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Nokia India has announced the launch of its first series 40 touch-input device Nokia 6208 Classic.

The Nokia 6208 Classic, priced at Rs. 13,259, features a pen input along with an alphanumeric keypad and handwriting recognition features. It also features a 2.4-inch QVGA display, 3.2 mega-pixel camera with dual LED flash, Stereo MP3 player and FM radio, 64 MB internal user memory (13 MB free) and a 5-way navi-key.
Vineet Taneja, Marketing Director, Nokia India said, "We are extremely excited to launch the Nokia 6208 Classic truly designed for convenience. This is our first series 40 touch input aimed to give our consumers an enhanced messaging experience. With a 3.2 megapixel camera, dual LED flash and 8x digital zoom, the Nokia 6208 Classic makes capturing memories and sharing moments simple, fun and easy."

The Nokia 6208 Classic is made from materials such as stainless steel and features larger fonts for messaging and browsing as well as viewing pictures and web pages. The Nokia 6208 Classic also supports optional microSD cards up to 8GB.

Source: tech2.in.com

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic phone is one of the successful devices presented by the company. It now appears that the finnish mobile phone manufacturer is rumored to launch a new phone called the Nokia 5900 XpressMusic, reports SlashGear.

It is reported that the new Nokia phone will sport a slim design and large 3.5inch touchscreen display. Apparently, the phone bundles up a 5 megapixel camera that should allow capturing clear and bright images as compared to the 3.2 megapixel camera integrated on the 5800.

This phone is speculated to include a 3.5mm headphone jack. Moreover, it is expected to run on a Symbian S60 5th Edition OS. Supposedly, the leaked images of this phone are coming through a source from China and from the images, it can be judged that the phone will be available in two distinct colors.

Images claiming to show Nokia’s follow-up to the 5800 XpressMusic touchscreen cellphone, the Nokia 5900 XpressMusic, have leaked, and while there’s no confirmation that these are legitimate they certainly look the part. Believed to include a larger, 3.5-inch touchscreen, 3.5mm headphone jack and 5-megapixel camera, the 5900 XpressMusic is expected to run the same Symbian S60 5th Edition OS as its predecessor.

What confuses matters is that an entirely different page is suggesting that, rather than the 5900 XpressMusic, the images are of the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic, another media-centric touchscreen handset but not the 5800’s successor. Instead, it’s said to use the same 3.2-megapixel camera, paired with a 2.9-inch display.

Samsung has strengthened its touch screen portfolio by announcing the launch of Samsung Star Samsung Star 3G full touch screen phones in the Indian market. Boasting compact designs and intuitive usability, the products are aimed at customers looking for full touch phones at more affordable price points. Samsung Star represents the first touch screen phone that the company is manufacturing at its manufacturing facility at Noida. Samsung also announced the launch of its innovative, music phone with touch screen functionality, Samsung BEAT DJ.

With the launch of the three new touch screen phones, Samsung now has a portfolio of seven touch screen phones, ranging from Star to its flagship touch screen phone, Ultra Touch launched last month.

"Samsung Star and Samsung Star 3G are significant additions to our full-touch screen mobile portfolio, featuring all the essential functions in one single device. At Samsung, our effort is to deliver various full touch products for every consumer lifestyle," said Sunil Dutt, Country Head, Samsung Mobile Division.

Samsung Star (S5233)
Samsung Star comes with the latest multimedia features in a slim and compact body that measures a mere 11.9mm. It also comes with a stylus for convenience. Other features include -

* a 3.0-inch WQVGA full-touch screen and Samsung’s TouchWiz User Interface with Mobile Widgets and an accelerometer sensor
* “Photo Contact,” to call a contact by touching an appointed image.
* a 3.2 mega-pixel camera with smile recognition
* multi-format playback and Samsung’s DNSe sound engine
* recognition using Shazam’s “Find Music” service
* 50MB Internal memory, expandable up to 8GB via microSD cards
* Google applications like Google Search, Gmail, Google maps; online widgets and photo blogging

Gesture Control is a new feature added that allows the user to unlock the touch screen or run an application by just giving a gesture command. For example - to call a friend, you don’t need to search his/her number in the contacts list, just give a gesture command (A, B or C as per your preference and setting) - the phone will recognize the command and dial the number. In addition, the user can also customize various applications like C- Call, M – Music, I – Internet etc.The phone also supports a virtual QWERTY keyboard for messaging and handwriting features.

Samsung Star 3G (S5603)
The second handset, the Samsung Star 3G comes with full Internet browsing support with an accelerometer sensor for auto-rotation and, as the name suggests, is a 3G enabled phone. It’s equipped with the same features as the S5233 including Gesture Control. It also has a 3.2 mega-pixel camera with Power LED Flash and 80MB Internal memory expandable up to 8GB.

BEAT DJ
Samsung's BEAT DJ handset was announced at MWC earlier this year and has finally made it to our shores. Running Samsung’s intuitive DISC User Interface, the BEAT DJ comes fully loaded with Bang & Olufsen audio technology.

"Samsung BEAT DJ is designed to take music on mobile phones to a whole new level of quality and exciting user experience. With amazing sound quality and advanced music application, the BEAT DJ J will appeal to a growing base of consumers who want to consolidate their music playing devices without compromising on style, function and experience", said Dutt.

With the BEAT DJ application & DISC UI, users will be able to add preloaded voice samples and sound effects to their favorite songs and record it. Users can also ‘scratch’ the records by swiping their fingers across the display. The handset comes with the following feature set -

* 2.8-inch AMOLED touchscreen display (240 x 400 pixels with 16 million colors), accelerometer
* 50MB internal microSD card slot (up to 16GB)
* 3MP AF camera, Geo-tagging, Smile Shot, Face Detection
* HSDPA, EDGE
* Bluetooth v 2.1, USB 2.0 (micro)
* GPS with A-GPS
* DivX, XviD, WMV, MP4 playback support
* 3.5mm AV socket, DNSe, SRS Virtual Surround
* FM radio with recording
* 50MB internal memory, expandable to 8GB with the micro SD card

The Samsung BEATDJ is also equipped with built-in real stereo speakers - powered by B&O's ICEpower amplifier.

The Samsung Star S5233, S5603 and Beat DJ are priced at Rs. 11,100, Rs. 14,499 and Rs. 18,990 respectively.

Source: tech2.in.com

Nokia today announced a new Eseries mobile phone, the Nokia E52 mobile with full QWERTY keyboard and a 3.2 megapixel camera. This new Eseries Nokia E52 mobile addition boasts eight-hour talk time and an ultra-thin body.

Nokia has already announced a new handset in their business E-Series range. Nokia E52 mobile is a 'voice optimized' mobile phone. Nokia has designed the mobile to offer users a longer battery life on a single charge. According to the company the Nokia E52 mobile will be capable of dishing out up to 8 hours of talk time. It's quite a sleek handset as well at just 9.9mm.

The form factor of the Nokia E52 mobile handset is the traditional candybar, with the E-series keys such as home, email, calendar and delete/back key in their regular places. With a slim design and weight at only 98g, it is also a workhorse with up to 8 hours of talktime, 23 days of standby time, support for Mobile VPN, where you can connect securely to your workplace, support for Nokia Messaging, Mail for Exchange and IBM Lotus Notes Traveler.

The new Nokia E52 comes with noise cancellation, so now you'll be heard clearly no matter where you're calling from. All this comes on top of the features we've come to expect from Eseries devices including A-GPS, high-speed HSDPA and HSUPA connections, and a 3.2-megapixel camera.

Mobile VPN is built in to make it easy to access company intranets. This comes with Call Connect support, which enables businesses to integrate Nokia mobile devices with corporate phone systems, enabling users to be contactable through a single number, have a single voicemail box and offer least-cost call routing.

Getting up and running with email is simple. Support for Nokia Messaging, Mail for Exchange and IBM Lotus Notes Traveller make it simple to add personal or work email accounts to the device and the new to the E52 email user interface makes accessing your email a joy.

The Nokia E52 will ship with a 1GB microSD card and a free 60 day trial for Files on Ovi. It'll be available in two colours, metal grey and golden aluminium which will help show off the 2.4-inch display (which also has automatic landscape support). The device also sports a compass alongside Nokia Maps and A-GPS. Plus, with speedy HSDPA (10.2Mb per second) and newer HSUPA upload access at up to 2Mb per second, the E52 is equipped for effortless content sharing on the move.

Nokia E52 Technical Specifications:

Operating System: S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2
*Band: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz, WCDMA 900/2100MHz or 850/2100MHz
*Data: GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA/WiFi
*Size: 116mm x 49mm x 9.9mm (4.6in x 1.9in x .4in)
*Weight: 98g (3.5oz)
*Battery Life: 1500mAh capacity
Estimated 28 days standby time / Estimated 8 hours talk time
*Display: 2.4" 16 million color QVGA, 240x320 pixel resolution
*Camera: 3.2 megapixel and LED flash
*Video: Recording/Playback
*Bluetooth: 2.0 with A2DP
*Memory: 60MB internal, microSD memory card slot with 1GB card included
*Other: 3.5mm audio port, built-in GPS receiver, compass

The Nokia E52 is expected to start sales in the second half of 2009 at an estimated retail price, before taxes or subsidies, of Rs. 16,160 ($325).

See below for some close up of the E52 hands on and enjoy the funky music.

Research In Motion (RIM) will debut an upgraded BlackBerry Storm 2 Smart Phone in September, SlashGear is reporting. According to "a source very close to the issue," the BlackBerry Storm 2 mobile will support Wi-Fi-a significant omission in the first-generation BlackBerry Storm mobile, which debuted last fall on Verizon Wireless.

The man at the helm of the affairs, RIM CEO Jim Ballsillie, has reportedly confirmed that RIM is currently "engineering" the BlackBerry Storm successor and will target the untapped mainstream consumer audience, which now comprises more than half of the 25 million RIM subscribers.

The report offers few BlackBerry Storm 2 Mobile details, but it's likely that RIM will upgrade the Storm's much-maligned SurePress click screen, which many reviewers reported was sluggish and awkward to use. Since the BlackBerry Storm is RIM's answer to the iPhone, a mediocre interface would likely be the first issue to address.

Recent rumors say the BlackBerry Storm 2 mobile will also include a 5-megapixel camera, an upgraded display, and a screen keyboard that's easier to type on. A slide-out keyboard? Probably not. If Blackberry fans want a physical keyboard, they already have plenty of worthy options, including the BlackBerry Curve and the BlackBerry Pearl.

Despite its shortcomings, the BlackBerry Storm has proven very popular. It was the third best selling consumer smart phone in the U.S. last quarter, according to market research firm The NPD Group.

RIM seems to be making all the right moves now. The BlackBerry Storm's sibling, the more traditional BlackBerry Curve, bumped the iPhone out of the top spot to become America's most popular smart phone in Q1 2009.

source:www.pcworld.com