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O2 is a leading provider of mobile and broadband services to consumers and businesses in the UK. The company also is a front-runner in the provision of non-voice services, including text, media messaging, games, music and video, as well as data connections via GPRS, HSDPA, 3G and WLAN. O2 UK is part of the Telefónica O2 Europe group.

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Huawei launches the Ascend Y 100 and the G 7105 exclusively with O2. Phones, Huawei, Huawei Ascend Y 100, Huawei G 7105, Android 2.3 Gingerbread, O2 0

Huawei launches two O2 exclusive phones

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O2 will be the exclusive vendor for both the Huawei Ascend Y 100 and the Huawei G7105, as the manufacturer again caters for an entry-level audience. While not of the same calibre as the excellent Huawei Ascend G300, the Ascend Y 100 is again an Android-powered …
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  • Everything Everywhere: UK's ready for 4G and Ofcom won't stand in our way. 4G, Networks, Everything Everywhere, O2, Vodafone, Operators 0

    Everything Everywhere: UK's ready for 4G and Ofcom won't stand in our way

    UPDATED: O2 responds 22 May 2012 12:24 GMT

    Everything Everywhere has again stressed its desire to bring a 4G network to the UK, following successful trials.

    The operator, a joint venture between Orange and T-Mobile, told Pocket-lint that it is extremely confident Ofcom won’t stand...

  • Samsung Galaxy Note and Galaxy Y available with Team GB back covers at O2. Samsung, Phones, Samsung Galaxy Note, Samsung Galaxy Y, Team GB, London 2012, Olympics, O2 0

    Samsung Galaxy Note and Galaxy Y available with Team GB back covers at O2

    Free cover with purchase 21 May 2012 14:16 GMT

    Samsung may have decided that its forthcoming Galaxy S III will be the official smartphone of the London 2012 Olympic Games, but it is believed that special edition versions of its latest Android phone will find their way only into the hands of competing...

  • O2 customers to decide what deals occur on Priority Moments

    O2 customers to decide what deals occur on Priority Moments

    What do you want? 14 May 2012 16:13 GMT

    O2 is turning to crowd sourcing as it looks to bring its customers the deals "they" want through its Priority Moments scheme.

    The operator is inviting its customers to tell them on which brands they would like to receive discounts and deals...

  • Apple drops the 4G from UK iPads

    Apple drops the 4G from UK iPads, now Wi-Fi + Cellular

    Now Wi-Fi + Cellular 14 May 2012 11:11 GMT

    Apple will no longer be referring to the new iPad as a 4G version in the UK, after succumbing to pressure from customers and watchdogs.

    The manufacturer’s UK website is now taking orders for “Wi-Fi” and “Wi-Fi + Cellular”...

  • Huawei launches the Ascend Y 100 and the G 7105 exclusively with O2. Phones, Huawei, Huawei Ascend Y 100, Huawei G 7105, Android 2.3 Gingerbread, O2 0

    Huawei launches the Ascend Y 100 and the G 7105 exclusively with O2

    Cheap as chips 11 May 2012 15:18 GMT

    O2 will be the exclusive vendor for both the Huawei Ascend Y 100 and the Huawei G7105, as the manufacturer again caters for an entry-level audience.

    While not of the same calibre as the excellent Huawei Ascend G300, the Ascend Y 100 is again...

  • Samsung Galaxy S3: The best deals from O2, Vodafone, Three, Orange, T-Mobile and retailers. Phones, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy S III, Android, Vodafone, T-Mobile, Orange, O2, three, Phones 4u, Carphone Warehouse 0

    Samsung Galaxy S3: The best deals from O2, Vodafone, Three, Orange, T-Mobile and retailers

    UPDATED: Now Virgin Media in on the act 9 May 2012 11:10 GMT

    The Samsung Galaxy S III is due in the shops on 30 May, but where is the best place to buy it, who has the best deals, and what's the best way to get hold of what many believe will be the Android phone to have this year?

    Here is where you can...

  • O2 getting Next Galaxy too, won't be a Vodafone exclusive. Phones, Samsung Galaxy S III, O2, Vodafone 0

    O2 getting Next Galaxy too, won't be a Vodafone exclusive

    More networks confirmed 24 April 2012 11:29 GMT

    O2 has confirmed to Pocket-lint that Vodafone won't be the only UK operator to be stocking the next Galaxy smartphone, otherwise know as the Samsung Galaxy S3.

    A spokesman for O2 has told Pocket-lint: "We are excited about the next Samsung...

  • 8 in 10 who use internet on the go want 4G ASAP. 4G, Phones, Tablets, Mobile broadband, Everything Everywhere, O2, Vodafone, Orange, T-Mobile 0

    8 in 10 who use internet on the go want 4G ASAP

    But others no so fussed 18 April 2012 16:53 GMT

    More than 8 in 10 people who use the internet on the go want 4G to be rolled out in the UK as soon as possible, according to a new survey by YouGov and Everything Everywhere.

    The survey, which questioned 2,035 people online, indicated that...

  • Samsung Galaxy S II Ice Cream Sandwich update for unlocked models now out. Phones, Samsung Galaxy S II, Ice Cream Sandwich, Samsung, Android, T-Mobile, Orange, Vodafone, O2, three 0

    Samsung Galaxy S II Ice Cream Sandwich update for unlocked models now out

    Just Orange and T-Mobile left 17 April 2012 14:37 GMT

    Samsung has confirmed to Pocket-lint that the Ice Cream Sandwich update for unlocked version of the Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone is now available via Kies. 

    In a statement issued to Pocket-lint the company said: “Samsung UK has been...

  • O2 and McDonald's sign deal that provides free Wi-Fi to non-O2 customers too. Wi-Fi, O2, McDonalds, hotspots, Olympics 0

    O2 and McDonald's sign deal that provides free Wi-Fi to non-O2 customers too

    Switches from The Cloud 3 April 2012 11:24 GMT

    If the smell of a quarter-pounder with cheese wasn’t enough to get you through the doors of your nearest McDonald’s, O2 has signed a five-year deal to provide the restaurant chain's free Wi-Fi across 1,200 of its fast-food outlets. What’s...

  • Orange most complained about mobile network provider, according to Ofcom report

    Orange most complained about mobile network provider, according to Ofcom report

    O2 the least 22 March 2012 11:50 GMT

    Ofcom has released its annual report on the most complained about telecoms providers, with Orange being named and shamed as the mobile network coming in for most complaints.

    The report covers the major companies that offer mobile, landline...

  • The new iPad: How fast will it surf the web in the UK?. Apple, Tablets, iPad, iPad 3, Vodafone, Orange, O2, three, T-Mobile, Everything Everywhere, Features 0

    The new iPad: How fast will it surf the web in the UK?

    Operators tell us their speeds 8 March 2012 14:00 GMT

    The new iPad has been announced. It comes with 4G data technology and promises "super-fast" web surfing, according to Apple CEO Tim Cook. Sounds amazing doesn't it? Well, if you are in America, it does and will be but, in the UK, we don't have a 4G...

  • New iPad won't work with UK 4G

    New iPad won't work with UK 4G

    Different LTE bands 8 March 2012 10:42 GMT

    If you are thinking of being clever and buying a 4G AT&T or Verizon iPad in the US and shipping it to the UK, think again. O2 has told Pocket-lint that it won't work on its own or Everything Everywhere's LTE trials. In fact, even the Wi-Fi + 4G UK...

  • ALL NEW: Pocket-lint Podcast #69

    ALL NEW: Pocket-lint Podcast #69

    Gadget Geeks presenter Ian Morris reveals all... 27 January 2012 8:30 GMT

    The Pocket-lint Podcast is back with a bang this week as we've given it a right royal overhaul and crafted, what we believe to be, the snappiest tech talk around. 30 minutes of the finest gadget gibber gabber.

    Brand new industry interviews...

  • O2 accused of leaking phone numbers online

    O2 accused of leaking phone numbers online - we show how to plug the hole

    UPDATED: Fixed? 25 January 2012 11:37 GMT

    The Internet is awash with claims that O2 is sharing customers' mobile phone numbers with websites. Twitter users are posting that, after checking with a site that examines data sent from their phone to webservers, that their phone number is clearly...

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