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DoCoMo cancels Nokia NHM850iG launch

So we're totally sorry to have gotten the hopes up of all you Japanese consumers eagerly awaiting DoCoMo's FOMA-enabled Nokia NHM850iG that we brought you last week, but it looks like the promised February launch has been postponed indefinitely. As you no doubt recall, this 1.23 megapixel cameraphone sports Bluetooth and a 2.1-inch display, although it's probably not as sleek as spoiled DoCoMo customers would prefer. Why the indefinite launch delay? "DoCoMo is confirming the handset's quality and will launch the handset as soon as all the confirmations are completed," claims the carrier. Hmm, to us this sounds suspiciously like: "The initial response to this chunky, underwhelming phone has been so poor that we're quietly killing it under the guise of some vague quality confirmation program." Only time will tell, folks.