HTC has released a new version of its popular Touch handset that has been designed by fashion label Ted Baker.

Samsung Mobile is to restructure its Irish operation next year, and pump millions of pounds into its marketing and distribution in Ireland to challenge Nokia’s 60 per cent share of the Irish market.

Cases against four of the 18 traders charged with involvement in a 250 million pounds VAT fraud were dismissed last week by Southwark Crown Court on the grounds of insufficient evidence.

New prepay MVNO Lebara Mobile is targeting the UK’s estimated 500 million pounds ethnic market through Data Select dealers.

Fans of Apple’s iPhone will have to wait until 6.02pm tomorrow to get their hands on the device from O2 retail stores and Carphone Warehouse outlets.

Fonehouse managing director Clive Bayley said last week he wants a store count of 25 by the middle of next year.

Unique has terminated just one dealer following its announcement last week it would stop doing business with dealers offering cashback.

MP Roger Godsiff has called on industry regulator Ofcom to make its voluntary cashback guidelines legally binding.

Vodafone and Nokia have agreed to launch an integrated suite of Vodafone services on Nokia handsets.

In this week’s edition of the Mobile News podcast the team talk to JAG managing director John George about the purchase of Go Mobile.