http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/20/iphone.non.exclusive.helps.apple.hurts.rim/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/iphone3gs-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The elimination of the iPhone's exclusivity to Orange in France has resulted in "more than double" the sales of the device and dealt a blow to the BlackBerry, according to research notes issued recently. Estimates from Bernstein, Strategy Analytics and others report twice as many iPhones being shipped in the summer quarter as in the spring due specifically to Apple's handset being readily availab... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/20/iphone.non.exclusive.helps.apple.hurts.rim/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/06/o2.confirms.samsung.i7500/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0905/samsungi7500.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />UK carrier O2 has become the second carrier to confirm it will be carrying what is being called the most advanced Android handset to date, the Samsung i7500 Galaxy, TechRadar reported on Monday. French wireless provider Bouygues Telecom announced back in May it will begin offering the Galaxy in July, but O2's shipments are expected to begin in August. It's not known whether O2 will be the exclusi... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/06/o2.confirms.samsung.i7500/ Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/18/samsung.i7500.1st.in.july/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0905/samsungi7500.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Samsung's i7500 Android phone will bow first through a French carrier and under a new name. Bouygues Telecom today said it would carry the device rebadged as the Galaxy and expects to offer it in early July. Whether Bouygues' version will be any different from stock isn't clear, as is pricing, though it's likely to use Google's stock configuration.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/18/samsung.i7500.1st.in.july/ Mon, 18 May 2009 19:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/11/bouygues.picks.iphone.date/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0808/phonesuit.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />French carrier Bouygues Telecom has set a date of April 29th to begin carrying the iPhone, an announcement reveals. Subscriptions will range in price from approximately ä38 to ä77 a month, and provide anywhere from two hours of voice calling to four hours of daily talk plus unlimited nights and weekends. Unlike the plans offered in many countries, all of the Bouygues options will include both un... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/11/bouygues.picks.iphone.date/ Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/04/fra.iphone.kept.unlocked/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0812/att-refurb-28.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The sudden lifting of iPhone exclusivity in France will remain in effect, a ruling from the Paris Court of Appeals has declared. In December, the country's national competition council ordered Apple and official carrier Orange to temporarily permit other companies to sell the device, pending deeper investigation into complaints from Bouygues Telecom. Apple and Orange subsequently filed an appeal... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/04/fra.iphone.kept.unlocked/ Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/12/orange.iphone.3g.sales/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0808/phonesuit.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The official iPhone carrier for France, Orange, achieved solid sales during the Christmas season, according to national newspaper La Tribune. People within Orange are said to be claiming triple the sales of December 2007, or approximately 210,000 phones. Between November 28th and December 31st of 2007, the company is known to have sold roughly 70,000 iPhones.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/12/orange.iphone.3g.sales/ Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/26/orange.free.french.iphone/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0806/iphone3g-white.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />People looking for an iPhone in France can now buy one without having to go through the country's official carrier, Orange, a local retailer has announced. FNAC is now selling a contract-free version of the iPhone 3G, though at a significant markup. An 8GB version of the phone is priced at ä799 ($1,123), while black or white 16B models are selling for ä899 ($1,263). By contrast, similar options... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/26/orange.free.french.iphone/ Fri, 26 Dec 2008 14:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/17/french.iphone.to.go.open/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0808/phonesuit.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple must at least temporarily allow carriers other than Orange to sell the iPhone in France, the country's competition regulator has ordered. The ruling stems from a complaint filed in September by Bouygues Telecom, accusing Apple and Orange of hurting competition. The regulator has so far agreed, calling the deal a "serious and immediate threat" to competition in the cellular world, as well a... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/17/french.iphone.to.go.open/ Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:40:00 GMT