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People started to show a lot of interest in this phone when it was released as the latest N-series Nokia model in December 2008, and it is not just a regular mobile phone, it is a smartphone! All the advances which have been made in wireless mobile technology brought on the market the best out of the mobile phone producers, and the market is in a continuous development process. Anyway, the latest range of phones are mobile computers, not only mobile phones. Nokia N97 appears to be a good example of product from this smartphone category, because it offers a wide range of high tech features. Many applications are very useful and they are day by day developed and improved by a large community of developers.
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Nokia N97 was designed to serve the most pretentious mobile phone user's needs. The features offered by Nokia with this model include Internet browsing, a very important feature nowadays, geo-location services and social networking at the core of the phone's design. Nokia N97 focuses also on music, video and gaming, in a word entertainment, but the business purpose is also covered with a lot of specific applications. This phone has a dual keyboard (touch screen and full sliding QWERTY) which are pretty cool for supporting its e-mail and text messaging and also browsing capabilities

The society we live in is an increasingly wireless world, and we all need pocket devices which provide instant access to the wide range of online activities and services offered. Nokia N97 is one of the strongest handset in its series, and it also presents itself very competitive on the market. This mobile phone has a good music player, which has access to the online Nokia Music Store, for downloading music.

Many people want to have YouTube at a click or tap distance, and this phone offers direct access to this sharing platform.Its 3.5'' screen makes watching videos on the mobile phone an enjoyable experience, and it is also well equipped for gaming. This device is compatible with Nokia N-Gage, and this means that users have access to this mobile games library where they can find a lot of games specifically designed for this kind of mobile phone. The camera is very good, it is a 5 Mp camera and I personally think that it is more than enough for a smartphone.You have the possibility to add custom widgets, which are automatically updated with online information, and this offers you a great personal multimedia experience.

This smartphone has 32 GB of on-board storage capacity, and other 16 GB can be added through a microSD slot. Nokia N97 includes a document viewer and very important to know is that Skype and Nokia are a team. This means that you can easily install Skype on your phone and make international calls with a button pressing. Bluetooth, one of the essential features of our days phones, is supported by this mobile phone.

Here are some basic specifications which I hope will help you to find out if Nokia N97 is the smartphone you need:

Dimensions: 2.2''x0.6''x0.5''

Weight: 5.3 oz

Color: White

OS provided: Symbian 60

Internet Browser: Yes

GPRS: Yes

JAVA application: Yes

Mobile email: Yes

Email protocols: POP3, SMTP, IMAP4

Data features: RSS feeds

Wireless interface: IEEE 802.11b , IEEE 802.11g , Bluetooth 2.0 EDR

Additional features: aGPS , TV Link , Accelerometer , QWERTY keyboard layout , Integrated digital compass

Nokia offers the possibility to replace some models of phone batteries, after over 100 customers have reported overheating during charging. "No serious injuries or property damage have been reported" say the officials, and they chose this replacement program as a part of the customer satisfaction section in their marketing policy. It is said that almost 46 million BL-5C batteries have been affected and Nokia officials have declared that they are aware of the problem and they will try to replace as many as batteries possible.
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Various manufacturers produce more than 300 million BL-5C batteries, but only 1/6 of these batteries have been reported with overheating problems. This battery can be identified easily, because it has an "BL-5C" inscription printed on it, and each battery has a 26 character identification number which can also be verified on Nokia Website to see if it belongs to the category of batteries in the discussion. The models which are known to have inside a BL-5C battery are the following:

Nokia 1100, Nokia 1100c, Nokia 1101, Nokia 1108,Nokia 2118, Nokia 2255, Nokia 2272, Nokia 2275, Nokia 2300, Nokia 1110, Nokia 1112, Nokia 1255, Nokia 1315, Nokia 1600, Nokia 2112, Nokia 2300c, Nokia 2310, Nokia 2355, Nokia 2600, Nokia 2610, Nokia 2610b, Nokia 2626, Nokia 7610, Nokia N70, Nokia N71, Nokia N72, Nokia N91, Nokia E50, Nokia E60, Nokia 6175i, Nokia 6178i, Nokia 6230, Nokia 6230i, Nokia 6270, Nokia 6600, Nokia 6620, Nokia 6630, Nokia 6631, Nokia 6670, Nokia 6680, Nokia 6681, Nokia 6682, Nokia 6820, Nokia 6822, Nokia 3100, Nokia 3105, Nokia 3120, Nokia 3125, Nokia 6030, Nokia 6085, Nokia 6086 and Nokia 6108, and also these accessories: Nokia Wireless GPS Module LD-1W and 3W.

Li-Ion batteries are used in most models of mobile phones are these batteries when charged according to the manufacturer's instructions. Anyway, there are accidents which happen to occur and which cause overheating, and this means that the LiIon battery fails exothermically. Usually, these events lead to cell rupture and ejection of the electrolyte, which is flammable and can burst into flames. There have been reported cases in which the LiIon batteries in laptops and mobile devices have spontaneously self-heated and burst into flames, and the consequences were not very good for the customers.

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission launched a guideline which includes advice concerning usage of laptops and mobile phones, and indications for an optimum positioning of the laptop when functioning. There are 19 agencies, including the US Department of Transportation and China's Civil Aviation Main Authority which are working to address the LiIon battery issues.

As an alternative to these problematic batteries, you can choose devices which use NiCd (Nickel Cadmium) and NiMh batteries, which don't contain flammable materials in their structure and seem to have a more robust thermal sensibility. On the other hand, you should know that Cadmium is toxic.

Analyzing these aspects presented, you can choose either to get a phone with a BL-5C battery and maybe suffer from its problems, or to get a mobile phone which isn't powered by LiIon batteries, and especially BL-5C model. If your mobile phone is powered by this type of battery, you can check on Nokia's website the terms of replacement process.

If your Nokia isn't working properly, or it is not responding as quickly as you wanted, here are some tips and methods to reset it, and bring it to its original state, with an improved performance and quick reactions.
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The first way to reset your Nokia is to make a soft reset. This means that all the pending errors will be deleted and the mobile will be brought to Factory settings state. To do this on your phone, the code is *#7380#, and this function seems to work on almost all Nokia mobile phones.

Here is another way to reset a Nokia cell phone, so if you tried the soft reset and the errors are still present in your mobile phone's software, it is recommended to apply a hard reset to your Nokia. The code for this reset is *#7370# and then you should press Yes, for confirmation. Before applying this reset to your mobile phone, it is recommended to save all the important info you had on it, like memo, contacts, messages, etc.I would like to mention that for this kind of reset you will have to introduce a security code, after the reset code. Usually, the security code is 12345, but if it doesn't work, you should probably ask the previous owner of the device.

If your Nokia phone cannot be turned on, you should simultaneously press the following three buttons: ON/OFF+ * + 3 and again, you should always keep a copy of your important things on your phone, into your computer or on the memory card. For other models, like, for example,  Nokia 5800, the hard reset can be made by  press green button + red button + camera button + power on button.

Another methos to clear everything, including the settings and the files, is to upgrade the firmware. This might be useful too, so you should try finding some upgrades for your firmware or a better/newer version. Here, in this article you have seen how to reset a Nokia cell phone, some methods, but if it still is in the warranty period you should try the specialized personnel, which can help you much faster with your Nokia problems.

Nokia has always been involved in all sorts of innovative projects that were meant to not only bring the company a plus of sympathy, but also to have them in the middle of the most important issues of the society.

The latest collaboration of Nokia is a very unique agreement with a photographic initiative, called Wild Wonders of Europe, which is a pan-European one. The project is impressive because it brings together a great number of top photographers of the European continent, more than 70, to be more precise, that hail from 18 different countries.

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There will be more than 100 assignments that are targeted at approximately 48 European countries. The beginning of this initiative was sometime last year and aims at being “the world’s most spectacular wildlife and nature show ever seen”.



But what will the role of Nokia will be in this agreement? It seems that the Finnish company promised to help photographers to accomplish their missions by giving them the devices they need in order to keep in touch, to capture more and more images, to upload both the images and the videos, and, of course, to share their stories via Ovi Share.

“We are teaming up with the very best partners in each field and with Nokia we have certainly achieved this. We are delighted that Nokia has joined the programme and can see them helping us reach our goal of revealing the amazing richness and variety of our own European natural heritage to the 700 million Europeans and to the rest of the world”, said the Managing Director of Wild Wonders of Europe, Staffan Widstrand.

For those who are interested in more details about the project, can go to the project’s official website and check it out.

(Source: Nokia)

It’s not unusual for cell phones to first appear in the spotlight under a name and then to be given the official treatment under another name. Such situations happen on a regular basis and it’s no surprise for anyone, because rumors have a very powerful word to say when it comes to this area.

The same happened with the Nokia Mako, which we had the chance to see several weeks ago, that now appeared, once again, under the name of Nokia Surge. The device was announced by both the Finnish company and the provider that is expected to sell it, AT&T.

Being a “Symbian S60 handset”, the cell phone is actually a mixture between the social style and the smartphone capabilities, all included in a very low price.

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The Nokia Surge comes with a QWERTY keyboard that slides out, browsing features that include Flash support so that users can view the websites they love most in full HTML, Facebook support using the pre-installed application called Juice Caster, quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity, dual band UMTS/HSDPA connectivity (at 3.6 Mbps), a 2 megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom, AT&T Navigator, AT&T Mobile Music, AT&T Video Share, HTML browser with Flash support and Bluetooth connectivity.



“Designed in the U.S., this socially charged smartphone comes in a sleek slide form factor that supports social networking and messaging – and all on an open platform”, said David Petts, the Vice President and General Manager of AT&T Account, Nokia. “Together with AT&T, we’re excited to address the increasing demand for smartphones with a device that’s attractive to the customer as it is to his or her wallet”.

The phone is available starting July 19th for a price of $79.99, a price that the user will get if he’s willing to sign a contract agreement for a period of two years.

(Source: Press Release)