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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.

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 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.

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.

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 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.

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 withdraw from Japanese market (AFP)

AFP - The world's leading mobile phone maker Nokia said on Thursday it would stop selling and marketing its mobile devices in Japan because its market share there remained below expectations.

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.

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.