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Nokia booklet 3G – Unboxing Pictures And Video

Ani — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:01:35 +0000

In case you were wondering how would Nokia Package the New Booklet 3G, we got hold of a few shots put up by Mark which show its unboxing along with a video we got hold of from Titans, enjoy these. As a bonus we got hold of a few pictures of the Booklet out in the wild with a cup of coffee

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Bounce Game Demo On Nokia N900

moderator — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 05:44:15 +0000

Just got hold of a video which shows Bounce Game being played on Nokia N900. Catch it below. Its in the later half of the video.

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Nokia World Round Up Video

Ani — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 05:35:55 +0000

After my thoughts about the event, which can be found here, I bumped into a post by Charlie (someone I really admire for creativity and innovation) summarizing the event. He runs down the main highlights of the show mentioning main stream websites and their take on various devices. A light read for those who want a quick heads up of what’s been hitting the Nokia Web World into Conversations

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Nokia X3 Blue Up Close Video

moderator — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 05:13:32 +0000

Nokia X3 slider sports a 3.2-megapixel camera, a diminutive frame and 2.2-inch screen. Stereo speakers, dedicated music keys and support for up to 16GB of storage via microSD card make for a nifty mobile music device. The X3 also sports an active homescreen where users will be able to see their contacts, friends and current music playing. Music lovers will also be able to continue listening on flights thanks to flight mode.

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Ovi Lifecasting And Ovi Maps Demo Videos

Ani — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:45:42 +0000

With Ovi Maps, you can easily find your current location, places nearby, and addresses you are looking for, and save all your favourite places. Get to your destination safe and sound with Drive and Walk, real-time car and pedestrian navigation. If you preload the map data on your compatible Nokia device with Map Loader, you can also use all these features and services offline. For S60v5 Devices

Download (SIS, 4.27Mb) (Updated: 7^th September 2009)

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Ovi Lifecasting

Right from the home screen of your Nokia N97, you can lifecast the street address you are at, and your friends can see your location on a map. You can also share a meaningful location from the nearby places of interest or your favourite place that you have saved on Ovi Maps^Beta. To show your friends what a great spot you are exploring, you can take a photo, and attach it to your Facebook post.

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Nokia Booklet 3G – New Video And Full Specifications

moderator — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:05:17 +0000

Nokia Booklet 3G delivers impressive performance with up to 12 hours of battery life, enabling people to leave their power cable behind and still be connected and productive. Delivering the rich experience of a full-function PC inside an ultra-portable aluminum chassis, the new mini-laptop weighs 1.25 kilograms, measures slightly more than two centimeters thin, and has the features one would expect from the world’s leading mobile device manufacturer. Catch a up close video with the booklet below.

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Full Specifications

Dimensions

Weight (max) 1250 g
Dimensions (max) 264 x 185 x 19.9 mm

CPU and Chipset

Intel Atom Z530, 1.6 GHz
Intel Poulsbo US15W, fanless design

Memory and Storage

RAM: 1 GB, DDR2, 533 Mhz, soldered down
HDD: 120 GB, 1.8”/5mmH/SATA, 8 MB cache, 4200 RPM

Display

10.1”, 1280×720 pixels, glass window

Battery

16 cell, 56.8 Wh, Li-Ion prismatic, removable design

Connectivity

802.11 b/g/n, 2T2R
BT 2.1 + EDR
Inbuilt 3G modem (data calls only). Different variants: WCDMA: 850/1900/2100 or WCDMA 900/2100 or no modem.
All modem variants have GSM and GPRS
Assisted-GPS

I/O ports

1 x HDMI 1.2 out
3 x USB 2.0
1 x headphone out (OMTP 3.5 mm) – with OMTP headsets also functions as audio in
1 x DC-in
1 x SD card reader
1 x SIM / USIM slot

Camera and microphone

1.3 MP front facing camera with integrated microphone

Keyboard

Frame keyboard
2 physical layouts: US (78 keys, 17 mm pitch, 1.8 mm stroke) and UK (79 keys, 16.7 mm pitch, 1.8 mm stroke)

Other

Accelerometer

Inbox contents

Nokia Booklet 3G
BC-1S battery
AC/DC power adapter
Quick setup guide and warranty instructions
Headset WH-205
USB charging multi-cable CA-126

Software

Operating System: Windows 7 Starter Edition, Home Premium or Professional
MS Office Small Business 60 day trial
MS Internet Explorer 8
HDD protection utility, Hotkey utility , Knock Control utility, Power Profile Switcher, Battery Life utility
Nokia Update Manager
Ovi Suite
Ovi Maps Gadget
Social Hub
F-Secure Internet Security 2010 trial

Nokia Money – Live Video Demo

Ani — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 07:32:51 +0000

Nokia Money, a new mobile financial service offering consumers with mobile device access to basic financial services. For many consumers, this will be the first time they have had any access to such financial services.

Nokia Money has been designed to be as simple and convenient as making a voice call or sending an SMS. It will enable consumers to send money to another person just by using the person’s mobile phone number, as well as to pay merchants for goods and services, pay their utility bills, or recharge their prepaid SIM cards (SIM top-up). The services can be accessed 24 hours a day from anywhere, meaning savings in travel costs and time. Nokia is building a wide network of Nokia Money agents, where consumers can deposit money in or withdraw cash from their accounts. Catch the video Demo below:

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Nokia N97 Firmware v2.0 Preview By The Nokia Blog

moderator — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:12:26 +0000

Here is a video preview of the Firmware 2.0 coming in October. Major noticeable change is kinetic scrolling and more widgets. On home screen you can see vlingo widget. Where is skype? Plus we also expect some more free RAM too. Thanks Mark for the video heads up Plus also catch what changes are to be included in the following pictures taken at Nokia World 2009.

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Nokia Money – Introduction

moderator — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:05:05 +0000

Nokia today introduced Nokia Money, a new mobile financial service offering consumers with mobile device access to basic financial services. For many consumers, this will be the first time they have had any access to such financial services.

4 billion mobile phones but only 1.6 billion bank accounts

Mobile payments will be the next step for delivering financial services to hundreds of millions of people, both urban and rural, who are underserved by existing payment means, especially in emerging economies.

“Rural consumers will particularly benefit from money transfers and, for urban consumers used to online services, we are enabling services such as payment of utility bills, purchase of train and movie tickets, top-ups, all through their mobile phones. Nokia Money is simple to use, secure and available across different operator networks and on virtually any mobile phone. This means millions of new consumers will soon be able to manage all their financial needs from their mobile phone”, said Teppo Paavola, VP and Head of Corporate Business Development, Nokia.

Building a new ecosystem for mobile payments

The Nokia Money service will be operated in cooperation with Obopay, a leader in developing global mobile payment solutions, which Nokia invested in earlier this year. The service is based on Obopay’s mobile payment platform, with unique and newly developed mobile elements. Nokia intends the service to be open and interoperable with other payment services as well.

“Obopay shares Nokia’s vision for bringing mobile financial services to millions of people worldwide. We’re excited that Nokia has chosen Obopay’s platform. Nokia’s leading market position, strong brand recognition and global distribution channel, using the Obopay platform with uniquely developed mobile elements, means the Nokia Money service is well positioned to bring the next generation of mobile payment services to the world,” said Carol Realini, Founder and CEO of Obopay.

Nokia Money is the result of a powerful collaboration Nokia is forging between different partners in different markets around the world. It is designed to work in partnership with mobile network operators and financial institutions, involving distributors and merchants in a dynamic ecosystem to seamlessly provide the new services.

“As a result of the innovative partnerships and comprehensive ecosystem we are forging with the banking and financial industry, as well as leading network operators, we believe Nokia Money will bring financial inclusion to many who currently have limited or no access to financial services. Uniting the strengths of the mobile and financial services industries will change the way people around the world can manage their money in the future”, added McDowell.

Nokia World 2009 – After Effects And Thoughts

Ani — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:03:24 +0000

Finally with the lights out, its time to look back and see what all has been said and buzzing around. Nokia World 2009 has slipped into the back door with loads to ponder upon. This year was truly different from what we have had in the past. Why different well, if you were at Day 2 of the event, you would know why. I’ll share my thoughts on various devices Nokia announced to its latest services and outlook, but lets first summarize what went on in Stuttgart for the last two days.

Day 1 was all about consumers. Started on a flying note by Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, CEO, it was the event to be in. From new devices to firmware updates of the present, it had all that mattered to you. There were some new players in the scene as always and this time round it was the birth of the much rumored Xseries. But before we take you to it, lets see what was Nokia eying upon.

Change is essential and is the mantra at the moment. The recent times have seen a lot of change and restructuring of the Finnish giant. Yes, the big recession has hit upon the mobile scene and Nokia couldn’t escape. Thus some hard decisions were made but in terms of the future, they seem into place. Thus with change in the air we saw some stunning announcements. An expansive portfolio is on way to reach the masses but with the quality services that will work on one backbone called Ovi giving people the true mobility.

The wave of devices announced on day numero uno were quite impressive. Since it was all touch based, it was good to see kinetic scrolling all through. X is the new music bling. X6 and X3 en route to comes with music is a complete package. Music and mobiles go hand in hand and comes with music gives you a legal access to all what you can digest and more. Catch the complete specifications and pictures of the xseries debutant’s here. What I really like from these devices is the robust design which looks rock solid and classy and the all touch gui.

Switching the talk to something old but now served in a refreshing new package is the Maemo with a high 5. The new OS is packed in N900 which also is a killer and is in the league with N97 but only better. A lot of word about this device can be found here. What I really like is the huge all touch kinetic ready screen which is spectacular and the OS sure looks promising. Now I only need developers to fill it with apps.

Pushing things further we also saw one of the biggest Nokia devices yet, the Nokia Booklet 3G which runs on Windows OS and is a branch to the computing world of netbooks from Nokia. Specs and pictures can be found here. Simplicity of design and function is what makes this product a must have.

Well, on the final note on day 1 we had some known remakes, the N97 Mini and the 5800 Xpressmusic Navigation edition. More information on the two can be found here. Now you all would be wondering that this all sounds cool but where is the cost benefit ratio. You all would be thinking that I haven’t said anything about cost. Well, the truth of the matter is that in some countries these devices may come along with carrier deals while in some they would be sold unlocked, thus the final cost is still not out yet but the prices are listed in their respective posts. But to be honest, these devices are surely the most productive and worthy to spend a buck.

Oh, and did i mention that Nokia is also launching a new set of bluetooth headsets with NFC viz. Bh-607 and Bh-505 along with the much awaited v 2.0 for Nokia N97 firmware update which will be out this October with full kinetic scrolling and more free RAM . Plus the Social Internet and Lifecasting applications on ovi are organising our online mess into one place, not new but still cool to have it on a cellular device. So fellas take time and check out what all in on way for you. These devices will sure take your physical and online world into a blur and help you socialize on the go.

Day 2 was more what I really enjoyed. I know it was not as flashy as day 1 but was more relevant to all of us developers which in turn affects all you consumers. Its all a circle thing. Well, we saw Ovi Team officially announced the availability of Ovi SDK to be put to use in various mobile applications that will run on cross platform i.e. Symbian & Maemo. All these can be viewed over at Forum Nokia.

Also the Maps and Navigation API were released that will make businesses enable their mobile applications to help you find their right place on the go. Meaning no need to print out directions and maps from the computer anymore. There are a lot of possibilities to this and its all where your creativity lies.

This means that now in its only time that is a standlone measure which now stands in between you and application developers. Soon we expect app developers to use the SDK’s and API’s and bring out more and more useful application for all consumers.

Apart of the SDK’s and API’s we also saw what I really want to try out in person, the Nokia Money. A secured way to use your Nokia mobile device with different banking services without the need of ever carrying cash. Still its a little premature at the moment but it sure is where the future lies.

Also were enumerations on the Lifetools and emerging markets data gathering techniques which have been in use for a year now but their potential has not been put to the full test. Thus the day was a big gain for developers and a wrap of the Nokia World Event for 2009

There is still a lot of things that Nokia did not mention, like its plans with Symbian in the future, Microsoft connection and will Maemo have the same fate as Symbian? I guess these would eventually be presented to the cell and services maker but for now lets enjoy the new devices and services