More headaches for the people plotting the merger of T-Mobile USA and ATandT after the USA's Department of Justice announced that 7 state attorneys general joined its lawsuit against ATandT, T-Mobile and Deutsche Telekom. Click here for more.

The intermittent rumours about problems with Apple's forthcoming iPhone 5 smartphone have resurrected again, this time with a report that the company is still having manufacturing problems. Click here for more.

Huawei has hired IBM to advise it on branding strategy as the company expands into tablet computers, smartphones and cloud computing. Click here for more.

Germany's mobile networks have met the coverage obligation in the 800MHz band in North-Rhine Westphalia and Saarland, the regulator announced today. Click here for more.

Apple has reportedly been granted 40 patents in China covering the design, not just of its products, but also its retail stores. Click here for more.

Canada's Bank of Montreal (BMO) has launched an NFC based payments service that it is promoting as being able to allow payments in shops by swiping a mobile phone on a terminal by the cashier. Click here for more.

Nigerian authorities have had to issue reassurances after a text message was sent around mobile networks warning that people can die if they answer a phone call from a specific phone number. Click here for more.

As more consumers use their smartphones for everything from price comparison to shopping, sales through mobile now account for more than 10% of all purchases on eBay UK. Click here for more.

Research In Motion has recorded a 10 percent drop in its second quarter revenues, of US$4.2 billion, while net profit slumped to just US$329 million, compared to US$797 million a year ago. Click here for more.

The affirmations reflect Hutchison's stable cash flow generations from its core business segments such as ports and properties, and the continued improvement of its retail division. Click here for more.