More apps for the non-smartphone set: mobile operator Orange has announced a deal with Netvibes, the France-based widget developer, to roll out its library of 200,000 widgets covering brands like Facebook, Twitter and BBC, to most of its portfolio of signature feature phones. These pared-down “apps” are all free to download, but Orange says that in future they will also include paid widgets, and those with in-widget charging options.
Orange, which this week also had its merger approved with T-Mobile in the UK, also said that it is already working with Netvibes on services for other screens: these include the operators’ IPTV service as well as future services for tablets — Orange has been among the operators rumored to be in talks with Apple over supplying the iPad in European markets. “We

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