Apple iPhone 4 deals on contract - Orange, Vodafone, Tmobile, O2 offers UK

It seems that someone has been able to scoop out one of Apple’s more interesting patents for mobile phones and this one details an audio jack with a built in microphone functionality. In more ways than one, we are certainly wondering why this piece of technology is not implemented in the recently released iPhone 4. At this point, the audio jack for the Apple iPhone is located in an inconvenient spot. The patent not only adds functionality to the audio jack, but also provides a better location for the port. Of course, the new technology is expected to be supported by advanced noise filter...

A few weeks ago I was pacing through Leicester Square in London, when suddenly my path was blocked by hundreds of people waiting patiently in a queue. Being English, I obviously felt compelled to join the back of it, but just managed to resist. Assuming the excitable hoard had assembled for the latest movie premiere, I marched straight to the front. But sadly there was no sign of Tom Cruise or Cameron Diaz, as the snaking line was actually for the hotly anticipated Apple iPhone 4. Hundreds of people were happily writing-off half a day to stand in this monster queue, perceiving the prize to ...

O2 has today launched a new green ranking initiative for mobile phones – but Apple has excluded its iPhones from being included in the scheme. Run together with Forum for the Future, O2’s new green scheme ranks how environmentally friendly a handset is. Phones are scored between zero and five, depending on how green they are. Peter Madden, chief executive of Forum for the Future, said: “Billions of people worldwide are using mobile phones to organise their lives. We want to reward manufacturers who make efforts to reduce their environmental impacts and think creatively about how their de...

There is no doubt that Samsung wants to take on Apple toe to toe. While they have yet to release a device that would match the iPod series, they have already taken the iPhone with the launch of the GT i9000 Galaxy S. Now, another Galaxy device is going to be released and this time, it will be facing off against the Apple iPad. Recently, a small video was spread online showing off the new Samsung Galaxy Tab touch screen tablet device. The video was of a man who was apparently using the device on a train. While it is not confirmed if the video is viral or not, it is hard to deny that the devi...

If you’re still debating whether to invest in Apple’s newest gadget and, if so, which network provider to go with, you may be interested to discover Orange UK has added some alternative tariffs to its previous range. You can now choose between having more minutes and less data, and having fewer minutes and more data and some extras. For example, there are now two £35 per month iPhone 4 deals on an 18-month contract – one with 600 minutes and 500MB of data, and one with 400 minutes, 750MB data, free sat nav with Orange Maps and 50 photo messages. Similarly, on the two-year £35 per month cont...