MacNN | SFR News 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 SFR, Latest News, Headlines, Stories; http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ Multi-carrier iPhone in France doubles sales 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 LG to launch three Windows Mobile phones soon http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/03/lg.to.out.three.wm.65.handsets.soon/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/LGGM750intro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />LG on Thursday announced it will ship three new Windows Mobile handsets over the course of the next few weeks. By the end of 2010, that number will grow to 13 Windows Mobile cellphones. One of the phones, the GM750 (pictured), will feature a touchscreen interface, another will be a touch slider with a QWERTY keyboard and the third, the GW550, will sport a QWERTY bar form factor. Each will be initi... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/03/lg.to.out.three.wm.65.handsets.soon/ Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:10:00 GMT Vodafone Spain ships HTC Magic early; France on May 6 http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/27/htc.magic.at.voda.spain/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0904/htcmagic-vodafone.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Vodafone Spain today got the edge on its other European counterparts by saying it would launch the HTC Magic early. The carrier's countdown has the phone shipping at midnight Tuesday and will make it the first country to get the handset, which is the second-ever Android phone and the first sold outside of T-Mobile. Unlike the G1, the Magic uses Android 1.5's on-screen keyboard alone for input an... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/27/htc.magic.at.voda.spain/ Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:35:00 GMT Compal cutting back R&D for MIDs http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/22/compal.scaling.back.mids/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0904/compalmidintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />DigiTimes reported on Wednesday that Compal Electronics reduced the budget and other resources for mobile Internet devices (MIDs) as the company believes the future of the market segment is uncertain. The report cites unnamed industry sources for the information, and Compal itself has confirmed that some of its MID focus was shifted into netbook development. It will continue to ship MIDs in smalle... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/22/compal.scaling.back.mids/ Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:25:00 GMT HTC's Android-based Magic official http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/17/htc.magic.official/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0902/htcmagic.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />HTC today after a brief run-up introduced the Magic, the second-ever Android device and the first to rely on an iPhone-like virtual keyboard thanks to Google's impending Cupcake update to the software. The upgrade slims the device down without shrinking the 3.2-inch touchscreen or sacrificing the remaining hardware controls, which still include a trackball for using the phone one-handed. Cupcake... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/17/htc.magic.official/ Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:30:00 GMT Verizon, others commit to LiMo phones this year http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/09/verizon.commits.to.limo/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0902/lgvoyager-top.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The LiMo Foundation on Monday announced six new wireless providers have committed to release LiMo Platform based handsets in 2009. The Linux OS-based phones will become available from Verizon Wireless, NTT DoCoMo, Orange, SK Telecom, Telefonica and Vodafone sometime in 2009. The open-source Linux operating system in the devices will be based on the latest version of the LiMo Platform.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/09/verizon.commits.to.limo/ Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:15:00 GMT Archos 5 3G+ launches on French network provider SFR http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/23/sfr.sells.archos.5.3g/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0810/archos5intro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The Archos Internet tablet, introduced earlier this summer, is now available for the first time via a wireless provider, France's SFR. The device is the Archos 5 3G+ and includes a 5-inch touchscreen, built-in access to 3G wireless data networks and Wi-Fi. Included with the device is a 30GB hard drive, the smallest of the range that also offer 60GB, 120GB and 250GB capacity disks.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/23/sfr.sells.archos.5.3g/ Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:05:00 GMT Archos to offer media players with 3G in 2008 http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/02/13/archos.3g.players.in.2008/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0802/archos605wifi.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Archos will be one of the first to provide a dedicated portable media player with cellular Internet access, the company has revealed during this week's Mobile World Congress show. While short on information, the news indicates that at least one device in Archos' next generation of players will include 3G or better services that allows it to connect to the Internet anywhere it can receive an appro... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/02/13/archos.3g.players.in.2008/ Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:00:00 GMT