Near Field Communication (NFC) will be a step nearer next year for many people when Orange releases NFC-enabled SIM cards. The company also said that they want to work with as many smartphone manufacturers as possible to ensure the new technology takes off.

Orange and T-Mobile may not be able to update the Samsung Galaxy S at the moment, but if you have the HTC Magic then you are in luck.

If you are thinking of getting the latest Google device, it is now available on Orange, O2, Vodafone and T-Mobile networks – but you can only purchase it from Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy.

Although HTC intend to publish details about their newest handset, it seems the details were put on the web site by mistake by Orange and Phones 4 U. The material was removed however just as quickly.

After a lot of publicity, RIM’s BlackBerry Torch 9800 is now available from today.

If you are new to mobile phones and need a little help, then take a look at Mobile Choice UK’s consumer awards.

It’s been confirmed that all four major mobile phone networks – Vodafone, O2, Orange, T-Mobile and Three, will be supporting Windows Phone 7.

It’s been reported that London Mayor, Boris Johnson wants London Underground to get its own mobile phone network by 2012. This will be funded by industry, of course.

Orange like its partner, T-Mobile is embarking on the development of its own branded mobile phones with the launch of the San Francisco.

Orange has decided to offer additional benefits to prepay customers.