The five-channel service was launched last year with a £2.5million advertising campaign staring ex-Baywatch actress Pamela Anderson. But Virgin will shut down the service early next year after poor sales of the Lobster700TV handset which is the only mobile that is compatible with the service.

BT can confirm that following a review of its wholesale solutions the decision has been made not to continue with the Movio service BT said in a statement.

The event will see over 200 tonnes of sand laid on the city streets of Edinburgh Birmingham Cardiff and Belfast between July and September.

The retailer will also be showcasing the latest handsets as well as bringing along the beach buggy featured in its latest advertising campaign.

A Phones 4U spokeswoman said: Our latest advertising campaign was filmed in a beach setting and we saw the Phones 4u Urban Beach Tour as a great opportunity to bring our ad campaign to life in a way that is very relevant to our key consumers.

The device which RIM claims is its thinnest features a trackball navigation system inbuilt GPS enhanced media player and expandable memory.

The 8820 is the first dual-mode BlackBerry handset combining GSM and wi-fi connectivity.

RIM president Mike Lazaridis said: The BlackBerry 8820 is an extraordinary business phone for people who really care about mobile communications and productivity.

It features all the renowned power and usability of the BlackBerry platform with executive class styling and unprecedented connectivity features including cellular Wi-Fi and built-in GPS.

Orange business services UK interim vice president Neil Laidler added: Our research indicates that increasing instances of home and flexible working will be one of the defining business trends of this decade.

Were therefore delighted to be further expanding our range of converged devices from Orange with this exciting new addition from RIM ensuring that we continue to meet the growing demands of todays flexible organisations.

The division based in New Malden Surrey was voted the best performing out of its 10 offices after exceeding the sales and turnover targets set and received a silver rose bowl from former COO Steve Dalton.

Azzurri sales director Simon Price said: We have maintained a good working relationship with Vodafone in particular and our gross level has been pretty solid all year round so they have definitely been contributing factors.

Were continuing to invest in our sales division and have improved our managed services. Coupled with our success at the Mobile News Awards this award shows the hard work everyone is putting in this year.

Otherwise known as the HTC Touch it is also the first handset to have TouchFLO screen technology enabling quick dialling navigation and launching applications.

It also plays music tracks to be played and listened to via the built-in Windows Media Player as well as enabling videos to be viewed on the multi-media player on its 2.8-inch screen.

The handset is now available in T-Mobile stores and is free when purchased on Flext 25 plus webnwalk for £32.50 per month.

Meanwhile T-Mobile has announced more than half a million people are using webnwalk with one million predicted by the end of 2007.

Research findings by the network and YouGov found the type of people using mobiles to browse the web has changed with men over 40 now a minority with younger women and men leading a surge in networking site surfing using Facebook MySpace and Bebo.

T-Mobile head of internet on the move Richard Warmsley said: Were witnessing a massive change in the way we socialise driven by our ability to access the internet through mobile and delivered at broadband speeds.

By bringing the whole internet to your phone for a simple fixed cost T-Mobiles webnwalk is setting the internet free.

Situated on the Marsh Barton Trading Estate the area is home to over 500 firms something Jag MD John George hopes to take advantage of.

Marsh Barton has the biggest concentration of motor dealerships in Western Europe and houses 8000 employees. With so many people already on the estate it gives us a good opportunity to offer our services to a high level of business customers.

The new opening brings Jags footprint to 82 stores following the opening of stores in Cowes and Westminster. It also has plans to open stores in Dorchester Portswood and Neath.

More than 90% of shareholders voted against the proposals put forward by Efficient Capital Structures (ECS) who own 0.0004% of the operator. ECS had wanted Vodafone to sell its 45% stake in Verizon and return the proceeds to investors in the form of a £34 billion of bonds.

The issue of Verizon Wireless has been raised time and time again. If the value is rising and there is no current material benefit then there is more to look forward to a retired shareholder Page Victor said ahead of the voting.

Ainscough fills the role that was left vacant after Ed Richards appointment as chief executive in 2006. Ainscoughs new role will see her oversee the technology and spectrum operations as well as the groups human resources and finance departments.

Her previous roles include head of marketing at NTL and senior financial analyst for Granada.

Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards said: Ofcom is very fortunate to have found someone of Jills calibre and experience for this crucial role. I know she will make an excellent contribution to our important consumer and citizen-facing activities and well as to the effectiveness of the working practices of a lean regulator.

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