– Nokia: You know there’s rouble when you are having trouble winning even when you’re the home team. Handsets from Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) those running Android are outselling Nokia (NYSE: NOK) smartphones in Nordic countries, according to the MD of Swedish handset distributor Mobile 20:20 speaking to the Finnish daily paper Kauppalehti. Around one quarter of all sales are for Android devices; Apple has a 14 percent share. The MD did also point out that Nokia’s N8, when it first debuted, sold well. (via Bloomberg)
— PapayaMobile/LG: The mobile social gaming portal, with offices in Beijing and Silicon Valley, says that has inked a deal with LG (SEO: 066570) to preinstall its app on all LG Android handsets shipping in China in 2011. PapayaMobile is free to access but users must buy virtual currency to play PapayaMobile’s games. (via email)
— Play.fm: The cloud-based music platform, which specializes in DJ mixes and live recordings, has launched a series of mobile apps, its first move into mobile content. The apps are for three different platforms: Apple’s iOS, Android and Windows Phone 7, and are priced at €2.99 each, let users access about 30,000 different tracks. (via release)

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