Thursday, May 15, 2008

100,000 iPhones Sold In Germany

At Deutsche Telekom's annual general meeting in Cologne, Telekom's CEO Rene Obermann stated, that T-Mobile has sold over 100,000 iPhones in Germany. At the end of January, Deutsche Telekom had sold 70,000 iPhones in its home market.

Rene Obermann also noted that the devices made by Apple Inc. were the most popular multimedia device sold by its T-Mobile cell phone division.

Usage statistics show that Phone users use internet on average 30 minutes more compared to users with other devices. One third of their customers bought most expensive plans.

On April 7, T-Mobile lowered the price for the iPhone in a sales promotion ending June 30 to as low as EUR99. Previously the iPhone had a price tag of EUR399 in Germany.

Deutsche Telekom offers millions of private and corporate customers all over the world the entire spectrum of modern information technology and telecommunications services – whether fixed-network, wireless and broadband or complex IT and telecommunications (ICT) solutions for business customers.

As an internationally oriented company, Deutsche Telekom AG is represented in about 50 countries around the globe. More than half of the revenues from the first half-year of 2007 were generated outside of Germany.

References:

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/31185.php

Swisscom To Launch iPhone In Switzerland

Swisscom announced that it had signed a deal with Apple to introduce the iPhone to Switzerland later this year.

"The iPhone will be available later this year". According to the official website of Swisscom. "We will inform you personally, as soon as we have more news."

Previously it was thought that iPhone will be launched there on April 4, but that turned out to be just an unbiased rumour.

Swisscom is Switzerland's leading telecoms provider, with 5 million mobile customers, around 5.3 million fixed lines and 1.6 million broadband connections. In 2007, the company's 19,844 employees (full time equivalents) generated revenues of CHF 11.1 billion.

References:

http://www.swisscom.ch/res/iphone/index.htm?languageId=en

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

IPhone Radura

MStation/mophie announces the availability of the new Radura case for iPhone, iPod Touch, Nano, and Classic. The Radura’s clear polycarbonate design covers all scratchable surfaces on the iPhone.

It gives maximum protection without having to conceal the design of the iPhone. The Radura is also compatible with the mophie Ratchet belt clip swivel and the mophie Run armband, allowing users to enjoy their media on-the-go.

“With Radura, we’ve achieved a really great balance of simple, clear design and strong protection. Now, owners of all types of iPods and iPhones have a strong, sensible case that offers maximum protection, without sacrificing the unique aesthetics of Apple’s products” - says Ross Howe, Sales and Product Development Director for mStation/mophie.

The mophie Relo Radura is available now online and in stores at an MSRP of $20.

Reference:

http://www.mstation.com/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsId=13