21 Dec 2005
| by by Jennifer Whitehead
LONDON - Kate Moss's Virgin Mobile ad is the most anticipated event of Christmas Eve after a visit from Santa Claus, but for those who cannot wait, the spot is to appear first on the internet.
20 Dec 2005
| by by Sam Matthews
LONDON - Cocaine model Kate Moss is to play a toned down version of her former wild-child self, drinking tea and lazing about in a baggy jumper in her first-ever speaking role as the face of Virgin Mobile.
LONDON – Carphone Warehouse has agreed to buy OneTel from Centrica in a deal worth as much as £154.2m, depending on the number of customers Centrica recruits for Carphone Warehouse over the next three years.
19 Dec 2005
| by by Jennifer Whitehead
LONDON - NTL, the cable firm that is in the process of merging with Telewest and acquiring Virgin Mobile, is now the target of an £8bn takeover bid by private equity firms.
16 Dec 2005
| by by Julia Pearlman
LONDON - O2 and Buongiorno have teamed up to launch 'Soccer Addicts', which they claim is the world's first mobile sports talkshow.
14 Dec 2005
| by by Sam Matthews
LONDON – Vodafone has signed a long-term deal to be the title sponsor of the McLaren Mercedes Formula 1 team from the 2007 season, ending the mobile phone giant's sponsorship of Ferrari after next year.
14 Dec 2005
| by by Joe Lepper
LONDON - Microsoft is to unveil a computer-to-telephone call service as part of a relaunch of its MSN Messenger brand as Windows Live Messenger.
LONDON - Sir Richard Branson is prepared to accept less for his stake in Virgin Mobile so that NTL will go ahead with its takeover of the company.
09 Dec 2005
| by by Staff
LONDON – NTL has responded to the rejection of its £817m bid for Virgin Mobile by independent directors, saying that its offer is the best alternative for the firm owned by Sir Richard Branson.
09 Dec 2005
| by by Julia Pearlman
LONDON - London radio station LBC 97.3fm has teamed up with Metro and Recycle for London to get locals who are keen on upgrading to the newest mobile phones to hand their old handsets over to charity.