ModeLabs Group, a French manufacturer of customized mobile devices, is to launch the MTV3.3 mobile on 23 April in cooperation with French operator SFR.

Network Norway has chosen Nobill Prepaid, part of Nobill Convergent Charging System (CCS), to handle its expanding pre-paid subscriber base.

The Rezidor Hotel Group announces a new property in Manchester, UK - the Park Inn Manchester Old Trafford (226 rooms) which is scheduled to open in Q2 2010. With this signing, the group's footprints in the UK & Ireland grow

The President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko states that the main reason of inflation is misbalanced increase of the governments' expendituresHe said that in the interview given to the TV channel ICTV on Sunday, 13 April, according to the official internet-edition

The deputy of the State Duma of Russian Federation Vadim Varshavsky has officially declared in Donetsk that he had become the new owner of the Donetsk mini metal works 'ISTIL (Ukraine).The day before that, on 9 April, the deal on

Philips Electronics has reported a 28 per cent drop in first quarter profit after a decline in revenues from its television unit. The Dutch consumer...

Pub operator Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has confirmed it is in talks to buy part of rival Punch and could raise the finance needed by...

UK lender Bradford & Bingley (B&B) has denied reports it is intending to raise equity through a rights issue. The bank insisted it has a...

Food service company Manitowoc has agreed to buy UK catering supplier Enodis for 948 million. The 2.58 per share offer is 82 per cent...

Several Wall Street banks are expected to post further write-downs related to the credit crisis this week as first-quarter results are released. Citigroup...

The government's biofuels policy is unsustainable and unethical, Oxfam has said. The global charity is holding a protest in Westminster today against the renewable...

Drivers in Cumbria have been urged to be extra cautious and not place expensive items on show when leaving their vehicles unattended.

The cut to the base rate of interest will probably not have that much of an impact on the amount of credit available on the market, it has been claimed.

Fresh chip and pin capabilities are to be offered to motorists at a petrol station in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire.

A mobile telephone that can operate on the dual network or dual standby techniques has been released by HKC.

It is hoped that a fresh agreement between the government and six large energy companies could help to lower fuel prices for many people.

Saga Personal Finance has launched a new savings product - a one-year fixed-rate bond, with a rate of 67.1 per cent gross AER.

Credit card customers could have shelled out up to £500 million in unnecessary interest payments in the 12 months since it was announced that providers will have to highlight the order of payments they use, according to Nationwide.

Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank has found that 45 per cent of small businesses in the UK have money saved for a rainy day, meaning they are financially prepared for any turbulent times ahead.

More than anything else, first-time buyers need a correction in house prices, according to the chief executive of Firstrung.