Nokia unveils its first Linux phone
HELSINKI (Reuters) - The world's largest handset maker, Nokia unveiled on Thursday its first phone running on Linux software. The focus of cell phone business has shifted to services and software following Apple and Google's entrances to the market in the last two years. "As Nokia announces the software platform that will drive its future services aspirations it created a dedicated solutions unit -- the challenge will be to ensure that all these elements work in harmony in the face of fierce competition from Apple and Google," said Ben Wood, head of research at CCS Insight. THE LINUX BET Analysts see Linux as a key for Nokia to gain back ground in the coming years. The Finnish firm has dabbled with Linux since 2005, using it in "Internet tablets" -- sleek phone-like devices used to access the Web that have failed to gain mass-market appeal in part due to their lack of a cellular radio. Nokia said Linux would work well in parallel with Symbian in