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HTC unveils new compact ‘HTC One Mini’ smartphone

Brand awareness at all time high following HTC One launch – prompting the new lower priced “family” addition Mini

Phones 4U to offer HTC One Mini from August launch

The retailer has confirmed it will stock the compact version of the HTC One, which has a reduced screen size of 4.3 inches

TalkTalk Mobile slashes cost of low-end Huawei smartphones

It is offering the Huawei Ascend Y210 from £1.25 on contract and the Huawei Ascend G510 from £2.50 on contract

Affordable Mobiles ad banned for misleading delivery claims

The ASA said it was “concerned” to find Affordable Mobiles had incorrectly advertised the HTC One silver as in stock and available for next-day delivery

Micro-P appoints new head of UC devices

Dan Burgess will be responsible for building relationships with manufacturers such as Plantronics and driving UC sales

EE kicks off B2B drive with dealer event

EE is set to discuss plans to ramp up its B2B division during a dealer event this Thursday (July 18)

Brightstar CEO readies launch of Miami-based ‘soccer’ team

Brightstar founder Marcello Calure and retired football David Beckham set to unveil plans to launch first Major League Soccer team in Miami since 2001

Comparison site ‘has saved visitors more than £20 million in four years

CompareMyMobile says UK consumers have earned more than £45 million by using comparison service

PMGC launches mobile apprenticeship scheme

Apprentices who complete telecoms and sales programme to be offered permanent positions

OneCom confident of adding 50,000 new Vodafone connections in next 12 months

B2B dealer OneCom expects to add around 50,000 new Vodafone connections to its base in the next 12 months – taking its total number of connections past the 200,000 mark.

B2B dealer builds £250k ‘Atlas’ CRM designed for mobile reseller channel

Most ‘affordable’, ‘efficient’ customer and staff management tool, Sunrise Associates says

Dealers’ livelihoods ‘destroyed’ by ‘illegal’ 1999 GSM gateways ban

Six telecoms dealers had their livelihoods “destroyed” after the UK government allegedly breached EU rules by banning the commercial use of GSM gateways (COMUGS) in 1999, the High Court has heard

EE to cut B2B dealer base by two thirds to 500

Operator terminating the contracts of those with less then 50 live CTNs on their base in order to focus on those driving greater business for it

Carphone confirms it will stock the Lumia 1020

Retailer joins Phones 4U, O2 and Three in announcing it will sell the 41 megapixel smartphone

O2 partners with Virgin Media in preparation for summer 4G launch

10 year deal will see Virgin’s fibre network connected to O2 base stations to help cope with future data demands

Telefonica to offer exclusive version of Nokia Lumia 1020

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop revealed Telefonica will offer “certain European markets” a tweaked version of the Lumia 1020 later this year

Mainline to test sales staff on 4GEE devices

Dealers to compete for the Nokia Lumia 920, BlackBerry Q10, Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One as part of EE airtime distributor’s summer incentive

ASUS teams up with Carphone for Padfone 2 launch

Converged smartphone and tablet device will be available in stores throughout the UK this week

First ‘true smartwatch’ launched in the UK

Android run smartwatch launched in the UK start up firm Androidly

Fake iPhone’s sold on UK high streets

Counterfeit iPhone 5 handsets seized by Metropolitan police in Dagenham and Barking

Ingram Micro Mobility hints at MVNO launch

Ingram UK and Ireland VP James Bannister exploring airtime possibilities to fuel mobile growth in the UK

Jabra appoint former Tech Data Mobile director Van Den Hout

Martijn Van Den Hout as joins Jabra sales director for western Europe after two years with Tech Data Mobile / Brightstar Europe

Aegis targets ‘fashionable men’ with new case range

New ‘MODE’ smartphone cases compatible with iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy S4 and iPad Mini, designed for “fashion conscious” males

Frequency unveils new Samsung Galaxy case range

Distributor launches new range of protective cases for Galaxy S4 Mini and Galaxy Mega handsets

Premier Telecom and BPD merge to form OneCom

Leading Vodafone platinum partner and business telecoms provider come together to establish a £40 million turnover company and the creation of 70 new jobs

World’s first Firefox run device arrives at Telefonica Spain

ZTE Open goes on sale tomorrow in Telefonica’s home market in Spain

EE and Vodafone clash over 4G branding on McLaren cars

Vodafone say rival called for both McLaren cars to be pulled from the Silverstone race in a row over 4G branding down the side of each vehicle. EE denies these claims.

Nokia to buy Siemens’ stake in Nokia Siemens Networks for ‚¬1.7bn

Deal is expected to be finalised in Q3, with Siemens name phased out from the company name and branding

Sainsbury’s partners with Vodafone to launch mobile service

‘Mobile by Sainsbury’s’ will be run as a joint venture by the operator and the supermarket chain

Carphone teams up with Kate Moss for mobile accessories

Retailer partners with supermodel for range aimed at fashion-conscious smartphone users

Talkmobile to double customers to 1m by April 2014

The MVNO will from tomorrow offer the iPhone 4, 4S and 5 on a range of sub-£20 tariffs

Phones 4U gets HTC One red exclusive

Colour variant to go on sale in mid-July, free on contract from £33 a month

Carphone revenue growth driven by UK performance

UK revenue grows 10 per cent in the year to March 31, with increased market share in both the contract and prepay segments

Vodafone to buy cable company Kabel Deutschland for £6.6bln

Vodafone’s acquisition of the cable company will bring its number of mobile customers in the country to 32.4 million

Samsung unveils world’s thinnest Windows tablet

ATIV Tab 3 one of two new tablet devices unveiled by the manufacturer during star studded launch event in London

Millar’s role unaffected at Tech Data Mobile despite US move

Tech Data Mobile president Rod Millar will continue president role from US office.

EE apologises for recent network disruption

EE has today (June 18) apologised to its customers in London who have experienced problems with network coverage in recent weeks

Daisy ‘cautiously optimistic’ after slight rise in revenue

Operating losses also increase but unified communications provider says it is well positioned to progress with its organic and acquisitive strategy

Phones 4U taking preorders for Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini

The retailer is giving away free seven inch Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 devices to customers who preorder the mini GS4

Vodafone revenue share launch delayed ‘so dealers can adjust’

Payment model to come into force at the start of August instead to help prepare partners for the transition

Phones 4U stocking the Doro PhoneEasy 506

Retailer selling its second Doro handset, following the PhoneEasy 610

EU proposes ending mobile roaming charges by mid-2014

The proposal, which could see operator revenue drop by two per cent, has been welcomed by UK price comparison site uSwitch

P4U becomes first to confirm Galaxy S4 Zoom availability

Retailer says the combination of a smartphone with a high-quality camera will meet the needs of its consumers

Affiliate Window sees rise in m-commerce driven by iPhone

The company, which helps businesses optimise marketing campaigns, said its clients saw 3,100 sales per day from Apple smartphones

TelefÃ³nica Digital launches security company

Eleven Paths will create cyber security products to protect TelefÃ³nica (O2) customers from online fraud, e-crime and threats brought about by BYOD

Elite Telecom acquires Vodafone platinum dealer 21C

The deal adds around 1,000 customers, £4 million in revenue and 13 staff to the Elite Telecom group

Market for cases and screen protectors quadruples – GfK

Eight million units were sold in the UK during 2012 according to the research firm

Vodafone boosts UK network investment to £900m

The company will spend £2.5 million a day this financial year to integrate its mobile and fixed line network and launch 4G services