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This is an archive article published on January 15, 2004

Nokia brochure doles out advice on manners, diet

Nokia, besides being the world’s biggest maker of mobile phones, also dispenses motherly advice on how to drive safely and be healthy, ...

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Nokia, besides being the world’s biggest maker of mobile phones, also dispenses motherly advice on how to drive safely and be healthy, happy and less of a pain in the neck — if you read the small print.

‘‘Don’t use your mobile phone when you’re driving. Signal when you change lanes, stop when the light turns red and watch out for that kid on the bicycle… And it wouldn’t kill you if you called your mother every once in a while,’’ reads a Nokia marketing brochure.

Friendless phone owners are out of luck if they expect their Nokia cellphones to ring, it adds. ‘‘No one will call you if you don’t have any friends,’’ reads the leaflet sent to shops around the world selling the Nokia 6800 model. Spokesman Pekko Isosomppi said the phone’s disclaimer aimed to lure ‘‘young, urban professionals with a good sense of humour’’. He said no judicial corners were cut, with all the necessary warnings and product information about mobile phones given and with a bit added for good measure. (Reuters)

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