Harris replaces Simon Lloyd and starts in October. He joins from agency WCRS where he was involved in campaigns for Orange and O₂.

Harris will be responsible for marketing across Nokias mobile multimedia and enterprise divisions. Head of product management Marcus Dacombe who has covered the role since Lloyds departure reverts to his old role.

Phones 4U board directors Tim Whiting Phil Dobson and Jim Slater spent a week at the Fareham Phones 4U branch Hampshire at the end of last month as part of its annual Back to the Floor programme.

The Fareham outlet was Phones 4Us best-performing store in Q4 2006. This won its staff led by manager Chris Howells a week in Prague and Phones 4U CEO Whiting COO Dobson and marketing director Slater picked up the slack.

Phones 4U CEO Tim Whiting said: It is very important for us to spend time working in our stores. Talking to our customers understanding their needs better and living through the challenges faced by our in store teams is invaluable. It reinforces what a fantastic job they do.

Vodafone’s Warner deal extended to live Madonna concert stream

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) said last week that it may investigate a network sharing agreement between Vodafone and Orange.

An OFT spokesman said: We have to assess whether this constitutes a merger and whether sharing a network would lessen competition within the market.

Vodafone and Orange announced earlier this month they would enter an arrangement to maximise 3G coverage and save money through shared network management.

Vodafone CEO Nick Read said: The proposal will enable the two companies to remain vigorously competitive against each other.

Orange CEO Bernard Ghillebaert called it a common sense approach to network rollout and management.

Flint took up the role in June 2004 and during his tenure he has seen Sony Ericsson rise to become the worlds fourth largest phone manufacturer.

Flint will be replaced on November 1 by Sony Ericsson USA chairman Hideki Dick Komiyama. The new president will relocate to Sony Ericssons London offices and Flint will stay on as his executive advisor until the end of December.

Commenting on his departure Flint said: After nearly 17 years in Sony and Sony Ericsson I wish to develop new personal and business opportunities and intend to take a short career break before deciding on my next steps.

Leading a major mobile handset company which is also a joint venture between two of the worlds great companies has been a wonderful and rewarding experience.

I believe that together we have in place very firm foundations for the next phase of Sony Ericssons growth and I wish Dick Komiyama every success in his new role.

The deal is only available to new Vodafone customers and the group will support the campaign with in-store and outdoor advertising.

Vodafone UK chief marketing officer Tim Yates said: These new offers within our pay monthly price plans give customers great value for money.

If a customer is mostly a talker then they can take advantage of unlimited calls to UK landlines at no extra charge or if they prefer to text then they can take advantage of unlimited text messages.

Theres also debate over the Nokia Music Store and a review of the LG Viewty KU990. Meanwhile Mobile News editorial director Ian White rants about Vodafone offering massage services for its executives.

To cap it all off Iain Graham and the team take a light hearted look at all the latest headlines affecting the mobile industry. So dont miss out listen to the latest edition of the Mobile News podcast by clicking here.

Chinese manufacturer ZTE has signed a deal with Vodafone to supply it with budget Vodafone-branded prepay devices across all Vodafones markets.

It has not yet been confirmed whether the ZTE devices will be sold in the UK but the first an ultra low-cost 2G handset will ship to emerging markets in Q2.

Vodafones global director of terminals Jens Schulte-Bockum said: This agreement will build on ZTEs experience in emerging markets to create an ultra-low cost handset as the first of a range of products we seek to develop with them.

ZTE senior vice president He Shiyou said: This is a breakthrough for us and highlights ZTEs ability to develop handsets according to European operators requirements and standards.

The sleek touch screen handset contains a variety of professional-level digital camera features including a built-in image stabilizer that enables the camera to take clearer pictures. It also comes with photo editing software that allows users to write on their photos and internet access that will allow pictures to be uploaded in seconds.

The Viewty is also the first phone that enables users to record video at 120 frames per second. It also features an MP3 player FM radio and 3 inch screen.

LG Mobile CEO Dr. Skott Ahn said: The LG Viewty is a camera phone with unparalleled functions. This handset provides quality matching or exceeding that of conventional digital cameras.

With some of our earlier handsets LG emphasized great style. Now we are focused on functionality and features as well. LG is always trying to identify unspoken customer needs and create new mobile trends.

Anglia Telecom chief executive Andy Smith is to leave the company.

Smith has had a falling out with the management team at Anglia Telecom parent company Symphony Telecom Mobile News understands.
Smith refused to comment.

Prior to his appointment to Anglia Telecom in early 2004 Smith spent 19 years at Vodafone latterly as sales director.