We just got a tip that Orange UK would be the first carrier in Europe to launch a Pay As You Go BlackBerry device. Here’s the deal: it’s an exclusive-colored BlackBerry 8120 (Indigo, which is available on T-Mobile USA, might just be an UK exclusive) that will sell for £145. What about the monthly fee? A laughable £5/month. A pretty awesome deal that we’re told launches tomorrow. You can also most likely look for the PAYG service to color-up the rest of the BlackBerry devices Orange UK offers over time, provided this goes well. We guess we were right about BlackBerrys coming in boxes. Any Orange folks out there interested in picking up one of these?

The slim W890i Walkman phone in Black is available on Orange in the UK, after being a Vodafone exclusive mobile phone for over a month the Sony Ericsson W890i Black has finally broken free of its shackles which means more offers fro consumers.

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The LG Secret has now been added to Orange’s handset portfolio, after being released on O2, Vodafone, T-Mobile and as a SIM free mobile phone the LG KF750 Secret has now been rolloed out onto Orange contract deals making the number of tariffs available to consumers better than ever before.

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Orange and Nokia today announced a strategic international partnership, extending the first agreement signed by the two companies in February 2008. The two industry leaders have committed to a three year partnership.

Orange and Nokia have agreed to launch a suite of integrated multimedia services on the new Nokia handsets, launching in H208 across nine major markets, in an initiative designed to boost the adoption of mobile digital entertainment. As part of the strategic partnership, customers will have direct access to the Orange Music Store, both Orange and NGage games, as well as Nokia Maps.

The two companies plan to create 10 million active Mobile Maps users on Nokia devices within the Orange footprint by 2010.I think this partnership will be a succes.

New video portal is test by Orange and is offering beta testers free unlimited use during the 8 week trial period.The service, which opens up for testing on 9th June, allows users with compatible handsets to watch news, sport and catch up with soaps like Coronation Street just by making a video call from their mobile.

This service have movie trailers and interviews with music artists as well as giving users the opportunity to upload videos to a YouTube style service where other users can watch, rate and share them.
If this “program” will be successful, Orange hope to launch to the public at a later date.

Orange has bagged exclusive iPhone distribution rights in these following countries: Belgium, Austria, the Dominican Republic, Jordan, Poland, Egypt, Portugal, Romania, Switzerland, Slovakia and other African countries serviced by Orange. These countries represent 3 regions Middle East Africa and Europe with Domincan Republic being the sole representative of the Caribbean. Last week it was SingTel who made the big announcement for Asia.

Orange is the French distributor of the iPhone and has been rumored to be testing the 3G version of the device. Will their new territories get the 3G their first chance? Let’s see…