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Nokia seen outlining smartphone, services push (Reuters)

Reuters - World mobile phone leader Nokia is expected to bolster its offering of high-end phones at a media and industry event in Barcelona on Tuesday, where it is also due to outline a push into Internet services.

EU nations back plans to limit text message prices abroad (AFP)

AFP - EU telecommunications ministers backed plans Thursday to limit the price of sending text messages by mobile phone while abroad in the European bloc.

Europe to Cap Prices for Roaming Text Messages and Data (PC World)
PC World - European telecommunications ministers gave their backing on Thursday to a plan to cap retail prices for sending SMS (Short Message Service) text messages and browsing the Internet using mobile phones while abroad.

Nokia takes on rivals with N97 touch-screen phone (Reuters)

Reuters - Nokia launched a flagship phone to update its aging high-end offering, but analysts said the device would not be enough on its own to help the world's top mobile phone maker recover lost market share.

Cell Phones Distract Drivers More than Passengers Do (PC World)
PC World - Cell phones distract car drivers more than talkative passengers, and hands-free devices don’t make for safer driving, according to a recent Reuters report on a new study published by the Journal of Experimential Psychology: Applied. Even worse, drivers who use mobile phones are as impaired as those who are legally drunk.

MySpace delivers video to mobile phones (Reuters)

Reuters - MySpace users with mobile phones are about to find out if they can walk and watch TV at the same time.

Nokia to Cease Sales in Japan (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, said on Thursday it will stop selling mobile phones in Japan except for its luxury Vertu brand after struggling to expand its presence.

Nokia eyes wider use of Linux software in phones (Reuters)

Reuters - The world's biggest mobile phone maker, Nokia, could start to use open-source Linux software on its more expensive phone models, a senior company official said on Tuesday.

HTC's Real IPhone Rival Stands Up: the Touch HD (PC World)
PC World - High Tech Computer (HTC), the world's largest maker of smartphones that use Microsoft's Windows Mobile software, launched the Touch HD handset in Taipei on Wednesday, a 3.8-inch touchscreen mobile phone that more closely matches up to the iPhone 3G.

EU Caps Prices on Roaming Texts, Data Downloads (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - European Union governments agreed on Thursday to cap prices of roamed mobile phone texts and data downloading from July 2009, EU president France said.

Mobile phones distract drivers more than passengers (Reuters)

Reuters - Mobile phone calls distract drivers far more than even the chattiest passenger, causing drivers to follow too closely and miss exits, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.