Distributor offering XBox 360s, Sony PlayStations and TVs, as well as jewellery as part of incentive for SIM-free and broadband sales

Independent dealer chain to take franchise count to 50 by the end of the year

Mobile Industry Crime Action Forum to look at rise in handsets equipped with banking functions and relationship with phone theft

High street price wars erupt around Nokia’s ‘Tube’ 5800 touchscreen handset

Carphone’s B2B arm to take on BT business broadband offerings with promising prices and dealer commissions

O2 snaps up latest colour variant of the manufacturer’s budget touchscreen handset

BlackBerry and LG handsets top of dealer unlocking list thanks to release of new solution

Sales directors depart handset and accessories distributor as part of continuing restructure

O2 first UK network to join Bebo Open Mobile Partner programme a week after its launch

Operator launches Business 1-Plan advertising campaign to give customers the opportunity to star in its adverts