Gizmodo: Vodaphone

HTC Magic Launches A Week Early in Spain, Just to Spite the British

John Herrman — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:08:37 EDT

In a rather excited post on Vodaphone Spain's blog, the company has announced that the HTC Magic, set for a May 5th release across Europe, will be "available" today. ¿Por qué? No sé.

Of course, given the ambiguous language of the post (or my poor Spanish comprehension), they could be jerking everyone around a little bit, promoting the opening of pre-orders as actual availability. That they explicitly tout their release as earlier than the previous May 5th date, though, seems to indicate that they'll actually start shipping today. Happy crazy Android surprise day, Spain!

Update: Our resident Spaniard has confirmed that the post implies it'll ship today from the online store, but that brick-and-mortar stores will have to wait until next week. [Phandroid —Thanks, Rob!]

European Release Date For HTC Magic Set At May 5th

John Herrman — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 06:20:10 EDT

HTC's second Android handset looks as though it's been subjected to its last delay, with a listing for a May 5th release on Vodaphone UK's website.

We still have no idea when the supposed T-Mobile US release is coming, or if their pricing will bear any resemblance to Voda's. I somehow doubt it will, because this price structure is crazy: Free on select (£35 and £30, depending on contract length) plans, £195 ($285) on an 18-month, £30 tariff, and £293 ($431) for £15, £20 and £25/mo tariffs. [Vodaphone via Pocket Lint]

Palm Fesses Up to Treo 500

Mark Wilson — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 10:10:13 EDT

We've seen enough legit-looking pictures to know the Palm 500v was real, but now we really know that it's real because Palm has confirmed the product. Coming in "glacier white" and "charcoal black" as we reported earlier, the new WM6 Palm will abandon touchscreen in favor of a Blackberry-style setup along with full QWERTY.

Of course the device is 3G and will feature SMS, IM and push email. A 2MP camera will support pictures and video, while 150MB of internal memory can be expanded through a microSD slot. And yes, there's Bluetooth. Vodafone will launch the first units in October and Palm is describing it as a premium product that will still be free with contract on most carriers. I've officially gone from hating this device to looking forward to its promise. What about you? [pocketlint]

Looks like the secret phone being unveiled...

Adrian Covert — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 19:40:18 EDT

Looks like the secret phone being unveiled at Palm's European event next week is the Windows Mobile-based Gandolf, which should be a Vodaphone exclusive. [Boy Genius Report]

Sony Ericsson Release V630i Exclusively for Vodafone

Travis Hudson — Tue, 23 May 2006 15:12:02 EDT

Listen up you Europeanites. Sony Ericsson is releasing a phone exclusively for your neck of the woods, specifically with Vodafone. What makes this phone as cool as the cat's pajamas is the included support for Vodafone's Radio DJ service. Radio DJ is an interactive streaming music service. This phone also has a 2 megapixel camera, 1.9-inch screen, traditional music player, M2 expansion slot and Bluetooth.

This Radio DJ service sounds pretty damn cool. Apparently you create your own music channels by rating tracks as you listen to them. Then the more you listen and rate, the more personalized the music channels become. Sirius, XM, you guys ever consider trying to do something like this?

Press Release [Sony Ericsson]

Vodafone 904SH Cellphone with Face Recognition

Charlie White — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 11:25:34 EST

Vodafone has rolled out an unusual 3G and GSM cellphone that gets to know you as well as your dog does. It performs this magic trick with an OKI face recognition sensor that does away with the need for entering a pin number. With a swiveling 2.4 inch screen and an 3.2-megapixel autofocus camera, the 904SH also has a motion sensor that lets you play games such as virtual golf with the thing. Using Bluetooth, it's even suggested that you could play fighting games against an opponent within that 30-foot Bluetooth limit. It's available in pleasant-looking colors such as black, powder blue and purple. No announcement of price or availability was forthcoming.

Vodafone 904SH, the VGA phone that recognises you
[Akihabara News]

Samsung to Supply Vodaphone with HSDPA Tech

tgrumet — Wed, 28 Dec 2005 07:55:35 EST

More big news from Samsung as the world's third largest cellphone maker announces its plans to supply UK Vodaphone with high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) mobile phones using Qualcomm's modem chips. These phones will let you use multimedia services, including video sharing and Web surfing, at higher speeds with lower pricing. They will also be the first to be commercially available. And of course, I feel that I must point out that we here in the US won't actually be seeing any of this as we wait (and wait, and wait) for our 3G services.

Samsung to market new phones with Vodafone, Qualcomm [Reuters]

Well-Featured Vodaphone

tgrumet — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 06:47:19 EST

The Vodaphone V604SH is one of those phones that really does make me jealous of Asian technology. It comes in three different color schemes—turquoise & black, white & silver, and black & red— and it's got some really great features I just don't expect to see here in the US for a really, really long time. Along with an analog TV tuner, it also includes a 32MB mini SD card and has a 3.2 megapixel camera with 2x optical zoom and automatic focus. It's a clamshell phone with a 2.4-inch display, weighs in at 5 ounces and can also tune into local FM radio stations.

Vodafone Japan introduces the V604SH - T.V. phone [Phoneyworld]

Product Page [Vodafone Japan]