It's another big news week for the mobile industry. HP is dropping its webOS phones and tablets, Skype is buying a mobile messaging company, Symbian introduces 'Anna' and RIM has three new sociable BlackBerry devices.
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Phones 4u and Huawei have announced a partnership that'll see the retailer stocking Huawei’s own-brand Blaze and Vision smartphones by the end of the year. They're the first of the company’s own-brand smartphones destined for the UK.
Both the 1GHz Huawei Vision and the 800MHz Blaze will run Android v2.3; the Huawei Blaze will launch exclusively with Phones4u before becoming available via other retailers.
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It's been a week of acquisition announcements, with T-Mobile USA, Phones 4U and Snaptu all apparently changing hands. The team also talks about Ofcom's 4G auction plans, Android legal action, the Mobile News Awards... and much more.
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A majority share in Phones 4U has been sold to private equity firm BC Partners by owners Providence Equity Partners. Control of the UK retail chain had been bought by Providence from founder John Caudwell in 2006.
Although the deal needs regulatory approval, it’s expected to be finalised next month.
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Microsoft says the UK's major mobile network operators – Vodafone, O2, Orange, T-Mobile and Three – will be offering Windows Phone 7 devices when the mobile operating system launches later this year. In addition, The Carphone Warehouse and Phones 4u will also be selling the phones. However, a UK launch date still hasn't been confirmed.
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