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Two of the latest Nokia phones, the Nokia E71 and Nokia E66, are optimized for professionals mobile users with advanced email functionality, high-speed HSDPA transfers and access to the Ovi service, which provides maps, music and file sharing.
Nokia E66 is available for pre-orders in Grey Steel and White Steel, at a price of £328, and its availability will start next month. It is a multimedia computer, same as the E71, featuring high speed 3G, WLAN, advanced mobile email, A-GPS, built-in 3.2MP camera, and multimedia player with music dedicated keys.

The curved slider measures 107.5 x 49.5 x 13.6 mm at 121 grams, and sports a large 2.4-inch display with 240 x 320 resolution and 16.7 million colors capability. It gives you access to its features via a numeric keypad, dedicated one-touch keys for home, calendar, contacts and email, speaker dependent and speaker independent voice dialing, accelerated scrolling with intelligent NaviKey, as well as illuminated one-touch keys.

For connectivity it provides microUSB and a 2.5 mm audio jack type, while it powers from a BL-4U 1000 mAh battery providing up to 7 hours and 30 minutes of talk time in GSM, 3 hours and 30 minutes talk time in WCDMA, 264 hours of standby in GSM, and 336 hours standby in WCDMA.



Components of the handset include hot-swappable microSD memory card slot of up to 8GB, 110MB free memory, Quad-band GSM 850/900/1800/1900 support, Flight Mode, infrared, Bluetooth 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate, printing, VoIP, Push to talk, conference calling with up to 6 participants, multiple SMS deletion, text-to-speech message reader, Windows Live Messenger, support for e-mail attachments, Nokia Mobile VPN, Nokia Intellisync Wireless Email, Nokia Mini Map Browser, Nokia Mobile Search, Nokia Maps, FM radio, voice commands, 2 customizable home screen modes, Symbian Os 9.2 with S60 software, and Flash Lite 3.0.

The built-in camera has a CMOS sensor, 4x digital zoom, autofocus, LED flash, red-eye reduction, white balance modes, scene modes, color tone modes, full-screen viewfinder with grid, and landscape orientation. It can also record videos at 22 frames per second using a 4x digital zoom.

Complying with the EU RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC and the China legislation "Management Methods on the Prevention and Control of Pollution caused by Electronic Information Products", Nokia E66 removed harmful materials such as Asbestos, Beryllium Oxide, Mercury and Benzene, in addition to its low power consuming AC charger, which is less than 300mV, on a scale of 0mV to 500mW. You may read more on the page dedicated to Nokia’s environmental safety measures.

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While searching for news about the Nokia N96 release date I’ve found something interesting on the company’s website, more exactly on the product’s official page. There is a special offer of the upcoming Nokia N96 multimedia computer, consisting of a limited edition available before the launch of the handset, meaning you have 2 ways of getting your hands on this high-end device before finding it in stores.
To be among the first who own the Nokia N96 you’d have to either donate or compete for it. Nokia involved in an important campaign to help saving the red pandas in Nepal and if you want to give a helping hand too you could donate 769 EUR to WWF independent conservation organization, and receive the Limited Edition Nokia N96 in return.

If you want to compete, then you’d have to answer a question and submit the entry to win one of the 96 handsets coming in a nicely decorated ash free box with a special numbering on the inside cover, additional content in raw silk bags, an 8GB microSD card for a total storage capacity of 24GB, and a leaflet presenting the WWF project.



Nokia N96 unveiled at Mobile World Congress is a multimedia computer working on WCDMA2100/900 ( HSDPA)/EGSM900 and GSM850/1800/1900 MHz (EGPRS), with automatic bands and modes switching, measuring 103 x 55 x 18 mm at 125 grams. It comes with 16GB flash memory, hot swappable memory card support, space for 40 hours of video or 12,000 songs, 128 MB RAM, 256MB system memory, up to 3.6Mbps transfer speeds, video player, Internet browser with flash video support, Live TV, GPS, A-GPS, email, RSS reader, WLAN, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, and a built-in 5MP camera with Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, auto exposure, 5.2 mm focal length, dual-LED camera flash, as well as a secondary camera for video calls.



It provides up to 220 minutes of talk time, 220 hours of standby, 5 hours of video playback, 14 hours of music playback and up to 4 hours of TV playback.

The release date is set for quarter 3 this year and we expect it in stores in the next 2 months at a starting price of about $750. Read more about the Nokia N96 release date.

Awarded as the Best Mobile Imaging Device in Europe by the the Technical Image Press Association, Nokia N82 continues to be one of the top choices when it comes to needing a high-resolution camera phone for clear pictures captured on the go, since November last year, when it was released on the market.
Nokia wanted to deliver a high-end model having as main functionalities the built-in advanced digital camera, GPS navigation module, and mobile multimedia computing.

The camera is a 5MP, with Carl Zeiss optics, capable to produce photos at up to 2592 x 1944 pixels. It has autofocus, 20x zoom, white balance, video recording capability at 30 fps, video stabiliser, Xenon flash, and there is also a secondary camera with Common Intermediate Format resolution type, meaning 352 x 288 pixels, designed for video calling.
Other main camera specifications include: CMOS sensor, 5.6 mm focal length, 10 cm to infinity focus range, and 10 to 50 cm macro distance.
You can use scene modes like automatic, user, close-up, portrait, landscape, sports, night, and night portrait, or change the color tone to normal, sepia, black & white, negative, or vivid, just like with a standard digital camera.

"The evolution of camera capabilities in mobile devices has been extremely fast over the past years. With the Nokia N82 we have reached such a superior level in image quality, speed and ease of use that not only does it outperform any other cameraphone on the market, but it's also a very credible alternative for single purpose digital still cameras," says Satu Ehrnrooth, head of Nokia Nseries Cameras Category, Multimedia, Nokia. "In addition to the high-end camera, the Nokia N82 also enables you to navigate and discover new places, enjoy your music, browse the web, play games, chat online and be part of the global web 2.0 community wherever you go. Thanks to the wireless broadband connectivity, convergence and yet again increased performance, the Nokia N82 is all you need in your pocket!"



The Nokia N82 cell phone allows you to upload pictures on the web immediately after capturing, so you can share them on a blog via the Picture Blogging functionality, or send them instantly through email or current chat window, but don’t forget to activate the A-GPS feature, which will assign metatags to all you photos, with location details and date, so at a later time you’d be able to check and see where specific pictures were taken.
The basic GPS tools guide you in finding the most appropriate routes to reach your destination, or best locations where to spend your time.
Optional features are available for purchase, including voice guided navigation, city guides, and access to 15 million points of interest like bars and popular restaurants.

Next, the cell phone has WCDMA2100 support, GSM850/1800/1900 MHz support, 100MB dynamic memory shared with the applications, hot swappable microSD memory card slot, S60 software on Symbian OS, automatic screen rotation based on accelerometer technology, voice dialing, push to talk, Nokia XpressPrint for direct picture printing via Bluetooth wireless connectivity with compatible printers, stereo FM radio, and USB Mass Storage.

The Nokia N82 cell phone sports a large 2.4-inch TFT LCD display with 240 x 320 pixel resolution and 16.7 million colors, on which you can browse full web pages in landscape mode, or edit videos, manage documents, and many other things.
Additional features supported are: TV out, WLAN, USB 2.0, and Universal Plug and Play capability, so you won’t need to install special software when connecting the phone to your PC.



It measures 112 x 50.2 x 17.3 mm at 114 grams, integrating a 1050mAH Nokia battery for up to 260 minutes talk time, 225 hours standby, 290 pictures with flash, 110 minutes video capture, 120 minutes video call, 10 hours music playback, and 200 minutes of video playback.
Coming in silver, dark silver and black colors, the Nokia N82 cell phone it is a complete mobile digital device designed for entertainment, and to increase productivity on the go.

"The Nokia N82 gives the best ever camera and navigation experience in one stylish premium device. Just imagine what kind of possibilities this will open up and how much richer your every day life experiences can be! The sophisticated design and glossy looks appeal to men and women who are conscious of their style and want to impress with the latest in technology," Satu Ehrnrooth continues.

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We’ve seen many gold-platted high-end cell phones with diamonds encrusted, from different designers including Amosu, Goldstriker, GoldVish and Vertu. All are stunning! Now I want to present you the latest Athem diamond mobile phone release, a limited edition of diamond encrusted Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte model, but first, a brief information about the designers.
Knalihs Athem is a company headquartered in Switzerland, with offices in New York, USA and Mumbai, India, having its main scope the design of famous cell phone brands, watches, and wearable accessories, with diamond encrusted. The luxury phones are handcrafted by swiss specialists and provided in limited editions. Together with the official diamond grading report, authenticity and origin.

Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte is enriched with over 1000 high-quality brilliant cut diamonds weighting 6.75 carats in total and the edition consists of 20 handsets worldwide. You can choose to add your name, initials, logo and even the lucky number.



The Sapphire version of Nokia 8800 Arte is a high-end slider featuring impressive characteristics such as a 2-inch OLED touch-sensitive screen of 16 million colors, on which you have to just tap with the finger to reveal the clock, the capability to mute the phone calls when faced down, an ambient light sensor adjusting the screen’s brightness depending on the light environment, increasing the readability, and living wallpapers designed according to the phone’s style.
Nokia chose the OLED technology because of its low power consumption and the fact that it doesn’t need backlight like LCDs, as they emit less light per area.


Functionalities include multimedia player and a built-in 3.2MP camera with no less than 8x digital zoom, autofocus, landscape camcorder, video recording, image editor, and video streaming. In addition, it comes also with Internet browser, Flash support, the Open Mobile Alliance Digital Rights Management, Device Management, Client Provisioning, to meet your business requirements and be a helpful companion whenever you need, and then it adds over-the-air downloads at high speeds, stereo audio streaming, high-class games like High Roller Casino, Soccer 3D and 3D Golf Tour, as well as email, voice messaging, voice commands, text-to-speech, Instant Messaging for chat, automatic frequency bands switching, flight mode, 1000 entries phone book, and 1GB memory.
Via the 1000mAh battery,
Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte provides up to 3 hours and 20 minutes of talk time and up to 300 hours of standby.



The standard version of the cell phone is available at prices around $1,250, while the diamond mobile phone can be purchased at $20,000 from Athem.

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Remade is an interesting concept and now let’s see what the new Nokia cell phone concept is all about. It’s called Nokia Eco Sensor and it’s all a green design. It works together with a sensing device companion and it allows the users of such handhelds to share environmental information collected by the phone.



The sensor is wearable on the neck or wrist and can observe the environment changes, your health, as well as local weather conditions, while with the cell phone connects to it via the Near Field Communication technology using touch input.
Eco Sensor is customizable with green tools so you can choose between a heart-rate monitor, motion detector for walking, and others.
It could analyze the gas level in the air, ultraviolet radiation, noise level, air pressure, humidity level and temperature.

What would a green phone be made of? It would include printed electronics like conductive inks on plastic, polyactic acid plastics with plant modifiers, elastomers, and recycled steel for the entire casing.



Eco Sensor would be powered by solar energy, heat energy from the user’s arm or kinetic, as much as it needs because the sensing device could be self-powered eliminating the need for external sources.
For the display Nokia could use electrowetting, a next-generation technology consisting of applying electrical voltage to tiny drops of oil, which leads to the expanding and contracting of droplets, so the display will turn On or Off, similar with the pixel lighting process.

Nokia designers and researchers teams try to stimulate the industry to produce environmental-friendly devices and the Eco Sensor is just an example of what green design could become.