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We knew it was coming , but in case you had any doubts, you’ll be glad to know Vodafone, Three and O2 have opened up the pre-order doors to those looking to grab the newest Galaxy on the block . As we’re accustomed to seeing from carriers across the pond, the trio’s pricing Sammy’s S III with enough flexibility to fit a slew of different budgets; for example, you can snag the 16GB model at no cost with a £41 monthly plan on Vodafone.
Vodafone UK has thrown open pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S III , having confirmed that it will – at least initially – be the only place where the 32GB version of the Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone can be found. The carrier has a one month exclusive on the mid-range Galaxy S III, with other retailers stuck with the 16GB and, eventually, the 64GB variants.
Terrific news for anyone living in the EU — the cost of voice, text and now data use while travelling within the continent is about to fall drastically. With 578 votes to 10, the European Parliament almost unanimously voted through a new roaming regulation on Thursday.
The wait is finally over, UK Lumia fans. If the Lumia 800 with its 3.7-inch screen wasn’t quite big enough for you, the 4.3-inch Lumia 900 is now available for you to purchase.
Remember when Nokia said that overwhelming demand had postponed the UK launch of the Lumia 900 ? Forget it, Phones4U let us know that it received an early shipment of the Finnish flagship and will offer them to customers today instead of next Monday.
MasterCard released the “MasterCard Mobile Payments Readiness Index” (MPRI) to gauge the readiness of 34 countries across the globe for mobile payments. MasterCard defines mobile payments in three different categories: peer-to-peer, mobile commerce (mCommerce) and at the point of sale (POS).
RIM has announced the hiring of two new members of their executive team. The new COO Kristian Tear joins RIM from Sony Mobile Communications and the new CMO Frank Boulben who has held positions in both Vodafone and Orange.
RIM has today announced its new COO and CMO. The new chief operating officer will be Kristian Tear, and Frank Boulben will serve as the new chief marketing officer.
Changes are afoot at Research in Motion. The Canadian smartphone maker today announced the addition of two new names to top executive slots.
Nice way to kick off CTIA 2012, right? Verizon and HTC made the DROID Incredible 4G LTE official this morning, however, they were not ready to give us a price or release date.