Nokia 7705 Twist mobile phone introduced

Nokia has unveiled its latest mobile phone, the Nokia 7705 Twist. Nokia 7705 Twist is a sqaure shaped handset which swivels open to show a full QWERTY keypad.



Nokia 7705 Twist has features such as 2.4-inch, 262K TFT QVGA screen, 3 megapixel camera, video capture and playback, HTML browser, 2.5 mm headset jack, built-in mirror, support for various mail clients.



There is a large ring on right side called the 'Contact Light Ring', which flashes different colors depending on who is contacting the user.



Nokia 7705 Twist has dimensions of 2.71" x 2.71" x 0.59"and usage time of up to 270 minutes or standby time of up to 312 hours.

Nokia 7705 Twist has been initially launched in the US at a price of $99.99 after $50.00 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement.

Nokia N900 mobile phone unveiled

Nokia has unveiled its new Nokia N900 mobile phone. The Nokia N900 runs on the open source, Linux based Maemo OS software and provides a PC-like experience on a mobile device.



The Nokia N900 has a ARM Cortex-A8 processor, 3.5 inch WVGA touch-sensitive display with 800 × 480 pixel resolution, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 5MP camera, dual LED flash with Carl Zeiss optics, up to 1GB application memory, 32GB of storage, expandable up to 48GB using a microSD card, OpenGL ES 2.0 graphics acceleration, fast internet connectivity with 10/2 HSPA and WLAN, Mozilla browser, Adobe Flash(TM) 9.4 support.



The Nokia N900 also has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1 support, a 3.5mm headphone jack, GPS and navigation Integrated GPS, pre-loaded Ovi Maps application and automatic geotagging.



The Maemo software complements Nokia's other software platforms like Symbian, which runs Nokia's smartphones. The screen can be personalized by the user with favorite applications, shortcuts and widgets.



The Nokia N900 will be available in select markets from October 2009 for 500 Euros (around $712).

Nokia to launch its own netbook, the Nokia Booklet 3G

The world's largest mobile phone manufacturer Nokia is all set to enter the PC industry by launching its first netbook, the Nokia Booklet 3G.



The netbook segment was pioneered by Asus which launched the Eee PC in 2007 and all other PC manufacturers had come up with their own versions of the netbook.



The Nokia Booklet 3G will be based on Intel Atom processor and Microsoft Windows operating system with expected battery life of 12 hours and a weight of 1.25 kg.

No details of the price is available as yet, but the Nokia Booklet 3G is expected to be priced at $799, as per some websites.

Nokia 6700, 6303 mobile phones launched by Priyanka Chopra

Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra launched Nokia's latest mobile phones, the Nokia 6700 Classic and Nokia 6303 Classic phones in India. (Click to enlarge HQ images)























Nokia 6700 Classic has features such as a 5 megapixel camera, assisted GPS navigation with Nokia Maps, FM radio, MP3 player, high speed data access and is available in Chrome and Black colors at a price of Rs. 14,000.























Nokia 6303 Classic hass a 2.2 inches large screen, a 3.2 megapixel camera, 8x digital zoom with autofocus and Nokia Maps. It is available in Steel and matt black colors at a price of Rs. 8000.

Nokia 3606 Cricket mobile phone launched

Cricket Communications has launched the Nokia 3606 Cricket mobile phone.



The Nokia 3606 is a flip phone and has a 128 x 128 x 262k TFT external display and 176 x 220 x 262k color TFT internal display.

The Nokia 3606 also has features such as 3G, 1.3 megapixel camera with LED flash, 8GB MicroSD card slot, an in built music player, FM radio, Bluetooth stereo connectivity, music keys, 3.5 hours of talk time, 10 days of standby time. The Nokia 3606 measures 90 x 47.5 x 15.3mm.

The Nokia 3606 is available from Cricket retail stores and dealers at a price of $179.99.

Nokia N86 8 Megapixel mobile phone unveiled

Nokia has unveiled its first 8 megapixel camera phone, the Nokia N86. (Click to enlarge images)



The Nokia N86 is a slider phone, with a 2.6 inch QVGA, OLED scratch resistant screen. It has features such as Carl Zeiss lens, auto focus, dual LED flash, 74MB of internal dynamic memory, 8GB of internal flash memory which is expandable upto 16GB, micro USB, a 3.5 mm jack. Nokia N86 runs on S60 3rd edition with feature pack 2.





The Nokia N86 can also record 640x480 video at 30 frames per second. It also has a TV-out port, stereo Bluetooth, A-GPS, a built-in music player system with dedicated music keys, an integrated FM transmitter and a Web browser. It also supports a range of e-mail accounts, including Microsoft Exchange.





Nokia N86 specifications:
Quad band 1900, 1800, 900, 850 GSM & WCDMA networks
S60 3rd edition with feature pack 2
8 Mega-pixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, Tessar lens, 3rd generation Dual LED Flash & Auto exposure
Video camera MPEG4
8 GB of internal flash memory with MicroSD Memory card support upto 16 GB.
WLAN wi-fi, 3G, HSDPA & Bluetooth® with A2DP & USB connectivity
EDGE Technology
Talk time 3.9 hrs (3G)
Video call time 2.5 hrs
Music playback 25 hrs
Standby time 11.5 hrs
Size 16.5 x 51.4 x 103.4 mm
Weight 149 grams

The Nokia N86 8 Megapixel phone is expected to be available by June at a price of about $473.

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Nokia 5630 XpressMusic mobile phone unveiled

Nokia has unveiled its Nokia 5630 XpressMusic mobile phone. (Click to enlarge images)







The Nokia 5630 XpressMusic mobile phone is only 12mm thick and weighs only 83 gram. It has a 3.2-megapixel camera with dual LED flash and 4x zoom, video recording capabilities, Symbian S60 operating system, a 4GB micro SD card, 3.5mm headphone connector, stereo Bluetooth, FM stereo and Internet radio.







The Nokia 5630 XpressMusic mobile phone also has a special feature calledd "Say and Play", a music search feature which allows users to say the name of an artist or song and the phone plays it automatically.







Nokia 5630 XpressMusic specifications:

Network (2G) GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 / GSM 850

Network (3G) HSDPA 2100 / HSDPA 900

Symbian Series 60 Operating System rel. 3.2

Display TFT, 16M colors, Size 240 x 320 pixels

Camera 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus, video, flash; secondary VGA videocall camera

Memory Shared memory 150 MB, microSD (TransFlash) 4GB included, expandable up to 16GB

Networking HSDPA speed 10.2 Mbps

GPRS Class 32, EDGE Class 32, 296 / 178.8 kbits

HSCSD, WLAN, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology

USB 2.0 microUSB, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, WAP

Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML

N-Gage compatibility

FM Radio, MP3/MP4/eAAC+/WMA player, 3.5 mm AV jack

Dedicated music keys

Size Weight 83 g (with battery)

Dimensions 112.0 x 46.0 x 12.0 mm

Standard Battery Type Li-Ion, Amperage 860 mAh

Standby time GSM: 400h

Talk time GSM: 7h



The Nokia 5630 XpressMusic mobile phone will be available by Q2, 2009 and its price is expected to be US $250 (200 EUR).

Nokia 6208c - S40 touchscreen mobile phone

Nokia is preparing to launch its first Series 40 touchscreen candybar phone, the Nokia 6208c. (Click to enlarge image)



The Nokia 6208c has a 2.4 QVGA touchscreen display, an alphanumeric keypad, stylus and integrated handwriting recognition features. It also has a 3.2 megapixel camera with auto focus and dual LED flash, a microSD card slot for extra storage, Bluetooth connectivity, MP3 player, FM radio, standard 3.5mm audio port, internal memory of 13MB which is expandable upto 8GB.

The 860mAh battery provides 3.5 hours of talktime and standby time of upto 12.5 days.

Quick Specifications:

Tri-band (900/1800/1900 Mhz) GSM/GPRS/EDGE radio
2.4-inch QVGA (240×320 pixels) 16 million colors touchscreen
3.2 megapixel camera, 4x digital zoom with dual-LED flash
Bluetooth 2.0
Standard 3.5mm headphone jack
microSD card slot
Dimensions: 109.8×49.3×13.3 mm
Weight: 120.1 grams

The Nokia 6208c is expected to be launched in markets such as China, India, Middle East and North Africa, where generally the stylus is preferred for text input. No details are available about pricing, as yet.

Nokia N97 - 32 GB touch-screen smartphone

Nokia has unveiled the Nokia N97 - the 32 GB touch-screen smartphone, which it claims is the world's most advanced mobile computer and will transform the way people connect to the Internet and to each other. (Click to enlarge images)



The Nokia N97 has a tiltable 3.5-inch (16:9 widescreen) 640 x 360 pixel touch screen with a slide out full QWERTY keyboard, a 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss Tessar lens and dual LED flash, A-GPS and standalone GPS, 3G capabilities, Wi-Fi and a built-in capability to stream Flash videos.



The Nokia N97 runs on Symbian S60 5th Edition and has a massive storage memory of up to 48 GB, with 32 GB of inbuilt memory, expandable with a 16-GB microSD card. Nokia software also has widgets which will enable the user to update social networks automatically with their status and location with related pictures and video.

The Nokia N97 weighs 150g and measures 117.2x55.3x15.9mm (HxWxD) and has a 1500mAh battery, which will last up to 16 days on standby, or provide 37 hours of continuous music playback or four and a half hours of video.



The Nokia N97 also features Nokia's new concept of 'social location' by which the Nokia N97 smartphone intuitively understands where it is with the help of the integrated A-GPS sensors and an electronic compass.



The Nokia N97 will be released in the first half of 2009 for approximately $695.

See the demo of the Nokia N97 here:

Nokia 6260 Slide mobile phone unveiled

Nokia has unveiled the Nokia 6260 Slide mobile phone.



Nokia 6260 Slide runs on the Series 40 software, has quad-band GSM, a 5 megapixel Carl Zeiss camera with LED flash, 3G/HSDPA connectivity, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, 360° navigation key, Nokia maps and GPS.



Nokia 6260 Slide also has features such as TV-out functionality, 200MB internal memory with microSD card support, stereo speakers.




Important Specifications:
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 2100
Display TFT, 16M colors, 320 x 480 pixels, 2.4 inches
Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, video(VGA 15fps), flash; secondary VGA videocall camera
Card slot microSD (TransFlash), up to 8GB, hotswap, 200 MB internal memory
Data GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
HSCSD, EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP
USB v2.0 microUSB
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Built-in GPS receiver, A-GPS support
MP3/M4A/AAC/eAAC+/WMA player
Stereo FM radio with RDS
Dimensions 99.4 x 46.5 x 15.4 mm
Weight 114 g
Standard battery, Li-Ion 950 mAh (BL-5F)
Stand-by Up to 400 h
Talk time Up to 6 h

The Nokia 6260 Slide will be available in two colors black and beige in Q1 2009, at a price of US$389.

Nokia Wahoo - Leaked pics of half QWERTY mobile phone

Pictures of a new Nokia mobile phone which is under development, codenamed as Nokia Wahoo, has been leaked. Nokia Wahoo is expected to be a clamshell phone with two displays, one internal 2.2? with a 240×320 resolution and one external 1.36? with a 128×160 resolution. (Click to enlarge images)



Nokia Wahoo has a 2.0 megapixel camera with flash, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, a 2.5mm audio jack, expandable memory with microSD (up to 4GB) and a talk time of upto 4 hours. It has a half-QWERTY keyboard similar to the SureType keypad of Blackberry Pearl phones.

Specifications:
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
Dual-band UMTS/HSDPA (850MHz/1900MHz)
2.2 inch internal display with 240 x 320 pixels
1.36 inch external display with 128 x 160 pixels
2.0 megapixel camera with flash
80MB of internal memory
MicroSD card support, up to 4GB
Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP
A-GPS
Music player
Weight: 115 grams
Dimensions: 100 x 52 x 17 mm
Four hours of UMTS talk time

Nokia Wahoo is expected to be available by the end of 2008, but there is no information on price as yet.

Nokia 1661 mobile phone launched

Nokia has launched the Nokia 1661 mobile phone, a low cost color phone for rural and emerging markets.



Nokia 1661 has a large 128 x 160 color screen which supports 65K colors, FM radio, dual band GSM (900/1800MHz), loud ringtones and multiple phonebooks. Nokia 1661 also has a torch or a flash light which will be pretty useful.

Specifications:
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800
Display Type: TFT, 65K colors, 128 x 160 pixels, 1.8 inches
FM radio
Size: 108 x 45 x 13.8 mm, 65.9 cc
Weight: 82 g
Standard battery, Li-Ion 720 mAh (BL-4C)
Stand-by: Up to 624 h
Talk time: Up to 8 h

Nokia 1661 is priced at Rs. 1750 and will be available in black and grey colors from the first quarter of 2009.

Nokia N79 mobile phone launched in India

Nokia has launched its new N Series handset, the Nokia N79 mobile phone in India. The Nokia N79 is a full loaded multimedia phone with a 2.4 inch TFT display with 16 million colors and 240 x 320 pixels resolution, Symbian OS 9.3, a 5 megapixel camera, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, dual LED flash, 3G, Wi-Fi and GPS.



The Nokia N79 also has stereo Bluetooth, TV-out, FM transmitter, a 3.5mm audio jack, 50MB of built-in memory, a 4 GB microSD card and pre-installed Nseries games and 'Anthems 1998-2008', a compilation of 19 all-time favorite classic club songs and 17 new age music videos, by the Ministry of Sound.



Each Nokia N79 pack has two additional interchangeable Xpress-On smart covers in different colors. When the back cover is changed, an inbuilt microchip changes the display theme automatically to match the color of the cover.



Quick Specifications:

2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 2100 / 900
2.4 inches TFT display, 16M colors, 240 x 320 pixels,
Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
50 MB internal memory
Card slot microSD, up to 8GB
GPRS Class 11, 107 kbits, HSCSD
EDGE Class 32, 296 / 177.6 kbits
3G HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology
Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP
USB v2.0 microUSB
OS Symbian OS 9.3, Series 60 v3.2 UI
Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, video(VGA 30fps), flash; secondary VGA videocall camera
Built-in GPS receiver
A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds
MP3/M4A/AAC/eAAC+/WMA player
Stereo FM radio with RDS
FM transmitter
TV out
3.5 mm audio output jack
Standard battery, Li-Ion 1200 mAh (BL-6F)
Stand-by Up to 372 h
Talk time Up to 5 h 30 min
Dimensions 110 x 49 x 15 mm, 74 cc
Weight 97 g

Nokia N79 will be available in five different colours including White, Coral Red, Light Sea Blue, Espresso Brown and Olive Green at all Nokia outlets for the price of Rs 22,939.

Nokia N85 gaming multimedia mobile phone now in India

Nokia has launched the Nokia N85 in India. Nokia N85 will provide users with a superior gaming experience with its dedicated gaming keys and will come pre-loaded with 15 try-and-buy N-Gage games and vouchers for full game licence. (Click to enlarge images)



Nokia N85 has features such as a 2.6-inch QVGA, 320 x 240-pixel resolution OLED display with 16 million colors, 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, Wi-Fi and 3.5 G HSPDA, location tagging, FM transmitter, internal memory of 74 MB, an 8GB microSD card, 30 hours of music playback time and weighs only 128 gms.





Nokia N85 also has Bluetooth, 3D stereo speakers, TV-out, Nokia XpressShare, Nokia XpressTransfer, video recording at 30 fps. It supports MP3, WMA, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+ audio formats and support for MPEG4, AVC/H.264, WMV, RV, Flash Video, H.263/3GPP.





Important Specifications:

General: 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network: HSDPA 1900 / 2100 / 900
Display Type: OLED, 16M colors
Size: 240 x 320 pixels, 2.6 inches
- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- Touch-sensitive Navi wheel
OS Symbian OS 9.3, S60 rel. 3.2
microSD Card slot up to 8GB, 74 MB internal memory
Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, video(VGA 30fps), flash; secondary VGA videocall camera
- Built-in GPS receiver
- A-GPS function
- Dual slide design
Data: GPRS Class 32, 107 / 64.2 kbps
HSCSD 43.2 kbps, EDGE Class: 32, 296 kbps, 3G HSDPA 3.6 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology
Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP
USB, v2.0 microUSB
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS reader
- MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+/WMA player
- 3.5 mm audio output jack
- TV out
- Stereo FM radio with RDS
- FM transmitter
Dimensions: 103 x 50 x 16 mm
Weight: 128 gms
Battery: Standard battery, Li-Ion 1200 mAh (BL-5K )
Stand-by: Up to 363 h
Talk time: Up to 6 h 50 min


Nokia N85 is priced at Rs. Rs 27,299 in India.

Nokia Wooden Phone with 8 Megapixel Camera

Nokia's Eco-Team has designed a new environment friendly wooden Nokia concept phone. This wooden phone made from timber has a 8 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, Symbian Series 60 Operating System and speakers. (Click to enlarge images)







Due to the wood component in the phone, the speakers will provide better audio output. And since there is less of plastic, it will also cause less pollution in the enviroment.

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic - Apple iPhone Killer?

Nokia, the largest handset maker in the world, has launched the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic (also called the Nokia Tube) touchscreen phone. Nokia 5800 XpressMusic will be directly competing with Apple's iPhone and Samsung's Omnia. As per Nokia, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is the ‘first mass-market phone with a touchscreen’ which will be available at an affordable price of $390. (Click to enlarge images)





The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic runs on the S60 5th Edition operating system and has a 3.2 inch 640 x 360 touchscreen with stylus input, a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus Carl Zeiss lens and LED flash, VGA front camera, A-GPS, HDSPA, Wi-Fi connectivity, 8GB internal memory expandable upto 16GB using the microSDHC memory card slot, built-in surround sound stereo speakers, a 3.5mm jack and graphic equalizer.





The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic will have 'Comes With Music', a Nokia service which offers 1 year of unlimited access to the Nokia's music store catalog. Nokia 5800 XpressMusic has a browser with Flash Lite 3 installed for surfing the internet.





The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic will be available worldwide in the 4th quarter of 2008. Nokia 5800 XpressMusic will be launched in India in the third week of November at a price of sub-Rs 20,000. Apple’s iPhone and Samsung’s Omnia are priced at more than Rs 30,000 in India.

Nokia will also bundle exclusive content of its brand ambassador Shah Rukh Khan for Nokia mobiles sold in India. It bundled the full ‘Om Shanti Om’ movie in Nokia N96 and will also bundle video clips and music of Shah Rukh Khan's movies in these handsets.