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iPhone: Coming to Phones 4u for the first time
News Phones 4u has confirmed it will start selling Apple's iPhone this year. The retailer announced yesterday it will begin selling the iPhone before Christmas in stores across the UK and via its website. The iPhone will be available to... [14 Oct 2009]
O2 arrives at the laptop party - at last
News O2 has announced a range of connected laptop tariffs - the last of the UK mobile operators to join the big screen party. O2 will launch the laptop packages on 27 February - offering users a choice of a 'free' Samsung NC10 mini-laptop or... [11 Feb 2009]
Photos: LG joins netbook fight with GPS note
Photo Another week, another mini laptop launch. The latest to step up and bid for your netbook cash is fridge and mobile maker, LG. The Korean electronics giant has announced the LG Netbook X110, above. According to LG, this little laptop... [01 Sep 2008]
Vodafone boosts apprenticeship scheme
News Mobile giant Vodafone has committed to boosting its involvement in an apprenticeship scheme to help young people gain qualifications while learning on the job. Office insights… Bored and underpaid? [25 Feb 2008]
BT and Phones4u get together for Fusion deal
News BT has signed a deal with mobile phone retailer Phones4u to get its wi-fi FMC service Fusion into the hands of high street shoppers. As of next month, customers will be able to pick up a Fusion subscription and one of... [08 Jan 2007]
Orange hints at Carphone divorce
News Mobile operator Orange has hinted it may drop its retail deal with Carphone Warehouse, just one day after Vodafone made the same decision. Should France Telecom-owned Orange shun Carphone, the retail chain will be deprived of two of the... [13 Oct 2006]
Carphone and NTL facing private equity bids?
News Private equity firms are rumoured to be circling both mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse and uber-ISP NTL. According to a report in the Times, NTL is in the cross-hairs of an unnamed private equity outfit willing to pay £10bn for... [16 Aug 2006]
UK likes O2 shops best
News Browsing for a new mobile? If you've been into an O2 store, chances are you'll come out the happiest, according to new research. A report by research firm JD Power and Associates looked into customer satisfaction among the top mobile... [06 Dec 2005]
Caudwell signs £170m deal with Energis
News Caudwell Communications, the company behind Phones4U, is paying telecoms company Energis £170m to route phone calls from UK 0870 numbers to destinations around the world. The two-year deal means Caudwell customers can... [26 May 2005]
Vodafone stumps up £405m in latest acquisition
News Coming hot on the heels of Vodafone's £155m acquisition of Project Telecom last week, the mobile operator will now fork out another £405m for Singlepoint. Vodafone's previous CEO, Christopher Gent, mentioned the telco was interested in... [11 Aug 2003]
Low-key launch for 3
News The UK's first commercial 3G service was unveiled today - but it was a distinctly low-key affair. As expected, Hutchison launched off 3 - its high-speed mobile service - on 03/03/03, but the company has already attracted some criticism... [03 Mar 2003]
Mobile retailers in domain name duel
News Mobile phone retail heavyweights Carphone Warehouse and Phones 4U are involved in a spat over the ownership of a domain name. Surfers who enter www.phones4you.co.uk into their browser instead of www.phones4u.co.uk will... [18 Nov 2002]
Mobile tycoon plunders Potteries greenbelt
News The millionaire boss of UK mobile phone outfit Phones4U has been exposed for trying to solicit support among his staff for a controversial housing development which he hopes to build on greenbelt land. [04 Jul 2002]
Dot-com shockers and the Grabiner effect
Comment Dot-com shock: eBay's made some money. In fact, the auction site's profits (yes, profits) have doubled over the past year. In its latest quarter, it made $47.6m on revenues of $245.1m. It obviously relies heavily on the quality of the... [24 Apr 2002]
No charges, no fees - subscription-free Web access from CallNet
News CallNet has teamed up with three other companies to offer an 0800, subscription-free Internet access service. It is forecasting 200,000 users by Christmas this year. Available from 1 November, CallNet 0800 promises no phone charges,... [25 Oct 1999]
