If there is one thing that is similar among phone plans no matter what side of the pond you are on, it's that data plans are expensive. We have all heard the horror stories of customers unwittingly racking up phone bills in the thousands of dollar range while downloading content on their mobile devices while roaming. Vodafone is offering free internet ... continued »

HTC's Magic Android smartphone has landed over at our sibling-site Android Community, and so we've taken the opportunity to throw together a video unboxing and hands-on gallery.  The Magic takes most of the specs from the T-Mobile G1 and slides them into a far sleeker casing, ideal for single-hand use. continued »

Telefonica and Vodafone are coming together to improve the provision of transmission services. Agreements are being made to aid the roll out of their respective networks. continued »

Vodafone is planning to offer the Samsung UltraTOUCH S8300 on March 19 in the UK. The phone will be released under plans starting at 30 GBP. continued »

Similar to Simpsons Episode #1445 where the town of Springfield was kept up with calls from Happy Dude, customers of Verizon Wireless are also not so cheerful. A lawsuit has been filed against Feature Films for Families for calling approximately 500,000 customers over a 10 day period in February. continued »

HTC and Vodafone have officially announced the second Android-based smartphone, the HTC Magic. The 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen phone will be available exclusively on Vodafone in Europe (Germany, Spain, the UK, Italy and France). continued »

Japan will be getting the loudly colored Sony Ericsson Xmini. This tiny handset combines what you will find in a Walkman MP3 player with your standard feature phone. Perhaps the most intriguing part of the phone is the 8-megapixle camera. You will also get the familiar control keys as well as 4GB of internal storage. Vodafone and Western Union are working ... continued »

Vodafone, one of the world's largest mobile carriers, has announced they are working with Western Union to provide international mobile money transfers to their users. The two companies will launch a cross-border Mobile Money Transfer (MMT) between the UK and Kenya. With the help from Safaricom, a leading Kenyan operator (40% owned by the UK-based company), Vodafone and Western Union will ... continued »

Another week has come and gone and now it's time to review all that we've talked about here on PhoneMag. For starters, we found out that Sprint released the Katana Eclipse X, but then we got our hands on it for a review. Turns out, this phone is meant for media lovers that need a few smartphone features without the ... continued »

Vodafone has announced the release date for their version of the highly anticipated BlackBerry Storm 9500, the first ever touch screen BlackBerry smartphone. The BlackBerry Storm will be available in the UK through Vodafone on November 14th. The Storm is available for pre-order to UK customers who simply cannot wait any longer.  The BlackBerry Storm‘s large 3.25” screen brings a whole ... continued »