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Sony Xperia XA1 Plus exclusively available at Carphone Warehouse

The smartphone will cost £329.99 prepaid and features in black and blue

November 9, 2017

Carphone Warehouse exclusively ranges Alcatel A3+

The smartphone will cost £79.99 prepaid with a £10 top-up and features in black only

November 9, 2017

Vodafone launches ‘V by Vodafone’ bringing IoT to consumers

The V-Auto, V-Camera,V-pet and V-Bag require a special SIM card to work and can be bought for either £3 or £4 a month alongside an upfront fee

November 7, 2017

Crowds gather at Covent Garden Apple Store as iPhone X goes on sale

Apple’s latest flagship went on sale today (November 3) and is available from £999. Tim Cook claims it will be Apple’s biggest quarter ever

November 3, 2017

HTC unveils U11+ and U11 Life smartphones

Prepaid the U11+ is available for £699 and U11 Life is £349 from HTC website

November 3, 2017

Samsung Pay is available to American Express cardholders in the UK

Samsung Pay is available on Samsung Galaxy Note8, S8/S8+, Galaxy S7/S7 edge, S6/S6 edge, S6 edge+, A3 2017, A5 2016 and J5 2017 devices

October 23, 2017

EE offers network exclusive with Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL devices

The UK network will directly offer the new Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL with the UK’s fastest Cat 12 download speeds

October 19, 2017

STK strikes retail partnership with Littlewoods

The deal follows ranging agreement with John Lewis in August

October 10, 2017

Nokia launches 3G variant of the revamped 3310

Prepaid the 3310 3G is available for £59 from Carphone Warehouse and O2

September 29, 2017

TRG price monitoring software gives boost to Tech Repair House

Gadget retail store invests £350,000 in expansion

September 28, 2017

O2 to exclusively sell the Xperia XZ1 Compact in silver

Prepaid the XZ1 Compact is available for £499, also available in pink, silver and black

September 26, 2017

LG V30 to begin shipping globally this month

Shipments will begin in LG’s native South Korea followed by North America, Europe and other key global markets

September 22, 2017

iPhone 8 and 8 Plus hit UK stores

Devices were unveiled last week in the Steve Jobs theatre on Apple’s new campus

September 22, 2017

Apple sparks threefold increase in wireless headphones

Since Apple ditched the headphone jack Argos has seen bluetooth headphone popularity increase of just shy of 350 per cent.

September 22, 2017

Nokia 8 smartphone open for pre-order in UK

General sale will be on September 13 for £499 in steel and blue

September 7, 2017

UK consumers spend £60 billion with contactless ten years on since launch

51 per cent of transactions in the UK under £30 is now via contactless technologies

September 5, 2017

HTC opens pre-orders for U11 with 128GB storage

Flagship device will cost £699 and come with double the storage space

August 29, 2017

Dixons Carphone shares plunge as CEO warns of challenging mobile market

Seb James said increasing handset prices and slowdown in device innovation means consumers are holding onto phones for longer

August 24, 2017

Samsung takes wraps off Galaxy Note8 phablet

The flagship device will go on sale in September and will retail for £689 prepaid

August 23, 2017

iSmash hit: mobile repair firm on target to almost double turnover

The repair chain has 20 stores throughout the capital and is aiming to open 50 stores across the UK by 2019

August 18, 2017

Hugh Symons Group completes Clove Technology acquisition

Clove’s six staff will move two miles to be based at Hugh Symons Group’s head offices in Alder Hills, Poole

August 14, 2017

Mobiles.co.uk puts S8 and iPhone 7 on monthly contract offers

For £37.99 per month customers can get the S8 for free with 10GB of data unlimited text and minutes on EE

Expansys shuts down consumer websites to focus on B2B drive

It has ceased consumer operations in Europe, Middle East and the Americas to name a few

Dixons Carphone see 10pc rise in profits

The retailer saw pre-tax profits rise to £501 million in 2016/17 compared to £457 million in 2015/16

Nine out of ten over-50s love buying new smartphones

42 per cent have a phone that is less than two years old (98pc less than five years) and 62 per cent feel very confident when using they mobile phones

Coral blue Galaxy S8 available for pre-order from Carphone

It will be available pre-paid from £689 and recommended on a £42 per month contract with Vodafone

Fonehouse CEO Joce departs as chairman Bayley takes the reins

Industry veteran joined mobile phone retailer in June 2015

Carphone ranges coral blue Galaxy S8 exclusively

Customers can pre-order in stores and online, it will be released on June 30

Carphone updates mascot with Nokia 3310 look

The Nokia 3310 Mowbli will stand at four metres tall, motorists on the A40 will get the first look

Dixons Carphone see a 9pc increase in year-on-year growth

The technology retailer also saw revenues grow 4 per cent over the forth quarter in 2016

Sony XZ Premium pre-orders open

EE and Carphone Warehouse will sell the Xperia XZ Premium from June 2. Prepaid price is £649.99 from Carphone

Carphone to sell Nokia 3310 a day earlier

Only to those that pre-ordered. General sale begins May 24, priced at £49

LG G6 available across all major networks

It will retail pre-paid for £649.99

MPD: The re-release of Nokia 3310 looks set to be worth all of the hype

Mobile Phones Direct chief marketing officer Chris Liveing anticipates the release of the handset driving success for the manufacturer

BlackBerry KEYone up for pre-order at Carphone

It will retail for £499 with a release date to be confirmed

LG commences global G6 shipments

Pricing and exact release date is yet to be confirmed

Carphone opens pre-orders for Huawei P10

Huawei’s flagship P10 range will be launched in March starting from £569.99

O2 bags three gongs at Mobile News Awards 2017

Samsung and Exertis also win two awards each at the UK mobile industry’s biggest night of the year

Exclusive: Samsung calms fears that Note7 controversy could damage brand

UK and Ireland boss Conor Pierce claims it continued to increase share in the premium market throughout last year

Exclusive: Tech Data to “wake up” market with Consumer Technology Group

Company offers electronics, consumer PCs, wearables, virtual reality and accessories from key manufacturers

EE stocking ‘really blue’ Pixel and Pixel XL

Pre-orders for the new colour scheme starts today and comes with a free Daydream View VR headset

February 17, 2017

Carphone Warehouse stocks prepaid grey Honor 6X online

Dual-camera device will be available online prepaid in grey for £224.99

February 10, 2017

Charles Dunstone steps down as Dixons Carphone chairman

He will be replaced by deputy chairman Ian Livingston at the end of April

February 2, 2017

Giffgaff teams up with Redeem to offer pre-owned phones

Customers will be able to sell unwanted handsets, with others able to buy them from the new online ‘Marketplace’

January 26, 2017

Huawei P8 Lite 2017 to hit UK stores on February 1

Follow up to 2015 version will first be available from Vodafone on contract and prepay

January 26, 2017

Dixons Carphone reports fifth successive year of Christmas growth

Sales in the UK and Ireland up six per cent from last year as retail giant claims it outperformed the market

January 24, 2017

iD Mobile hits half a million contract customer milestone

Carphone Warehouse MVNO reaches landmark just 20 months after launching

January 24, 2017

Carphone opens pre-orders for exclusive peach cloud A3 and A5

The devices will officially launch February 3 Carphone Warehouse has opened pre-orders for the peach cloud Samsung Galaxy A3 and A5, as well as its black sky, blue mist and gold sand versions. Both will be available on a range of tariffs, the A3 is available with no upfront cost from £21.50 per month. The A5 can

January 20, 2017