Fresh Picks: Nokia’s C6 is Now in the UK
Our recommended quick-pick handset is now available in the UK. The Nokia C6 may not be as impressive as an Android smart phone, but there are still times when having even the basic Symbian S60 OS is pretty much enough for the average user. Besides, access to the Nokia Ovi store still means that the handset gets a large library of apps and media to download, and users will have plenty of things to do with the device.
Local network operators, O2 and Vodafone UK have announced that the device is available for free on their tariff plans. At the lowest, the handset can be obtained for free under a 25 Pound monthly contract from either operator. We can probably expect to see this phone on other networks in the next few days.
The only complaint that we can give about this phone is that for its retail price (about 289 Pounds on the official Nokia online store for the UK), the phone only packs a resistive touch screen. Capacitive touch screen technology always provides users with a better control experience. Hopefully, the next C-series handset would have a better screen. Still, at 3.2 inches, the TFT display provides ample room for viewing photos and watching videos.
Overall, the handset is a practical device that still manages to bring in some useful extras. The 5 mega pixel camera is a perfect built in snapper for those who love to take excellent quality images. Considering that 5MP is the current average for high end devices, the C6 is already loaded. The phone’s 434 MHz, ARM 11 CPU performs up to the device’s needs. But users should not expect super fast loading especially when handling resource heavy apps or features. As one might expect, this smart phone supports both 3G and 2G networks. The device also supports GPS, Bluetooth and WiFi.
Nokia X6: Keep Your Batteries Running Longer
The Nokia X6 is an impressive smart phone, it can do plenty of things and it also looks great to have around. The one thing that people ought to be careful about however, is to ensure that the batteries are being optimized. After all, nothing ruins a nice afternoon of easy listening than realizing that the handset does not have enough juice to keep playing for the rest of the trip.
Here are a few simple tips for Nokia X6 owners who would like to make the most out of a full charge.
First off: plan ahead. Not everyone gets to come home on time and there is no telling how long a party or an event will last. Pack an extra battery or a travel charger with you, because no matter how much one conserves the battery, it will certainly, eventually drain. Also, there are some devices that are called portable chargers which basically hold about two to three extra charges –keeping one in the car is always a good backup.
Second, turn off the idle apps. Processors are one of the most restricting technologies for smart phones. After all, unlike desktop computers that get an unlimited supply of electricity from a wall outlet, a smart phone gets power from a small battery behind the unit. This battery can only hold so much charge, and having a high speed processor is a quick way to drain it down. This is why apps should be turned off whenever possible. There is an option in the multitasking menu to turn off specific apps that are not in use.
Lastly, find good reception. Phones tend to seek out a signal whenever the device is placed in area with little to no coverage. If you have to put your phone down, ensure that it is located in an area that it can get several bars of coverage.
Nokia’s N8 Handset: Not Quite the Symbian Super Phone
It seems that Nokia is also intent in making a foothold in the high end smart phone market range. For many years, Nokia has stayed on top of the game by dominating the mid to low range markets. While they would also release the occasional super expensive high end smart phone, they were easily outmatched by Apple’s iPhone and the newer Android smart phones.
The release of the Nokia N8 Symbian^3 smart phone is considered to be a defining point for Nokia, as they try to show the industry that they can dominate on all fields, sadly the N8 does not cut the cake as it was supposed to do.
In terms of form factor, Nokia’s got all the futuristic edginess right, except when it comes to the slightly awkward looking back side of the device. The 12 mega pixel camera juts out at a very unattractive bulge that makes it seem that the camera was just jammed into the handset at the last minute.
The 3.5 inch OLED capacitive touch screen display gives gloriously beautiful graphics. While not on the same level as Samsung’s super AMOLED screen, Nokia still manages to push their technological weight around. The biggest thing pulling the phone down is the slow ARM 11 680MHz CPU. While the core is essentially not slow at all, it still pales in comparison to the high speed Snapdragon and ARM Cortex A8 CPUs that are clocked at 1GHz.
In the end, Nokia is successful in making a great mid range handset that brings plenty of value for the cost. As a high end device however, the N8 still lacks plenty in the power department, and the Symbian^3, despite being already open source, still has plenty to go before it can compete with the Android OS.
If Nokia makes more phones like these, then the mid range market will be a three way contest between the Symbian^3, Bada and Android OS.
Nokia release their new Booklet 3G
Nokia have a reputation for delivering and manufacturing high quality and reliable mobile phones. They have revolutionized the way we use mobile phones, as well as the technology that goes into making and designing new phones. Nokia's newest invention is the Nokia Booklet 3G.
The Nokia Booklet 3G is designed to keep everyone in touch with ease, and allows you to connect nearly anywhere in the country due to its 3G capabilities. The laptop has a built in web cam and microphone, so you can talk to friends and family over programs such as Skype, and you can even have business meetings online in a virtual conference room.
The Booklet 3G is designed to be as easy to use and clutter free as possible. Nokia have included a lot of small tweaks which make a big difference. You can download the Ovi program, Nokia's own download application. This allows you to download over 4 million songs, thousands of movies and many other things, including PC games, wallpapers and many other things. You have to pay for each download, but it is great value, and if you get the laptop on a payment plan you may also get unlimited free downloading privileges.
Nokia launch their new portable Television handset
As the number of people buying television enabled phones increases, more and more phone companies are starting to get the idea, that they sell very well, and are therefore releasing their own models to the public. Some of them become failures, whilst others become huge selling successes, with many of the general public buying them and using them on a daily basis. Nokia's solution to the demand for a new television phone for 2010 was to bring out the New Nokia 5330 Television phone.
The new Nokia phone is a slide phone, and looks very stylish. Featuring a 2.4 inch screen, it is perfect for viewing Television and films on, and allows you to see very clearly as the screen is very high definition. When on a contract phone plan, you get a certain number of channels for free depending on your country. These channels include your normal terrestrial ones usually as well as some extra. There is an option to buy more channels, and the list goes on, including sport ones, music video channels, children's TV channels and much more.
The channels are just like normal TV, and you can watch them as much as you want. The phone can last 6 hours whilst watching the TV, a large amount of battery for a phone. Also coming with a 3.2megapixel camera, the phone is capable of being used as a real camera, and can create some great looking shots whilst on the go. You can then proceed to transfer the photos across to your computer, or send them via email from the phone itself. The phone is currently released in certain countries, and is expected to hit 20 more in the next 2 years. You can check online to see what 5330 Mobile TV Edition deals are on offer.
Nokia Offers 5800 Navigation Edition for a Price Tag of $299 in the US
Nokia’s latest handset, the Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition has been made available in the US markets by the Finnish cellular device manufacturing giants, which is the updated version of the Nokia 5800 touchscreen device. As per Nokia, the device features a voice guided Navigation system for North America, as the name suggests, which will run for a lifetime, and it comes with a car kit that could position the phone clearly on the dashboard or windshield.
The Navigation system of the Nokia 5800 NE is provided by Ovi maps, which can offer a very detailed navigational aid to both car drivers and pedestrians. The system offers them guidance on every turn and featuring safety features and directions for pedestrians, such as guiding them about one-way streets and park trails.
According to Nokia, and which we notice as a very impressive feature, the navigation system and its search function will continue to guide its users even without being constantly requiring data connectivity. This can be really good as despite you move out of the connectivity coverage of your network operator, you can still benefit from the navigation tools at your hand, which is when you will need them the most. They further informed the users that apart from the US and Canada maps featured in the navigation system, the users could always download maps of 180 countries of the world by using the Nokia Map Loader, an application available on the official US website of the company at the following address.
Apart from that, you can also synchronize your phone with Ovi maps on the internet.
The Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition features a 3.2 inch touchscreen, which makes reading all those Ovi maps a much easier task, and some impressive sound features, such as surround sound capabilities and stereo speakers. Apart from that, the handset features a 3.2 mega pixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, HSDPA internet connectivity and an extendable memory through memory card slot which can offer you up to 35 hours of playback.
The handset is available at a price of $299 from the US website of Nokia, along with an offer of a $50 Visa prepaid gift card for those who purchase before December 31. But in order to avail the offer, you would have to have an active Ovi stores account.
Novelties from Symbian3
While there are quite a few competitors in the market of mobile operating systems, the Symbian may very well take the lead in the year 2010. They are planning to bring out a lot of new goodies with the Symbian this coming year.
Along with the New Year also comes many new features for the operating system. One such feature is the ability to have support for the multi touch and the capacitive touch screen displays as well. You will also see reduced clutter and smaller number of prompts for the user.
You will also see navigation is much easier with a single tap feature as well as 3 x faster UI performances. You can also have support for many different home screens as well. Not only will you see changes made to the UI but also to the platform as well.
Another added feature will be the Qt 4.6 integration, and even HDMI output. A radio app with song recognition and music store integration is among the many new features to be added.
Some of these added features are all subtle hints at what to expect in the future for the Symbian OS. It will not be much longer until new details become available on the new Symbian ^3 the first units to sport the new Symbian will be released in the early spring of 2010.
As we all gear up for the New Year we look back at the old and prepare for the arrival of the new. The same can be said when it comes to the Symbian^3. A new year will bring new and interesting features that we can and will enjoy, and as time passes so too does the quality of work put into everything.
Nokia delivers Skype video calling by Fring
What exactly is Fring? Well Fring is an application used on phones to bring things like Messengers and social web sites and many other things to your phone. Until just recently all that you could do is make calls and IM with your phones. Well all that is about to go to a completely new level with Skype video calling.
Not too long ago Fring announced that they have made the app compatible with Smartphone’s which of course are powered by the Android operating system. The only drawback to all of this is that will only be available to a small amount of devices. All the devices that this will be available on are Nokia Smartphone’s. Including the Nokia X6, N97, N97 mini, and the 5800. Also available are the Nokia N95, N95 8GB and N82 models.
Fring has stated that the video call function will eventually be ready for a number of other platforms in the near future as well. Video calls with Fring are a thing of the future happening today. Be warned however that if you are playing hooky from work you may not want to answer that video call while you are lying out on the beach sun bathing.
Fring has made it so that you can use video calling not only with Skype contacts but with other users from AIM, Yahoo and many other platforms as well. Fring wishes to extend their service to many other platforms but at the moment are setting their focus mainly on the high end handsets to assure that everyone is getting the full experience that they deserve with the video calling.
Video of Fring in action
Nokia N900 – The Latest Sensation
Nokia N900 is the latest release from the communication gadget giants, who have earned a reputation of staying one step ahead of the market competition as far as originality and innovation in technology are concerned. The new handset Nokia N900 is also a revolutionary device as well. For a device that can be you used as a phone, and can be carried around in your pocket, it is literally and completely a computer. In fact, Nokia N900 just goes to show how technology and latest innovations have made life convenient for us.
Launched in September 2009, Nokia N900 has been the top of the list of gadget hunters. But they will be surprised by the value Nokia N900 can deliver to them, as it offer features never before seen in a mobile phone or internet tablet before. Nokia N900 is one of the very first sets to be featuring Mozilla’s Firefox mobile browser, which would be something to look forward to. But what really separates Nokia N900 from the rest is the astounding strength of its processor. Nokia N900 uses a 600 MHz ARM Cortex processor with up to 1 GB application memory, and 256 MB RAM., along with an in-built storage capacity of 32 GB This almost makes you believe that you are carrying a computer and not a phone, as people can be found typing on its slider QWERTY keypad.
Nokia N900 is also unique because of its remarkably wide screen, which is a 3.5” WVGA display, with the picture quality and detail like never before. Its touch-sensitive screen offers a dazzling 800 x 480 resolution, which is one of its strength features. Nokia N900 is also equipped with a built in assisted GPS receiver, supported by Ovi maps preinstalled in the system.
Make sure you have had a good look at Nokia N900 before you actually reach a decision to buy a mobile phone, and check out a comparison of all the Nokia N900 deals to be sure to get the best one.
Stylish music slider comes to rock you
If you fell in love with the Nokia X6 but don’t have the money to buy it, don’t fret over it. The Nokia X3 is an equally handsome phone which will bring delight to the lives of many music lovers. The X3 is a very sleek slider phone which has a large number of features that you might actually feel overwhelmed when using them.
As a music phone, the X3 has a top – class music player which is capable of playing music for a maximum of 26 hours at a stretch. A stereo FM radio is also present with support for RDS. There are 3 dedicated music keys, the play/pause button, the next track button and the previous track button. The phone also has the ‘Comes With Music’ feature, just like in the X6.
The internal memory of the Nokia X3 can be expanded to a maximum of 16 GB by using a microSD memory card, enabling you to store a large number of songs as well as videos and photos. The camera present in the phone is a 3.2 megapixel one which has digital zoom and fixed focus. Video recording is possible in QVGA quality @ 15 fps. The Nokia Maps software is also present in this phone and the integrated Ovi Store enables you to download a variety of apps, games, songs and videos.
The phone also has a TFT screen which is 2.2 inches long, has a resolution of 320x240 pixels and supports upto 256k colours. Though there is no 3G connectivity, GPRS and EDGE are available. There is also Bluetooth connectivity with support for A2DP profiles. The web browser of the phone is also worth mentioning as it lives up to the reputation of high quality web browsing from Nokia. There is also support for IM as well as e-mail
The Nokia X3 Reviews have been good, so make sure you save up for this phone, which is set to retail in the 4th quarter of this year for an estimated 105 pounds before taxes and subsidies or you will be able to choose from a great choice of Nokia X3 contracts at that time.