Consumer concerns about the security of NFC mobile contactless payments are causing a barrier to adoption, according to new research commissioned by digital security company Gemalto. The information has been released as part of the company’s campaign for better education around the subject of NFC.

Over a third of respondents - 34% - said they hadn’t used or wouldn’t use their phone as a mobile wallet due to security concerns, with 24% not trusting NFC because they didn’t understand how it worked.

The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has upheld complaints about TV advertisements by Motorola Mobility for the Motorola DEFY smartphone.

The ads showed the phone being dropped in a nightclub with an on-screen message reading “dance floor proof”. However, three complainants said they had dropped their phones accidentally and the screens had cracked.

Chinese telecoms company Huawei says it’ll open a European design centre for its mobile phone business in London early next year.

Staffing and location details haven’t yet been revealed.

In our podcast this week we start with Best Buy Europe’s plans to close its 11 ‘big box’ UK stores... and also talk about job cuts at Everything Everywhere. But there’s good news, too - from the Simply Tap mobile shopping app to Vodafone putting femtocells on telegraph poles.

As always, you can listen to the programme on our website audio player, via iTunes, by subscribing to our RSS feed or by downloading the MP3.

There's good news and bad news, as Best Buy Europe announces plans to close its 'big box' UK stores and Everything Everywhere cuts 550 jobs - while Jawbone UP hits the shops and the Simply Tap mobile shopping app goes live.