Nokia is not known for its touchscreen devices, but that is about to change with the launch of Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and Symbian 5th Edition. The mid-end range device has pretty solid features, combined with easy of use and flexible data input, not to mention a pretty affordable price at EURO 279 before tax and subsidies.
You can see the complete specifications here.
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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.
For the Irish, Nokia is celebrating the launch by giving away more…
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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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For those of you who love to share your videos, you’re in for a treat. Nokia is inviting everyone to enter the 2008 Nokia Mobile Filmmaking Awards by creating and submitting their short videos to www.ovi.com/pangeaday to be considered for inclusion in the first Pangea Day broadcast event on May 10, 2008.
For the Pangea Day broadcast on May 10th, Nokia is making it possible for people to capture their stories by distributing free video-enabled Nokia mobile devices to places where stories of universal human truths—like love, laughter, sorrow or hope—will transcend background and place to bring people closer together.
Here’s the official press release from Nokia: more…
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It seems that Nokia is getting along with Microsoft. No, it’s not a Windows Mobile Device from Nokia. Instead, Nokia announced plans to make Microsoft Silverlight available for S60 on Symbian OS, , as well as for Series 40 devices and Nokia Internet tablets. Adding support for Silverlight will extend opportunities for developers to create rich, interactive applications that run on multiple platforms in a consistent and reliable way.
“Today’s consumers are very clear in what they want: easy access to tightly integrated services and data on any device,” said Lee Williams, Senior Vice President in Nokia’s Devices software organization. “Nokia’s software strategy is based on cross-platform development environments, enabling the creation of rich applications across the Nokia device range. Nokia aims to support market leading and content rich internet application environments and to embrace and encourage open innovation. By working with Microsoft, we are creating terrific opportunities and additional choices for the development community, S60 licensees and the industry as a whole.”
Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering next-generation media experiences and rich interactive applications. Silverlight is already powering more…
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