Archive for July 6th, 2007
iPhone and O2 deal
Mobile phone operator O2 will be the only option for UK iPhone users. The battle to be the operator for iPhone mobile phone contracts has been won by O2 after Vodafone rejected Apple's commercial terms, according to the Times online.
However, the reason for Vodafone pulling out, combined with the news that the volume of data […]
iPhone battery replacement plan
Apple has revealed details of its battery replacement plan for the iPhone.
The plan costs US$79 plus an additional $6.95 postage and packing. Under the plan, iPhone users will be able to have their battery replaced if it fails, the plan extends to devices that have passed their warranty period.
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iPhone: £130 to make - £300 to buy
Market research firm, iSupply has estimated the cost to produce Apple's iPod at $265 (£130). The firm took the iPod apart, as it did with other consumer electronics before it including the Xbox 360 and PS3, and estimated a bill of materials (BoM) and manufacturing costs.
iSupply conceded that the BoM estimate does not include […]
Mobile Broadband Connections boosted by HSDPA
Availability and speed could see PC users move away from fixed-line services.Europe will have five million mobile broadband connections by the end of this year according to a Swedish analyst firm.
Berg-Insight said in its report that the countries signing up for high-speed HSDPA mobile Internet fastest are Austria and Sweden. It predicts that by 2011, […]
USwitch survey results
A USwitch survey puts Orange and TalkTalk bottom for customer service. Broadband companies may be ‘talking the talk’, but have yet to ‘walk the walk’, according to the latest home phone and broadband Customer Satisfaction Report, announced by uSwitch.com.
The UK’s most comprehensive report into customer satisfaction, based […]
