Articles tagged with: Virgin Mobile and Virgin Mobile France
GetJar to Power Virgin Mobile's French App Store
Independent app store, GetJar says that it has been chosen by the MVNO, Virgin Mobile France to provide its entire catalogue of free mobile applications for its mobile app store to be launched later this week. The launch of Virgin's app store coincides with the release of Virgin's new unlimited voice, SMS and data plans. Consumers in France will be offered access to over 45,000 free apps via the Virgin Mobile portal, alongside other key content such as ringtones and premium games. more
Related Tags: app-store, mvno, getjar, ringtones, free-mobile, France
Carphone Warehouse to Sell Half its Retail Arm to Best Buy
The UK based mobile phone retailer, Carphone Warehouse (CPW) has announced plans to sell half of its retail assets to US based Best Buy - so that the company can focus on its fixed broadband and telecoms services. Some sort of decision involving Best Buy has been expected for a couple of months, and recent bounces in the CPW share price has fueled the speculation. more
Related Tags: best-buy, landline, carphone-warehouse, UK
Carphone Warehouse Fiscal Year Net Dips, Outlook Strong"
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Carphone Warehouse Group, the U.K. broadband and mobile phone provider, Tuesday reported a 5% drop in full year net profit, as a result of investments in its Internet and French operations, but said it was now in a good position to grow the business. more
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Carphone 2Q Customers +34%, Costs GBP20 Million Higher"
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Carphone Warehouse Group, Wednesday unveiled a 34% increase in mobile phone connections during its second-quarter trading period, but said the volume of demand for its broadband Internet service would push costs up a further GBP20 million. more
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Carphone Warehouse Fiscal Year Underlying Earnings +36%
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Carphone Warehouse Group, Tuesday reported a 36% jump in annual underlying earnings with initial consumer demand for its recently launched free broadband plan significantly ahead of expectations. more
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