Budget phone manufacturer succeeds in emerging markets in Middle East and Africa, and sets sights on Latin America for continued growth

Samsung’s forthcoming 8 megapixel cameraphone, the i8510, will be the first of many this year, says UK and Ireland boss Mark Mitchinson

Unlocking engineer Dejan Kaljevic, responsible for several Nokia BB5 chipset solutions, launches new standalone kit, available to unlockers for GBP158

Industry regulator says mobile penetration has topped 120 per cent, customers are consuming more and spending less

Orange teams up with Sony Ericsson on second season of Orange Unsigned television show for new musical talent

Phones 4U offers web customers who sign new contracts or upgrade GBP30 credit for mobile dating service

Carphone Warehouse is first to stock the 8GB version of the white iPhone, ahead of O2 and Apple itself – although Apple has stocked 16GB version for some weeks

Dominic Chard joins from Dextra, Tajinder Singh joins from 02, Nick Hall joins from 118 118

Asda Mobile cuts call prices to 8p per minute and 4p per text, the lowest UK rate

Vodafone service provider Yes Telecom terminates B2B dealer Geko, one of the biggest in the country, a fortnight after O2 withdrew its dealer code