Staff Reporter

Orange launches business homescreen for Samsung Omnia Pro, aimed at medium and large business customers

Phones 4U to rollout free public Wi-Fi across its 450 stores to allow staff to demonstrate connectivity capabilities of handsets and laptops

Independent dealers claim that a lack of the iPhone in this year’s Christmas portfolio would lead to a loss in sales, but others said there would be plenty of other handsets to offer customers

O2 to offer iPhone unlocking following release of the device on Orange and soon to Vodafone, however contract customers must honour their remaining time

Shoppers flock to Orange stores for Apple iPhone on Orange launch day, with staff in high street independents claiming sales are unremarkable

Telefónica O2 UK again outstrips rivals with 292,000 net customer additions and two per cent revenue growth

O2 embarks on email campaign to drive awareness of mobile applications website Litmus to one million customers, also has partnered with smartphone manufacturer Palm

GSM Association launches m-Health centre at University of Manchester to develop mobile health applications and services

Global sales of Samsung’s Tocco Lite touchscreen handset reach 10 million in six months – a company record

Global handset volumes up 0.1 per cent from Q3 last year according to Gartner, smartphone sales up 12.8 per cent