Nokia 8800 Sirocco Edition

Winds of change: The Nokia 8800 Sirocco Edition - sensual by nature, intuitively beautiful by design

Nokia has revealed a new cell phone full of style called Sirocco that comes with some exclusive features. Starting with the name, Sirocco is related to the strong wind that comes from Sahara and creates a revolution wherever it goes. This revolution is best described in the following sentence*: Sirocco causes dusty, dry conditions along the northern coast of Africa, storms in the Mediterranean Sea, and cold, wet weather in Europe. With that meaning in mind, Nokia tried to “translate” it into a cellphone not only in style but on the audio section too, it has the dark side related to the storms and cold conditions that Sirocco creates, and a light side which is more allied to the hotness that the wind is capable of generating. On the audio section, the whole soundtrack was composed by Brian Eno, famous for his ambient music innovations - taking advantage of selected instruments and inspiration from the nature he created special melodies for the special cellphone.

About the device itself, the Nokia 8800 Sirocco Edition in terms of specifications and exact technical details can't be considered a topnotch device. It features a 2 megapixel camera, a display with 262,000 colors, a not so usual stainless steel metal cover, and an extended battery life. What marks the difference from the rest is the interface, design, look, feel, and exclusive sounds in Advanced Audio Coding quality. To complement the whole package, it also comes with a bluetooth headset made of stainless steel that will certainly correspond to the cellphone quality. Taking in consideration all the details described in terms of unique features, it's no surprise to see the Nokia 8800 Sirocco Edition only available in some places with a price tag of €1000.
 

Nokia's aeon cellphone concept "full surface screen"

Nokia's research and development team have kicked it up a gear with an attractive "aeon" concept phone showing up in the R&D section of the company's website.

The most prominent design feature of aeon is a touchscreen that stretches over the full surface area of the phone, similar to BenQ-Siemens's Black box concept phone we saw recently. Currently mobile technology isn't quite up to realizing this fantasy, but we'll sleep better tonight knowing that at least one of the cellphone industry's biggest names shares the same dream as we do -- BenQ's dream didn't count, unfortunately.

Nokia 5500 Sport Music Editions - Gadget For Music and Sport Fans

Nokia today announced the latest addition to its family of “Active” phones with the introduction of the Nokia 5500 Sport Music Edition.

Adding to the well-received concept of the Nokia 5500 Sport, the Music Edition is enhanced with a 512 MB microSD card for enjoying up to 375 songs, as well as a fitness carrying strap, bicycle holder and sports headset packed in a new energetic color.

“Music is a great source of energy and inspiration for many - during a workout, a fitness routine, or just relaxing,” says Antti Koivula, Director of Lifestyle Products at Nokia. “To complement its sporty and fitness-inspired design, the Nokia 5500 Sport Music Edition offers an expanded range of music features and bears the Nokia XpressMusic feature brand which guarantees an outstanding mobile music experience.”

The innovative carrying strap of the Nokia 5500 Sport Music Edition allows it to be worn around the waist or strapped around an arm to ensure that the handset stays in place, even during vigorous exercise. The sports headset also offers handsfree convenience for music and conversation with an anatomically engineered, over-the-ear design. For a complete music experience, the Nokia Music Manager application makes music transfer in multitude of different digital music formats from your PC easy and convenient.

Featuring an integrated pedometer, this “smartphone with a six-pack” lets users know the distance traveled and calories burned during a run. Other activities, such as a bicycle tour or cross-country skiing can also monitor distance and calories with an optional GPS module. Results of workout routines can then be transferred from the Nokia 5500 Sport Music Edition to a PC to follow individual progress.

With the press of a single button to activate three dedicated “modes”, the Nokia 5500 Sport Music Edition can switch from a phone mode to stay in touch, a music mode to relax or energize, and a sports mode to help users go the extra mile. With a high-powered smartphone at heart, the handset can even support text-to-speech technology. With two taps, the Nokia 5500 Sport Music Edition reads an SMS aloud. A 2 megapixel camera completes the well-rounded feature set of the Nokia 5500 Music Edition.

The triband Nokia 5500 Sport Music Edition (GSM 900/1800/1900) is now available in select shops around Europe. The expected retail price before taxes and subsidies is approximately 350 EURO.

Nokia N81 Cellphone for Gamers

Close on the heels of the new Nokia N95 8GB model, Nokia announced the new Nokia N81 and N81 8GB models. The N81 features dedicated keys for gaming and music and offers a 3.5 mm headphone connector. Compatible with 3G networks, the phone also offers wireless LAN connectivity. Nokia is touting a new 3D multimedia menu on the N81.

The Nokia N81 lets you access the Nokia Music Store and N-Gage games services, allowing you to search, buy and manage your music and games. Expect the Nokia N81 to be priced at €360, and the 8GB model at €430. Both mobile phones will hit the markets in Q4 2007.

Nokia N81 Features
Available:	Q3 2007
Network:	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 UMTS 2100
Data:	GPRS + EDGE + UMTS (3G) + WiFi
Screen:	240x320 pixels, 16milion colors
Camera:	2 mega pixels
Size:	Large slider 102 x 50 x 18mm / 140 grams
Bluetooth:	Yes
Memory card:	microSD (N81 only)
Infra-red:	No
Polyphonic:	Yes
Java:	Yes
Battery life:	3-4 hours talk / 16 days standby

Nokia 6301 UMA Phone with Wi-Fi

Nokia launched its new Nokia 6301 phone. they bring Wi-Fi to a wider audience with the 6301. The bar-shaped phone incorporates the wireless standard both to provide a fast alternative for Internet access and to offer calls over Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA); as with earlier phones of its kind, the 6301 can automatically hand over calls from the cellular network to VoIP and back. This not only saves cellular minutes when calls begin on Wi-Fi but also improves reception indoors; many users could scrap a landline entirely with a supporting cell carrier, Nokia says. To reflect this, the 6301 comes bundled with a desk stand to let the phone charge without losing its connection to a home wireless network.

The handset still includes many of Nokia's stronger mid-range features and includes a 2-megapixel camera as well as AAC, MP3, and WMA music support on microSD storage up to 4GB in size; users can also turn to FM radio in a pinch, says the company. Calling time is rated at a relatively brief 3.5 hours. The 6301 should go on sale before the end of the year for 230 Euros ($321) bundled with both its stand and a 128MB microSD card. Service is expected to start with the European cellular provider Orange and should spread worldwide, though tri-band GSM will limit the device's use in North America.

Nokia 3110 Evolve

If you're the sort of person who thinks that not using a plastic bag for your shopping is actually some meaningful way to save the planet, then the Nokia 3110 Evolve is for you.

Based on an unremarkable and fairly inexpensive handset launched earlier this year, the 3110 Evolve is a basic tri-band GSM phone with a 128 x 160 pixel display, 1.3 megapixel camera, FM stereo radio, microSD expandable memory and an MP3 player, plus Bluetooth and USB connectivity.

It's a pretty lightweight handset at 87 grams, but you can tell by the specification that the screen is the 3110 Evolve's biggest weakness.

So what makes this different from a standard 3110? Well, Nokia say that there is "bio-sourced material on the covers", and they also say that the cover material is 50% renewable - so we guess that it uses some sort of plant-based hydrocarbon compound rather than plastic from fossil fuels. The Nokia 3110 Evolve comes in a much smaller sales package consisting of 60% recycled content, and there's a new more efficient phone charger. Nokia say that the charger uses "94% less energy than the Energy Star requirements" but does not give any figures comparing it to a standard unit.

3110 Evolve In other words, the Nokia 3110 Evolve uses less plastic, is more efficient to transport and uses less power than a standard 3110. These are all good things, but add them together and they are hardly going to counteract all the billions of tons of carbon dioxide that humans are pumping into the atmosphere. Sure, getting a slightly greener phone (and using less plastic bags) is a good thing - but real change will require much harder lifestyle choices than this. And surely this sort of approach from manufacturers is the very least we should expect.

We think that there is a fatal flaw in Nokia's thinking - the Nokia 3110 Evolve is not the sort of phone that you'll want to hang onto for a few years. The limitations of the low-resolution screen will probably drive many people to replace it quite early. Our advice is this - buy a better phone, and keep it for longer. Then when you've finished with it, recycle it and raise some money for a worthwhile charity. Oh, and unplugging your phone charger when not in use is a good thing too.

The Nokia 3110 Evolve should be available during Q1 2008. No pricing was available at the time of going to press.

Press releases
Nokia World 2007: Nokia outlines its vision of Internet evolution and commitment to environmental sustainability

Amsterdam, The Netherlands - At the annual Nokia World conference today, Nokia outlined its vision for the mobile industry, predicting rapid change driven by the convergence of mobility and the internet, and the need for the industry to make an increasing contribution to environmental sustainability. In his keynote address, Nokia president and CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo highlighted Nokia's commitment to driving both trends.

Speaking to an audience of some 2,700 delegates who had gathered in Amsterdam to experience Nokia's vision of the mobility industry's future, Kallasvuo said: "We are at the dawn of a new era in mobile communications driven by the rapid convergence of the internet and mobility, and Nokia is setting the pace of change. But with market leadership in an industry of this scale also comes responsibility," he said. "We are committed to taking a leading role in increasing environmental awareness and performance right across the industry, creating further products and services that help people make more sustainable choices. It is both the responsible thing to do and it makes good business sense."

Nokia unveils "Comes With Music"
During the event the company announced Nokia Comes With Music, a revolutionary program that enables people to buy a Nokia device with a year of unlimited access to millions of tracks from a range of great artists - past, present and future. Once the year is complete, customers can keep all their music without having to worry about it disappearing when their subscription is over.

"We set out to create the music experience that people are telling us they are looking for - all the music they want in the form of unlimited downloads to their mobile device and PC," said Anssi Vanjoki, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Multimedia, Nokia. "Even if you listened to music 24 hours a day, seven days a week, you would still only scratch the surface of the music that we're making available. Comes with Music fulfils our dream to give consumers all the music they want, wherever they want it, while rewarding the artists who create it."

The program will launch with Universal Music Group International, and Nokia is in discussion with the remaining major international labels.

Universal Music Group International Chairman/CEO Lucian Grainge was at Nokia World to launch the program with Nokia. "It's fantastic to work with Nokia on Comes With Music," said Grainge. "We feel it's an innovative way for people to discover and enjoy new artists, while at the same time having access to the amazing depth of the Universal catalog. Comes With Music allows our artists to reach new audiences in a very easy and affordable way."

Ovi - your personal dashboard to life
Nokia also gave further details of the upcoming Ovi Internet services environment. Ovi, meaning 'door' in Finnish, enables consumers to easily access their existing social network and content, acting as a dashboard to a person's life.

"Ovi combines the mobile, PC and web environments into an easy to use experience with common user interface elements that provide consistency and simplicity," said Vanjoki. "We started the Ovi services rollout with the individual services in navigation, music and games, and the next step is to provide an integrated experience. The complete Ovi environment and new services will be rolled out continuously throughout 2008."

Towards greater environmental sustainability
Nokia also outlined its long heritage in addressing environmental issues and commitment to driving new initiatives in the mobile industry in areas such as energy efficiency, materials used in products, take back, recycling, and packaging. This was against the background of the launch of the Nokia 3110 Evolve, a mobile device with bio-covers made from more than 50% renewable material. The device is presented in a small package made of 60% recycled content and it comes with Nokia's most energy efficient charger yet, using 94% less energy than the Energy Star requirements*.

The Nokia 3110 Evolve is the latest in a series of environmental initiatives from the company. For example, Nokia was the first manufacturer to put alerts into its devices to encourage people to unplug their chargers. The power that could be saved globally by all Nokia phone users unplugging their chargers when no longer needed is equivalent to enough energy to power 100,000 average-size European homes. In February 2006, Nokia also introduced new compact packaging that reduced materials used by 54%, a move which by the end of this year will have resulted in 5,000 fewer trucks needed to distribute products, reducing fuel consumption and carbon emissions, and savings of EUR 100 million.

Nokia 3110 Evolve at a glance
Available:	Q1 2008
Network:	GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Data:	GPRS + EDGE
Screen:	128x160 pixels, 262k colors
Camera:	1.3 megapixels
Size:	Lightweight monoblock 109 x 46 x 16mm / 87 grams
Bluetooth:	Yes
Memory card:	microSD
Infra-red:	Yes
Polyphonic:	Yes
Java:	Yes
Battery life:	3.5 hours talk / 16 days standby

Nokia N80 Hands-On Smartphone

N80 combines high multimedia and business functionality in an elegant and stylish design with a slider form factor, which helps it keep a relatively small size when closed and be suitable for carrying it in your pocket – something most smartphones fail at.

As one of best function rich phones of the N-series, it supports 3G networks with video calling capability, wireless network, a 3-megapixel camera and all this combined with a Symbian operating system turns the handset into a powerful device both for work and fun.

People familiar with Nokia’s “history” may find out that the N80 resembles the legendary 7650 slider, which ran on a Symbian OS too and was the first phone with a built-in camera.

A few years on, the N80 is still using Symbian S60 (a few versions newer) and is one of the first phones in America and Europe to feature a 3-megapixel camera.

A standard Nokia N80 package includes the most essential multimedia accessories like headphones (to use with the player and the radio) and a PC connection cable, which is needed when you want to transfer multimedia files between the phone and a PC.

The Blackberry 8100 (Pearl) in detail (Specs)

Features Available:

• Email
• Phone and SMS
• 1.3Mp Camera with "My Album" (an personal on-line album where you can store your photos)
• microSD memory expansion slot
• Extensive Voice recognition
• Corporate Data Access
• Organizer
• Wireless Internet
• quad-band GSM plus EDGE (CDMA version TBA)
• Tethered Modem
• BlackBerry Messenger

Display: Large, bright, high-resolution LCD color screen with light sensing technology 240 x 260 pixel 65k color display.

Size & Weight: TBA. So far it seems as thin or thiner than a Motorola RAZR.

Keyboard: SureType technology, combines phone and QWERTY layouts for quick and accurate dialing and typing Dedicated send, end, convenience, power and mute keys
Backlit.

Navigation: More durable and lefty-friendly' thumb operated Joystick with and return key.

Voice Input/Output:

• Integrated earpiece and microphone
• Hands-free speakerphone
• Hands-free headset capable
• Bluetooth v2.0 hands-free headset and car kit support

Notification: Polyphonic and MP3 ringtones, vibrate mode, on-screen or LED indicator and possible picture ID alerts.

User Interface: Intuitive icons and menus

Battery/Battery-life: TBA

Memory: 64MB of internal flash with microSD expansion

Modem: Embedded RIM wireless modem Tethered modem capability for wireless Internet connectivity.

Processor: Intel XScale processor (TBC)

Email Account Compatibility: Integrates with an existing enterprise email account or up to 10 personal/business email accounts

Includes BlackBerry Desktop Software: Supported by version 4.2 or higher (TBC)

Works with BlackBerry Enterprise Server: Supported by:

• Version 2.1 or higher for Microsoft Exchange
• Version 2.0 with Service Pack 2 or higher for IBM Lotus Domino
• Version 4.0 or higher for Novell GroupWise

Handheld Security: Password protection and keyboard lock

Accessories Included: USB cable for charging and PC synchronization
Travel Charger and Holster (TBC)

Network: Quad-Band: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS and EDGE networks

Works In: US (850/1900 MHz), Canada (850/1900 MHz) & Europe/Asia Pacific (900/1800 MHz)

Nokia N97 mini

Dimensions

• Side slide with tilting screen
• Dimensions: 113 x 52.5 x 14.2 mm
• Weight (with battery): 138 g
• Volume: 75 cc
• Additional size and shape information: Sliding tilt mechanism

Keys and Input Methods

• Full slide-out keyboard
• Cover keys (S60 keys, Menu key, Send/End keys, Clear key)
• Touch screen
• Arrow keys
• Dedicated camera and volume keys

 

Display and User Interface

• Size: 3.2"
• Resolution: 640 x 360 pixels (nHD)
• Up to 16.7 million colours
• Resistive touch screen
• Brightness control
• Orientation sensor
• Proximity sensor
• Ambient light detector

Colours

• Available colours:
  
  • Cherry Black
  • Garnet
  
  

Personlisation

• Customisable homescreen:
  
  • Widgets
  • Themes
  • Icons
  • Shortcuts
  • Menu
  
  
• Customisable profiles
• Ring tones: mp3, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, WMA
• Video ring tones
• Themes
  
  • wallpapers
  • screensavers
  • ring tones
  • pre-installed themes
  • changeable colour themes
  
  

Nokia's luxury unit strives to meet high demand

The luxury unit of the world's top mobile handset maker Nokia, Vertu, has seen strong demand this year and is struggling to increase production to keep up, a senior official said on Thursday.
Vertu targets wealthy customers by producing very costly mobile phones made from platinum, gold and diamonds.

"At the moment we cannot meet demand. Sales are more than doubling this year. We hope that pace will continue also next year," Chris Harris, Vertu's marketing director, told Reuters on the sidelines of a news conference.

Harris also said Vertu's new mobile phone model would hit the shops next month and was expected to boost sales.

Vertu does not reveal separate financial details, and its numbers are included in those of Nokia's Mobile Phones unit.

While analysts expect Nokia to sell about 330 million phones this year at an average of around 100 euros ($129) apiece, Vertu sells "tens of thousands" of phones at prices topping 4,000 euros, Harris said.

"We are not in the hundreds of thousands yet, but our aspirations are there," he said.

Vertu has been reaping the rewards of a global economy enjoying growth rates well above the average for recent decades but there are signs the expansion may be slowing, particularly in the key U.S. consumer market.

Nokia N95 Cellphone has Wings, 5MP Cam, GPS, HSDPA

At a multimedia event in New York recently, Nokia launched its most advanced multimedia computer yet: the Nokia N95.

With support for high-speed mobile networks, a 2-way slide concept, integrated GPS functionality and a 5 megapixel camera, the Nokia N95 truly offers an all-in-one multimedia experience.

Speaking at the event where the Nokia N95 was launched, the head of multimedia at Nokia, Anssi Vanjoki, said of the new device, “I think it really is justified to use the word revolutionary in the context of the Nokia N95. It’s convergence without compromise. This is truly what computers have become.”

Fast and striking

Designed for High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) networks and with support for WLAN, EDGE and WCDMA, the Nokia N95 provides excellent coverage and speeds. When the device is connected to an HSDPA network, a user can browse the internet, read email, stream video and download large files up to 10 times faster than with 3G.

Fast download speeds are complemented by a design geared towards media consumption. The two-way slide mechanism reveals a numeric keypad on one side, while dedicated media keys slide out from the opposite direction. A large 2.6” QVGA 16 million color display and 3D graphics augment the visual experience, while built-in speakers offer a 3D stereo effect that can be enjoyed through headphones plugged into a standard 3.5 mm audio jack.

Find your way

The Nokia N95 also includes integrated GPS and the Maps application offering country, region and world maps. Users can find specific routes or locate services such as restaurants and hotels in more than 15 million points of interest in over 100 countries.

Superior imaging is made possible through the Carl Zeiss optics of the device’s 5-megapixel camera, which allows users to capture print-quality photos and DVD-like quality video clips. What’s more, photos and video clips can be viewed on a compatible television thanks to the Nokia N95’s TV out feature and support for Universal Plug ‘n’ Play (UPnP) networks.

Nokia 7900 Crystal Prism

Nokia has unveiled the latest addition to the Prism Collection, the Nokia 7900. True to its line, the 7900 incorporates the geometric patterns in design, signature to the Nokia Prism Collection line. The handset was made in collaboration with Frédérique Daubal, a French designer. It features diamond-cut patterns with a crystal center key. It also boasts an OLED display, various wallpapers and accessories made specifically for it, a unique aluminum back cover, 1GB internal memory, 3G connectivity, 2-megapixel camera and a choice among the 49 colors available for the keymat. The Nokia 7900 Crystal Prism has a price tag of US$544.

Nokia 6555 Mobile Phone for AT&T Network

Nokia and AT&T unveiled the new Nokia 6555 mobile phone. This 3G mobile phone is all geared up to take advantage of AT&T's high speed network. Manufactured in a smoothback design, sharp edges found at the hinge of most folding phones is eliminated on the Nokia 6555 making it comfortable to hold. A quick-access CV key lets you access AT&T's streaming video content including local weather forecasts, sports and entertainment. You can also get the latest movie times, reviews and download ringtones.

With support for the AT&T Mobile Music range of services, you can access MusicID song recognition, music videos, services from Napster and eMusic, XM Radio Mobile and more. The phone supports push-to-talk functionality and comes with an IM client. There's also a basic 1.3 megapixel camera that can record videos onto an optional 2GB microSD memory card. Bluetooth profiles let you connect to wireless headsets as well as connect to a PC.

Available beginning today, September 12, the Nokia 6555 carries a price tag of US $49.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and two-year service agreement from AT&T.

Nokia 6205 The Dark Knight Edition

Specifications:

• 1.3-megapixel camera with flash and 4x digital zoom
• 58 MB internal memory; expandable up to an additional 4 GB with an optional microSD memory card
• Support for text, picture and video messaging
• Get It Now
• VZ Navigator
• Mobile Web for access to the latest news, sports, weather and more
• Voice dialing and voice commands for touch-free phone operation
• Built-in speakerphone
• Bluetooth.