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Panasonic is drawing up plans to launch mobile phones in Europe. The company has allegedly held talks with a major European telco and aims to release handsets over here as early as spring 2012, Japanese business paper Nikkei reports by way of Reuters. If the move to Europe goes without a hitch, the company will attempt to …

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  1. Code Monkey
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    Tempting

    I'm a huge fan of their cameras and I'm due a new phone in May. Not a pink one though.

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  2. Captain Hogwash
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    Japanese-style phones

    Bring it on!

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  3. Tom Cooke

    RE-launch, shurely?

    OK, so it's only nearly a decade since we had Panasonic GSM phones in the UK (somebody check GSMArena) but they actually weren't bad for the time.

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  4. Simon Rockman

    They are already selling non-smartphones in the UK

    The KX-TU301 is already on sale here:

    http://www.fussfreephones.com/products-page/phones/panasonic-kx-tu301-2/

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  5. David Paul Morgan
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    good old Panasonic

    My first 3 GSM 'phones were panasonic:

    G520 http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0002DENHQ.02.MZZZZZZZ.jpg

    GD93 http://kursk.me/uploads/images/74/9b98ae3f22.jpg

    (One of the lightest handsets ever and a nifty recorder utility for custom ringtones ) and

    GD87 http://www.unlockadvantage.com/images/products/Panasonic-GD87-GU87.jpg

    My first 2G picture messenger phone which i used as a "modem" for my Handspring Visor.

    The 93 & 87 had e-mail & wap.

    Quality products & i had no problem selling them on!

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  6. Shtumped

    They Should Make Android Audio Docking Stations Instead

    Its great Panasonic is also joining the android army which is packed full of competition. If they are really looking to make money they should join Phillips and Bose and make Android Audio docking stations. There's very few in the market at the moment.

    http://www.gadgetrophy.com/2011/11/popular-smart-phone-docking-stations.html

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