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Intel Collaborate With Nokia Over Open Source Projects

admin — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 09:54:16 +0000

Intel and Nokia have announced a ‘long-term partnership’ to develop a new wave of mobile computing devices based on joint technologies including Nokia’s HSPA capable 3G modem intellectual property. This is big news for open source, since both Intel and Nokia rely on Linux (and open source) for their respective mobile platforms.
Intel has Moblin, Nokia has Maemo and both are Linux based mobile operating systems. Now the two efforts will benefit from a co-ordinated joint effort on some key open source mobile applications. Maemo powers Nokia’s Internet Tablet product line, which includes the Nokia N810. Moblin on the other hand is developed to run on Intel’s low power Atom line of processors for mobile devices such as netbooks.
Linux also gets a leg-up with the double barrel push of Moblin and Maemo as operating systems which the joint venture will optimize for these forthcoming devices. The Intel-Nokia alliance makes it clear that the open-source OS is the front-runner for smartphones and mobile Internet devices.
However, the companies did not say anything concerning plans to include other Nokia products among those using Intel processors.

Touchscreen Smartphone Nokia 5530 XpressMusic

admin — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:33:47 +0000

The Nokia 5530 XpressMusic has finally revealed its face and this music and entertainment device has a full touch interface and a new home screen and Contacts Bar – all in a sightly smaller and sleeker
package. This device not only brings the great media handling that one comes to expect from an XpressMusic phone, but the new Contacts bar brings your people to the forefront.

This phone has a large touch screen with tactile feedback and only a touchscreen (with no physical keys) display that is 2.9 inches wide capable of display at 640×360 pixels, a 3.2 megapixel camera with
autofocus and LED flash, a 3.5 mm headset jack, 70MB of internal memory which can be bumped up to 16GB via MicroSD (4GB card included with 27 hours of music playback), Bluetooth 2.0, and WiFi. It also
includes GPRS/EDGE network connectivity.With the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic, you can define 4 shortcuts for the home screen (say, for Facebook or MySpace quick links). Also, is the new Contact Bar that lets you have up to 20 contacts, making it easy to quickly call or send a message, review conversation history, or follow the contact’s feed. It’s like a quick dashboard on your 20 most important people. What’s more, add a pic to those contacts and your peeps are front-and-center.

The Nokia 5530 XpressMusic should start shipping in the third quarter of 2009 at around €199, retail, before taxes and subsidies.

Nokia Unfolds Nokia 3710 Fold

admin — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:21:15 +0000

The Nokia 3710 Fold is a new cell phone that balances design with the latest in mobile functionality. It boasts extreme simplicity without compromising functionality. The Nokia 3710 cell phone menus are
visually simple and intuitive, and focus on the essential. The Nokia 3710 fold cell phone smoothly opens to reveal the bright screen 2.2-inch QVGA display which displays pictures and videos taken with the 3.2 megapixel camera. The new build-in photo gallery helps keep digital photos organized, create slide shows or photo albums, or attach photos to contacts and more, with just a few clicks. Together with the range of Ovi services on offer Nokia brings mobile Internet experiences to a growing number of consumers who want to share their memories, browse those of others, or explore new services and content.

Pioneering a renewed user interface, the Nokia 3710 fold mobile phone boasts extreme simplicity without compromising functionality. The Nokia 3710 cell phone menus are visually simple and intuitive, and
focus on the essential. A variety of new Nokia cell phones will support the renewed user interface in the future. Other features include stereo music player and FM radio, Bluetooth support for wireless connectivity with stereo headsets and other phones. It is expected to be in the market by the Q4 and at a price of 140 EUR (US$194) after taxes and subsidies.

Nokia Announces N97 Touchscreen available to Custmoers in the US

admin — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:29:20 +0000

The Nokia N97 touchscreen slider smartphone is now available to NUS customers according to the information made available by Nokia. They can be abtained from in Nokia flagship stores in New York and Chicago and several online retailers.

The Nokia N97 is the second touchscreen-enabled Symbian S60 device from Nokia. It features a slide-and-tilt display that’s 3.5-inches with a 640-by-340-pixel resolution. It also has a QWERTY keyboard, 32
GB of internal memory, a 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, and a microSDHC memory card slot. Wireless options include quad-band GSM, HSPA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS w/A-GPS. The version made for N.
America has the 3G frequencies used in this area.

Because it’s being sold unlocked, this model can be used with any GSM carrier, including AT&T and T-Mobile, but it does not have the special frequencies the latter uses for 3G. Nokia is offering the N97 for a commitment-free price of $699. In addition to the flagship stores, the N97 is available at nokiausa.com
and through independent retailers.

Nokia N900 Now Displaying in Video Promo

admin — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:00:28 +0000

In preparation to the final launched of the Nokia N900 which will come sometime in July, Nokia has started promoting this upcoming Nokia N900 Internet Tablet through various means including Youtube.
The N900 sports a 59.7mm x 111mm x 18.2mm body, 3.5-inch 800×480 (WVGA) touchscreen. It also includes 5 megaxpixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, WiFi (it should have Bluetooth as well), HSPA wireless
3.5G capability, 32GB internal storage with expandable memory.
Adding a WiFi Compact Flash card lets it connect to the web. Bluetooth is supposed to be possible with a different CF card and some added software, though I haven’t tried that yet. There are several web browsers and email, FTP, IM and SSH clients. The battery lasts for about four hours of normal text entry, but using WiFi will kill it in under an hour.

Nokia Showcases E63 in the US

admin — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:17:33 +0000

Nokia is warming up to release the E63 in the US which is currently the company’s latest messaging device. The Nokia E63 is a messaging device with a full QWERTY keyboard designed for comprehensive
messaging and internet experience. The Nokia E63 includes Wi-Fi connectivity, easy access to Mail for
Exchange and dedicated key access to contacts, calendar and email. also has the ability to switch modes with a single key press, switching from a view of corporate mail, appointments and intranet
data, to a personal mode with a picture of friends, personal email and shortcuts to favorite hobby blogs or websites.

The Nokia E63 also includes Files on Ovi, a service where people can get remote access to their PC files even when their computer is offline. Anyone buying the handset will have access to 1GB of online
file storage for free. The Nokia E63 will be available in ruby red or ultramarine blue with a
range of multimedia features. Record and view images and videos with the digital camera and bright landscape display, listen to music downloaded from the Nokia Music Store, or a number of other sources, via the standard 3,5 mm audio jack or customize the device through the thousands of applications available for download. With a pre-tax, pre-subsidy price of just $279, Nokia hopes to see
E60 device generate some mass-market appeal.

Nokia Releases Nokia 1606 for Cricket

admin — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 17:14:11 +0000

Nokia, the world’s number-one cell-phone company, has announced the availability of Nokia 1606 for wireless carrier Cricket. The Nokia 1606 is a slim flip-phone with a bare feature set. This phone comes with a 3.3 by 1.7 by 0.6 inches (HWD) and an amazingly light 2.3 ounces. On the front of the phone there’s a little easy-to-read 96-by-32-pixel black-and-white display that shows the time or caller ID information.

It also features a bright internal color display and an LED flashlight with a dedicated button on the front. It has a handy external display with caller ID so you can see who’s calling while the phone is closed. Designed with quad-band CDMA (800/1700/1900/2100MHz) support and a monochrome external display, this stylish little clamshell is light on the features. A speakerphone and a dedicated flashlight, which works even when the phone is powered off, are both handy features that the
1606 does offer.

The Nokia 1606 also features speaker-independent voice dialing and a built-in calendar and calculator. Users can attach voice recordings to calendar notes, or use them as alarm clock tones, which makes it an interesting tool. The Nokia 1606 is now available with in either Sand Gold or Black color variations.