RIM has increased its consumer customer base and is to pitch its newest BlackBerry smartphone to both the consumer and business markets

Nokia global sales down, but market share remains at 38pc. It shipped 108.5 million devices globally, down eight per cent year on year

Nokia admits to software problems around original N97 launch, but promises there won’t be a repeat for mass-market mini version, due this month

Big-selling LG Cookie handset expected by manufacturer to show late surge during Christmas gifting season

Gamma takes white-label MVNO offer for B2B dealers on road next week

Store staff claim early sales of 3 prepay in Phones 4U stores have been slow so far, and require better marketing

The BlackBerry Storm2, which now features Wi-Fi, is now available for pre-order from Vodafone, and will be in stores from October 26

Vodafone’s specially created Samsung 360 H1 handset to be released on October 30, free on £35, 24-month contracts. Network also launches website for parents to understand ‘Twitter’ generation

Acer launches its first Android-powered device, which also combines Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processor