Orange will be the first mobile operator in the United Kingdom to offer the BlackBerry Bold. As a matter of fact, the France Telecom owned carrier will be launching the Bold this Saturday, August 16. From what we know, the device may be available for free for heavy business users, though Orange may force some contract [...]

The iPhone 3G has already launched in the UK, simultaneously with dozens of other countries around the world, but that doesn’t mean the iPhone 3G rumors are going to stop anytime soon. The latest bit of hearsay to come out of the United Kingdom hints at O2’s iPhone exclusivity period being almost expired. That means [...]

The land of crepes and home to "The City of Light," has just officially hopped on the iPhone 3G train. Well, they've been riding the iPhone 3G train since Apple's announcement at WWDC 2008, but with today's announcement, Orange has solidified their iPhone 3G pricing structure - and it looks like discounted iPhone 3G handsets [...]

I thought this might be a story about feeding each of the Glastonbury revellers a can of beans and then collecting the resulting methane, but it appears not…..   Orange is apparently going to use a 7 metre wind turbine to power (recharge) mobile phones during Glastonbury this year! Users will be able to connect their device [...]

Reuters has an interesting article about Orange and its UK strategy. The France Telecom owned mobile operator is set to open more shops, reduce its reliance on Indian-based customer service centres and invest in a new high-speed network, according to the new Chief Executive Tom Alexander. In addition, the plan is to combine its mobile [...]

In yet another rumor pointing towards some sort of subsidization or discount pricing schedule for Apple's next-generation iPhone, Orange is said to be offering upgrade deals and discounts for current iPhone customers. According to French-language PCInpact, France-based Orange has contacted customers regarding a possible upgrade deal for the iPhone. In on possible deal, Orange would allow [...]

Mobile Entertainment reports that France Telecom is planing to spend 200mn Euros on movies and TV this year. As most of you know, the French OpCo has moved strongly in to "Triple Play" - that is to say it has Mobile, TV, and Internet subscribers. As such, there needs to be a co-ordinated approach to [...]

Orange UK has started to sell it's LiveRadio device, which utilises an ADSL connection and Streaming technology, to listen to up to 4000 internet radio stations. Because it's using WiFi, it's also not location-limited within/near to the user's house. The LiveRadio isn't a new concept - but the spin by Orange is that tracks users like [...]

Today, France Telecom-owned Orange released a short announcement: Orange today announced a new agreement with Apple to bring the iPhone to Orange customers in Austria, Belgium, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, Jordan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland and Orange’s African markets later this year. Again, we see that exclusive country deals are out — Switzerland, Egypt, Portugal and [...]

UK Operator Orange has reported strong growth in content consumption, with some stats to back it up too…. Apparently Orange World (the Orange portal) now has 2.64mil monthly users, which is up 12% from the last quarter. Each user is also looking looking at more pages (termed "impressions"), which is up by 33%. In terms of downloads, [...]