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Nokia has joined the WWF Climate Savers program with a pledge to build on its strong environmental record by improving energy efficiency and reducing carbon dioxide emissions across its business. The company is targeting a series of energy savings including halving the stand by energy used by its mobile phone chargers, using green electricity to power 50 per cent of its facilities by 2010 and reducing the overall energy needs of its sites by 6 per cent by 2012.

The targets are part of Nokia’s existing Climate Change Strategy. Its commitment to these has been reinforced by joining the WWF Climate Savers program, a collaboration between one of the world’s largest global conservation organizations and business to show leadership in addressing climate change.

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Nokia and Trolltech ASA announced that they have entered into an agreement that Nokia will make a public voluntary tender offer to acquire Trolltech (www.trolltech.com), a company headquartered in Oslo, Norway and publicly listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Trolltech is a recognized software provider with world-class software development platforms and frameworks. In addition to the key software assets, its talented team will play an important role in accelerating the implementation of Nokia’s software strategy.

Nokia will offer NOK 16 per share in cash. The board of directors of Trolltech has unanimously recommended that its shareholders accept Nokia’s Offer. Holders of 35,024,830 shares, representing approximately 66,43 % of Trolltech’s issued shares and votes have as of January 27, 2008 irrevocably undertaken to accept the Offer. Haavard Nord, Vuonislahti Invest AS (controlled by Eirik Chambe-Eng), Teknoinvest and certain funds managed by Index Ventures are among the shareholders who have agreed to tender their shares to Nokia.

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Verizon Wireless today announced the expansion of wireless broadband service to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket through a recent network enhancement. Now Verizon Wireless customers on Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket can access e-mail and the Internet on their laptops and PDAs, and download video and music to their wireless phones.

“Our product lineup is stocked with best-in-class multimedia phones, all running on the nation’s most reliable wireless network,” said Ken Dixon, president of Verizon Wireless’ New England region. “This latest network investment provides more Massachusetts residents and visitors the ability to surf our high-speed wireless network, send and receive e-mail and take their desktop experience with them on-the-go.”

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Verizon Wireless and Research In Motion (RIM) announced the availability of the BlackBerry^® Pearl^™ 8130 smartphone in pink. Coming to Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at www.verizonwireless.com tomorrow, the pink BlackBerry Pearl is packed with the same powerful communications features and wireless broadband connectivity as the original, but it comes encased in a new pink finish that’s chic and sophisticated.

Verizon Wireless and Samsung announced the popular Verizon Wireless FlipShot^™ by Samsung will be available tomorrow in either red or black in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores nationwide and online at www.verizonwireless.com.

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