Articles Tagged “France”

Samsung i5800 Galaxy 3 Android phone launched as Naos and Teos

Samsung i5800 Galaxy 3 Android phone launched as Naos and Teos

Oui oui!  Samsung launched the i5800 Galaxy 3 smartphone in France today as the Galaxy Naos and the Galaxy Teos.  Both handsets include: Android 2.1 with Samsung’s TouchWiz UI 3.2-inch WQVGA 400×240 capacitive touchscreen display 3 megapixel camera/camcorder 667MHz processor 3G HSDPA WiFi aGPS 1500mAh battery and a microSD card slot 113.5 x 55 x 12.4mm, 105g TouchWiz user interface The Galaxy Naos will be offered by Orange France in either black or white and the Galaxy Teos will be headed elsewhere in France.  More photos after the jump.

HTC Magic to receive Android 2.2

HTC Magic to receive Android 2.2

France’s second largest largest carrier, SFR, have announced that customers with the HTC Magic will receive an update to Android 2.2, aka Froyo. The news comes via their blog, and it also states that (unsurprisingly) the Google Nexus One will also get this update. The main thing of note having read this announcement is that the newer devices such as the HTC Wildfire and the HTC Legend have gone unmentioned. These are newer devices but there is no word on whether they too will receive the aforementioned update. Right now we can only assume that they will, but SFR have …

Samsung ‘Galaxy’ i7500 to be released in France during July

Samsung ‘Galaxy’ i7500 to be released in France during July

We’re hearing noises that the Samsung i7500 will enter the European market in France as the Samsung Galaxy. Shipping in slightly behind schedule, French consumers will be able to grab the i7500 Galaxy in early July and not in June. Things remain a little confusing however, as O2 Germany were meant to release this gem in June and there is no word from them over the claims by France’s Bouygues Telecom stating that they will be the first in Europe to launch this device A quick recap reveals why so much attention is thrown towards this device. The 5MP camera …

Orange rumoured to release 6 Android devices in 2009

Orange rumoured to release 6 Android devices in 2009

Sometimes we struggle to make posts which we feel are stretching things somewhat. This one is such a case. According to a French website called Mobinaute, Orange France is set to release a slew of Android handsets this year; six to be precise. It is very important to note that the source of this information is in question and we have no way of assuring its validity. This makes us rather skeptical about the exact figures. The source even goes on to say that the six Android handsets will be from no less than five different brands of manufacturer, including …

Orange France to offer HTC Dream tomorrow for 99 euros

Orange France to offer HTC Dream tomorrow for 99 euros

According to French site SVMlemag.fr, Orange France has just confirmed that it will begin offering the HTC Dream starting tomorrow.  This will mark the first time that the device has been sold by a carrier other than T-Mobile, which markets it as the T-Mobile G1. It appears that the Dream will be offered with a number of different tariffs and that it will cost 99 EUR (US$124.47) after rebates.    If there is anybody out there that would like to read through this French post for me and write out the details in a comment, below, that would be great.

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