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Those of you who’ve been patiently waiting for your fancy new smartphone (you know, one that lacks any real buttons) will be happy to know that the Nokia N78 has been released in the US for $560. We pasted all the spec info after the jump in case you’re in need of a refresher, but to pick up your N78 you’ll have to venture to a Nokia flagship store in NY or Chicago—or just go online. But go online sounds too plebeian for purchasing a phone that costs as much as a laptop, no?
Today seems to be the day when we get the lowdown on a variety of new phone models. After the glut of Sony Ericsson models we saw this morning, let’s welcome some new Nokia handsets to the scene.
The Nokia E71 comprises of a full size QWERTY keyboard, and weighs in at 126g. It is equipped with push email and has a HSDPA connection with up to 3.6 Mbps for fast browsing. You also get built-in GPS and Nokia Maps to help you navigate your way around town, as well as a 3.2 megapixel camera with flash.
Today Nokia officially announced two new additions to its E series business-focused devices, the E66 slider and the E71 bar-phone with full QWERTY keyboard. They share a large number of features. Both have quad-band GSM/EDGE radios and several 3G profiles, with each coming in a 3.6Mbps WCDMA/HSDPA 850/1900 North American variant. Bluetooth 2.0+EDR with stereo support and Wi-Fi are included. They run the Nokia S60 operating system with Feature Pack 1. A 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash is standard on both phones, as is GPS, 2.5mm headset jacks and microSD support for cards up to 8GB. Both are loaded with Nokia’s business software, such as a VPN client and support for Exchange. Both phones also share the E series styling first seen on the E51. They will be available in the third quarter.
- E66: This slider phone is the successor to the E65. Its stand out feature is that it has an accelerometer built in, and will auto-rotate the screen when it is turned sideways.
- E71: This phone is the progeny of the E61/62. It is smaller than the E61/62, but still has a full QWERTY keyboard for typing messages.
Nokia today quietly unveiled the 1580, a starter candybar phone for CDMA carriers, most of which operate in the US. The phone sits just above Nokia’s most basic phones with an FM radio as its most advanced feature; the phone also supports using its micro USB connection both to charge and to supply legacy 1xRTT data access to a computer through tethering. A color display, a 2.5mm headset jack, and basic voice memo recording are its other standout features.
The company doesn’t list price but says it will bring the 1508 to “select” CDMA carriers during the summer in black as well as silver/blue and silver/red two-tone versions. Carriers haven’t been named, though the low-cost nature of the phone suggests that it will be a free-on-contract phone for Alltel, Sprint or Verizon, and potentially smaller carriers such as Cricket, Virgin Mobile, or more regional providers.
Nokia(NOK1V.HE: Quote, Profile, Research), the world’s largest cellphone maker, is set to start selling a group of E-series enterprise handsets and the top-of-the-range N96 multimedia device, a senior executive said on Monday.
“We will in the third quarter bring to the market the N96 we have launched and a group of E-series multimedia computers that will be sure to have a strong stamp on where this market is going,” Anssi Vanjoki, senior executive vice president of Nokia Markets, told Reuters on Monday.
Nokia declined to comment on the models, but industry sources said the company is set to come out next week with new E66 and E71 models. They are both expected to feature GPS, a 3.2 megapixel camera and 128 megabytes of memory.
Nokia’s unannounced 7310 Supernova candybar handset has surfaced in retail shops in Taiwan and Hong Kong recently. Available in your choice of pink or blue, with intricate designs in the casing.
The 7310 offers a microSD card slot, and standard 3.5mm audio port, which should make music a breeze. We know there is a camera, but have conflicting reports as to its resolution. From what we can tell, it appears to be a 2 megapixel unit. Nokia Hong Kong has removed the product page recently,which makes it harder to confirm. The 2″ QVGA display should make framing your photos a pleasant experience, and Nokia’s familiar S40 user interface should help make this handset a hit. The retail locations are offering the Nokia 7310 Supernova for around US$230.
Coming across like a cross between Nokia’s steely 6300 and 6233, the 7310 Classic has some pretty cool specs to ponder over. The Nokia 7310 Classic is a S40 powered phone, apparently it features a 3.2 megapixel camera, a 16 million color, 2.2 inch QCGA screen, built-in FM radio and music player, stereo Bluetooth A2DP, expandable memory, USB connectivity, and a 3.5 mm headphone jack. Since this official photo is doing the rounds on the Web right now, we can expect this phone to hit the stores soon.
Everyone’s getting all touchy-feely these days, the Aeon has brought feature a full touchscreen surface that does away with the standard keypad. The Nokia Aeon concept was somehow inspired by Synaptics Onyx. It is based on 2 touch sensative screens fastened together by fuel cell battery. Nokia is keen to have phones like this hit the market and also have them wearable.The 2 touch screens can act as anything you like, such as the buttons on one side, the screen on the other, or in any form you like. The handset’s connectivity and electronics are built into the panels to allow them to be used independendently. When assembled, one panel would operate as the display, the other as the keypad. Since the buttons are entirely virtual, Aeon can flip instantly between a numeric pad for dialling, a text-entry pad for messaging, or a media-player controller. It’s a cute idea and one that ties in with Nokia’s expectation that phones will become essentially “wearable” devices - if foresees users removing one of Aeon’s display panels and mounting it on a watch-like strap or worn as a badge. Likely, This concept will not be easily seen in shops soon. But NetEase site reports, Nokia researchers actually get to play with a real live Nokia Aeon model in their labs. Nokia Aeon concept phone brings about the most futuristic cellphone.
If you want to see the future of Nokia handset design then you have to go to the source. Finnish-based Provoke Design is one of Nokia’s main design contractors. As such, take a close look at the three concepts it’s showing off in New York at the HARDCORE New Finish Design exhibition starting May 17th. According to Provoke, its Express, Share, and Feel concepts (pictured left to right) represent its 2012 vision of mobile handset design. Each will be presented as fully functional prototypes “demonstrating the core innovation” proposed. The look of the Express concept can be changed electronically and customized to your personal tastes. The Feel handset pair are meant for couples and feature a specialized UI and touch simulation to enable, uh hem, “deep communication.” The Share concept allows cults and anarchists to communicate in personalized code formed in subgroups of like-minded weirdos… or something like that.
From engadget
Nokia has announced that it will be adding its Nokia Maps service to the Ovi services portal later this summer, with a new desktop access feature. Users will be able to setup an account on Ovi, through which they can browse maps and create routes to be synced back to their handsets for use with Nokia’s Maps application.
Nokia Maps is currently only available on its S60-powered handsets, but recently announced S40 handsets such as the 6600 Slide will be shipped with a version of the GPS mapping software pre-installed. Nokia Maps offers map information and allows users to see their position on a map for free, while premium subscription services like turn-by-turn voice-guided navigation and city guides are also offered. The Maps on Ovi service will make it easier for users to create routes and, eventually, even share those routes with friends.
Nokia did not say whether the upcoming Maps on Ovi service would be a premium feature, but did say it would be available later this summer.
From mobileburn