offer its subscribes an early upgrade if they go for the iPhone 4. You will be able to pay off the ... Read More
Dell Streak Android tablet to officially launch in U.K. on O2 in early June, U.S. later this summer
Today Dell officially announced its Android powered Dell Streak tablet, and said that it will launch exclusively on O2 in the U.K. beginning in early June. Dell also said that the tablet will be available in the United States later this summer. During the Citrix Energy Conference, Dell's CEO Michael Dell said that it would be available on AT&T in the U.S., according to Engadget. The Dell Streak offers a 5-inch ... Read More
Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus land on Vodafone and O2 Germany
Vodafone and O2 in Germany will be the first to offer the webOS-based Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus in Europe. The launch date is 28 April, pricing and tariffs will be announced soon. But will the Europe crusade help Palm or will it be their final independent act? As we wrote the smartphone pioneer Palm is up for sale. And while the rumors about HTC or Lenovo buying it are ... Read More
Orange claims iPhone first day sales record O2 responds to Orange announcement
Orange has claimed that it has broken sales records with its release of the Orange iPhone 3G and 3GS, selling 30,000 units in the first day of release. "As of 4pm today Orange had sold more than30,000 iPhones across the UK – smashing what we believe is the previously published first day sales records for a handset in the UK." However, it's unclear how this stacks up against rival networks, including O2's ... Read More
First GSM Palm Pre now on sale in Germany, with new Euro-specific apps in tow
We knew it was coming, and here it is -- the glorious first showing of the Palm Pre in its GSM garb. From today, our Deutsch comrades can grab a Pre and do whatever they want to do to it, courtesy of O2, its exclusive German supplier. The device will set you back €481 without contract, with the O2 My Handy option letting you finance it via 24 monthly payments ... Read More
O2 slips an ad of HTC HD2 – it’s now unofficially official
HTC HD2 just can't stop peeping out from all possible corners. This time though the HD2 is officially revealed in an O2 retail catalog in an ad, which is warming the scene for an expected UK release on 12 October. You surely remember the first time we saw the HTC Leo, only to to surface again later on as HTC Pro Three and finally revealing its true marketing name of HTC ... Read More













