The Microsoft Band 2 will be available to purchase in the UK from mid-November. The smart wearable was launched at an event in New York on October 6 alongside the Lumia 950 smartphone, Surface Pro 4 tablet and Surface Book laptop. Pre-orders for the device are available now, with shipments going out on November 19. […]

Distributor pairs with Manchester-based Compare52 to offer links with all operators to its 16,000 IT resellers

Distributor announces “strategic alliance” with software maker that will see it offer SOTI’s products including flagship MobiControl solution

Award recognises distributor’s success in driving sales of Dell’s enterprise solutions covering server, storage and networking

Range of smartphones and tablets from Spanish firm on sale in UK and Ireland through Basingstoke-based distributor

Distributor in talks with all operators in a move it says will increase its relevance with them and vendors

Increased demand for own products has seen IT and mobile distributor expand Shenzhen office and doubled staff count to 30

Manufacturer joins Huawei in announcing its third addition to the Nexus family in partnership with Google

Flagship store on Regent Street sees shelves of new Rose Gold colour variant and 128GB models sell out in under one hour

Former Motorola national account manager James Turner to drive increases Android sales through B2B IT resellers, traditional mobile dealers and retail channels

Office relocated to UK HQ in Milton Keynes; Move marks final integration of Brighpoint

Distributor hopes the launch of Windows 10 and Lumia 640 will help it achieve its target of 400 Lumia resellers by the end of 2015

18-month-old O2 airtime partner adding thousands of new connections per month

Resellers will now be able to offer MendIT’s range of extended warranty and insurance cover for mobiles, tablets, laptops and desktops

Distributor becomes only UK firm to offer full range of ASUS mobile products to resellers 

BMW, Mercedes and Audi parent Daimler close to agreeing purchase of HERE (formerly Nokia Maps) as part of their connected car strategy

Hannah Webb and Eddie Fogg both join from rival Westcoast as changes continue at distributor

Former trading director at Phones 4U takes over from Peter Hubbard, who left the distributor last week

Sources claim he is leaving after four years as part of a cost-cutting drive by the distributor

Range available to order with immediate effect after it was named as one of four UK distribution partners by the manufacturer

Richard Baxendale becomes the latest high profile resignation from the global distributor in the past 12 months

Distributor was appointed to distribute Samsung Galaxy range as part of distribution review completed last week

Distributor’s European arm wins prize for the second successive year after demonstrating “excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions on Microsoft technology”

Samsung Galaxy range helps manufacturer reclaim position as leading UK smartphone brand in the B2B market