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Filed under: Multimedia, Peripherals, Nokia

in this place’s a little Espoo humor for you: offer a crazy-expensive limited edition of the N96, make buyers think they’ll be getting it early, and when they don’t, ship them stereo Bluetooth headphones as a consolation prize which — wait for it — you need a phone (like that unshipped N96, for example) to use. Whatever, we suppose it’s better than getting a cold shoulder, but the silver BH-503s getting shipped to at least some of the Face The Task buyers sure aren’t a substitute for the real deal.

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Filed under: Handsets, GSM, Apple

Reuters reports that a “market source” has confirmed that Apple has finally sealed a deal to bring the iPhone 3G to Russia in an official capacity, launching on Mobile TeleSystems “likely” in Октябрь (October, that is). Neither MTS nor Apple would agree to comment on the situation — no surprise there — but seeing how Russia is one of the remaining gargantuan markets where the iPhone has yet to materialize, it seems like a no-brainer deal for all parties involved.

[Via mocoNews]

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Filed under: Handsets, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS, Apple

Just how badly do you want the iPhone 3G, Singapore? Badly enough to do without two of its headline features? SingTel kicks off sales today (local time) along with a whole host of other countries, but neither visual voicemail nor the iTunes WiFi Store will make the cut. In the case of iTunes, the reason is kinda obvious: Singapore has no iTunes Store at all, and it never has. The explanation behind the mysterious absence of visual voicemail is less clear, other than carrier laziness in getting the feature implemented on its back end. The silver lining in this place seems to be pricing, though — subscribers will be able to pick up the phone for diddly squat, assuming they sign up for a S$205 monthly package (about $145).

[Via mocoNews]

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