With the World Cup in Brazil, Mystery Caller is off to see if England can end 48 years of hurt and bring the trophy home. However, he’s worried about the cost of using his mobile there. Can the networks advise?

Mystery Shopper is in the home of tennis to find a roaming bundle for a big trip to the World Cup. Can our retailers serve up the cheapest way to keep in touch during the month-long trip to Brazil?

£3.8 billion merger would create the UK’s largest electronics retailer with turnover of almost £11 billion

Keen to stick with Samsung, Mystery Caller wants to upgrade his Galaxy S3 to an S5. The stumbling block is he’s travelling to the US and requires a data bundle. Could the networks cope?

Chinese manufacturer intends to rise above Apple and even Samsung in the market; Flagship Ascend P7 to spearhead growth strategy as brand awareness soars in four years

While many people drool over the iPad’s sleek looks, Sony’s latest tablet arguably sets the design bar even higher. It’s not simply skin deep either – the Z2 also packs a punch

The California firm will soon launch new products but Tim Cook points out they didn’t ship the first smartphone tablet or MP3 because they aim to get a product correct rather than be first to market

Korean company is number one in the PC market and wants to be number one in the mobile sector. Analysts say the aim is achievable only if operator, retailer and distribution partnerships are leveraged

Mystery Shopper is getting bored with his iOS and Android devices and fancies a change but is not too sure about Windows Phone. Can the retailers help with our Window shopping and find a deal to match?

Samsung€™s latest tablet is certainly the biggest we€™ve ever seen, but is it the best?

Industry veteran Keith Curran and private equity’s Dan Craddock join forces to create a new-style B2B format

Moving with the times – from the first UK mobile call to aiming to be a quad-play provider

Manufacturer’s ambitious growth plans for 2014 fail to convince resellers and analysts

UK Trade and Investment’s annual Dragon’s Den-style event to help put home-grown firms on the map

Founded 14 years ago, the mobile phone accessory etailer achieved record turnover and profits in its latest financial year and has set its sights on having a presence in the world’s dominant e-commerce markets

Seven B2B dealers give their thoughts on what might happen this year, including the growth of cloud-based solutions, how Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia will pan out, the greater emphasis placed on Microsoft Office 365 and the acceleration of 4G

Phones 4U COO says consumers will consider more what a handset does rather than its design, eXpansys CEO Anthony Catterson is expecting a year of mergers and consolidation and Mobile Fun MD Mohammed Hussain sees wearable technology making big inroads

Samsung UK and Ireland VP of IT and Mobile Simon Stanford, Nokia UK general manager Conor Pieerce, BlackBerry UK and Ireland MD Alexandra Zagury, Motorola VP and general manager Andrew Morley and MOJO Maker sales and marketing director Caroline Preston provide their thoughts on the year ahead

Founder and CEO grasps distributor more than a year after revealing he was in talks

We’ve read the claims and seen the advertisements. So how do real-life 4G speeds match up to the reality of getting a useful connection?

However, analysts warn company’s stranglehold on tablet market will continue to loosen

£309 device has 10.1-inch HD display, 6.7MP front camera and 32GB of internal memory

Six consecutive quarterly profit losses; £3bn sale to Fairfax Financial Holdings agreed; BlackBerry to exit the consumer space and focus on the B2B market

After a gap of six years, Mobile News revisits Olive Communications at its plush new HQ and finds it in rude health, as one of the UK’s fastest-growing indirect dealer partners. Michael Garwood reports