Vodafone in the UK has made changes to roaming plans for those wanting to use data across Europe and the rest of the world on their mobile phone.
The new plans are set to launch on June 15 and will see data costing £1/MB for the first 5MB across Europe with charges set at £5 per 5MB thereafter. Out of Europe the prices step up to £3 per MB with the following data usage charged in 5MB blocks costing £15.
Simply put it means be very careful with data whilst out and about in other countries and check to see if a local SIM card from the country you visit offers PAYG voice and data usage for cheaper. [Read more…]
After a few false starts the Android 2.1 update is now available for the Samsung Moment on the Sprint network.
When Google [GOOG] launched the Nexus One back in January, the company took a unique path to selling the smartphone. Instead of selling it through the various networks, Google decided to create their own online store at google.com/phone where you could pick up a handset and theoretically choose the network you wanted your phone to be on although not many networks actually accepted it.
We found out today that the AT&T [T] network is receiving an upgrade this year that will bring HSPA+ to 250 million users. The news comes from the AT&T president and CEO John Stankey who announced it earlier today in New York.
Skype has launched the beta version that brings group video calling to Skype users. During the beta test the conferencing version is free although when the beta ends in a few months there will be a small charge to use group video calling features.
VentureBeat are reporting that Acer are set to launch new Chrome OS based devices in as little as two weeks. The new devices (we assume netbooks and maybe smartbooks) will be launched at Computex that is being held in Taipei from June 1 to June 5.
RadioShack has announced that you can now pre-order the HTC EVO 4G from any one of it’s 4000 US stores ready for connection on to the Sprint network when the phone launches June 4. Pre-orders open today where you can purchase a $50 gift card that will secure your HTC EVO 4G for when it launches on June 4. The $50 gift card will be applied to your purchase on the day of launch.
Samsung is planning to run a trial production of a 42 inch OLED HDTV that could launch as early as next year. The new larger OLED screens are being built in a new production line that will start third quarter of 2010.
Just a few days ago, Sony announced two new digital cameras called the Sony NEX-3 and the Sony NEX-5. We are now hearing that another higher spec model called the Sony NEX-7 is being launched later this year that will have full HD recording abilities being able to capture at 1080p.
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When taking any mobile phone or 3G connected device abroad, the roaming costs can get very scary, very quickly. Bills in to the hundreds of pounds can be stacked up with in a few days if you’re not careful.
