Nokia 5800 vs 5530 XpressMusic

The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, the first touchscreen phone powered by Symbian Series 60 5th Edition was introduced in October 2008 and hit the markets during November 2008. Since it’s release, Nokia has had great success with the phone selling millions of units worldwide.

Initially the 5800 was available in Blue and Red variants which were, in time followed by a Black/Silver variant. A 5800 Navigation Edition was announced recently to celebrate the success of the 5800.

The Nokia 5530 XpressMusic was announced as a variant to the 5800 XpressMusic in June 2009 and is set to release worldwide in August 2009. The Indian release is scheduled for 25th August 2009. Continue reading “Nokia 5800 vs 5530 XpressMusic”

Nokia Booklet 3G Official Pics ! Its Not a Phone but a Mini-Laptop

Nokia had earlier today announced a new product to its lineup: The Nokia Booklet 3G. The device is all most every where on the web. Its a sleek looking device which has both beauty and brains.

If by some reason you are not aware about the Nokia Booklet 3G then check out our previous coverage to become familiar with it.

The Booklet’s official pictures were released by Nokia today and we have them here:

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Nokia Launching 5530 XpressMusic in India today

We just heard from Nokia that they are launching the eagerly awaited 5530 XpressMusic phone [specs] in India later today. Further details including the price and exact availability should be out soon. We spotted this phone along with the 5730 and E72 on Nokia India’s Website couple of weeks ago. So its not just showing coming soon on the webpage but the phone must be really coming soon to a Nokia Store near you .

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Nokia enters Netbook market with Booklet 3G, a mini laptop promises 12hr battery life in just 1.25 kg

Nokia enters the Netbook and Low-end laptop market with the Booklet 3G – a 10-inch Intel Atom powered netbook weighing just 1.25kg and promises a battery life of 12 hrs. The netbook runs windows and looks like you can now sync your phone and PC more seamlessly

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Samsung i8320 Leaked!

Well here is something good for you Linux fans out there. Nokia recently leaked their Nokia N900/RX-51 Rover which runs on the Maemo (Linux) Platform.

It now seems that Samsung are also wanting to try out Linux on their phones and here’s the end result. The Samsung i8320 is a Linux Based smart-phone which is in the final stages of production. The phone supports touch pad. Continue reading “Samsung i8320 Leaked!”

Blackberry Maker RIM , Fastest Growing Company Worldwide

Fortune Magazine has declared RIM (Research in Motion) as the No 1 Fastest Growing Company Worldwide.Some facts about Research in Motion that made it the number 1 on the charts:

  • In the past decade RIM has sold 65 million BlackBerry smartphones to its 28.5 million subscribers.
  • RIM has a 56% share of the $12 billion U.S. smartphone market.
  • A report released earlier this year ranked the BlackBerry Curve smartphone as the bestselling consumer smartphone in the U.S. Three of the five top-selling mobile phones in the U.S. are now BlackBerry smartphones. Continue reading “Blackberry Maker RIM , Fastest Growing Company Worldwide”

Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition launched with Lifetime Navigation Software

Nokia-5800-navigation-edition1 Nokia 5800 was the first touchscreen handset from the Finnish phone maker. Now this device has got a new variant in the name of the Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition.The device has been launched with Lifetime Navigation Software such as a Voice Guided Drive and Walk Navigation.

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Interview with Sumeet Gugnani of Microsoft India on Windows Marketplace for Mobile

FoneArena had the chance to interview Sumeet Gugnani, Director of Mobile Communications Business , Microsoft India.

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In a hour long interview Sumeet spoke about Microsoft’s upcoming Windows Mobile 6.5 , Marketplace and also answered our queries about Windows Mobile. Dive in to catch the text of the interview.

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Google Image Search now supported on most mobile phones

After rolling out a version of Google Image Search for iPhone and Android devices last year , Google is now embracing other feature phone users. Now Image search should work fine on most mobile phones

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Nokia is most trusted brand in India

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Just received an email from MyNokia service that Nokia has been voted as the most trusted brand in India.

For the second year running, we have topped the prestigious Brand Equity Most Trusted Brands (MTB) Survey. Conducted by The Nielsen Company on behalf of Brand Equity, this survey is the largest, most diverse and most prestigious survey of its kind, with over 8,000 respondents nation-wide.

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Nokia Rover (RX-51)/N900 Pictures and Specifications!

Earlier we brought to you some information and lots of pictures of the Nokia Rover (RX-51) Internet Tablet.

This time we bring you lots of pictures again but with lot more of information. Eldar Murtazin and his team over at Mobile Review have managed to get their hands on the Nokia Rover (RX-51) which will be commonly known as the Nokia N900. Its is the direct successor to the N810 and successor to the N800 and 770 Internet Tablets.

Here are some of the features of the Nokia N900 confirmed by Eldar:

  • ARM Cortex-A8 CPU
  • 5 Megapixel Camera with Autofocs, Dual LED flash and lens cover
  • Maemo Linux OS
  • 32GB Internal Memory, Hot Swap micro-SD Card Slot upto 32GB
  • 1320maH BL-5J Battery
  • micro-USB port, 3.5mm Jack
  • TV-Out, Kickstand

UPDATE:

This is just a preview of what Nokia is going to announce at Nokia World on September 2-3. Another important thing is that there are rumors that Nokia has decided to change it’s platform from Symbian S60 to Maemo (Linux Based). But Nokia has confirmed its love story with Symbian will continue. Maemo is just being offered as another offering .

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Download Facebook for iPhone 3.0 Soon

A new Facebook application has been launched for iPhones running OS version 3.0. The man behind the application is Joe Hewitt. The application has just been submitted to the Apple App Store and should be available for download pretty soon. Continue reading “Download Facebook for iPhone 3.0 Soon”

Download Wikipedia Official iPhone App from the AppStore for Free

You can now download the official iPhone App for Wikipedia from the app store (iTunes link) for free onto your iPhone. This is the first official iphone app for wikipedia and is published by the WikiMedia foundation. As ReadWriteWeb points out this app is not very different from the mobile version of the wikipedia.

 

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Nokia Bluetooth Stereo Headset BH-905 The Flagship Headset from Nokia

We have all in the past heard about the flagship phones from Nokia and all of those have been covered here on Fonearena but about two and a half months ago Nokia had announced a new stereo bluetooth headset-The BH-905. Nokia had called this headset a Flagship headset. So to check out what makes this headset different from their earlier products that this has been given the flagship status we checked out the product sites and thought to share this with you as BH-905 can be a great accessory with your mobile phone or that matter any portable device having A2DP bluetooth support or a 3.5mm plugin jack. Continue reading “Nokia Bluetooth Stereo Headset BH-905 The Flagship Headset from Nokia”