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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. 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 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. Turkcell wins 3G license in Turkey
(AP)
AP - Turkcell, Turkey's largest mobile phone operator, on Friday won a tender for the country's third-generation mobile phone license. 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. UK Bans Apple 3G IPhone Advertisement
(PC World)
PC World - The U.K.'s advertising regulator banned a video advertisement for Apple's 3G iPhone, saying Wednesday that the ad exaggerates the phone's speed and is misleading. 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.
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. Sony Ericsson Woos Developers in India
(PC World)
PC World - Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications has launched its Developer World program in India with a contest aimed at attracting Indian developers to create applications and games for its 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.
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.
Nokia unveils N97 touch screen phone
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Nokia Oyj, the world's largest mobile phone maker, unveiled its flagship N97 model smartphone on Tuesday, which drew a lukewarm response from analysts.
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