Vodafone, O2, and T-Mobile escape anti-trust fines Vodafone, O2, and T-Mobile will likely breathe a sigh of relief today after European Union anti-trust authorities decided to close their long-running investigation into alleged excessive charges for international calls. Continued

You know how it goes with credit cards: first you get the basic model then, if you spend enough, you get the gold card. Well, Samsung’s doing the same with its credit card-sized phone, the P310, soon to be offered in an 18 carat gold casing. Continued

Samsung’s anticipated i620 Windows Mobile smartphone - a skinny slider phone with a drop-down BlackBerry-style QWERTY keypad - is to go on sale in the UK through Vodafone. Continued

Anyone not satisfied with the current selection of shops selling BlackBerry handsets now has another choice: Carphone Warehouse is finally going to stock BlackBerry grower Research in Motion’s three latest consumer-friendly models in its 780 UK stores. Continued

Telefónica claims clear conscience O2 parent company Telef nica has protested innocence after it was slammed by European anti-trust regulators for gaming the broadband market in its Spanish home territory. Continued

Review Does this ‘multimedia monster’ shape up? After years of flogging the Razr to death, and some very uninspired siblings, Motorola finally has something interesting to offer for the more demanding end of the market. The Z8, announced in May and available in the UK this week, is a well-designed capable media phone. But the Z8 is a rare thing in this day and age: a product the manufacturer actually cares about. Continued

N800 model coughs up wireless calls Nokia has made Skype telephone services available via its N800 internet tablet. Continued

Susi examines the Nokia 6300 and reports back for Tech Digest on this simple, straightforward but fairly limited phone. Nokia… Continued

$100 price cut to clear stock Sony has confirmed that consumers in the US will not be offered the PS3 Starter Pack announced this week for Europe, and that soon the only PS3 they’ll be able to buy will be the recently announced 80GB model. Continued

Research in Motion (RIM) has said that it plans to port software to devices running the latest Windows Mobile 6.0 operating system, allowing more devices to run like BlackBerries. The software would allow people who don’t want to lose their… Continued

We told you some time back that Vodafone had done an exclusive deal with YouTube. Well, now you can try it for yourself - as it’s just launched. Before you feverishly reach for your mobile handset to check out all… Continued

Ready for the tech that never arrives? The British ‘HD for All’ campaign, designed to promote hi-def TV, drew a withering blast from Sky yesterday. Continued

OpenMoko sets Open source handset loose The OpenMoko project has debuted what could be the ultimate geek handset: a Linux-based mobile phone, complete with an open-source operating system and application suite. Continued

OpenMoko sets Open source handset loose The OpenMoko project has debuted what could be the ultimate geek handset: a Linux-based mobile phone, complete with an open-source operating system and application suite. Continued

Vodafone to be the UK provider? A German newspaper has claimed that Apple’s iPhone will be coming to Europe through a deal with local carrier T-Mobile. Continued

If you’re the type of gamer who thinks dangers lurk behind every corner, then a heat-sensitive casing for the Xbox 360 should go a little way to allaying your fears about it spontaneously combusting. Continued

The hooplah. The stories. The comment Apple’s iPhone goes on sale in the US this evening. The queues have formed, and limits placed on how many of the handsets punters can take away with them. What is all the fuss about? Find out by reading Register Hardware’s most popular iPhone stories… Continued

‘Frankly horrifying’ The Information Commissioner Richard Thomas said British chief executives need to take the safety of customers’ and employees’ data more seriously after a series of breaches over the last year. Continued

When you ve gone to the trouble of getting a flashy phone the last thing you want is a naff Star Trek headset making you look like a crack dealer. This is probably why Jabra have come up with Cara, a… Continued

Ferrari wants technical documents back The McLaren Formula One team has suspended one of its top engineers following an investigation into allegations that the engineer had a stash of high-level technical information from rival F1 team Ferrari. Continued

Orange has launched its Pay-Off contest and is inviting its customers to submit 10-15 second video clips of themselves either trying to prove that they’re the sexiest person alive (Face-off), are the best/craziest dancer (Dance-off), or are just plain weird… Continued

Susi examines the Nokia 6300 and reports back for Tech Digest on this simple, straightforward but fairly limited phone. Nokia… Continued

Nearly half of Americans adults have heard of the iPhone, despite the fact it’s not even out yet, according to a survey. What’s more, 17 percent said they already wanted to buy one - something that will not doubt delight… Continued

All those shiny new mobile phones - whatever handset we go for, we want another one a few weeks later. And certainly as soon as our contract allows us to. That’s not good news for the phone networks or indeed… Continued

Susi examines the Nokia 6300 and reports back for Tech Digest on this simple, straightforward but fairly limited phone. Nokia… Continued

Walls come tumbling down A UK firm that specialises in unlocking mobile phones reckons it’s close to developing an application that would allow iPhone owners to use the device with carriers other than America’s AT&T. Continued

Updated O2: Of course we will, but we don’t support the war The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has mounted a media campaign this week to shame major employers into signing its statement of support for military-reservist employees. Continued

What makes it tick? It hasn’t taken long for many of the Apple iPhones acquired over the weekend to be taken home and taken to bits as hardware fans and chip analysts alike try to find out what kind of kit the “revolutionary” handset is packing. Continued