Staff Reporter

HSC is offering its dealer partners free gifts including laptop computers and MP3 players when they achieve airtime connection targets

Acquisitive reseller Daisy Communications has £10.45 million bid for Northumberland service provider BNS Telecom accepted in principle

MVNO Nomi Mobile strikes new wholesale deal with 3 to run in tandem with existing Vodafone arrangement, signed through BT’s wholesale arm

Carphone, Phones 4U and Micro-P veteran Anthony Catterson replaces Roger Butterworth as new Expansys managing director

Vodafone consumer business director Ian Shepherd exits after four years, to be replaced by strategy director Mark Bond until new recruit found

Northern Ireland B2B dealer Barclay Communications is giving companies in the UK the chance to win a new website worth £2,500

Complaints of hardware faults to do with charger port on Nokia N900 tablet flood manufacturer

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

The Pulse Mini, a slimmed down version of the T-Mobile Pulse, will be available from April on prepay for £99.99

The HTC Hero picked up the award for best handset at the Global mobile Awards, with Apple chief Steve Jobs voted as ‘Mobile Industry Personality of the Year’