Leading mobile phone provider Orange is set to develop and trial high-definition (HD) mobile phone calls among its millions of users.
The announcement of its deployment of the latest mobile technology has pleased one industry expert, who labelled it "great news for the consumer".
Thomas Newton, staff writer for mobile phone site Recombu, said: "Nobody likes having [...]

Applications found on the iPhone and Nexus One could be behind a surge in demand for augmented reality (AR) content by mobile phone users.
AR content is becoming increasingly popular, with a new report revealing that downloads featuring the technology are set to rise from one million a year in 2009 to more than 400 million [...]

Google has confirmed the release of its much-publicised Nexus One mobile phone, which was launched yesterday (January 5th).
Amit Sood, senior marketing manager at Google, used his Google Mobile blog to discuss some of the applications and functions that can be used by the revolutionary device.
Nexus One comes with many of the favourite Google applications – [...]

More than seven-in-ten people with an Android mobile phone have described themselves as "very satisfied" with the handset and service they receive, according to a study by ChangeWave.
Of 4,000 smartphone owners surveyed, 72 per cent said they were happy with an Android device – just five per cent fewer than the amount satisfied with their [...]

Orange has launched a high-definition sound quality tool and said it genuinely demonstrates a level of innovation not yet experienced by UK consumers.
HD Voice, which is scheduled for nationwide roll-out in the latter part of 2010, will be trialled at the beginning of the year.
It aims to provide a market-leading "crystal clear" audio experience for [...]

The number of picture messages sent on Christmas Day is forecast to top one million, according to Orange.
Last year’s festive season set records for the amounts of text and images given from one mobile phone user to another – but 2009 will see even more sent and received, the network predicts.
Some 100 million regular SMS [...]

It would appear that mobile phone customers love using the phone as working weeks approach their climax and the weekends draws ever closer.
Research from mobile phone firm Orange indicates that people in the UK’s favourite time for a phone call is 4.30pm – and the peak period for such calls is on a Friday, when [...]

On November 10th, the iPhone 3G and 3GS will be available from Orange – and the network provider says there is "immense" excitement for the event from both customers and staff.
When store doors open at 07:00 GMT, people will be able to get their hands on one of the devices, which enables access to more [...]