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The latest addition to its family of "Active" phones was made by means of introduction of the Nokia 5500 Sport Music Edition. The Music Edition is advanced with a 512 MB microSD card to be able to listen up to 375 songs. The kit also includes a fitness carrying strap, bicycle holder and sports headset packed in a new energetic color.

Director of Lifestyle Products at Nokia Antti Koivula mentions that "Music is a great source of energy and inspiration for many - during a workout, fitness routine, or just relaxing.

In an announcement that has produced more questions than answers, Sony Ericsson has hinted that they'll be opening an online music store in the coming months, largely in response to Nokia's digestion of Loudeye. Of course, parent Sony runs Connect, so it remains to be seen how (or even if) the new service will integrate with it; if it does, this could be a trick way for Sony Ericsson to get more exposure with their Walkman devices than they've managed so far in the States.

Samsung today announced its launch of the SCH-B570 in Korea, a cutting-edge phone that can play music and mobile TV anywhere.

Offering a built-in 8GB hard disc drive, the B570 allows users the world's largest storage capacity for a handset, storing about 1,600 MP3 files (4MB/song), 16 Personal Media Player (PMP) movies (400MB/file), or more than 20,000 digital photos (300KB/file).