Telegraph Media Group is hiring Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Android developer advocate Mike Jennings away to lead its mobile engineering team - one of two appointments as the news publisher beefs up its wireless commitment. Canadian-born Jennings had been with Google since 2006, first as a software engineer, then traveling around Europe to help developers understand the new platform, including giving Android its first demo on European turf.

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He will work for Maani Safa, who, after setting up Telegraph Labs, is also being promoted to head of mobile. The paper now has a mobile web version and launched an Android app in October.