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Nokia 500 Smartphones – Fast and Colourful

red57 — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:20:23 +0000

The Nokia 500 is a brand new phone from Nokia that was announced last August 2011 and is set for release this third quarter of the year. The Nokia 500 supports both 2G and 3G networks. This fast and colourful handset has a sleek design (111.3 x 53.8 x 14.1mm / 93g) with smooth Touch screen. It has 3.2 inches TFT capacitive touch screen with 360×640 resolution of 16Million colors and it has 2 nice features: Accelerometer for Auto rotate feature and Proximity auto turn off.

Inside, the Nokia 500 has an awesome 2Gb internal memory with card slot for microSD expandable up to 32Gb. There is unlimited space for contact entries. You can keep the call records up to 30 days.

At the back, the Nokia 500 sports a 5 megapixels camera with Geo-tagging feature and can capture videos in VGA mode at the speed of 15fps. The downside though is that it has no secondary camera for videocall, which is essential for most 3G phones.

Just like the Nokia X7, this smartphone is one of the front-runners of the all-new Symbian Anna. It is also equipped with powerful Single core, ARM 11, 1GHz processor and has almost every necessary connectivity features available for smartphones like GPRS (Class 33), EDGE (Class 33), 3G(HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps | HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps). WLAN (Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g), Bluetooth (v2.1 with A2DP) and USB( v2.0 microUSB).

It has Li-Ion 1110 mAh (BL-4U) standard battery. The battery has a back up power up to 500 hrs (2G) / Up to 455 hrs (3G), while on stand by mode. It has up to 7 hrs (2G) / up to 5 hrs (3G) in talk time mode and up to 35 hrs in music play time.

Nokia 500 supports 2 kinds of alert types: vibration and MP3 ring tones. It is equipped with loud speaker feature and 3.5mm jack for headset or bluetooth and even with a speakers for loud and quality sound.

Nokia 500 also has some added features like FM radio, Java MIDP 2.1, Digital Compass, MP4/H.263/H.264 player, MP3/WAV/еAAC+/WMA player, Flash Lite 4.0 and many more.

Nokia Smartphones And What Symbian OS Do To Your Phone.

red57 — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 03:03:49 +0000

What is a Smartphones? When do you consider a cell phone or mobile phone a Smartphone?

First let us know what a Smartphones is. Smartphone is a mobile phone that offers more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a contemporary feature phone. Smartphones and feature phones may be thought of as handheld computers integrated with a mobile telephone, but while most feature phones are able to run applications based on platforms such as Java ME, a smartphone usually allows the user to install and run more advanced applications. Smartphones run complete operating system software providing a platform for application developers. -Smartphone-Wikipedia

And what are the examples of this OS-operating system?

Since this website is solely for Nokia phones, I would discuss to you Nokia’s main OS being used in most of its Smartphones, which is Symbian. Yup, Symbian OS! It was first introduced by Ericsson in 2000 for their touchscreen smartphone R380, the first phone to use the new Symbian OS, running version ER5U (Symbian OS version 5, unicode).Although this is first line of product to used Symbian OS, Nokia already have their own Smartphones realeased earlier in 1996, the Nokia 9000 Communicator, which is runnning on GEOS 3.0. operating system. And on the second quarter of 2002, Nokia released its first line of Smartphones running with the Symbian OS (version 6.1); first Series 60(S60) platform device and the first with built-in camera, the Nokia 7650.
S60 is currently amongst the most-used smartphone platforms in the world. It was created by Nokia, who made the platform open source and contributed it to the Symbian Foundation. S60 has been used by mobile device manufacturers including Siemens mobile, Lenovo, LG Electronics, Panasonic and Samsung. Sony co-created the software with Nokia. Symbian was the most popular smartphone OS on the market by 47% of the sector’s total sales, with 17.9m handsets sold in Q4 2008. -Symbian-Wikipedia
Last year, new series of Smartphones were realeased by Nokia using latest version of Symbian OS, the Symbian^3. It was announced on February 15, 2010 and was designed to be a more ‘next generation’ smartphone platform. The Symbian^3 release introduced new features such as a new 2D and 3D graphics architecture, UI improvements, and support for external displays through HDMI. It has single tap menus and up to three customizable homescreens. The Symbian^3 SDK was released September 2010. Four phones with the open source Symbian^3 have been released to the market and these are Nokia N8, Nokia C6-01, Nokia E7-00 and Nokia C7-00. Another new version of Symbian technology is the Symbian^4, which is expected to be released in the first half of 2011. Nokia, however, announced last October 2010 that Symbian^4 will not ship as a separate release on new phones, but rather as an improvements or software updates to all current Symbian^3 devices.

So what makes Symbian special and what does it do to my phone?

Symbian features pre-emptive multitasking and memory protection, like other operating systems (especially those created for use on desktop computers). EPOC’s approach to multitasking was inspired by VMS and is based on asynchronous server-based events. Symbian OS was created with three systems design principles in mind: the integrity and security of user data is paramount, user time must not be wasted, and all resources are scarce. To best follow these principles, Symbian uses a microkernel, has a request-and-callback approach to services, and maintains separation between user interface and engine. The OS is optimised for low-power battery-based devices and for ROM-based systems (e.g. features like XIP and re-entrancy in shared libraries). Applications, and the OS itself, follow an object-oriented design: Model-view-controller (MVC). Later OS iterations diluted this approach in response to market demands, notably with the introduction of a real-time kernel and a platform security model in versions 8 and 9. There is a strong emphasis on conserving resources which is exemplified by Symbian-specific programming idioms like descriptor [disambiguation needed]s and a cleanup stack. There are similar techniques for conserving disk space (though the disks on Symbian devices are usually flash memory). Furthermore, all Symbian programming is event-based, and the CPU is switched into a low power mode when applications are not directly dealing with an event. This is achieved through a programming idiom called active objects. Similarly the Symbian approach to threads and processes is driven by reducing overheads. Symbian has a microkernel architecture, which means that the minimum necessary is within the kernel to maximise robustness, availability and responsiveness. It contains a scheduler, memory management and device drivers, but other services like networking, telephony and filesystem support are placed in the OS Services Layer or the Base Services Layer. The inclusion of device drivers means the kernel is not a true microkernel. The EKA2 real-time kernel, which has been termed a nanokernel, contains only the most basic primitives and requires an extended kernel to implement any other abstractions. Symbian is designed to emphasise compatibility with other devices, especially removable media file systems. -Symbian-Wikipedia
Check out latest Symbian^3 Smartphones on this website!

Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte – Technology With Fashion

red57 — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 05:32:07 +0000

We are impressed of how Nokia has focused on luxury models the past year. Nokia has just recently introduced another addition to their luxury line – the 8800 Carbon Arte to continue this rather extravagant tradition. The 8800 Carbon Arte has a fraternal twin sister, the 8800 Sapphire Arte. Besides these two, we still find the model to have a similar feel with the earlier Sirocco series.
So what can we expect from this new member of the 8800 family? Well, there is not much. In fairness though, Nokia did upgraded the handset platform to a newer series and added in some great refurbishments. In terms of design, what we liked most about the 8800 Carbon Arte is its slightly bigger, more tactile Keypad and a control keypad accessible even if the phone is closed. However, the original sapphire D-pad first found on the Sapphire Arte was replaced by carbon and titanium which make up most of its body. The 8800 Carbon Arte is the sexiest model of the 8800 family. It has a compact weight of 150g, which we find good or else you might think you have wasted too much money on a plastic model. In keeping with the tradition of the Nokia 8800 Arte range, each detail of the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte phone is carefully considered to enhance the premium value and quality of the device.
Engineered from carbon fibre, titanium, polished glass and stainless steel, the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte mobile phone is for individuals who appreciate uncompromised high performance. Carbon fibre is an ultra light and strong material that expresses a woven pattern that is both high-tech and sensuous. Custom built to ensure the precision engineering that these materials require, the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte features 3D patterns that express the inherent performance and lustre of carbon fibre. But with Nokia’s anti-fingerprint coating, smudges on metal and glass reduces and unsightly outer seams are hidden by a unique all-in-one microUSB connector. Their living wallpaper feature is very interesting, where background images organically change during the day, giving a unique appearance to the display.
The enhancements of the Series 40 3rd edition platform include 3G connectivity, a 3.2 megapixel auto focus camera that can shoot 2048×1536 pixel stills and VGA videos and high quality audio, the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte boasts a stunning OLED technology display and built-in memory that has been expanded to 4 GB.
Combining timeless style with superb functionality, the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte offers the unique tap-for-time feature – consumers can tap the steel surface below the display twice and a clock appears on the screen. The turn-to-mute silencing mechanism allows individuals to silence incoming calls in a discrete manner by turning the phone over, screen-side down. What we find most notable with the 8800 Carbon Arte is its increased battery capacity. It has an estimated talktime of 3 hours and 20 minutes and can last 300 hours on standby. However, despite its 3G, we found it frustrating that this model does not support video calls.
Though the 8800 Carbon Arte is much like all the rest of the luxury 8800 models from Nokia, this addition to the family definitely is an improvement of the race. With its elegant and intuitive interface, its luxury build and material, the 8800 Carbon Arte is truly another masterpiece, a symbol of success for today’s mobile elite.

Specifications:

Size

* Form: Slide
* Dimensions: 109 x 45.6 x 14.6 mm
* Weight (with battery): 150 g
* Volume: 65 cc

Display and 3D

* Size: 2.0″
* Resolution: 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA)
* Up to 16 million colors
* OLED technology

Keys and input method

* Numeric keypad
* User configurable right soft keys
* Voice commands

Colors and covers

* Available in-box colors:
- Titanium / carbon fibre

Connectors

* Micro-USB connector, USB 1.2

Power

* BL-4U 1000 mAh Li-Ion standard battery
* Talk time (maximum):
- GSM 3 h 20 min
- WCDMA 2 h 45 min
* Standby time (maximum):
- GSM 300 h
- WCDMA 300 h

Memory

* 4 GB internal memory

The Nokia 5800 “Tube” XpressMedia Phone

red57 — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:30:05 +0000

Nokia 5800 XpressMedia phone or the “Tube”, the latest and highly rumored exceptional Touch phone, is no longer a rumor as images of the device leaked with some details about the device feature pack.
Nokia 5800 Tube runs on the latest Nokia 5th generation Symbian S60 full Touch UI and will be the first phone of a brand new handset lineup. The Nokia Tube already seems like a high-roller device that will have its say on the full touch market. The Tube is expected to have a 16M TFT display with 360 x 640 pixels resolution and 16:9 aspect ratio. The size of the display will be somewhere between 3 and 3.5-inches.
Nokia Tube sports tactile feedback, but, unfortunately, comes without multi-touch support. So you’ll have to put up with a standard touchscreen functionality. A stylus input will also be provided as an option and using it with hand-writing recognition.
The connectivity of Nokia Tube is at its peak, sporting quad-band GPRS/ EDGE/UMTS and HSDPA with uPnP support, as well as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP and AVRCP support.
The built-in GPS with A-GPS and geotagging support completes the wireless communication set of the high-end Nokia Tube device.
There is also going to be a 3.2 megapixel Carl Zeiss optic lens camera with autofocus and dual LED flash.
The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic will also have 140 MB in-board memory and a microSD card slot of up to 8GB.
Another fact is the new Nokia BL-5J battery with a capacity of 1320mAh that will power the Nokia 5800.
Nokia Tube is rumored to hit the market this October 2008.

Nokia 5800 Tube specifications:

* Quad-Band GSM (850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 Mhz), EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA connectivity
* 3.2 640×360 px (16:9 ratio) 16M color TFT-LCD
* Symbian OS v9.5,S60 5th edition with accelerometer for auto screen rotation
* 3.2 Megapixel Carl Zeiss optic camera with autofocus and dual LED flash
* Wi-Fi, built-in GPS and Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP and AVRCP support
* 140 MB of internal memory
* 3.5 mm headphone jack and USB 2.0
* TV-Out port
* 3 physical buttons – answer call, softkey, end call
* Dimensions: 111×52×14.5mm
* BL-5J battery (1320mAH capacity)
* Weight: 104g