Nokia to open US retail stores

I've been using the same Nokia 3620 phone for almost two years now - it's been great, but I've been hankering to upgrade to something new.

I keep eyeing the latest models coming from Nokia, like the E61 Smartphone or those hot new N-Series phones. The US carriers never seem to offer the advanced Nokia devices, which makes it difficult to acquire them here.

Now Gizmodo is reporting that Nokia plans to open some US retail stores to bring its high end phones to the US market. Sounds like a good idea to me - I've never been able to figure out why you should have to buy your mobile device from the carrier that you get your service from.

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