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Orange to unveil the SPV E650 WM6 handset in April?
Orange doles out some pretty decent OEM'd HTC handsets in the British realm, so we were glad to peep the first decent close-up pics of the new (but unreleased) Orange SPV E650 WM6 Standard device, known as the "Vox" in HTC parlance. Rumor has it that the E640 will become available in the UK sometime in April, with that standard phone-like numeric keypad sporting hidden, twisting QWERTY sweetness underneath. With the goodie bag including a 2 megapixel cam, microSD, Bluetooth and WiFi, we're jonesin' to try this handset out and we can't wait to feast our eyes on a production version.
Vodafone bags Hutch Essar for $11 billion
After what seems like an eternity recently, European mobile mega-carrier Vodafone has said that it will be buying a 67% interest in Indian mobile operator Hutchinson Essar for just over $11 billion in cash. Since China Mobile overtook Vodafone as the world's largest mobile carrier, we think some of that mine is bigger than yours pride finally got Vodafone upset enough to go lay down some serious cash for a mobile carrier who is growing rather nicely. But the party has a little pooper though -- Vodafone will have to eat up to $2 billion in Hutch Essar debt in addition to the $11 billion outlay. Let's hear it for emerging markets, ok?
