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Nokia C2-05 and Nokia X2-05 Stylish,Faster affordable phones launched.

Posted by aashu Saturday, 15 October 2011 0 comments

Nokia lunched two new affordable ,stylish social networking phones Nokia C2-03 and Nokia X2-05

Nokia C2-05

What's special in Nokia C2-05?
C2-05 is stylish in look, having sliding display
Easy to hold in hand,pockets & bags
Always stay connected with inbuilt social networking applications like Facebook,Twitter etc..
New Nokia browser and its faster too!!
Browse apps for your Nokia C2-05 using OVI store
Biult in FM, Music player,Micro USB,Bluetooth
Available in 3 vibrant colours like pink, Peacock Blue,Dynamic Grey

Specifications of Nokia C2-05:
2 QVGA screen with 65k in colours
Symbian S40 series OS
10MB free memory & can be extended up to 32GB
MP3 Phone it is, it has got built in MP3 player
VGA camera with 4X zoom
Video recording
2G phone,
Nokia C2-05 Sliding handset
Light in weight i.e 98.5g in weight
Talk time in GSM 5hrs & standby 600hrs
Bluetooth 2.1,USB 2.0
FM radio with recording facility
Nokia BL-4C,860mAh battery

Disadvantages of Nokia C2-05:
Battery life and camera quality is poor,
It would be good if Nokia would have made it as 3G phone

Cost of New Nokia C2-05 will be approx 50 Euros and in India price of C2-05 will be around 2500 to 3000 Rs.

Nokia X2-05:

Whats special in Nokia X2-05?
Browse apps using OVI store
New Nokia browser and its faster too!!
Loud sound in Big loudspeaker
Always stay connected with inbuilt social networking applications like Facebook,Twitter etc..
Big screen to browse internet
Nokia X2-05 is available in 4 different colors like Black,red,silver & white colours

Specification of Nokia X2-05:
2.2-inch, 240 x 320 TFT resolution display
Symbian S40 series OS
2G phone, VGA camera
FM radio with recording
87.8g in weight i.e weight of Nokia X2-05 is lesser then C2-05
Talk time in GSM network up to 7.4 hrs & standby 643 hrs
Music play back 20 hrs
Nokia BL-5CB 800 mAh Li-Ion Battery
Bluetooth 2.1,Micro USB,3.5mm audio jack

Disadvantages of Nokia X2-05:
Camera quality is poor.

Cost of Nokia X2-05 is around 46 Euros which is around 2000 to 2500 Rs in India market

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Nokia 701 – The New Torch Bearer for Nokia and Symbian

Posted by aashu Sunday, 11 September 2011 0 comments

Before the meteoric rise of Android and iOS, Symbian was the most popular platform for smartphones by a distance. Over the years, however, Symbian has not been able to keep up with the competition, and has been reduced to, more or less, an irrelevant smartphone platform. This also meant that Nokia, which was the major manufacturer of Symbian phones, also suffers the same fate in the smartphone market.

This makes the newly announced Nokia 701 an extremely important device, as it marks a generational shift not both Nokia as well as Symbian. The 701 runs on the all-new Symbian Belle platform, which is a huge step forward from the previous iterations of the platform. Almost every element of the operating system has seen an overhaul – native apps, home screen, menu and everything else.

Beneath the seriously face lifted operating system is a 1GHz CPU and 512MB of RAM that adds to the slick feel of the device. The device comes with 8GB of storage on board, which is expandable up to 32GB with microSD card slot. An 8-megapixel camera with dual-LED flash carries out the snapping and recording duties. Surprisingly, there is no front facing camera here, so no scope for video calling. But perhaps the most striking feature of the phone is its brilliant screen – the next-gen 3.5-inch nHDClearBlack display offering 1,000 nits of brightness.

The Nokia 701 clearly has all the important boxes ticked, and is primed for success. Whether it will or won’t, only time will tell!

Processor – 1.0Gzh

RAM – 512 MB

Screen – 3.5″ 16M-color nHDClearBlack TFT LCD; 1,000 nits of brightness

Camera – 8 MP rear with dual-LED flash

Storage – 32GB on-board, expandable up to 64GB

Dimensions – 115.5mm (height) x 59mm (width) x 10.5mm (depth)

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Nokia Apps : Trainline Tickets

Posted by aashu Monday, 7 March 2011 0 comments

After its recent launch on the iPhone, a new version of The Trainline’s app has appeared on the Ovi Store. As well as the ability to search scheduled train times – which is pretty useful in itself – you’re now able to purchase tickets from the app. These are sent to you first class by thetrainline.com or you can arrange to collect them at your local station should you wish.

The first time you buy tickets you’ll have to input all your credit or debit card details and there’s no other way to describe it – this is a right pain. However, on subsequent visits you’re able to use the same details again and just enter the three digit CVV security code from the back of the card. It can, however, be hard to see what tickets are cheapest and, while it’s nowhere near as good an experience as it is on the web, the ability to buy tickets from your handset can be a godsend if you’re in a tricky situation.

Download this app: Trainline Tickets for Nokia

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Nokia's Ovi Suite 3.0 exits beta

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Nokia's Ovi Suite 3.0 software for computers has now been released in its final form. The software is meant to act as a complement to Nokia handsets, letting users sync music, data, apps and download free maps to transfer onto their phones. The latest Ovi Suite promises more reliable connection and syncing between the computer and phone, and allows users to receive recommendations for new music, apps, games and other products and services from their Home view.

Ovi Suite 3.0 also lets users create music libraries for local playback and download them to their computer before syncing with their handsets. Photos and videos taken on their handset can also be viewed in the Suite. The app can be configured to use everyday speech, and text messages can be exported to the computer.

Current software can be upgraded to the latest version, and some users may have already received the notification and downloaded the 3.0 update.

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Nokia Apps : Here and now

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This app has been created by Nokia and offers easy-to-use web services related to your current location as determined by the GPS chip in your mobile phone. You’re able to check the weather where you are at a glance as well as get other local information such as movie times or details of local restaurants.

It’s not just restricted to your current location though, you can search for information on anywhere you choose. You can also get information on local events too and we were pleasantly surprised at the accuracy of this information – a local market was listed, for example, as well as several good local restaurants.

We clicked on the name of a local museum and we were given a description as well as basic contact information. We expect you’d be able to phone from the app, but the phone information didn’t show properly. You are, however, able to click the map icon on any local location to be taken directly to the Nokia map app. This all works exceedingly well as is how local information should be presented. What’s more, it’s far more comprehensive and effective than if you just searched in Google.

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Nokia Internet Radio

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According to the Nokia bumph for this app, “Nokia Internet Radio enables you to discover and enjoy the radio shows transmitted over the internet.”

While you can certainly enjoy the radio stations on offer here – and hundreds are indeed available – there’s little to help you discover them. What it should have said is that you have to scroll down through a massive list of categories in the vain hope that you’ll find something you like.

While there’s plenty of choice and you can add stations to a Favourites list, there’s little order. Still, it’s a good way to get to stations on your Nokia that you wouldn’t otherwise be able to access easily from your handset and you can at least search for stations by name or other criteria.

So whether you like varied music or simply want to see all the funk stations you can stream online, there’s something here for you.

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Nokia Apps : World Traveler

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The one-stop travel app is becoming more popular and we’ve seen a few around – this one even features a spinning globe so you can see which parts of the world are currently in daylight and where is dark.
This app covers all the usual bases – real-time currency exchange for 184 currencies, five-day weather forecasts and time adjusted for various destinations. And, as with some of the other comprehensive travel apps we’ve seen, there’s also a premium version that costs £3.36 a month for a subscription or £25 a year – that gives you up-to-the-minute flight departure information – you’ll get alerts for delays, cancellations and gate changes.

There’s also a digital vault included with this version, so you can store sensitive numbers and details inside. A bit of overkill if you ask us, though some may find it useful. Aside from the extras, the app is a little slow to get around and we were surprised at just how sluggish a lot of it was, even when we were connected to a reasonably fast Wi-Fi network. Regardless, many will find World Traveler a good tool to have with them when moving between countries.

Download this app: World Traveler for Nokia

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Introducing Moodagent - The App That Knows Your Music

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When Nokia Beta Labs announced that they will start to publish content from third party Symbian developers, I was sure this would be a very good, and wise move, and now just weeks after that very announcement we are seeing a steady flow of many great Symbian applications surface. The latest application today is Moodagent, its an application for your Nokia, that knows your music, and can create custom, automatic playlists for you.

You can trial Moodagent for free with the free trial available in the Ovi Store here. Or, if you are quick, you can buy the full premium version for just £1 here, thats a whopping 80%, but as said, be quick as this offer won't last forever!

We all know that music has the ability to affect our mood at any time. If you are feeling down - choose a song you know will cheer you up, if you are feeling happy - find a song to dance to, or if you're angry - slide your way to a song and express your frustrations with the music.

Stay in touch with your friends by sharing your music and your mood on Facebook or Twitter. Checkout the video below, and see if Moodagent is something you would prefer to create your playlists on your Nokia. Further details can be found over at Nokia Beta Labs.

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Nokia X7 for AT&T axed because of lack of carrier attention

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Nokia's decision to cancel the X7's US launch came from a lack of faith from AT&T, insiders said on Wednesday. The Symbian^3 gaming phone would have been introduced for AT&T just ahead of Mobile World Congress in mid-February but was voluntarily dropped as it wasn't going to get "enough marketing and subsidies support" from the American carrier. The WSJ's informants said the X7 would still ship, but only to other countries.

Neither the Finnish phone maker nor AT&T confirmed the cancellation or the device details, as none of these had been made public.

A cancellation compounds Nokia's problems in the US. Although it has repeatedly promised to fix its US situation for the past several years, its market share has continued to slide and now is virtually non-existent in the smartphone category in the US. It has had trouble negotiating carrier deals and for the most part has been limited to selling unsubsidized phones.

AT&T has openly stated that it wants to diversify its lineup in the face of the Verizon iPhone and launched three high-end Android phones at CES, but a decision to skip on the X7 would be a symbolic lack of confidence in Nokia's current lineup adding to that diversification. The company won't see a radical change in its phone strategy until the first MeeGo phone ships later this year. Symbian^3 still trails behind in ease of use and app support compared to both Android and the iPhone, and phones attached to it so far have lagged somewhat in processor performance and screen resolution.

Nokia has taken some steps to solve the problem, including folding Symbian back into the company and hiring an American CEO. Many of the benefits won't come until later this year at the earliest as the two will need time to permeate the company.

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Nokia says WP7 design is real, denies Microsoft Trojan horse

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Nokia Smart Devices lead Jo Harlow at her company's press conference at Mobile World Congress tonight confirmed that its Windows Phone 7 prototype was real. It didn't have details of the phone but showed the large touchscreen, multi-colored model twice. Harlow hinted that the phone could be ready in 2011, hinting that Elop would be "much happier" if a Nokia WP7 device was on the market this year.

CEO Stephen Elop meanwhile flatly denied suspicions that he was a Microsoft mole sent to push Windows Phone 7 at a rival company and artificially inflate its market share. When asked if he was a "Trojan horse," the company head said the answer "obviously is no" and pointed to the organizational structure making that difficult. The "entire management team" was involved, and the board of directors had the final say on whether or not the platform switch went forward, he said.

Elop further acknowledged company protests and said the results were mixed. While development and sales were excited, some engineers working on Symbian and other platforms were clearly "hurting," he said.

On development, he admitted that Qt was "not the plan" for WP7, noting that Microsoft was providing the brunt and that it would fragment the environment. Nokia would still offer something of its own, however.

Nokia likewise wouldn't want to be the exclusive maker of WP7 devices. It would work best if it had to compete with others in an "ecosystem," Elop said.

Much of the discussion reviewed things Nokia had already said in announcing its landmark deal. The company deliberately chose WP7 both to avoid the commoditization of Andriod but also to create a more competitive market, where at least three major, modern smartphone platforms existed rather than risk an Apple and Google duopoly. A MeeGo device would exist this year, but its role was no longer a central one afterwards. Symbian is ultimately being phased out in high end devices.

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Nokia previews Symbian's new UI on an N8

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A new user interface for the Symbian OS is coming to Nokia handsets, MyNokiaBlog has found. Images from a press conference in China reveal the company's flagship N8 running the new software. Believed to apply mostly to existing Symbian^3 devices, a new homescreen moves the battery, signal, time and carrier symbols to a small bar atop the screen to save space.

The widgets aren't confined to a rectangular area with six per screen like in past interfaces, and there are three new soft buttons at the bottom of the screen, believed to represent the call, options and menu functions.

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Reliance Offers Integrated Billing for Nokia Ovi Stor

Posted by aashu Thursday, 24 February 2011 0 comments

Reliance Communications and Nokia have tied up today and announced a partnership that will bring integrated Ovi Store billing to Reliancesubscribers. The Ovi Store is Nokia's idea of a one-stop-shop for mobile content, using which users can personalize their Nokia devices. It contains applications, games, videos, podcasts, productivity tools, web and location-based services etc, and those who didn’t have a payment option for the Ovi Store now have access to it.

A tie-up of convenience, for users that is.

"Nokia and RCOM have had a longstanding and an extremely fruitful association, and this new venture will only strengthen our joint mission to offer enriched services to our loyal consumers. This relationship brings exclusive apps through Ovi Store coupled with a convenient purchase process. This service will usher in significant growth in adoption and usage of apps in India. This service is a big step in a series of innovation led product from RCOM," said Prashant Gokarn - 3G Head, Reliance Communications

V Ramnath, Director - Operator Channels, Nokia India had this to say, "Our partnership with Reliance Communications is a big step towards providing Indian consumers easy and simplified access to Ovi Store content through operator billing. The response from consumers in India has already exceeded our expectations, with the number of weekly downloads crossing 4.5 million. We believe our partnership will help accelerate this further. Ovi Store is focused on providing relevant and useful content to our consumers to help them get the most out of their mobile lifestyle. For Reliance consumers, we have especially made available over 17,000 pieces of locally relevant paid for content."

This service will be available to both post-paid and pre-paid users, with the payments being made either in the form of the monthly bill, or deductions from the pre-paid balance.

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Nokia E7: First Hands On, Early Impressions, Pictures

Posted by aashu Monday, 21 February 2011 0 comments

Even though Nokia might have made it clear that Windows Phone Would be their smartphone OS of choice going forward, the fact is that Symbian still happens to be one of the most used smartphone platforms out there. In fact, Nokia will continue to launch Symbian powered devices in the next few years to come. However, we might not see a major smartphone launch like this one on the Symbianplatform ever again. Say hello to the E7, Nokia’s latest Symbian^ laden device – and probably the last major release on this platform.

The E7 is can be termed a successor to the classic Nokia Communicator Series of the yesteryears. The last release on this line up of phones was the E90 Communicator which showed up four years ago, in 2007. Loaded with a 1GHz processor, this probably is the first Nokia with a GHz CPU. The Nokia officials at the event clearly told us that the phone had a ” 1 GHz” CPU inside. Until now, the E7 was thought to be powered by an 680 MHz ARM 11 processor.

While the world still rumors the release date for the E7, we have got our hands on the E7 and the first impression that you get of the phone is that it is almost a replica of the Nokia N8 – at least from a distance.

It is only when you get up close that you realize the obvious differences. The E7 gets a larger 4″ Clear Black Display, largest on a Nokia phone so far. It also gets a nice, expansive back-lit slide out keyboard that is a pure joy to type on (and yes Nokia has finally put the spacebar in center, a shift from the right aligned spacebar that we hated on the N97). You will see the same in action on the hands-on video below. On the software side, the handsets we handheld were said to be prototypes, but we could see that it still doesn’t manage to get a full QWERTY in portrait mode (yes, even with a 4″ display).

We were unable to figure out of the two holes seen on the back are noise cancelation mics or not. Nokia would get back to us on the same. Small, but something we look forward to find out.

The camera on the E7 has been “scaled down” to 8 megapixels from the 12 megapixel unit on the N8. But what you woud miss it the auto focus (no macro mode

). It is also noticeably heavier than the N8 apart from being a tad thicker. We would wait to get a longer outing with the E7 and get back with a detailed review.