Nokia and Enpocket announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Nokia to acquire Enpocket. Enpocket is a global leader in mobile advertising; providing technology and services that allow brands to plan, create, execute, measure and optimize mobile advertising campaigns around the world. By acquiring Enpocket, Nokia will accelerate the scaling of its mobile advertising business, leveraging Enpocket's platform and strong partnerships with advertisers, publishers and operators. In addition to key assets, through this transaction Nokia is gaining a team with strong expertise in global mobile advertising across disciplines.

Ed Colligan, president and chief executive officer of Palm, and Micheál Martin TD, Ireland’s minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, announced that Palm, a leader in mobile computing and a provider of smartphones, has opened a Research and Development Centre at Swords, Co. Dublin, with the support of IDA Ireland (Industrial Development Agency). The centre will develop custom software applications for Palm Treo smartphones for the mobile operators in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.

Toshiba Corporation and SanDisk Corporation celebrated with a traditional ceremony and reception the opening of Fab 4, the latest 300mm wafer fabrication facility at Toshiba’s Yokkaichi Operations, in Mie Prefecture, Japan. Responding to continuous rising demand for NAND flash memory used in a wide range of digital applications, including digital media players, mobile phones, PCs and memory cards, Toshiba started construction of Fab 4 in August 2006. Fab 4 is expected to start mass production in December 2007 and reach a production capacity of 80,000 wafers a month in the second half of CY2008.

Nokia and Capcom revealed that Capcom will be publishing games on Nokia NGage, Nokia's next generation mobile gaming platform, in 2008. Capcom is the first Japanese based publisher to show their commitment to Nokia NGage, which makes its global debut later this year, ushering in a new era for games on mobile devices. "With our global reach, it's important to have strong, well respected global partners", said Gregg Sauter, Director of Third Party Publishing, Nokia. "For many years, Capcom has been entertaining consumers around the world with exceptional gaming experiences. We've now reached a point with mobile technologies where companies like Capcom can deliver a whole new level of mobile entertainment.

Samsung, the number one consumer electronics brand in the world and an acknowledged leader in the digital convergence revolution have teamed up with Truprint for the launch of their new Samsung G600 Camera Phone. The Samsung G600 camera Phone will be launched in stores such as O2, Orange and Carphone Warehouse in mid August and in-store promotion, running for 6 months, will be based on the phones high performance 5mega Pixel Camera device. The promotion is designed to show customers that they can replace their Digital Camera with the new phone, for their entire picture taking needs.

Nokia announced that it has chosen JWT as its global network marketing agency. The announcement is part of Nokia's marketing renewal that focuses on streamlining marketing planning and increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of all marketing activities. The marketing agency review has been an integral part of the marketing renewal process. In July, Nokia announced Wieden + Kennedy's appointment as the global lead agency for Mobile Phones. Multimedia will continue to use Interpublic Group (IPG) for Nokia NSeries creative support and Enterprise Solutions will continue to use WPP as their global creative agency.

Alltel Wireless, America's largest network, announced the Alltel Hue by Samsung is now exclusively available at shopalltel and Alltel Wireless retail locations. The phone offers a wide variety of features including Alltel's patent-pending Celltop technology, an MP3 player with Jump Music capabilities, a 1.3 megapixel camera with video, and a choice of colorful, interchangeable faceplates. Now through Sept. 13, 2007, customers who buy the Alltel Hue will receive the Alltel Snap flip-phone free, while supplies last, after a $20 mail-in-rebate with a two-year service agreement.

Streamezzo, the leading provider of rich media solutions and platforms for mobile communications, announced a partnership with Nokia under which Streamezzo has developed MyNseries - a comprehensive platform that delivers the ultimate rich multimedia experience to users of Nokia’s N-series family of mobile devices. Under the terms of the partnership, Streamezzo was responsible for leading the design, development, delivery management, hosting, and deployment of the MyNseries application.

Pantech Group (Sung Kyu, Lee, President&CEO of International Operations), announced its marketing strategy in Argentina by establishing its branch in the end of August. Pantech’s marketing in Argentine market started in December of 2005 supplying Pantech branded PG3210 phone to CTI Movil, the No.2 telecommunication operator, an affiliate of No.1 telecommunication group “America Movil” in Central and South America, has now overcome difficulties at initial time in the market and is showing fast growth.

A group of mobile manufacturers, network operators, suppliers, recyclers, consumer and environmental organisations, led by Nokia, has committed to improve the environmental performance of mobile phones and to do more to raise consumer awareness and participation in take-back and recycling. The group was created as part of a European Commission pilot project looking at how different industries could work with stakeholder groups to reduce the environmental impact of their products throughout their lifecycle.