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O2 today told reporters it is confident consumers will see 'substantial progress' in bringing a mobile phone able to make contactless payments in the very near future.

A UK version of the Palm Pre has finally been announced, and it will be released in the UK exclusively on O2 exclusively.

Exclusive O2 has said that it stood firm on not allowing iPhone 3G users to upgrade early to the 3G S in a similar way to US counterpart AT&T because it wanted to be fair to all its customers.

In Depth Following a newspaper report claiming the Palm Pre was coming exclusively to O2 in the UK, it seems that the new phone will be coming 'before Christmas', according to some sources.

The eagerly awaited debut of the Palm Pre appears to have taken a step closer to reality as dates of its US launch have been leaked.

Competition To celebrate the launch of O2's new tariffs, TechRadar has managed to bag one of the hottest BlackBerry handsets at the moment, the Bold 9000 and a stylish Jabra JX10 Bluetooth headset.

Exclusive TechRadar has spoken to O2 and Palm about the rumours the oxygenated ones might be stocking the forthcoming Palm Pre.

O2 has once again extended its range of Xda-branded devices - this time bringing out the Xda Flint for children and teachers in a bid to digitise the classroom.