Motorola’s UK business unit has been granted increased autonomy under new senior vice president for EMEA Mike Fenger, appointed last month.

Tesco was hit this week by industry rumours it had let its distribution partners down on its Q4 sales forecasts.

O2 Broadband has been voted the best Internet Service Provider (ISP) for speed, service and reliability in a poll conducted by Thinkbroadband.com.

Orange has signed a multi-year deal with MGM to add a range of films to its digital TV service.

Nokia has signed a deal with wireless broadband provider The Cloud to offer customers free access to the Nokia Music Store at 7,500 Wi-Fi hotspots across the UK.

Alcatel has slashed the price of its Mandarina Duck handset as the price war in the pre-pay market intensifies during the festive period.

T-Mobile will put more money behind third-party data connections in the New Year, said head of independent retail Roger Fletcher last week.

LG Mobile has appointed former Benefon and Siemens marketing director Jeremy Newing as head of marketing for UK and Ireland.

Samsung Mobile has appointed Gary Twohig as its new country manger for Ireland, with a brief to sell 500,000 handsets in the Irish market next year.

20:20 has appointed IT man Meinie Oldersma as its new chief executive.