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Brightpoint appoints new vice presidents
US handset distributor raids logistics company Moduslink to expand its supplier and customer portfolio further beyond straight mobile market
UK smartphone subs rise 70pc, says Ofcom
UK shows fastest increase in smartphone subscriptions, and fullest usage of smartphone devices among consumers, although it ranks third behind Italy and Spain for penetration
Carphone and Best Buy get Google Nexus S exclusive
Joint venture partners Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy get exclusive rights on Samsung-made ‘Nexus S’ Google phone, the first device to run Android 2.3, through the Christmas period
Brightstar UK picks up HTC supply contract
HTC looks to spur competition in UK between US distribution giants Brightstar and Brightpoint
Mobile News Awards 2011 open
The Mobile News Awards 2011 launches today with tables going on sale and entries invited for revised Awards categories
Nokia shuts a third of UK service centres
Nokia is to close around a third of its UK Nokia Care service and repair centres in March. It has 78, and the number will be slashed to around 50
Lehtinen expected to take Nokia UK hot seat
Nokia expected to make UK retail boss Sami Lehtinen’s interim appointment as UK general manager permanent
Shebang in Viking fulfilment deal
Shebang Distribution is understood to have secured a deal to provide handsets and accessories to Viking Direct customers, a fulfilment contract long pursued by UK distributors
Steve Fraser and Greg Gilmurray join Brightstar
Handset distributor recruits former LG UK retail sales manager Steve Fraser as sales director and former Carphone Warehouse procurement head Greg Gilmurray as head of purchasing
Carphone stocks iPad
Carphone Warehouse has added its name to the growing list of retailers selling the Apple iPad