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AO World acquired online retailer Mobile Phones Direct in December 2018 Online electronics and appliances retailer AO has launched a website dedicated to its mobile offering. The website, which has been launched today (August 8) will feature an extensive choice of handsets from a number of vendors with plans available through the big four operators.

While global sales of new devices have stalled, the prospects for recycled devices have soared 

Huawei pledged the money in December to allay fears raised in a British government report last year

Manchester is the first airport in the country to receive the 5G trial with further ‘travel locations’ set to follow

European smartphone shipments fell four per cent to 197 million units in 2018

The firm claims to have invested £2 billion into Britain over the last five years

Virgin Media were the first Pay TV provider to introduce customers to Netflix in 2013

Customers who sign up for selected bundles will get free access to TV streaming service for 12 months

Operator will supply Transport for London with range of tablets and smartphones as part of contract win

‘Dated’ VPS model to be rebooted for unified communications capability focus

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

Google sells Motorola for £1.8 million – £6 million less than it paid for it in 2012

Brightstar CEO Marcelo Claure, DCC SerCom UK MD Gerry O’Keeffe, Tech Data Mobile UK MD Stephen Nolan, Elite Mobile MD Ketan Gokani and Frequency Telecom MD Gareth Limpenny give their thoughts on how the next 12 months might pan out

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

Thefts of smartphones and other expensive handheld gadgets are on the rise, since criminals see them as easy pickings for very little risk. What Mobile’s Alex Walls explains how to keep the thieves at bay

Manufacturer claims new Ascend P6 smartphone can compete against the market’s elite

Politicians are calling for voice and data connectivity on the London Underground to support business and bring it in line with networks in other cities but operators are not keen, as Samantha Tomaszczyk reports

Uptake of NFC mobile payments in the UK is being hampered by deadlock between retailers, operators and finance firms over rolling out the necessary technology and processing payments, as Chris Donkin reports

Store closures, high-profile staff departures and redundancies have led some to wonder if the retailer is in trouble. However, its new retail director tells Michael Garwood the exact opposite is true