Michael Garwood says the launch of Nokia’s Ovi portal last week made it look like a dinosaur hardware manufacturer, rather than an Apple-style operation

Out There Media chief Kerstin Trikalitis reckons mobile will establish itself as the most effective advertising medium if the industry pulls in the right direction

New Vodafone chief considers renegotiating with Carphone for contract sales, as his predecessor’s experiment to sell without it fails

Timico tech officer Trefor Davies says the future for unified communcations is in ‘the cloud’

Azzurri chief tech officer Dave Macfarlane says social networking is the consumer manifestation of unified comms, and ensures future business take-up

Datz Music Lounge founder Michael Richardson on the role conventional retailers can play in the mobile new applications market

Dealer Jez Harris discusses Microsoft’s Wildfire replacement, 3 reception and 3 dongle offers

Is Richard Moat about to become the shortest-serving managing director of T-Mobile UK?

The end of an ugly saga between Vodafone and Avenir, and the exit of Tanny Price? James Blackman and Michael Garwood scrutinise

MaryLou Costa asks whether Kip Meek’s spectrum proposals provide a practical solution for the networks ahead of Digital Britain