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Nokia to host Cricket Match at Mt. Everest

Nokia is hosting a Cricket Match on top of Mt. Everest as a part of Nokia Maps Everest Test

The match would be a Twenty20 match and will happen on April 21st at an altitude no team sporting event has ever take place (except air diving ).

The Teams Team Hillary and Team Tenzing will be using Nokia N79s and N85s to record their progress with Nokia Maps and Sports Tracker – from their heart rate to daily blog entries.

The team members will also be teaching cricket to kids in a village called Khumjung, and donating their kit.

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Black Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Pictures

A while ago we had heard rumours of a black version of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic coming soon. Though most of us were sure that this would come out due to Nokia’s previous launches like after the N95 came the N95 8GB and after the N79 came the black version, we didn’t know when it would come or how exactly it would look like.

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Sony Ericsson W995 Review

Here is a review of the Sony Ericsson W995 by the staff of the famous SE-NSE website. The review has been very much talked about. It was started back in February and is now finally finished and has been published.

The review was conducted by testing prototypes of the W995 and there are some missing features and bugs on the device. Thus the review may not be the exact portrayal of the final W995 product. The review will be updated when the phone releases in stores to give you a real view of the final product.

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Sony Ericsson W205 Cheapest Walkman handset!

The W205 makes the Walkman phone experience more accessible to consumers and is perfect for those who want all the classic Sony Ericsson mobile phone features while enjoying music on the go!

Get the most out of your best music and favourite radio channels with Walkman™ player, FM radio and TrackID™ music recognition. The slider mobile phone comes with a complete package of entertainment features and the power to set up playlists to ensure you have the right music no matter the occasion. You can even share your tunes with friends via the speaker phone function – if you love your music they will too.

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Sony Ericsson S312 – Perfect for snappers

The Sony Ericsson S312 with its 2 megapixel camera, back-lit dedicated camera shortcuts and a video recording key, makes snapping as easy as making a call in two quick steps. The integrated Photo fix function allows you to get the best picture quality in one step – picture taking has never been this easy!

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Nokia 5530 XpressMusic – Third touchscreen phone

Nokia is determined to catch up with the TouchScreen phone market in a big way. Rumours have it that a third phone is about to be announced, with price slightly lower than that of Nokia 5800.

The original claims have been made at Daily Mobile, about the 5530 XpressMusic phone. The phone is expected to launch in September.

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iPhone Flops in India now onto China

When the Indian phone fanatics came to know about the release of the Apple iPhone 3G in India, they are all were all excited and so was Apple who expected to see great sales in the largest cellphone market in the world.

But that was not to be the case. When the iPhone 3G was released on Vodafone and Airtel, it disappointed a lot of awaiting customers due to it’s high price of 700US$. Even the people who bought their iPhone 3Gs couldn’t use it fully due to the lack of 3G networks in India. A senior Airtel executive said that iPhone sales have yet to reach 20,000 handsets. Continue reading “iPhone Flops in India now onto China”

iPhone OS 3.0 hints Video Recording

The last of the very basic features missing from iPhone since its inception, seems to have been take care of in iPhone OS 3.0.

MacRumour suggests that the developer’s beta of iPhone OS 3.0 hints at a Video Recording feature in the upcoming iPhone 2009.

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Download ShoZu for Nokia 5800

ShoZu has released its mobile application for the Nokia touchscreen phones, Nokia 5800 and Nokia N97. For those who are still wondering what Shozu is, its an application that lets you share your photos or videos on mobile to most of the online networking sites, photo galleries, blogs, email, etc. with a simple mobile interface.

ShoZu supports more than sites, including the likes of Facebook, Flickr, twitter, YouTube, etc. It also has support for Ovi, so you do not need multiple clients for your Nokia phone. Continue reading “Download ShoZu for Nokia 5800”

Hotmail on Nokia Messaging

Now access your Windows Live Hotmail on Nokia Messaging.

Nokia Messaging is designed for ease of use and mobility and offers users a full feature. It is currently free to download and set-up, and supports the popular email accounts including, Windows Live Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, AOL Mail.

It also enables access of up to 10 personal email accounts on a Nokia device, and through one single icon. Once Nokia Messaging is set-up, email accounts can be added to the service directly on the phone, as well as via the Nokia Messaging website (email.nokia.com). Continue reading “Hotmail on Nokia Messaging”

Mobile Stores to start selling Nokia E75 next week

Finally the phone was made official at MWC 09 at Barcelona this February ..

The price of the phone is expected to be Rs.23500 according to the dealer . Not yet confirmed though

The pricing seems perfect as E71 is retailing at just a few thousands away

If you can’t wait to check out the e75 check out the unboxing and the camera samples

For all of you who wanted us to let you know when the E75 is available in the market, here’s the first call.

We told you about the Pre Booking

Today , I got a call from a mobile dealer in my city about the availability of Nokia E75 . Most mobile dealers should start selling the phone starting from Monday.

We have been covering the E75 right from the first video leak in Sep 2008

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Motorola Evoke QA4 Touchscreen slider to keep your social life active

Motorola, Inc. recently introduced Motorola Evoke QA4, a touchscreen slider touted to keep you connected and keep your social life active.

“We understand the importance of having a mobile phone that helps you stay connected simply and seamlessly with your friends and family, whether you prefer to talk, text or network,” said Mark Shockley, corporate vice president and general manager, Motorola Mobile Devices. “Motorola Evoke offers the cutting-edge convenience and instant gratification of a full touch-screen, intuitive online browsing and the ability to stay plugged in on your terms.”

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HTC Snap: Ease your business communication

There is something about the HTC Snap™ that will make you go ‘va va voom’. Sleek lines and curvaceous rounded edges mark this debutant smartphone from HTC with a QWERTY keypad.

The handset is touted to be what users really need: Information segregation and making certain that they are not overwhelmed by mails they don’t need. Sounds really innovative and this is how it works!

HTC’s innovative Inner Circle feature allows HTC Snap users to press a dedicated Inner Circle key to bring emails from a preselected group of people to the top of their inbox, enabling important messages to be acted upon immediately.

“Recognizing that people are being overwhelmed by an avalanche of email, the HTC Snap introduces Inner Circle, an HTC innovation that makes it easy for people to prioritize messages from the most important people in their lives at the press of a button,” said John Wang, Chief Marketing Officer, HTC Corporation. “The HTC Snap represents the latest step in HTC’s mission to create a range of innovative smartphones, each with specific benefits designed to both surprise and delight our customers.” Continue reading “HTC Snap: Ease your business communication”

Sony Ericsson T707 to light up your life!

The T707, recently announced by Sony Ericsson lights up when you receive a call. The light settings can be personalised to each of your friends. If you are too busy to answer, simply end the call with a wave of your hand over the screen – you can also do the same gesture to snooze the alarm!

The new handset touted to epitomise the style and elegance of its brand ambassador tennis star and style icon Maria Sharapova, is a flip phone and has sleek looks….and going by the colours, it is certainly targeted at the youthful female segment.

“The T707 is my ultimate new accessory,” said Maria. “I am always on the go and I need a phone that is easy to use, and of course chic as well!” Continue reading “Sony Ericsson T707 to light up your life!”

Nokia N97 Photo Gallery

For all the folks waiting for the Nokia N97 which is one of the most anticipated mobile phones – here are some real pics of this beautiful phone ..

The folks at SpazioCellulaire a spanish site have published some cool pics of this flagship N-Series handset.

The handset is the First Symbian S50 5th Device with both Touchscreen and Keypad. Nokia 5800 XpressMusic was the first TouchScreen device.

Nokia is projecting the phone as a “Mobile Computer”

Sit back , Relax and enjoy the Photo Gallery

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