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Nokia launches updated N93i

Nokia is not going to let the NSeries fever go. One more new launch today. The Nokia N93 got a facelift and the N93i is out.

Nokia has tied up with Vox and the phone might be preconfigured for direct media uploads. The N93i could be called the N93 on a diet. It looks

the same apart from the metallic touch and the slight weight reduction.

Features

The features are mostly same as the N93
3.2 Megapixel Camera with VGA recording
16 Million Colors Primary Display
1 GB microSD card part of the retail package

Price

The phone is expected to be priced at Rs.35000 (800 USD)

Nokia N93i

Nokia announces N76, Competion for Moto Razr ?

At CES Today , Nokia announced the N76 which is the latest entrant to the N Series family. Looks like the guys at Nokia want to give some competition for Motorola Razr. The phone is about .5mm thick weighs 115g .

Features

3g
2 Megapixel Cam
microSD Memory Expansion
FM Radio
Bluetooth version 2.0
External Display

Price

This one might be priced at around 500 USD which is about Rs.20000-25000 range.

Availability

Q1 2007

More info about Nokia N76

Nokia Launches new N800 Internet Tablet , successor to the 770

Nokia has launched the N800 Internet Tablet as a successor to the 770.

The device is expected to be available at a price of USD 399

Nokia announces new bluetooth headsets

Nokia today announced 3 new bluetooth headsets at the CES at Las Vegas.

Nokia Bluetooth Headset BH-301

Match your headset to suit your mood with the interchangeable, stylish covers on the Nokia Bluetooth Headset BH-301. Available in either a light or a dark variant, choose cover colors ranging from ‘pink flower’ to ‘deep plum’, and many more. This headset will keep you talking for up to seven hours or it will survive on standby for up to 200 hours. Convenient keys for controlling your call functions, including redialing and voice dial activation*, will keep you on the go while you communicate.

Nokia Bluetooth Headset BH-201

Communicate in comfort with this small and compact Bluetooth headset, designed to fit in almost any ear. The Nokia Bluetooth Headset BH-201 has a soft earpiece wheel which you can easily adjust for an individual fit or choose from three different earbud sizes, included inbox. Available in stylish black, this Bluetooth headset has up to five and a half hours of talk time and up to 150 hours on standby. Control your conversations with on/off, answer/end and volume keys. You can even redial or reject your calls or use the voice dialing activation* or audio transfer with a compatible mobile device. Staying on track with the headset’s operation is easy with its red and greed LED indicators.

Nokia Bluetooth Headset BH-100

The ideal companion for a first-time Bluetooth user, the Nokia Bluetooth Headset BH-100 is a simple and affordable addition to Nokia’s Bluetooth family. Small and lightweight at 11g, this headset will keep you talking for up to six and a half hours or up to 150 hours on standby. Give your headset a personal touch with a choice of colorful in-box earloops. The Nokia Bluetooth Headset BH-100 is economic and efficient without compromising audio quality.
The three headsets are expected to be available globally in the first quarter of 2007.

The Hutch Saga continues

The rumors have started again. Reports suggest that the Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa group is believed to be considering a sale of its telecom business. The sale might include Hutchison Essar as well. Hutch has postponed its IPO in India so many times.

Vodafone has shown interest in taking over Hutchison Essar. Its willing to offer upto 13.5 Billion Dollars for the deal. Reliance is reported to have teamed up with Blackstone Ventures and is willing to offer upto 15 Billion Dollars.

Its interesting to note that Vodafone has an 10% stake in Bharti Airtel� which is valued at� close to 1.4 Billion pounds. But� there is a no compete attached to this deal.

We still need to wait and see the turn of events.

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Nokia announces 6300, 6290, 6086 and 2626

Nokia today announced 4 new mobile phones at the Nokia’s annual Capital Market Days at Amsterdam.The list includes 3 mid-range models – 6300,6290,6086 and an entry level model- 2626.All four models are expected to begin shipping in the first quarter of 2007.

Nokia 6300

Nokia 6290

�Nokia 6086

Nokia 2626

Nokia Lamborghini launch 8800 Sirocco Limited Edition Phone

Nokia and Lamborghini have teamed up for a a limited edition Nokia 8800 Sirocco phone.

The phone features special Lamborghini themes and ring tones as well as a video documentary.

Mostly software and cosmetic changes can be seen in this phone. It also sports Lamborghini made ball bearings in the slider mechanism.

Only 500 of the phones will be made and will only be available from Lamborghini dealerships.

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Apple’s iPhone might be out in 2007

Unconfirmed reports suggest that Apple’s iPod like phone which was rumoured sometime ago will be available for purchase in early 2007.

Apple has recently placed an order for over 12 million iPhones.

It might have a 3.0 Megapixel camera and iTunes integration.

Gresso enters luxury phone market

Vertu, Mobiado and Bang & Olufsen seem to be getting competion. A new company named Gresso, based out of Russia has entered the luxury phone market.The Gresso Luxury Phone is made of gold and African Blackwood.

The case of the phone is made from Gold and African Blackwood, which age is more than 200 years. Every Gresso phone is unique and singular. Two identical phones do not exist, as well as in the nature there are no two identical trees.

Initially, phones will be on sale only in Russia.

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Sony Ericsson M600i

Sony Ericsson M600i is a perfect multitasking phone.The highlighting features are the secure push email,internet and intranet access. The sleek design with 2.8-inch QVGA high resolution touch-sensitive display makes it easy for accessing the internet, watching videos and images. M600i has got a dual form keypad which houses both the QWERTY form and normal keypad apart from the handwriting recognition that makes it easy for writing emails and messages.

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Nokia and Bharti Airtel sign contract for network expansion

Press Release
Nokia and Bharti Airtel sign USD 400 million network expansion, managed services contract

Espoo, Finland – Bharti Airtel Limited has awarded Nokia an estimated USD 400 million contract to expand its managed GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks in eight Airtel circles and deploy a pan-Indian WAP solution across its networks.

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As per the three-year contract, Nokia will provide managed services and expand Airtel networks to cover all towns and cities in the eight telecom circles of Mumbai, Maharashtra & Goa, Gujarat, Bihar (including Jharkhand), Orissa, Kolkata, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh (including Chattisgarh). The network monitoring operations will be carried out from Nokia’s state-of-the-art Global Network Services Center in Chennai.

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BenQ – Siemens Black Box

benq black box

BenQ – Siemens have come up with a sleak handset which would define the future of mobile technology. The handset called Black Box is basically a huge screen – thats all. One huge screen which transforms to your needs. In simple words a touch screen which would sport the look of the function you would require to do. benQ black Box

The above pics show some of the available functions. 1) A calculator 2) FM radio (I like the iPod kinda tuner and volume control) 3) The normal cellphone 4) A game where you find a dolphin escaping a bath tub hole… or something to that effect. This design won the best design award in a Japanese Design contest. Its a pity that BenQ is bankrupt and they cant take this further. I hope Apple takes a cue and goes ahead with such designs. [Via Slashphone]

Free Motorola Q Homescreens

motorola q theme xbox

KOOLdezine has got some lovely collection of homescreens for your motorola Q mobile. Most of the themes let you personalize them, by providing you with small tutorials on how to add your name and stuff on the homescreen.

Few of the themes provided there require you to have some additional plugins installed (Which are available for free download). The instructions are simple and easy to follow. So what you waiting for? Pep you your mobile!!!

KOOLDezine – Motorola Q Homescreens

Nokia and Oracle team up to deliver mobility applications

Nokia and Oracle have come up with mobilty applications for sales force and business applications. The Nokia E61 and E62 are the supported handsets as of now.

Press Release

NOKIA PRESS RELEASE October 24, 2006

Nokia and Oracle team up to deliver integrated mobility applications aimed at helping mobile professionals improve their customer service

Mobile users can now access Oracle� Applications from Nokia E61 and Nokia E62 devices

New York, NY, USA -Nokia today announced the certification and availability of several Oracle� mobile enterprise applications on the Nokia E61 and Nokia E62 devices. These applications include Oracle Mobile Field Service and Oracle’s Siebel Wireless, which are supported on the Nokia E61 and Nokia E62 devices. The certification enables mobile field service, field sales, and mobile professionals to use one device to access these critical business applications, as well as voice communications, while out of the office.

Oracle Mobile Field Service enables mobile access to relevant work schedules and job information, allowing field service dispatchers and their service representatives to collaborate more closely as work requests are created, updated and subsequently completed. “By bringing our enterprise application expertise to Nokia Eseries business devices, we are delivering a mobile solution to organizations worldwide that enables mobile professionals to make informed decisions more quickly, offer better customer service, and more importantly enhance the productivity and experience of the mobile worker.” said Anand Subbaraman, Director, Field Service Product Strategy at Oracle.

Oracle’s Siebel Wireless Applications for Sales, Service, Partner Relationship Management and eService using the Nokia device to connect to the Internet allow mobile users to view, edit and create information in their companies’ Siebel Enterprise database. “Oracle’s Siebel Wireless Applications and the Nokia E61 and Nokia E62 provide a critical market differentiation for enterprises seeking to gain a competitive advantage through mobile CRM deployments” said Guy Waterman, Senior Director, Mobile Product Strategy at Oracle.

“Nokia and Oracle are now able to deliver essential mobile solutions to professionals: the ability to access real-time customer information. This is critical for executives, sales professionals, and field service personnel that spend a majority of their time away from their offices” said Chris Fletcher, Director of Alliance and Solutions Marketing at Nokia. “The combination of access to critical Oracle applications, combined with the best of class enterprise voice capabilities provided by the Nokia E61 and Nokia E62, make for a compelling mobile enterprise solution.”

The Oracle and Nokia solutions will be exhibited at the Nokia stand at Oracle OpenWorld this week, October 22 – 26, 2006, at San Francisco’s Moscone Center.

Nokia launches WidSets – Mobile Widgets

WidSets is a mobile widget platform available for Java MIDP 2.0 phones and is completely manufacturer and browser independent. Like widgets on a computer, WidSets provide immediate access to information for everything from RSS feeds to blog posts to photo-uploading sites. Nokia has filled the library with a rather large variety of options to add to your phone. Templates are available for creating your own, too. Just head over to the site, register, download the install client, and load up�they�re free.

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