In this week’s Mobile News podcast O2 head of Near Field Communications Mary Carol Harris reveals the magic of the O2 handset that doubles as an instant payment card.

Vodafone has lost its fight to prevent T-Mobile getting exclusive rights to the iPhone in Germany.

3 has announced the launch of its new Non Stop Music offering, giving users unlimited access to music for 49p over 24 hours.

Nokia last week denied in the British High Court it had infringed Qualcomm technology patents.

Mobile content provider ROK has acquired half of Los Angeles-based comedy specialist Fun Little Movies (FLM) following its float on the US stock exchange last month.

HTC has said its 2008 range will appeal to the mass market, instead of just the business and high-end consumer sector.

Sony Ericsson came top of a customer satisfaction poll by analyst M-Metrics.

T-Mobile has unveiled new international Pay As You Go pricing for calls to Eastern Europe.

Nokia has announced a new service that will allow customers to download music for free.

Taiwanese manufacturer E-TEN is targeting deals with 3 and Virgin Mobile to bring its Glofiish handset range to a wider UK audience next year.