RIM to boost consumer sales with new colour

A landmark VAT and Duties Tribunal decision last week saw HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) for the first time defeated on its interpretation of ‘means of knowledge’, which has underpinned its strategy for combating missing trader frauds since 2006.

Toshiba Mobile last week announced three new devices, including a USB modem/VoIP phone hybrid, and its intentions to challenge in the UK smartphone market.

PC World is offering a free laptop to any customer who joins 3’s mobile broadband service.

US rapper Snoop Dogg is to star in an Orange cinema ad to tell people to turn off their phones before the start of a film.

Indian content company Jump Games has struck a brand licensing deal with Manchester United FC to launch a range of six mobile games for distribution across the UK and Asia this year.

In this week’s Mobile News podcast Hugh Symons commercial product manager Marios Ktisti talks about the recent boom in mobile broadband.

O2 has overhauled its Apple iPhone contracts, making them significantly better value than previously.

LG Mobile sold 550,000 units of its original Viewty phone in its first 50 days on sale across Europe, and 1,500 per day in the UK.

Croydon B2B dealer Mobile 5 is recruiting dealers to open franchises across the UK, offering double the commission available to most field sales staff.