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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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.