Staff Reporter

BlackBerry has struck an agreement with 20:20 Mobile Group that will see the company distribute its smartphones to retailers, dealers and MVNO’s in Europe.

Vodafone and O2 are trialling a new system of improving 3G coverage inside buildings using so-called Femtocels

Sony Ericsson has a new sub-brand called Xperia which applies to a new range of high-level communicator-type phones. The Xperia range will be shipped from June.

Vodafone has unveiled two new own branded mobile phones to grow its range of own branded phones launched over the last year.

LG unveiled three new touchscreen handsets at the Mobile World Congress.

Metallic slider to be last of the Ultra Edition

In this week’s Mobile News podcast Fone Doctors proprietor Faisal Sheikh talks about faults with high-end handsets.

3 has hiked individual sales targets for USB broadband modems by almost 400 per cent in some cases, making it tougher for staff to achieve bonus commission payments.

3 staff said 3’s deal with Carphone Warehouse, whereby Carphone can offer a free Dell laptop and a free USB modem on 35 pounds broadband tariffs, makes their new sales targets even tougher.

Orange is expected to beef up all its 12 and 18-month consumer and business tariffs in February, including a flat-rate European call charge ahead of regulatory intervention.