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The Nokia 5310 and Nokia 5610 XpressMusic phones have been finally unveiled today, both devices bringing fresh products in the line of music phones.

Nokia 5310 XpressMusic phone is only 9.9 mm thick and weights 71 grams, which makes it one of the thinnest devices on the market. The look change is welcomed, Nokia now can be proud of introducing an appealing design. The handset can provide up to 18 hours of music playback and a memory for up to 3,000 songs through the optional 4GB microSD card.

The phone also features a 2 megapixel camera and a 2-inch VGA screen that has up to 16 million colors that make playlists and captures display beautifully.


The other unveiled phone, Nokia 610 XpressMusic is a slider phone with aluminum side panels that add to its classy looks. A 2.2 inch display screen is available, as well as an incredible 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus and dual LED flash.

The handset uses 3G technology that makes downloads, web-browsing and video calls faster and easier. Moreover, an optional 4GB microSD card is available to sotr hours of songs.

<-234x60 Half Banner - left->Nokia 5310 XpressMusic will start shipping in the fourth quarter of 2007 at an estimated retail price of 225 euros. The Nokia 5610 XpressMusic will hot the market at about the same time, for the price of 300 euros without taxes and subsidies.

Although Philips 699 is a device that proved to be very suitable for the large market, it is a device that received little attention lately. Its stylish looks and average performances are at an affordable cost, and many people would like to own such a phone.

Although it could be considered quite large, the phone has some acceptable sizes, with a FT touchscreen that takes up most of this phone's surface. Being 15 mm thick, it is comfortable to use and does not leave the impression of being too fragile.

The phone features an internal memory of 11 MB, this being insufficient even for the most basic needs of the user, but a microSD card is available to make up for the lack of space.

Connectivity is available through miniUSB and Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP; furthermore, one impressive feature is the phone's handwriting recognition, which will prove to be useful for the native Chinese phone users, who will have the ability of introducing text by using their classic characters.

Philips 699 packs a WAP browser and GPRS class 10 services, as well as a music and video player, a female calendar, a weight management and international converter. A dictionary that converts English to Chinese is also available, and moreover, the phone is capable of handling two SIM cards at the same time.

Philips 699 will be available on the Chinese market during the third quarter of this year and it bears little or no chances of reaching markets outside this area.

A new concept for a Nokia handset has been announced, and with its performances resembling nothing launched by Nokia before, it probably will never make past its concept state.


The Nokia 7480 phone concept looks stylish , smooth, but it is not a potential release from the manufacturer. Nokia is receiving a lot of credit with the brand name, although the phone might look very similar to a Samsung handset, if it weren't for the bulky edges and the back case.

This slider phone features a tall screen, making no visible passage to the main navigation button. While the image does not reveal the phone's buttons, it would have been interesting to see what Nokia had in mind to match with a smooth and clear display.

Apparently, when it slides, Nokia 7480 shows its upper back side of the front case and a small small smiley face drawn on it next to writing "Smile". This phone could probably work as a display of personality and a statement phone as well.

Nokia has recently released the Nokia 500 Auto Navigation, a system that takes care of the user's needs while driving. This is the first handsfree dedicated personal navigation device for in-car use and communication that Nokia puts on the market.

The Nokia 500 Auto Navigation features GPS and can act as a Bluetooth handsfree system. Its .3 inch display screen helps in finding the position on the map and also in establishing a route. And this is not all, as the user can browse through his contacts, make and receive calls. The Digital Signal Processing (DSP) provides high audio quality as well.

As any other GPS system, Nokia 500 Auto Navigation provides information on points of interest (hotels, tourist sites, petrol stations). Furthermore, contact details for all the points of interest can be received, as well as directions for reching the wanted destinations.

A Traffic Message Channel Service is also available, providing information of how to avoid traffic jams and approximating time of arrival and distance remaining to drive. The intuitive Nokia interface features a split screen and displays additional information alongside the main screen. The devices can also entertain the user, packing a music player. The user may as well watch videos or pictures, listen to music by means of the car's FM radio.

Nokia 500 Auto Navigation is to be available starting with the fourth quarter at an appealing price tag of 300 euros.

It appears that AT&T will release a 3G version of the HTC Vox smartphone, although there is no official information on this.

A low number of devices have a satisfactory 3G network support, thus the large number of complaints from the American citizens. The US version of the iPhone is the only one without 3G, but it will add the feature when it enters the more capable European networks. More such mobiles have been approved for release in the US recently, therefore HTC Vox/Libra becomes a promising possibility.

Apparently the device will arrive at AT&T soon after the release of HTC Tilt and Motorola's Q9 phone models. While the Q9 hit the market, it leaves one more device standing between the vox's future releases.

HTC Vox is to provide all its solutions to the user's business needs. The 3G will liven up the US' telecom network and communication solutions.

The smartphone's functions include a 2 megapixel camera with flash that provides images of a fairly good quality, and a arge 2.4 inch QVGA screen and comes packed with 128 MB of Flash and 64 MB of RAM.
WiFi connectivity and microSD card support are also available.

HTC Tilt will be available from AT&T from the 3rd of September, meaning there are little chances of seeing HTC Vox released.