Staff Reporter

Southwest retailer Intek lays off staff in head office and store estate but web channels retain its buoyancy

Daisy Communications sells to AIM-listed broadband provider Freedom4, which also buys reseller Vialtus; Daisy founder pockets 30 million in cash and £51 million in shares

Southwest retailer hands keys to 20 stores to staff to run as franchises, with further 20 sites earmarked for coming weeks

Independent retailer Get Connected remains confident of hitting 7o stores across Southwest and Wales by end of year

Demand for the Apple iPhone 3G S in O2 and Carphone Warehouse shows no signs of slowing as stores and online stores sell out

New mass-market consumer BlackBerry 8520 handset due to launch on all networks, bar 3, with new track-pad sensor replacing track-ball navigator tool

Nascent handset brand Hyundai Mobile fails to get off ground as parent and European distribution partner Leitz-Austria goes into administration

T-Mobile allows customers to make unlimited calls between a group of five selected numbers