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.

Basking Ridge, N.J. - Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) and international mobile network Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) announced on Tuesday that they will team to offer what they say is the "first ever live global mobile simulcast" tomorrow, when they provide live streaming of Madonna's concert at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City.

London - Mobile network operator Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) announced that it has reached a deal with Warner Music International (NYSE: WMG), that will give its subscribers access to tracks from Madonna's forthcoming album "Hard Candy" a week before it goes on sale. Beginning on April 21, one of seven tracks from the album will be released each day, and remain available for download for 24 hours before being replaced by the next track. Vodafone subscribers in Spain, Portugal, Germany and Belgium additionally get exclusive mobile access to the new single "4 Minutes" immediately.

Frankfurt, Germany - A local court in Hamburg, Germany has sided with Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) and issued a preliminary injunction on the sale of Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iPhone, over objections to the company's exclusive distribution deal with rival mobile network T-Mobile, Reuters reported.

London - U.K. wireless carrier Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) on Thursday launched MusicStation, an unlimited mobile music download service offering from Omnifone. The service allows unlimited downloads, from a library of 1.2 million tracks from all four major labels and many independents, to a wide range of Vodafone handsets for a weekly fee of about $4.13. Apple is set to release its iPhone with wireless carrier O2 in the U.K. later this month.

London - Wireless carrier Vodafone Group has announced plans to offer an unlimited mobile music download service in the U.K., powered by Britain-based Omnifone.

Two companies yesterday, Vodafone and First Direct, pulled their advertising from Facebook after they were randomly placed on a page giving information about the British National party.

London - The BBC announced on Thursday the launch of a year-long test of 3G mobile TV and radio services with U.K. carriers Orange, Vodafone and 3.

London - European wireless carrier Vodafone announced that it has partnered with News Corp.'s MySpace online social network, to allow its U.K. subscribers to access the site from their mobile phones.

Newbury, England - A group of big names in the wireless industry, including Motorola, NEC, NTT DoCoMo and Vodafone, have come together to form the LiMo Foundation, a non-profit that will work to jointly develop a Linux-based mobile platform.