However initial shipments set to fill pre-order volumes, meaning device will not make it to stores until later in the month

Samsung unveils ‘bada’, its own open mobile platform, which will enable developers to create applications for Samsung mobiles

O2 is offering free home broadband for iPhone customers buying an internet tethering bolt on

Vodafone announces original £1bn cost cutting programme to be completed one year early, further £1bn cost cutting programme to be put in place through 2012

Orange sells 30,000 iPhones on its first day of selling the device, Orange Wednesdays app also hits number one in Apple App Store entertainment category

Autocall sales director Geoff Allen left last month, unlikely to return to mobile industry

Gartner analysts predict that all major PC manufacturers will talk of entering the smartphone market by the end of this year

Vodafone is expected to announce further cost-cutting with results tomorrow, as performance improves

Gamma to offer mobile broadband to dealers