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Mobile operators and online retailers are slowly but surely adding the mythical white iPhone 4 to their websites, suggesting Apple is preparing to launch the handset soon. Vodafone UK isadvertising the availabilityof the white iPhone 4, teasing its customers with a “Coming Soon” label. The addition of the label is somewhat different from the leaked screenshots of operator inventories, sources suggesting white Apple device product SKUs were never actually removed from retailer databases after Apple announced it would be delaying its release....

Vodafone is now suspending pre-orders and contacting customers who have already placed orders for Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 due to the injunction recently granted against the device in Germany. The injunction,although granted in Germany, could soon spread to the UK, as it isbased on a design rightgranted the iPad that is valid throughout the entire European Union. Our sources at Vodafone say that they are aware of the legal proceedings between Apple and Samsung in Germany and plan to update their customers as to the status of their orders as soon as possible....

A protest group that accuses Vodafone of dodging a £6 billion UK tax bill has today hijacked a website run by the mobile network. UK Uncut, which has previous targeted Vodafone withlarge-scale store sit-ins, has issued apress releaseclaiming that it took over theWorld of Differencesite, which the company uses to promote the grants it awards to people to conduct charity work. The protest group says that it took over the blog part of the site after it was leaked passwords by some of the grant winners....

As wetold you a few days back, the time to enter theVodafone Mobile Clickscompetition is coming to a close. The competition, announced at The Next Web conference, allows any startup with a mobile app or service in 7 different European markets to apply and compete for €225,000 in prizes. In addition to the opportunity to win cash to help fund their app, contestants will also get judged and receive feedback from a great set of jury members that include mobile industry leaders, company founders and venture capitalists....

This article was originally published byChristopher CareyonCities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility and innovation, reaching an international audience of city leaders. For the latest updates, follow Cities Today onTwitter,Facebook,LinkedIn,Instagram, andYouTube, or sign up for Cities Today News. Asurveyfrom Swedish micromobility firm Voi has found that incorporating e-scooters into the public transport ecosystem can help boost ticket sales at key city locations. The study, carried out in the German city of Stuttgart, found there was a 35 percent increase in rail tickets purchased by Voi users who ended their journeys at Bad Cannstatt station – one of the largest train stations in the city – when compared to other locations....