Although not at the same time, Nokia opens its music store in Netherlands and Ireland. Consumers can purchase tracks individually via a Nokia device, such as the Nokia N95 or a desktop computer. Consumers can also stream an unlimited number of full length tracks to a PC. Individual tracks will cost EUR 1.00, albums from EUR 10.00 and a monthly subscription for PC streaming will cost EUR 10.00. Other highlights of the site include the ability to listen to a 30 second clip from any track on the site.

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Samsung finally gets serious with digital imaging business, by releasing some innovative products at an affordable price. Okay, I admit that I’m not keen on using “unproven” name in digital products. Yes, Samsung is a very big company and all, but digital camera? Come on..

However, that kind of opinion were a thing in the past. One of the big decisive factor is that Samsung is developing the sensor for Pentax DSLR camera. Of course, it’s still unknown how good it is but at least it’s a big step in the right direction.

The flagship DSLR model, dubbed GX-20, is identical to Pentax K20D, except for the kit lens, interface, and the shape of the function buttons. Samsung uses the Schneider Kreuznach, while Pentax uses its own lens, albeit the specification is also the same. It will retail around US$1299 body only.

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Game developers, Nokia has something in store for you. Nokia launched the Worldwide Mobile Games Innovation Challenge, a unique global competition with 70,000 Eur in prizes, designed to encourage development of innovative game concepts with the power to positively disrupt the global mobile gaming industry and to help propel mobile gaming with handheld devices into a new and exciting future.

Sponsored by Nokia Publishing, the Mobile Games Innovation Challenge invites developers to submit mobile gaming concepts to help drive mobile gaming to the next level, specifically for N-Gage compatible devices, and Java- or Symbian-based Series 40 or S60 devices from Nokia.

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It’s good to know that someone’s working very hard (and fast) to quench our thirst of mobile gaming. Nokia finally launched Nokia N-gage mobile games service with more games, additional compatible devices, and expanded online offering. Well actually it’s not that fast, since the service itself had been delayed since December 2007. Anyhow, now (some) Nokia device owners can find, try and buy high-quality made-for-mobile games directly from their mobile device. Players can also connect with one another through the N-Gage Arena community. They can meet friends, find others to play multiplayer games, discuss topics on the message boards and via live chat, and participate in tournaments and hosted events.

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Ushering in the next generation of wireless broadband devices, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) today unveiled its newest Nseries device, the Nokia N810 Internet Tablet - WiMAX Edition, Nokia’s first device engineered to take advantage of new wide-area high-speed mobile WiMAX networks. The Nokia N810 WiMAX Edition is the latest iteration of Nokia’s popular line of Internet Tablet products and is expected to be available in the United States during the summer of 2008 in areas where WiMAX connectivity is available.

WiMAX is a standards-based wireless broadband technology more…

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