BERLIN - MP3 PLAYERS are leading to more and more hearing problems in young people, with damage to the inner ear now registered in one in five 16 to 20-year-olds, German doctors warned on Tuesday.

CANNES - AFTER Apple's hit iPhone revolutionised the mobile music scene, a slew of new services are being rolled out around the world by major cellphone makers who believe there are huge possibilities on the horizon.

Mobile phone giants Nokia, Blackberry and Sony Ericsson all turned out in force at this year's MIDEM, the music industry's biggest annual event, to promote their latest offers in hopes of cutting a slice from Apple's dominant share of the music market.

PARIS - IN 1966, the movie 'Fantastic Voyage' recounted the tale of doctors who are miniaturised along with a submarine and injected into the body of a Soviet defector, sailing up his bloodstream to destroy a brain clot that imperils the VIP's life.

The improbable storyline - and the equally improbable casting of sex icon Raquel Welch as a scientist in a wetsuit - invited the audience to suspend their disbelief and enjoy a good sci-fi romp.