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Tech Data partners with Lookout for security solutions

Europe-wide agreement will see distributor offer resellers partners Lookout’s cloud-based security portfolio

Ofcom and CMA welcome EC decision to block O2/Three merger

Brussels ruling to prohibit CK Hutchison’s planned Â£10.25bn bid to create biggest UK mobile operator was “right outcome for customers”

Dunne to stay as O2 CEO after EC’s blocks Hutch takeover

O2 chief was set to step down if O2 had merged with Three, but operator has confirmed he will stay on following Brussels’ decision

Breaking: EC blocks Three/O2 merger

European Commissioner Margethe Vestager expressed “strong concerns” that UK mobile customers would have had less choice and paid higher prices as a result of the deal

Industry reacts to block on Three/O2 merger

The decision by the European Commission follows a year’s worth of negotiations between Three owner CK Hutchison and Brussels

CK Hutchison considers legal challenge following Three/O2 merger block

The European Commission announced its decision to block the merger today (May 11)

BlackBerry appoints Moto veteran Pini

Pini spent 27 years with Motorola and oversaw launch of popular Razr handset, succeeds Ron Louks after two years at Canadian manufacturer

Nimans partners with Unify to offer cloud service to resellers

Unify’s “private cloud” offering includes features such as unified communications, voicemail, CTI and conferencing

Former Apple execs aim to fill “gap in market” with Obi WorldPhone

New smartphone launched in UK today and goes on sale for £119 later this month

Three considers offering service to boost data speeds while abroad

Operator admits to throttling speeds on Feel At Home bundle, but said it could introduce premium bundle to offer faster speeds

HTC sees Q1 losses of £102m as revenues plummet 64pc

Taiwanese manufacturer posted revenues of £315 million for three months to March 31, compared with £883m last year

Global PC shipments decline y-o-y from 116 million to 101 million

This is according to the latest numbers from Canalys published today (May 9)

Exertis lands Samsung E-Board exclusive

‘Out-of-the-box’ interactive display solution will be aimed at the corporate and education sectors

Two thirds of large UK businesses hit by cyber attacks in last year

Figures from DCMS found nearly seven out of 10 attacks on all firms involved viruses, spyware or malware

HTC forms “future tech” arm as flagship 10 hits stores

Reports in Taiwanese media claim the manufacturer’s new division will focus mainly on VR on the back of the success of the Vive headset

Huawei P9 goes on sale in UK

P9 is first flagship from Chinese manufacturer to be ranged by all four operators and Carphone Warehouse

EE will NOT relaunch Power Bar scheme

Operator launched charging rewards scheme a year ago, but was forced to recall solution after a number of overheating incidents were found

Vodafone offers free roaming in 40 countries

Pay Monthly 12 & 24 month Red and Red Value bundles with unlimited roaming calls, texts and picture messages and up to 4GB also included

Bullitt hoping to rev up sales after winning Land Rover brand deal from Sonim

Rugged manufacturer will develop handsets and accessories branded under the iconic car manufacturer’s logo

BT announces £6bn 4G/Fibre investment plan

Telecoms giant announces plans for superfast and 4G coverage to pass 95 per cent by 2020

BT profits rise 9pc to £3.4bn as it posts first results following EE acquisition

EE now has more than 30 million connections, after adding 54,000 postpaid customers in Q1, posting £1.05bn revenue since merger

Azzurri bags cloud services contract with NFU Mutual

O2 Direct Partner will provide unified cloud telephony solution across 300 branches for the insurance company

Exertis bags exclusive supply deal for Samsung Galaxy TabPro S

Basingstoke-based distributor will exclusively stock the Korean manufacturer’s new two-in-one premium Windows 10 tablet hybrid

O2 calls time on feature phones

Operator ditches devices on business deals as part of a move to help them better adopt data-centric services

Brightstar and Exertis retain Sony deals but Data Select dropped

Manufacturer believed to be looking for closer strategic relationships as it aims to increase its falling UK market share

Cellhire strikes gold with Rio 2016 Olympic deals

SIM and handset rental firm forecasting multi-million pound revenue increase by providing thousands of connections during summer sporting event

Ronan Dunne expects EC to decide on O2/Three merger on May 19

The O2 CEO claims the operator is in “great shape” even if Brussels rejects CK Hutchison’s £10.25 billion takeover bid

TalkTalk scraps separate line rental charge for broadband

Claims to be the first broadband provider to offer a combined monthly price

AeroMobile revenue soars with 10.5m passenger connections last year

Connections grew year-on-year from over seven million in 2014

Andrew Peat exits Dixons Carphone following restructure

Peat leaves his role as category director after just two years

EE appoints Sanjeev Shah as director of indirect partnerships

Former Vodafone head of consumer business development Shah replaces Noel Hamill, who becomes MD of marketing

Doro introduces new range of accessories for mobile devices

Accessories include cases, a pouch, a stylus pen, a premium headset and a screen protector

CPW exclusively stocking ‘silver titanium’ Samsung Galaxy S7

The flagship is available across all networks from Carphone Warehouse

OPPO and Vivo join top 5 smartphone vendors as global sales increase

IDC quarterly figures show 334.9 million smartphones were shipped in Q1 2016, with Samsung, Apple and Huawei also in top five

Exertis drives Samsung sales with F1 dealer promotion

Ten top performing Samsung Galaxy customers will be flown out to Monaco for all expenses paid visit to world famous Grand Prix

O2 sees income rise 5.5pc to £355m despite 1.9pc revenue dip

Operator, which is subject to a takeover bid from Three, lots 86,000 customers in Q1 but churn remained “market leading” at 0.9pc

LG smartphone sales down 15.5pc in Q1

Manufacturer claims business entered a “slow season” as customers held off to wait for the release of the G5

O2 nets LG Stylus 2 exclusive

Smartphone is the first to feature a DAB/DAB+ radio tuner, enabling customers to seamlessly access stations without using their data allowance

Samsung revenues rocket 5.7 percent to £29.96 billion

Korean manufacturer credits success of the Galaxy S7 smartphone range, with net profits also rising 14 per cent

Huawei P9 now available to preorder from EE

Vodafone, O2, Three and Carphone Warehouse will also be selling the device upon release in May

All mobiles sold in India next year will have panic buttons to protect women

There were over 300,000 reports of violence against women in India in 2014, with 36,000 being rape-related

Reports: Mobile scam that leaves £300 bill for unmade calls

Victims are being hit for 12 hour calls unfamiliar number starting with 0845 or 0843 that they claim they never made

Vodafone UK head of terminals departs

Former HTC man Teg Dosanjh has left the operator, Mobile News can exclusively reveal

Nokia to buy health company Withings for ‚¬170m

Purchase would signal mobile network equipment maker’s first move into the market for digital products that monitor health

Apple expected to report first ever drop in iPhone sales

Manufacturer likely to confirm smartphone’s first decline in its nine year history when it reports its latest financial results tonight

iD says “do your own thing” with first brand campaign

Digital campaign will include four films and run across Facebook from April 25

Mainline positive on future as part of EE

Airtime distributor will have more than 150,000 mobile connections by the end of the year

HTC 10 the magic number for manufacturer?

The Taiwanese vendor is aiming to build momentum with its new flagship smartphone