Tag: .uk
Less Brits gambling despite rise of online casinos
A question for you: are more or less people in the UK gambling now than in 1999? Bear in mind that since then, the entire industry of online gambling has sprung up, mushroomed, and lured millions of us into its clammy embrace (so we’re told, anyway).
It’s more, right? Wrong. According to a new study by the Gambling Commission, 72% of Brits gambled in 1999, compared to 68% now. Bear in mind this includes stuff like scratch cards and the national lottery, as well as sports betting, slot machines and casinos.
iPhone UK launch: Everything you need to know about Apple's plans
So, Steve Jobs jetted over to London for this morning’s iPhone UK launch, announcing that the handset goes on sale on 9th November exclusively on O2, costing £269 if you sign up to an 18-month contract. We’ve been covering the launch in-depth, as you’d expect.
For the basic details of the UK iPhone, read our news story. If you want to see how things panned out at the launch, check Susi’s liveblog. Meanwhile, Alex has been doing the sums to work out exactly how much a UK iPhone will cost you in the long run.
iPhone UK launch: O2's iPhone (and iTunes) versus Vodafone's MusicStation
O2 may have bagged the iPhone, but keen readers will know that Vodafone got its retaliation in super-early, with the announcement a couple of weeks ago that it would be launching Omnifone’s subscription-based MusicStation service in November. So how do they compare?Well, Omnifone already has a document providing a direct comparison between the two services, which it supplied when we asked for its views. Unsurprisingly, MusicStation comes out on top for questions like ‘Available on prepay?’, ‘Cheapest device’ and features like social networking, playlist-sharing and personalised news.
Mobile dating to become $1bn global phenomenon
According to the latest study from Juniper Research, the mobile dating industry will reach a whopping $1bn in revenues by the year 2012, as some of the big online players such as Match.com expand into the mobile arena. It's Japan…
Video: What do Brits think of the iPhone / O2 deal?
Phew, Susi's been busy this morning – having liveblogged Apple's UK iPhone launch and gotten hands on with the handset, she hotfooted it outside the Apple Store to find out what Regent Street shoppers thought of Apple's deal with O2 to sell the iPhone for £269 on an 18-month contract. Find out what they thought below.
Video: iPhone UK launch – hands on with Apple's handset
Susi was at this morning's iPhone UK launch, as you'll know if you read her liveblog. Once Steve Jobs had done his thang on-stage, she got hands on with the phone, explaining the key features and pricing for the UK market. Watch below.
iPhone UK launch: Does The Cloud Wi-Fi deal mean no Apple / Starbucks partnership in the UK?
Right, so Apple has announced that the iPhone will go on sale in the UK on 9th November, and us Brits will have free access to over 7,500 Wi-Fi hotspot run by The Cloud, which includes McDonalds, several football clubs and the entire financial district in London.
But what about Starbucks? In the US, Apple has tied up a deal with the coffee retailer to offer free Wi-Fi to iPhone and iPod Touch users, yet here in the UK, Starbucks’ Wi-Fi hotspots are run by… T-Mobile. Which is a rival to O2, the exclusive UK mobile operator for iPhone.
iPhone UK launch: Free iPhone Wi-Fi in City of London, McDonalds, and Arsenal / Chelsea / Manchester United stadia
The news that Apple hasn’t shoehorned 3G into the UK iPhone will disappoint many people here, even if it wasn’t a huge surprise (not least because if the company had, can you imagine the backlash from iPhone users in the US?)
At the launch this morning, Steve Jobs said battery life is what’s stopping Apple releasing a 3G iPhone, with the claim that a 3G model’s talktime would be cut to 2-3 hours, rather than Apple’s preferred 5+. Instead, Jobs talked up the faster speed of Wi-Fi surfing, and offered us Brits the carrot of a deal with Wi-Fi hotspot provider The Cloud for free access through its 7,500 UK hotspots.
iPhone UK launch: £269 on O2 from 9th November, but NOT 3G
Apple has finally announced details of the iPhone’s UK launch. As expected, O2 is the exclusive operator partner, and the handset will cost £269 on this side of the pond when it goes on sale on 9th November.
iPhone UK launch: O2 and Apple online stores both down
Ooh, it’s getting exciting now: O2’s online store isn’t working, with a message saying simply: “We’re sorry you’re unable to access the Online Shop at the moment. We are currently making improvements to the site to provide customers with an even better shopping experience.”
