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Phones 4U taking preorders for Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini

The retailer is giving away free seven inch Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 devices to customers who preorder the mini GS4

Phones 4U stocking the Doro PhoneEasy 506

Retailer selling its second Doro handset, following the PhoneEasy 610

P4U becomes first to confirm Galaxy S4 Zoom availability

Retailer says the combination of a smartphone with a high-quality camera will meet the needs of its consumers

Affiliate Window sees rise in m-commerce driven by iPhone

The company, which helps businesses optimise marketing campaigns, said its clients saw 3,100 sales per day from Apple smartphones

Market for cases and screen protectors quadruples – GfK

Eight million units were sold in the UK during 2012 according to the research firm

Carphone reveals 30pc of Galaxy S4 sales are from iPhone users

Retailer’s stats show almost a third of sales are coming from people switching from an iPhone, while 90 per cent of buyers would recommend the device to others

Carphone makes Nokia Lumia 925 available for pre-order

Customers pre-ordering the smartphone from the retailer will also receive a wireless charging kit and case worth £70

Carphone, Phones 4U and EE confirm plans to range Galaxy S4 Mini

Latest addition in the Samsung Galaxy range of devices to go on sale in July

Eleven more vendors sign up to sell CAT B15

TalkTalk, Fonehouse and Evolve included in list of firms now selling rugged handset

Phones 4U CEO Mary Grant resigns for ‘personal reasons’

Role will be taken over by Group CEO Tim Whiting

Carphone launches UK’s first online prepay upgrade service

The retailer says the service, which launches today (May 17), is a response to the increasing popularity of online shopping

Vodafone announces latest own-brand smartphone

Smart III features a five megapixel camera, 4GB of internal memory and optional NFC capability

Phones 4U announces white exclusive on Huawei Ascend P2

Chinese manufacturer’s flagship handset will be released in the UK in June

BlackBerry Q10 available in white at Carphone

Colour variant goes on sale, with the retailer ordering extra stock to meet anticipated high demand

Phones 4U offers places on urban boot camp to promote S4

Sessions will take place twice a week and will burn 800 calories during each hour

Carphone to acquire Best Buy’s European stake for £471m

Five-year relationship between the retailers to come to an end in a move Carphone says simplifies its ownership structure

Carphone reports 15pc rise in Q4 revenues

UK business shows strong performance for the three months ending March 31, with contract and prepay share increasing

Q10 becomes Selfridges’ fastest selling tech product

Retailer sells out of initial allocation of BlackBerry QWERTY devices within two hours

Retailers hit by Samsung S4 delay due to ‘high demand’

Customers warned not all pre-orders will be fulfilled at launch for new Galaxy handset

Q10 goes on sale at Carphone’s Selfridges concession stores

Retailer selling QWERTY BB10 device for £579.95 SIM-free or free on tariffs from £36 per month

BlackBerry gives Selfridges three day exclusive on Q10

First BlackBerry 10 device to feature a QWERTY keypad will be available from the department store chain’s four locations and website this Friday

UK businesses risk ‘missing out’ on 4G benefits, Barclays finds

A study by Barclays shows over half of online businesses expect 4G to increase traffic to their sites, but 89 per cent have not developed their website for mobile devices

Philip Sambrook quits Data Select for rival 20:20 Mobile

Sambrook quits Data Select after five and half years to become new sales director at 20:20 Mobile

Carphone exclusively bundles red Galaxy Tab 2 and S III Mini

Retailer offering deal on O2 for £22 a month with 300 minutes, unlimited texts and 500MB of data

BlackBerry Q10 now available to pre-order from Carphone

Smartphone will be free on contract from £36 a month, with first 2,000 customers to pre-order receiving a wireless Bluetooth speaker worth £79.95

Tablets outselling PCs by 264 per cent in Irish market

Sharp growth in sales attributed to Christmas gifting market for seven inch devices

CWU warns O2 about continued below-inflation pay rises

Union accepts 2013 offer of 2.5 per cent but warns ‘low’ rises will not be tolerated by members indefinitely

ANOVO signs new repairs deal with Phones 4U

Contract extends in and out of warranty service offered to the retailer by repairs specialist, which also provides a range of after sales support functions to its customers

Phones 4U smashes first day pre-order record with Galaxy S4

Retailer giving pre-order customers the chance to win a Galaxy Camera and Galaxy Tab 10.1 each day until the smartphone goes on sale

Carphone to offer Galaxy Tab 2 with first 2,000 S4 pre-orders

Retailer to begin taking pre-orders of the Galaxy S4 from tomorrow, with every customer receiving a free accessory bundle

Gang who stole £150,000 of stock from CPW sentenced

Eight youths targeted 42 Carphone Warehouse stores across London and surrounding areas

BlackBerry Q10 to hit shelves on April 26

Reports suggest the second phone to run the BlackBerry 10 operating system to be released on the same day as the Samsung Galaxy S4

Carphone: Samsung’s S4 “the one to watch” as interest rockets

Retailer sees interest rise 446 per cent compared to the manufacturer’s flagship smartphone for last year, calling it the busiest pre-registration period it has ever seen

Mobile retailers contribute 10pc to UK tablet sales

Most devices bought in other retailers according to annual market report by CCS Insight

Phones 4 U,CPW and EE to stock Samsung Galaxy S 4 from April 26

Vodafone and Three have also confirmed they will “soon” stock the new smartphone

O2 wins hat-trick of gongs at Mobile News Awards 2013

Samsung and Lebara also triumph twice at industry’s biggest and most prestigious awards ceremony

LSG to provide Nationwide customers with mobile insurance

Phones 4U’s security arm to provide services to five million of the building society’s FlexPlus Account holders

P4U offers premium Sony headphones to Xperia Z customers

Stores in London, Leeds, Birmingham and Manchester will promote the handset by giving away prizes at fun day

Tesco commits to no mid-contract tariff hikes

The ‘Tesco Mobile Tariff Promise’, which fixes core contract costs, is the first of its kind from a UK network provider

A1 Comms to sell B2B deals through its Go Mobile retail stores

Fourth online consumer brand, Phones.co.uk, to also launch as company continues to build on last year’s success

February 25, 2013

Carphone Warehouse in talks to sell French arm

The retailer is reportedly in talks to sell its French retail operations as part of a review of its overall Phone House business

February 22, 2013

Phones 4U to give customers preview of Xperia Z

Sony Mobile’s flagship handset to be showcased in over 300 Phones 4U stores from February 15 before going on general sale two weeks later

February 14, 2013

Tesco Mobile appoints former O2 marketing chief

Simon Groves, who spent 12 years as head of brand and marketing at O2, is taking on a similar role at Tesco Mobile

February 13, 2013

O2 looking to select new franchisees by summer

Operator has processed applications for 82 shops and is conducting interviews and reviewing business plans

February 13, 2013

Phones 4U appoints Tech Data Mobile to manage supply chain

Tech Data Mobile will handle all warehousing, web and telesales activities for Phones 4U in the UK and Ireland

February 11, 2013

O2 ends deal with P4U for subsidised handset connections

Customers can continue to get upgrades, SIM-only deals and prepay on O2 through the retailer

February 8, 2013

BlackBerry sees ‘best ever’ first-week sales with Z10

CEO Thorsten Heins has said the Z10 is selling better than any other BlackBerry device in the UK and Canada immediately after launch

February 7, 2013

Gang of mobile thieves sentenced

Twelve youths who robbed 45 mobile stores across London and surrounding areas have been sentenced to jail

February 6, 2013