Mobile Digest

Vodafone to open Connectivity Centres in PC World stores

Dixons Store Group (DSG), the parent company of high street names Currys and PC World, seem to be in mobile mode at present. Last month we reported that Currys would sell mobile phones in up to 500 of its stores, and now Vodafone has inked a deal with DSG to open up 30 Vodafone Connectivity Centres in PC World stores.

If successful, they could eventually roll out to all 155 stores next year. The first stores would open this summer.

The stores would primarily focus on mobile phones and services for small business customers, backed up by The TechGuys, PC World's support service started in September last year.

Vodafone want to increase their share of the small business market from 31% to over 40%, and see PC World as an extra distribution channel that can provide 3G cards and modems to people buying laptop PCs.

Mobilesift.co.uk mobile comparison site launches

Another day, another comparison website launches. I really think someone ought to launch a website comparison comparison website, but there you go.

The latest service to launch is MobileSift which allows you to find, compare and buy mobile phones online. Andy James considers that existing comparison sites fail to provide essential information.

"Choosing the best mobile phone deal is easy, providing you have all the relevant information to make an informed decision", says James. "Mobilesift offers this essential information in the form of buyers' guides, faqs, tips and 'key features".

Mobilesift compares the latest mobile phone handsets, including Nokia, Motorola, LG, Sony Ericsson, Samsung and other brands. Users can compare the best deals for pay-monthly contract or pay-as-you-go mobile phones.

Mobilesift.co.uk

Footie text alerts from Carphone Warehouse

For those who can’t bear the thought of having to wait until they get home to find out the footie scores this season, The Carphone Warehouse has come up with the winning idea of offering text alerts for all the teams you could possibly want to know about.

OK, so we admit this is hardly a new concept, but the price is right at £4.99 for the package, giving you the codes for all the teams in the Premiership right through to the Conference leagues as well as the Scottish Premier League. You just need to pick your team to get all the goals, news and fixtures sent straight to your mobile phone.

Carphone Warehouse