Nokia hasn’t endeared itself to the European Union after announcing it is to shut an EU-subsidised factory in Bochum, Germany, and then relocate to the hamlet of Cluj-Napoca in Romania.

On January 11, a group of dealers met Ofcom at its London offices to discuss cashback problems and to give the telecoms regulator a better understanding of our industry from the point of view of independent dealers.

The City has grown used to Carphone Warehouse beating analysts’ expectations for Christmas trading, so last week’s figures came as something of a rude awakening for the suits in the Square Mile.

At the end of 2007, Mark Bridge and his colleagues in the Mobile News podcast team revisited their predictions from December 2006. To their delight – and more than a little surprise – they’d done reasonably well

What have the iPhone and the Nokia N73 got in common? They are both my current personal mobile phones. And which one do I rely on as my main means of reliable communication? Nope. Not Mr Jobs’ Messianic ‘Jesus’ phone.

The bar bill for Nokia’s Yuletide festivities at the exclusive Paper Club must have been slightly higher than anticipated. As the revelries ended in the wee hours Nokia UK managing director Simon Ainslie strode forward waving his plastic to settle the bill.

Well it’s been some year in the industry as a whole, probably the toughest there has ever been – rollercoaster rides galore, with some falling off the cart.

Both networks have moved towards revenue share agreements with dealers but in notably different ways

One of the most exciting aspects of working as a mobile phone journalist is that you get to play with some amazing products, often before they’re available on the high street.

Nokia recently launched its 3110 Evolve, a 1.3-megapixel candybar that stands out for its green credentials.