Staff Reporter

Telefónica O2 Germany agrees to €900m purchase of Telecom Italia’s German broadband provider Hansenet to leapfrog E-Plus as the country’s number three telecoms provider in terms of revenue

Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom finally agree to planned merger of UK network operations, two months after entering exclusive negotiations

The GD510 POP, LG’s latest full touchscreen device, is now available at The Carphone Warehouse

Apple developers have created 100,000 apps to date, with two billion downloads

PC World, Currys and Currys Digital offering up to £100 trade in for old laptops in conjunction with mopay parent company ShP

Orange launches Recycle and Reward scheme to pay for old handsets, while T-Mobile launches downloadable recycling application

Connect and Prospect have merged to create the UK’s largest union

Carphone is stocking an exclusive range of Nokia handsets which will be sold in its UK and Ireland Carphone stores and European The Phone House outlets

Opal has announced the acquisition of fixed-line supplier UK Telco for an undisclosed fee