Korean manufacturer reports global handset shipments up 37 per cent from the same period last year; prepping Android and Windows Mobile launches for next year

Vodafone Ireland chief Charles Butterworth among business leaders to present climate change recommendations to Irish PM Brian Cowen

France Telecom to freeze restructure until end of year while creating 380 new jobs and bringing 1,000 outsourced jobs back in house; Orange UK says situation is not comparable to UK

Thieves make off with 14 handsets from Kensington branch of Carphone Warehouses, with a nine year-old boy leading the theft

Vodafone says retail staff churn rates drop to around 20 per cent following raft of initiatives, including NVQ programmes; scores in Mobile News’ Mystery Shopper rise accordingly

Carphone’s promotion in conjunction with The Sun newspaper has spurred sales of the prepay Alcatel OT 203 on Orange

O2 Media announces four new appointments to in-house sales team as its Top up Surprises rewards scheme is opened up to UK advertisers

Carphone confirms it will be stocking 12 laptops and netbooks pre-installed with Windows 7

Hotly-anticipated Sony Ericsson ‘Rachael’ Xperia X3 is expected to be announced in January for Q1 release

Recent spate of box breaking as prices slashed; O2 hit worst, but T-Mobile and 3 are also targeted