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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.

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 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.

HTC's Real IPhone Rival Stands Up: the Touch HD (PC World)
PC World - High Tech Computer (HTC), the world's largest maker of smartphones that use Microsoft's Windows Mobile software, launched the Touch HD handset in Taipei on Wednesday, a 3.8-inch touchscreen mobile phone that more closely matches up to the iPhone 3G.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

MySpace delivers video to mobile phones (Reuters)

Reuters - MySpace users with mobile phones are about to find out if they can walk and watch TV at the same time.

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.