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  LG Panther’s existence is not surprising for anyone who’s been tracking Windows Phone 7 phones development for a while. In fact, it was the first device pictured running Windows Phone 7 and now it has landed in hands of UK journos who’ve been snapping this nearly-finished prototype. ElectricPig who got their hands on the [...]

  Today is May 10 and as promised, Apple has started taking pre-orders of the both the variants of the iPad. The iPad can be ordered in Australia, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Spain and Japan and will be shipped on May 28. Here’s a list of the prices being sold in all the [...]

  While Motorola has been selling the Android 2.1 loaded Milestone in India, they’ve released the much needed Android update for users in UK. Users can now grab the latest Éclair Android 2.1 update for their Milestone device that claims to bring live wallpapers, 9 home screens, text to speech, free voice-guided navigation and enhanced [...]

  Google’s Nexus One that was restricted to US boundaries has finally stepped out and will be available in UK first. Vodafone UK is currently taking pre-orders of the device or you could wait till April 30 to order it from Vodafone stores, online or over the phone (Vodafone slates May 5 as the earliest [...]

  The free Google Maps Navigation that worked only in US is being reported to work fine in the United Kingdom. The Maps application was updated to beta v4.1.1 that gives British users free turn-by-turn voice navigation and has been confirmed to work perfectly fine with HTC Desire, Nexus One and some Android 1.6 devices [...]

  UPDATE: Orange will also offer the iPad in UK, France, Spain and Switzerland. Vodafone and O2 have confirmed to bring the iPad to the United Kingdom. The international version of iPad will be launched in May and UK will be one of the first countries to receive. As for the device, both Vodafone and [...]

  Sony’s decision to remove the Other OS feature from original PS3 has infuriated PS3 owners but if the latest incident gains some more traction, Sony will have to face some monetary loss too. A European gamer was refunded GBP 84 by Amazon UK because he complained to the e-tailer regarding the removal of the [...]

  Vodafone UK has now announced the release date of HTC’s recently unveiled Legend and Desire phones. The phones will be retailing in April but interested users can register with Vodafone for updates. HTC Legend will be exclusive to Vodafone UK and will integrate bunch of Vodafone’s 360 services like Vodafone Music and MyWeb. These [...]

  Want your old folks to use the computer, e-mail, chat with you? Here’s the SimplicITy computer that is made just for them. As the name implies, the computer is very simple to operate as it does not have anything but only six icons on the desktop. The PC runs on Mint Linux that displays [...]

  Dell’s Mac Mini-styled nettop is now on sale. The 7.8×7.8-inch square tiffin box is available in UK with a starting of £299 and going up to £784 for a power packed rig. For the starting price, you’d get a 1.6GHz AMD A64 2650E CPU, 2GB RAM, 320GB HDD, integrated graphics, DVD combo drive and [...]

  As expected, the first Palm Pre carrying GSM bands have hit the retail shelves in Germany. Germans can buy the device right now SIM-free for 481 euros or chalk out just a euro to enter into an agreement with O2 for two years with 20 euros as the monthly fee. Palm also announced the [...]

  HTC HD2 aka Leo has got its first semi-official sighting. Someone passed over an image of O2 UK’s in-store catalog that shows HD2 in full glory. Touted as the phone with the largest screen (which stands at 4.3-inches), the phone is expected to get a UK release on October 26. As for other features, [...]

  The UK market has suddenly got more friendly with Apple’s cash cow. A few days back Orange confirmed to bring iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS to the UK market and now Vodafone will be doing the same for UK and Ireland. However, the availability will be in early 2010 as compared to Orange’s late [...]

  Orange UK today announced to sell iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS later this year, putting an end to the exclusivity that O2 enjoyed these couple of years. Orange is yet to decide the pricing and the exact availability date but it’s definitely good news for those who want to use iPhone but don’t want [...]

  The wait for Europeans to get their hands on Palm’s webOS device will soon be over. O2 who is the exclusive carrier of GSM-band equipped Palm Pre in Europe has announced the availability dates. Germans will be able to pick up their Pres from October 13 while UK and Irish consumers will get from [...]