Leaking all over the web like a war-torn sieve are the press shots of Nokia’s new N82 mobile phone, which is expected to recieve its official launch today (Weds, 14th Nov).
The specs are yet to be confirmed, but from what we’ve heard so far, it looks to be a bit of a juicy fella, running on S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1 and serving up quad-band GSM, 2100MHz HSDPA for Europe and offering twin cameras and Bluetooth connectivity.
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Looking the soon-come iPhone straight in the iEye and saying, “Eat my feature list, Jobsie!” is the updated Nokia N95 8GB handset packing – as the name suggests – 8GB of built-in storage.
Starting global shipments from today, the Nokia N95 8GB boasts a slightly bigger 2.8″ QVGA display (although still stuck at the lowish 320×240 pixels resolution) and the same 2-way slide out screen.
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With a design best designed as traditional and business-like, Nokia’s new 3G E51 dual mode smartphone has been given a gentle kick down the new product slipway .
Sporting a revamped user interface for improved navigation, the Wi-Fi-enabled smartphone offers dedicated email/calendar keys, a 2MP camera, and FM visual radio.
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Straight out of the we’re just soooo ker-ay-zee school of phone design comes Nokia’s new “Prism” fashion handset collection which is now ready to launch in Europe.
Already to be seen amongst the fashionistas of China, the tres quirky Prism range comprises of two handsets, the top-of-the-range 7900 and its (ahem) “quirky sibling,” the cheaper 7500.
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Nokia has signed a deal with Microsoft to put PlayReady on some of their handsets.
Nokia say that they “plan to support PlayReady across a range of S60 and Series 40 devices starting in 2008.”
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Nokia, king of mobile phones, has announced a Speakerphone, the HF-300.
It’s a functional-looking device that isn’t going to set the catwalk-goers alight with whoops of joy.
They’ve done well in reducing the number of buttons to three on the battery-powered device, with two of those being volume controls. They’ve even missed off a power button, as it switches itself off when it’s not being used.
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Environmental stories feel like buses today – you don’t hear about one for ages, then two come along at once.
Nokia has now discovered the joys of energy saving, something they need to do as removing mobile phone chargers from the wall socket, is oft sighted as a simple thing that everyone can do to reduce the amount of electricity that is wasted.
To address this, Nokia are releasing the first mobile phones to include alerts to encourage people to unplug their charger once the battery is full. By their reckoning, this could save enough electricity to power 85,000 homes a year – not to be sneezed at.
Richard’s two previous parts on the N95 and N95 GPS haven’t been very encouraging. Today he covers connecting it to a computer, the 5Mpx camera, making phone calls and concludes with what he thinks of it.
Connecting the N95 to your computer
By this time, the N95’s battery is well and truly battered. Just a bar left. Plug it in to the admittedly elegantly well-designed lightweight charger and set about attempting a sync again.
PC Suite installs first time in Vista, and syncs with Outlook successfully and seamlessly. Hurrah – a success.
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As we saw on Friday, Richard isn’t too happy with his Nokia N95. Today he tackles the GPS function and tomorrow the day after will be connecting his N95 to a computer, the 5Mpx camera and making phone calls.
GPS – Come to my rescue
Obviously, the narrow West End street where I work wouldn’t be a fair test, so I take it over the road to Golden Square in Soho. It’s Friday, it’s hot and sunny, if a little bit hazy, but I’m in a clear open space with no buildings for 50 metres on all sides.
Okay, time to try out the device’s killer app – GPS and Nokia Maps. Having previously owned a Garmin Trek and an ill-fated Ipaq 6915, I’m familiar with the sluggishness of finding an initial navigating signal, so I’m giving the Nokia plenty of leeway to be a bit slow at first.
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Nokia has officially announced that they have made Skype available to run on the Nokia N800 Internet Tablet.