Los Angeles - Apple (NASD: AAPL) has signed deals with international wireless carrier Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) to distribute its iPhone in 10 countries, and with Telecom Italia to distribute the device in Italy. Vodafone will offer the iPhone in Australia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Italy, India, Portugal, New Zealand, South Africa and Turkey. Apple recently partnered with Rogers Communications to distribute the iPhone in Canada, and is already offering the device in the U.K., France, Germany and Spain.

Eindhoven, Netherlands - Polymer Vision, a spin-off of Philips, has announced the development of the world's first "rollable" display for mobile devices, which it plans to display at the 3GSM World Congress next week in Barcelona. While the device itself is smaller than a typical mobile phone, it features a display that can extend up to 5-inches, and then roll back and wrap itself around the outer shell of the device when not in use. Polymer Vision said it partnered with wireless carrier Telecom Italia to offer the first rollable display-enabled mobile device later this year.

Silver Spring, Md. - WorldSpace, a provider of satellite radio service in more than 130 countries, announced on Wednesday that its Italian unit has partnered with Telecom Italia to deploy a terrestrial repeater network in Italy. The network of "gap filler" repeaters will allow WorldSpace Italia subscribers without a direct line of sight to its satellite to receive broadcasts.