The service will cover 3000 of the most popular Stock Exchange shares.

Investors now have the flexibility to view up-to-the-minute prices on the move said Teletext finance editor Chris Clarke.

The battery is supplied with its own control card.

This card fits into the normal SIM card slot in the phone while the two network SIM cards go into holders in the reverse side of the battery.

The idea is that users can with one handset switch between networks obtain the best signal for the area choose the most advantageous tariff value according to the time of the call separate their personal and business usage and double the SIM capacity .

If the two SIM cards are from different networks the control card automatically selects the dominant network for the area when the phone is switched on.

To switch over to the other the handset is turned off and on again.

The new Double-SIM batteries are available for a wide range of both dual band and GSM mobile phones.

The majority are lithium-ion and some are nickel metal hydride. FoneRange says retail prices are from around 50.

Director Masharaf Ali said the two months the first edition of the World of Accessories Best Buy Guide has been distributed sales of mobile phones have risen by 10 per cent and accessories by 35 per cent

The campaign is designed to capture the attention of the annual 61.5 million visitors to London Heathrow 40 per cent of which are business travellers.

It tracks visitors at all points during their journey through Heathrow starting with ads on the 14 first-class carriages of the Heathrow Express which carries an estimated 14000 passengers each day.

Road users are met with 48-sheet posters on the approach roads to all four Heathrow terminals Heathrow Tunnel bridge site. There is also headrest signage and on-board information leaflets and branding on 20 taxis in and around London

At the airport there are backlit posters in the departure and arrival sections of each Heathrow terminal posters in departure waiting areas at each Heathrow terminal sponsorship of all BA Business Lounges car park ticket barriers and leaflets in cars for customers of BA valet car parking service.

On board BA passengers will see Gatefolds on the front pages of BA inflight magazines on board television advertising credit card-size information leaflets for BA Business and First Class passengers

Heathrow Airport is one of the largest airports in the world with more than 60 million visitors passing through it each year commented Helen Keays brand and advertising Director for Vodafone UK.

Paul DonovanVodafone commercial and marketing director added:

We wanted to ensure that this unique campaign captured the attention of visitors before during and after their journey through the airport with clear and consistent messages throughout. This has been achieved by securing a number of long-term commitments combined with regular upweights throughout the year.

The Heathrow campaign is part of the 20 million Vodafone is spending over the next few months on a massive TV poster and press push based around its new You Are Here Arrows-themed campaign which broke last week.

Vodafone and Orange have been given up to 36 weeks to pay depending on when Orange is sold saving them around 50 million interest.

BT wants the Government to make all licensees pay within a similar timescale to avoid giving advantage to any particular bidder.

A BT spokesman said: BT is delighted to have won a 3G licence and will of course meet its obligations under the rules.

The sums of money involved are considerable. The interest on the 10 billion which Vodafone and Orange owe for their licences is around 2 million a day. This could lead to them saving close to 500 million over a 36-week payment holiday. It is only fair that all bidders should pay at the same time.

BT has demanded an early hearing. Discussions continue with the Government however in an attempt to seek a resolution.

Whiteley village is the fourth MPSstore to open within a designer outlet village.

The company currently employes around 300 people. It was voted BTCellnets Retailer of the Year last year based on the number of connections it had achieved for the network.

J.D. Power found that three per cent of consumers already access the internet through their mobile and that 35 per cent want to.

Also 45 per cent of consumers want to replace their home phone with their mobile.

The report also found that 74 per cent of consumers agreed that service providers are lowering costs. Also 75 per cent of pre-pay consumers use their phone for personal reasons only.

Under the experiment 10 Ernst & Young partners and staff from each country (UK US and the Netherlands) have been equipped with WAP phones to access WAP information from the Ernst & Young data network giving them access to their office Lotus Notes and personal calendar address and e-mail functions.

Requests are forwarded via a Vodafone AirTouch WAP gateway over the internet to the Ernst & Young content server. This returns WAP compatible content back over the internet and via the Vodafone Airtouch WAP gateway to the users WAP handset.

This trial is a very significant step towards the implementation of our global account strategy enabling our multinational customers to work with Vodafone AirTouch on a world-wide level with local account and customer service support in each country commented Vodafone AirTouch Global commercial director Jeremy Forword .

This is the worlds first global WAP service and marks another significant step towards Vodafone

AirTouchs aim of becoming the worlds leading mobile multimedia company.

Ernst & Youngs head of global telephony services

Bill Egan commented:

The ability to remotely and simply access our office systems is a crucial requirement for many of our staff and with this pilot we will now be able to test this using the WAP handsets which could eventually enable us to provide an even better service for our customers.

Two other companies are involved in the pilot. Coheris Atix a French provider of WAP middleware is software which connect the handset users to Ernst & Youngs WAP content.

Lyrix an American based provider of CT solutions is working with Vodafone Airtouch to integrate the GSM network with Ernst & Youngs global voicemail network to enable Ernst & Young mobile users to use global voicemail without the need for a local switchboard

The company has also signed deals with a string of vendor and operator deals to bring multi-player wireless gaming to the masses.

Games include HangMan Tic-Tac-Toe and Fours. A total of 40 games are planned. A Casino Channel will include traditional gambling-style games such as Poker Craps Roulette and Fruit Machines.

Using virtual tokens people will be able to invest and win cash prizes through sponsored events. Horse Racing with full tote and race information will enable users to have a virtual bet.

A Kids Channel will be aimed at the 12 and under. A Boys Toys area offer pub quizzes football management games and more grown-up titles.

KG Telecom and Nokia started the construction of KG Telecoms GPRS network in late 1999. The complete network will be continuously updated throughout this year.