Google chief Eric Schmidt responds directly to Vodafone boss Vittorio Colao’s worry of its potential for monopolistic power in mobile internet, by stating the networks need Google and Google needs the networks

20:20 saw its accessories division grow by over 17 per cent in 2009 and has attributed this to new ranges and exclusive relationships with major retailers

HTC confirms Legend and Desire, both running Android platform, as well as Windows Mobile-enabled HD mini. Vodafone announces exclusive on former from April, and deals for all

Orange and T-Mobile will range the Samsung Wave S8500, the first Bada handset from the Korean manufacturer and its MWC headliner

Deutsche Telekom to set up new M2M development centre at Bonn headquarters to ramp up machine communications, confirming BMW and Continental as customers

Orange and T-Mobile become the latest operators to announce they will stock the HTC Desire

BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express to be available for free from next month, targeted at SMBs

Motorola will release Quench globally later this quarter, its latest Android device to feature Motoblur

In a Mobile World Congress keynote, Vodafone chief Vittorio Colao urges the industry to address issues now to make the next five years a seeding ground for mobile to change society for the better