Orange launches ad-funded download trial

Orange is launching an ad-funded download service on its Orange World mobile internet service. 800,000 Orange customers in the UK will be able to download music to their phone at a discounted rate or completely free. The three-month trial will display advertising banners while customers download their music from a choice of 500 tracks. Advertising company ScreenTonic, which was bought by Microsoft last year, is managing the banner ads for the campaign. In addition, Orange says it's done a deal with film website Icewhole.com to allow customers to download short films for £1.

T-Mobile offers free WiFi to 3G customers

T-Mobile is offering free WiFi access to customers who choose one of the company's Web'n'Walk data tariffs (costing from £12.50 extra per month). The WiFi access will be available from any of T-Mobile's WiFi HotSpots in the UK, which includes most Starbucks coffee shops. [Source: Press release]