Slumping phone sales Weak handset sales hit Motorola’s results in the first quarter, as the mobile manufacturer revealed a loss for the three-month period. Continued

Letters And we’re moving to France Lots to get through this week - so let’s get right to it and address the burning issues of your day. First up, the old “risky business” attack on open source, as brought up in an article on software compliance: Continued

Mobile carriers seek to choke new market Truphone boss James Tagg says his fledgling company will ask Ofcom to intervene if mobile networks continue to cripple VoIP-capable handsets. Continued

ASP: advertising service provider Orange broadband is trialling taking advantage of address bar spelling mistakes and server errors to serve sponsored search results and contextual ads to its customers. Continued

To subscribe to Channel Register’s weekly newsletter - seven days of channel news in a single hit - click here. DoubleClick gives Google double whammy against Microsoft Continued

I’ll be honest, I’m tempted by a new mobile handset every single month - because every month, something new hits the market that seems that little bit better than the handset I carry in my pocket. So it’s interesting that… Continued

Vodafone has signed a three-year deal to become the official technology sponsor of the UEFA Cup. It already sponsors the UEFA Champions’ League, and the deal also allows them to put their name to the UEFA Super Cup for two… Continued

Where you tempted by 3’s X-Series package? Many where - but whether this translated into sign-ups is open to question. So here’s another offer to get you on-board - 5 unlimited mobile internet use, available for all recently-launched 3 handsets…. Continued

A survey by Barclaycard Business suggests that any introduction of in-flight mobile phone use would be unpopular with the majority of business travellers. Over 4,000 businesspeople were questioned, and found that six out of ten would not want such technology… Continued

It’s for your own good, apparently Vodafone has finally provided an explanation for the removal of VoIP features from the Nokia N95, and apparently it’s all for our own good. A Vodafone statement says the mobile operator doesn’t offer its own VoIP service because it doesn’t believe it’s a mature technology. Continued

Remember Vertu? Its the company that offers high-end, high status mobile handsets for filthy rich. A market where looks are much more important than specification. Probably summed up by this Ascent Ferrari 1947 Limited Edition - celebrating 60 years of… Continued