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O2 on how it won the iPhone and working with Steve Jobs
Comment Ronan Dunne, O2 UK's CEO, is a softly spoken Irishman who heads up the operator's UK operations from a glass-walled office above an open plan atrium where staff sit and sup bottles of O2-branded water in... [16 Sep 2008]
Barclays contactless: More cards, more retailers
News Barclays is preparing to expand its range of 'wave and pay' cards and convince more retailers to accept contactless payments as it seeks to beat its target of getting one million contactless cards out to customers by the end of the year. [08 Sep 2008]
Orange plots Eee PC mobile broadband coup
News In a fight between an iPhone smart phone and an Eee PC netbook, which chunk of mobile hardware would win? Mobile operator Orange UK is hoping the Eee has the edge over Apple's touchscreen mobile as it has stepped up to iPhone-wielding... [23 Jul 2008]
Editor's Blog: Why we write about the iPhone
Comment "I'm just flabbergasted that people have been so blinded by the marketing hype. I'm fed up with all the headlines about this device. Or am I missing the point - what does it do that a high-end Nokia doesn't already do? [17 Jul 2008]
iPhone 3G: The wait is over
News The second iteration of Apple's iPhone goes on sale in 22 countries around the world today. The new device uses 3G connectivity, whereas its predecessor used the slower Edge standard, and it now also comes with a bevy of... [11 Jul 2008]
3G iPhone - the business perspective
News The 3G iPhone goes on sale this Friday 11 July and the launch hype is already in overdrive - but is the device really going to take the corporate world by storm, as O2 hopes? O2 claims there's a lot of... [10 Jul 2008]
3G iPhone up for grabs online - or is it?
News The 3G iPhone has today been made available to pre-order online from the O2 and Carphone Warehouse websites. The smart phone device is not due to ship until 11 July but one-device-per-customer pre-orders can now be... [07 Jul 2008]
3G iPhone to storm enterprise world, says O2
News Apple's 3G iPhone is poised to take the UK business world by storm, according to O2, which said corporate customers involved in beta testing are very interested in deploying iPhone 2.0. The mobile operator, which is... [04 Jul 2008]
Bill Gates, 3G iPhone, UK top CIO, Firefox 3, XP and more…
News This month silicon.com looked at the amazing career of Bill Gates as he stepped down after three decades of running Microsoft. Gates wasn't the only high-profile Microsoft departure, however, with Windows XP disappearing to the software... [02 Jul 2008]
Minority Report: What's in store for the iPhone?
Comment When it comes to predicting Apple product launches, Seb Janacek admits his track record is patchy. But he's sure major iPhone developments are in the offing - just a little hazy on the detail. Remember 12 months ago when you couldn't get... [23 May 2008]
Carphone Warehouse plans broadband boost
News Mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse is to sell 50 per cent of its retail business to US retail giant Best Buy for £1.1bn - and plans to use the cash to grow its broadband business. Carphone Warehouse, which operates the 'free'... [09 May 2008]
Vodafone plugs iPhone gaps
News Mobile operator Vodafone has struck a deal with Apple to sell its iPhone smart phone in 10 markets around the world. Later this year, Vodafone customers in Australia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Italy, India, Portugal, New... [06 May 2008]
iPhone out of stock after £100 price cut
News A £100 cut in the price of the entry-level iPhone has seen the touchscreen gadget flying off shelves in the UK. An 8GB iPhone now costs £169, while the 16GB version costs £329 - but many O2 and Carphone Warehouse outlets... [02 May 2008]
O2 woos SMEs with broadband deal
News Mobile operator O2 UK has launched a business broadband service and extended the coverage of its home broadband offering to the whole of the UK from today. The Business Broadband offering is targeted at SMEs and, as with... [01 May 2008]
India's high-tech cities, web whispers, Babbage's Difference engine and more...
Photo This month silicon.com senior reporter Nick Heath visited India to check out the high-tech goings on in Hyderabad and Chennai. Pictured here is Tata Consultancy Services' campus - the outsourcing company's largest global development centre. [29 Apr 2008]
