The Times has said that the 3G iPhone being released by Apple soon could cost as little as £100 in the UK. Analysts have predicted the drop in price due to ineffective marketing strategies such as “network exclusivity deals” in Europe. Apple had estimated that the iPhone would sell between 500,000 and 600,000 units across more »

French cellular operator Orange has signed a deal with Apple to sell its iPhone in the Middle East, Africa and several European countries. France Telecom’s Orange said in a one-sentence statement that it will sell the iPhone in Austria, Belgium, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, Jordan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland and African markets later this more »

After sealing a distribution agreement with Asian telecom company Singtel and Swisscom of Switzerland, Apple has sealed another distribution agreement for the iPhone, this time with Orange, the exclusive provider of the iPhones in France. Interestingly, whereas it was not indicated whether the iPhones to be distributed in the Asian market is the 3G model more »

Apple can do a better job at selling iPhones in Europe, says Apple’s genearl manager of European operations: Pascal Cagni. In a conversation with a French newspaper, Les Echos, Cagni said that Apple intends to expand its distribution of the iPhone to more European countries – however, he did not mention the names of the more »

As reported yesterday, the 8GB iPhone in the UK has seen a massive £100 ($200) price drop. This brings the 8GB iPhone price from £269 to £169 – however, there are no plans for cutting the price on the expensive 16GB model – which will remain at £329 for quite some time. There are also more »

This year, Apple is treating European journalists to watch a live broadcast of the Macworld San Francisco 2008 keynote via satellite. It will be hosted at the BBC TV studios in London, on 15 January 2008. The invitation, given to many respected media representatives around Europe, states the following “Please join us on 15 January more »

For those of you in Europe who want an iPhone, now’s your chance. Expect O2 in England, Orange in France, and T-Mobile in Germany to be carrying these phones sometime soon, as the Financial Times believes that Apple’s shaken hands with these three mobile providers. The only thing I’m wondering is, how much is data more »

The moment has arrived, the one and only iPhone has successfully been activated on a European mobile network. That’s right, you can now use your JesusPhone with European cell providers using a hacked SIM. We haven’t tried this trick, but to pull it, off, you’ll need a SIM writer, a blank SIM card, and some more »

According to the Times Online, O2 has won the exclusive carrier contract to bring Apple’s iPhone to the UK this Christmas. It just goes to show, that rumors, no matter how strong, don’t always come true. Apple has apparently decided to pursue the European market country-by-country, rather than providing the phone via one carrier (see: more »

Engadget reports that four files have been discovered in the iPhone firmware, possibly revealing Apple’s plan to release the mobile in Europe. The files are as follows: Default_CARRIER_ATT.png Default_CARRIER_CINGULAR.png Default_CARRIER_TMOBILE.png Default_CARRIER_VODAFONE.png Obviously, this seemingly divulges that Apple is planning to partner with both T-Mobile and Vodafone in Europe. This corroborates with current rumours stating these more »