Company gains 18,000 mobile customers as growth seen in fixed-line and enterprise

Vittorio Colao oversees the phone giant’s operation in 26 markets. ‘Ireland is almost a perfect country’, he notes

iPhone sales soar, powering firm to quarterly profit of $18bn

Latest incident in Apple’s mixed fortunes in China

Finnish giant’s stock jumps as earnings top estimates

Apple accused of passing information to spy agencies

Paper and packaging group Smurfit Kappa the big loser, closing down 3.6% at €16.20

Tech giant has promised new products this year

Christmas iPhone sales were weaker than expected highlighting need for new products

Taiwan’s largest smartphone maker struggles as rising competition from Chinese brands sees sales fall

Apple and chipmaker Arm Holdings rise following China Mobile iPhone deal

On currency markets, sterling was boosted by a sharp fall in the unemployment rate from 7.6% to 7.4%

China had 538 million internet users by the end of June and a big chunk of them are using their cellphones to go online

Vodafone and Orange among companies invited to pitch to work alongside state operator

Lei Jun has built technology giant Xiaomi by providing cheap alternatives to Apple and Samsung phones

President Xi’s anti-corruption drive turns to former head of major state company

Hugo Barra hired to ‘find growth opportunities’ for China smartphone maker