Although the UK's 'big three' networks all announced support for the Apple iPad on the same day (and with very similar statements), it's Orange UK that has revealed the first UK iPad tariffs.
The company says it's extending its partnership with Apple – having already launched the iPhone in 30 countries - to offer iPad price plans for customers in France, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Pay-as-you-use, daily, weekly and monthly data plans will all be available on special micro-SIMs to fit the iPad.
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John Forde writes:
As I sit tapping away on a keyboard, here at 30,000 feet above the Atlantic, I can't help but think...
Thank God Arthur Summerfield got it all wrong.
See, Arthur was the U.S. Postmaster General for President 'Ike' Eisenhower. And in 1959, he boldly predicted...
"Before man reaches the moon, your mail will be delivered within hours from New York to Australia by guided missiles. We stand on the threshold of rocket mail."
Imagine. I'd hate to think what spam would look like, under those circumstances.
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This week's edition of The Fonecast is full of big names. HP acquires Palm, HTC and Microsoft do a deal over Android, Apple sells a million iPads - and handset sales show some dramatic increases.
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