Orange customers in the UK will soon be able to pay for content purchased on their Window Phone devices by adding the charge to their mobile phone account. It means they won't need to give their bank information when opening a Microsoft account to buy music, games or apps.

The news comes a week after Research In Motion and Telefonica announced they were working together to introduce integrated carrier billing to BlackBerry App World.

Research In Motion and Telefonica have announced plans to introduce integrated carrier billing to BlackBerry App World. This will allow Telefonica customers around the world to purchase apps from BlackBerry App World and charge them to their monthly bill.

Customers will also be able to add in-app purchases of digital goods to their monthly bill.

Telefonica and eBay have launched a global deal that’ll see eBay's mobile application loaded onto most mobile devices sold via O2 UK.

It's the first mobile pre-load deal agreed by eBay anywhere in the world and is also the first time Telefónica has made an app available to smartphone and feature phone customers.

This week's podcast sets the scene for Mobile World Congress, with mobile payments, mobile applications, the PlayStation Phone and Nokia's future all up for discussion. There's also an interview with Dr Windsor Holden of Juniper Research about the trends and products to watch for when the industry heads to Barcelona.

O2 is planning to launch a UK contactless mobile payment service in the second half of this year.

It’s applying for its own e-money licence, enabling it to hold funds on behalf of users without needing a partnership with a bank or card provider.