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Orange and HMV to launch mobile games service next week

Orange is launching a mobile gaming service with HMV on Friday 26th March 2010. It'll be called hmv mobile games and will work on most current Java-enabled handsets connected to any mobile network. The two companies already have a partnership that's seen Orange concessions opening in HMV stores.

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SpinVox starts to shut down consumer accounts

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Palm admits disappointment with recent performance

Palm published its latest quarterly results yesterday, noting that the number of mobile phones shipped was up but the number bought by consumers was down.

The company shipped a total of 960,000 smartphones during the three-month period that ended 26th February 2010. This was up 23% on the previous quarter and almost 300% up year-on-year. However, device sales for the quarter were 408,000 units, down 29% from the previous quarter and down 15% year-on-year.

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European Commission makes it easier to use mobiles at sea

The European Commission has adopted new rules that'll make it easier for passengers and crew on ships in the EU's territorial waters to make mobile phone calls or send and receive text messages when they are out of range of land-based mobile phone networks.

The new rules are designed to end the previous situation where cruise liners, cargo ships and ferries faced a variety of technical and legal requirements for providing on-board mobile services to their customers because each EU country had its own rules.

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T-Mobile looks at joint venture in USA

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