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InfoWorld - The use of touchscreens on mobile phones is already soaring, and the introduction of a new line of small computing devices designed to connect people to the Internet is also fueling their use, a manufacturing executive said Thursday.

PC World - The use of touch screens on mobile phones is already soaring, and the introduction of a new line of small computing devices…

TechWeb - The EV-DO 3G-enhanced XV6900 includes a media player, camera, and mobile versions of Microsoft apps.

AP - Shares in Nokia Corp. plunged more than 13.5 percent Thursday after the world’s largest mobile phone maker downgraded its forecast for the global handset market and posted lower-than-expected earnings in the first quarter.

AFP - Nokia, the world’s leading mobile phone maker, posted strong first quarter results Thursday, but its market share slipped and missed analyst forecasts, sending its share price tumbling.

Reuters - Nokia said on Thursday it expected the
cellphone market would fall in euro terms this year due to the
weakening U.S. dollar, knocking more than 13 percent off its
shares.

TechWeb - The price cuts fueled speculation that carriers were draining inventories in preparation for a faster 3G iPhone, which some analysts believe Apple will release in June.

AP - LG Electronics said Wednesday it turned a net profit in the first quarter after a loss the year before, boosted by record mobile phone sales, strong performance overseas and gains from its investment in flat panel maker LG Display.

Reuters - Mobile phone groups O2 and Carphone
Warehouse have cut the price for the most basic version
of Apple Inc’s iPhone in Britain by 100 pounds ($197)
ahead of the expected launch of a new model.

Reuters - Jaxtr, a Silicon Valley startup that
lets users bypass a carrier’s international phone charges via
the Web, said on Wednesday it is offering free mobile phone
text messages between 38 countries.