Mobile phone news, Apr - Jun 2007

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iPhone hits the US

29 June 2007

The wait for Apple's long-anticipated iPhone is over as the product finally goes on sale in the US later today.

Young people prefer celibacy to life without their mobile

25 June 2007

Young people would rather be celibate than live without their mobile phones for a month, a new survey has found.

Orange accused of breaking data protection rules

22 June 2007

Mobile phone provider Orange has been found guilty of breaking data protection laws after an investigation found it was putting its customers' personal and financial details at risk.

Visual radio adds new dimension to mobiles

18 June 2007

New technology will allow consumers to interact with radio stations via their mobile phone in more ways than ever before, according to O2.

Young more likely to use mobile for banking

13 June 2007

Over half of 16-24 year olds would consider organising their finances by mobile phone if the technology became more widely available.

CallBlue promises cheaper overseas calls

11 June 2007

Throwing down the overseas roaming charges gauntlet, new mobile phone provider CallBlue has pledged to shave at least one third off foreign mobile call bills when it launches next month.

Vodafone unveils mobile web service

07 June 2007

Vodafone has finally launched its new mobile web service in the UK, which allows greater use of the internet on mobile phones.

Apple reveals iPhone release date

05 June 2007

One of the most anticipated mobile phones - the Apple iPhone - has finally been given the release date of June 29th.

Mobile TV slides up non-voice usage list

01 June 2007

More consumers are using mobile TV features than any other non-voice related function on their mobile phones, according to figures from Analysys.

Mobile games publishers agree to launch together

30 May 2007

Four of the largest mobile games publishers have agreed to launch their games on the same date and across all the mobile networks, helping to remove any confusion for consumers.

Net-addict Brits use mobile to satisfy cravings

29 May 2007

Britain's mobile phone users have become so dependent on the internet for everyday life that they are using their mobiles to access the web in a variety of unusual places.

Cheaper bills will arrive in time for summer

24 May 2007

Euro MPs yesterday voted overwhelmingly in favour of slashing international roaming costs for mobile users in Europe, which could see the cost of making calls drop by up to 50% and receiving calls from the UK fall by up to 75%.

Mobile TV to explode in 2009

23 May 2007

Analysts from the Multimedia Research Group in America have estimated that by 2011, 244 million handsets will be able to support mobile television, with the biggest boom expected to occur in 2009.

£88 million wasted in lost minutes

21 May 2007

Unused inclusive minutes from monthly mobile tariffs are wasting £88 million each month, equating to around 20 hours per person.

Mobile theft falling

17 May 2007

Mobile phone thefts across England and Wales have dropped by 100,000 over the past year, according to figures from the Home Office.

Mobile calls abroad will cost less

16 May 2007

After an initial delay following disagreements between members of European parliament (MEPs), it looks like holidaymakers will be able to make cheaper calls as soon as this summer.

Cheaper mobile bill talks suspended for two weeks

09 May 2007

Discussions surrounding the reduction of mobile roaming charges across Europe have been suspended for a fortnight after three voting EU governing bodies declared that they could not agree on a compromise deal.

How do you carry your mobile?

08 May 2007

Research gathered by Nokia over the past four years has revealed that the front right-hand pocket is the most popular place for consumers to keep their mobile phone.

Download phrase books onto your mobile

03 May 2007

Lastminute.com has joined together with mobile content developer CoolGorilla to produce language phrase books which consumers can download onto their mobile phone.

Nokia N95 storms UK phone charts

01 May 2007

Nokia's N95, the feature-packed, GPS offering, WiFi enabled mobile phone has topped the handset charts on its second week of sales. Nokia's 6300 took second place with the 6233 coming in ninth.