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Nokia says "interesting" launch due (Reuters)

Reuters - Nokia, the world's largest cellphone maker, will unveil an "interesting" phone to strengthen its product and service offerings later on Tuesday, a company official said late on Monday.

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 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.

EU governments to widen cap on mobile roaming costs (Reuters)
Reuters - European Union governments are set on Thursday to cap prices of roamed mobile phone texts and data downloading along with other measures to spur a wider range of cheaper services for customers.

OTE telecom net profit up 30 pct in 3Q (AP)
AP - Greece's largest telecoms company OTE said Wednesday its net profit increased 30 percent in the third quarter due to a strong performance in its mobile phone units.

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 to Pull out of Japanese Handset Market (PC World)
PC World - The world's largest cell phone maker is pulling out of one of the world's biggest cellular markets. Nokia said on Thursday that it will stop developing handsets for NTT DoCoMo and Softbank Mobile, effectively ending a push that began five years ago when Nokia re-entered the Japanese market with the launch of 3G services here.

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.

Samsung Settles 3G Patent Dispute With InterDigital (PC World)
PC World - Samsung Electronics entered into a patent licensing agreement with InterDigital on Monday, just a day ahead of a U.S. decision on whether or not to bar Samsung 3G handsets from entering the country.

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.

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.

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.