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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.

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.

Nokia says shipping touch-screen phone (Reuters)

Reuters - Nokia Oyj has started deliveries of its first touch-screen phone, the 5800, the mobile phone maker's answer to Apple Inc's iPhone.

MySpace Offers Streaming Video on Cell Phones (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Need more videos on-the-go? MySpace announced Wednesday that it now testing a streaming video service for mobile phones.

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.

Indians See Mobile Phones as a Necessity in Economic Crisis (PC World)
PC World - India's mobile services market continues to be buoyant, despite the global economic slowdown that has hit the Indian economy.

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.

Nokia to cease sales in Japan (Reuters)

Reuters - 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.