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The latest report from the International Telecommunications Union presented a staggering statistic, with 67% of all people on the planet now mobile phone subscribers.

Global analysts Gartner have revealed a 0.9% decline in total mobile phone sales between 2008 and 2009, with 1.211 billion units sold worldwide.

First impressions of the new HTC Legend suggest that this latest Android 2.1 powered device will be the ultimate successor to the HTC Hero that has proved to be a smartphone success in the consumer market.

It is thought that the European Commission is preparing to give the UK mobile phone operators merger between Orange and T-Mobile the go-ahead – rejecting an appeal from the Office of Fair Trading wanting the decision to be made by UK regulators.

A London-based mobile phone developer has launched a brand new predictive text technology aimed at providing 50% greater efficiency on touch-screen devices.

A partnership between HTC and O2 has seen a new low-cost smartphone unveiled this week due for release across the United Kingdom, Ireland and Germany from April 1st.

The world’s most exhaustive social media network, Facebook is set to launch a ‘zero’ version of its application on mobile phones, designed for low bandwidth users.

A worrying trend of drivers using mobile phones continues to rise as UK drivers continue to fail to heed numerous warnings by the government and driving authorities.

The UK mobile phone industry has been requested to offer greater protection against mobile phone theft with a growing spate of burglaries over recent months.

The latest set of figures from the GSMA Mobile Media Metrics revealed that around 16 million UK mobile phone users accessed the internet through their handset.