Demand for Consumer Qwerty Devices Fuelled by Social Network Sites On 9 July 2008, LG launched its KS360 phone in the UK 
Nokia Extends Ovi's Reach with Orange Deal On 22 May 2008, Orange and Nokia announced a three-year agreement that puts Nokia's Ovi services on Orange handsets and adds 10 new Nokia phones to Orange's Signature range.
Social Networking Sites Present Huge Opportunity On 28 April 2008, Vodafone in Italy launched Vodafone Friends, a social networking platform.
AOL Acquires Social Networking Site Bebo for $850 Million On 13 March, Time Warner's AOL division announced it had entered into an agreement to acquire social networking site Bebo for $850 million.
