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The girl who cannot be named was granted unconditional bail and ordered to appear at Redbridge Youth Court.

She was further charged with obtaining a Puma T-shirt and tracksuit by deception from a sports shop on the same day.

The solution developed with partners ARINC will be offered to operators as a one-stop implementation package.

It uses the classic Inmarsat Satcom systems already deployed in 3000 aircraft worldwide to relay the GSM signal and treats airspace as a virtual GSM country facilitating mobile connectivity during the flight.

Airlines currently ban the use of mobiles on flights primarily because of fears that the radiation they emit may adversely affect navigational aids and aircraft systems. Older aircraft are particularly susceptible.

However it is estimated that whenever a 747 leaves Heathrow bound for JFK around 50 mobiles are left switched on in overhead lockers.

Film fans will be able to access ringtones wallpapers interviews reviews trailers competitions discussion boards and picture galleries.

Content includes an exclusive downloadable Day After Tomorrow game developed by India Games.

Orange customers will also be able to download free pictures of Troy stars Brad Pitt Eric Bana and Orlando Bloom.

An AOL spokesperson said: AOL currently features w@mobs Buyers Guide in its top mobile phones gallery and is looking forward to working with w@mob to give AOL members direct access to even more information about mobile phones from this leading industry source.

Vodafone will supply all BTs own internal comms requirements and also thousands of corporate customers who will start to use Vodafone minutes through BT Mobile.

A key part of the initiative revolves around a technology called Bluephone. This will enable BT customers to switch between BTs fixed-line network and the Vodafone network with a single handset.

When the phone gets out of Bluetooth range of its base unit the call switches automatically to Vodafones GSM network.

O2 lost out to Vodafone in its bid to extend its tenure as BTs wireless network provider. O2 said it had tested the Bluephone technology already but was not convinced of its merits. O2s previous incarnation BTCellnet rolled out a similar technology under the Onephone brand but it was never successful.

We tested Bluephone recently and werent convinced that it provided a good customer service said an O2 spokesperson.

Its not yet a proven technology. It relies on Bluetooth which is designed to work over a short range. The reception doesnt carry well through walls. Its a new technology so problems are to be expected.

T-Mobile which also made a bid to provide network space to BT shares many of O2s views.

Good deals are where each side receives good value said a spokesman. We took the view that this wouldnt necessarily happen in this case.

BT Retail CEO Pierre Danon referred to it as the companys flagship new offering and a revolution that will change the face of communications.

Project Bluephone provides better reception and better data speeds claimed BT Mobile Products chief Ryan Jarvis.

BT selected Bluetooth technology because of its small form-factor and its existing presence in handsets. We have successfully tested this feature. We are using class 1 Bluetooth which extends reception to 25 metres within the home and gives good voice quality through walls and ceilings in a typical UK house.

BT will use Motorola V-series handsets the same size and form-factor as current GSM handsets to carry the service.

BT said that it chose Vodafone over O2 and T-Mobile because Vodafones vision of fixed/mobile convergence matched its own.

O2 said Bluephone was not a key factor in its own bid.

The tender BT made was more about wholesale network access than a commitment to a particular technology.

We set a price at which BT could have wholesale access to O2s network. We were not interested in business with BT at any cost said the O2 spokesperson.

Some have questioned the wisdom of Vodafones decision to partner fixed-line business BT.

We are puzzled by the new MVNO agreement with BT said investment bank Citigroup. We are concerned that if BTs product takes off Vodafone will have contributed to a convergence strategy at odds with its capabilities.

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The multi-million pound deal is The Carphone Warehouses first TV sponsorship and is calculated to drive awareness of the brand and the fact that all TalkTalk customers can talk to each other for free.

The sponsorship includes broadcast slots on Channel 4 and E4 as well as the Big Brother website and interactive TV service.

Also Carphone Warehouse is opening three new retail outlets bringing its total number of UK stores to 527.

The new openings will be in London Victoria St Andrews in Scotland and Skipton in Yorkshire.

Intec now has accreditations from 14 handset manufacturers according to Intec head Harry Ramis.

The addition of LG and VK Mobile has ensured that Intec still retains the largest accreditation portfolio he said.

LG Electronics claims to be the fifth largest global manufacturer. With the establishment of 3G it plans to increase its global status to third place by 2007.

The VK Mobile brand is distributed by Unique Distribution. It is handling testing configuration at its own facilities

Oh no. A story about Coolfinger.com (part of the Caudwell Groups Wizcom content division) making every ringtone available for only 1 is a solid news item and stands on its own merit. We would certainly have printed it even if the press release hadnt been accompanied by this relevant picture of celebrity stunna Nell McAndrew who fronts (their word) a promotion for cheap ringtones and games on Coolfinger.com.

Music ringtones artist images video streaming and short video downloads will be part of the content package made available to Vodafone customers.

The deal is more far-reaching than previous content distribution agreements between Vodafone and Sony Music. Under the terms of the new deal Sony will provide standardised music content to Vodafone customers in 15 territories.

This agreement is key in establishing Vodafone as the home of mobile music content globally as we enter the multimedia world of 3G said Guy Laurence marketing director of Vodafone Global Products and Content Services.

3 which offers music content via its own 3G portal says it is unconcerned by Vodafones deal with Sony Music. It takes the stance that Vodafone is still operating within an inferior 2.5G sphere and is also finding its own problems with 3G technology a year after 3 entered the market.

With 17 local authority members the Central Buying Consortium (CBC) is the largest local authority purchasing consortium in the UK and represents most of the major authorities outside London from the Midlands to the South East.

It uses the collective power of the group to procure the best deals on a wide range of items.

Last year it decided to centralise its mobile telecoms purchasing in this way and invited tenders for the contract.

MoCo submitted a bid in January this year and following a lengthy selection process recently discovered that its tender along with those from T-Mobile Direct and O2 Direct had been accepted.

MoCo managing director Ian Robinson said: It really is a feather in our cap to be recognised in this way. To be the only independent to be selected for such a major contract when we faced tough competition from so many others let alone all the major networks is a real achievement for us.

It was quite a tough assessment process – the CBC sent eight people to look at all aspects of the business plus there were follow-up calls and e-mails. Our tender focused on service and the fact we are unbiased and can provide the best impartial advice.