At this rate, there won’t be anything left to announce when MWC actually opens its doors. Today’s premature launcher is Orange Europe, which is launching a trio of Jelly Bean-running smartphones that are destined for the continent. First up, the Lumo is the company’s first 4G smartphone, packing a 4.5-inch display and an 8-megapixel camera. If you prefer your devices to be on the skinny side, then the 4.7-inch San Remo comes with an 8.2mm thick body and similarly equipped imaging sensor. Finally, the budget-focused Nivo offers a 4-inch display and a 5-megapixel camera. Orange has already told us that it won’t be coming to the UK, but should arrive in Romania, Slovakia and Spain across the first half of the year — unless someone’s lawyers decide that the Lumo name’s a bit too close for comfort.

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Not content to dominate internet search in China alone, Baidu and France Telecom’s Orange are partnering to capitalize on African and Middle Eastern markets as well. Today they launched a co-branded version of Baidu’s browser on France Telecom’s Egyptian operator MobiNil — it’s essentially the same as the one released last year for the Chinese market but in English / Arabic instead (a French version is also coming). The browser is a pre-installed app on carrier-sold smartphones and features bookmarks for Orange and Baidu services. According to Orange, smartphone adoption in the region has become widespread due to the increased availability of 3G networks — demand apparently doubled in Egypt in the second half of 2012 alone. With nearly 80 million potential customers at hand, Baidu could certainly give Google a run for its money yet again. You can peek at the full PR after the break.

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In a bid to spruce up its hardware, European mobile operator Orange has drafted in Movea to bring gesture controls to its new set-top box. Running the SmartMotion server, movements will be picked up by Movea’s MEMS motion-sensing remote, with gestures for volume control, web browsing and even gamepad and joystick commands. The new Livebox Play will pick up ten “contextually aware” movements, with a ‘check’ gesture aimed to avoid the frustration at selecting items on a distant screen, while there’s also a close function embedded into the TV remote. Alongside gestures, the LiveBox Play service will offer the obligatory internet, social network and VOD bells and whistles, as well as access to games and apps on your big screen. Sick of buttons? The device is available on pre-order (for now, in France) and launches next month — we’ve embedded a quick demo of the remote’s precision after the break as a quick refresher.

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