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Heres a video demo of the latest build of MeeGo phone UX running on the Nokia N900! Check it out after the break

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Here’s ineresting video reviews the Nokia C6-00. Watch and enjoy it…

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The Nokia N8 was announced all the way back in April with the first hints of the new smartphone being found as early as March as well as even more details reaching back in to February.

All along we have been told to expect the end of August as the release date and in this instance, it seems Nokia [NOK] were exact in what they said as we hear now that the launch date in the UK will be August 26.

Before running over to MobileFun with your credit card details we suggest you wait and find out what the networks will offer the N8 for when it launches in a few weeks time.

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The Nokia E5 is now showing on the Orange UK coming soon webpage where it shows it will be free on a pay monthly contract.

This is one the latest Eseries to enter the block and was first introduced back in this April, because it has GSM quad-band and tri-band WCDMA compatibility you can expect to see it in other countries.

Main features on the Nokia E5 includes ARM11 600 MHz processor, 5-megapixel camera with fixed-focus and LED flash, video recording capabilities (VGA@15fps), support for HSDPA 10.2 Mbps but then Orange only offers this smartphone with HSDPA 7.2Mbps.

This phone’s other features include Symbian v9.3, Series 60 rel. 3.2 platform, 2.36-inch TFT with 262K colors display, microSD card slot up to 32GB, 2GB included, plus Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, GPRS, EDGE Class 32, 250 MB internal memory, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Stereo FM radio with RDS, 3.5mm audio jack, UPnP & DLNA technology, GPS with A-GPS support (OviMaps) and a full QWERTY keyboard.

The Nokia E5 will give you up to 635 hours standby mode (670 h for 3G) and up to 12 hours 10 minutes talk time (5 hours 30 minutes for 3G); the device  is 115 x 58.9 x 12.8 mm and weighs about 126g.

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What would you say if you could get a Nokia 5230 or a Nokia X6 running Android OS? People in the marketing department of Three Mobile UK think that it is possible.

The ad above appeared earlier today on Oxford Street in London, UK. Pretty good marketing snafu from Three, since Nokia has previously told that there will not be a Nokia device running Android in the near future.

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Nokia N8, one of the most awaited handset from Nokia is expected to come soon on the airwaves of T-Mobile UK. The smartphone has been recently added on their website under the coming soon category. This phone is not coming this month or next month, but you will have to wait till October. As expected, Nokia N8 will not be released before October.

Nokia N8 is the first handset powered by Symbian^3 operating system. It features a cool 12 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and xenon flash, HD (720p) video recording, 3.5 inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display with 360 x 640 pixels resolution, 3G Connectivity, Wi-Fi, 16GB internal memory, 32GB expandable memory and much more.

Other features include 680 MHz processor, Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP, USB 2.0, A-GPS, TV-out via HDMI, Dolby Digital Plus, photo and video editor, 1200 mAh battery and so on. This mobile device is expected to be available in most of the markets till October. Are you eagerly waiting to buy this cell phone? Let us know in the comments below.

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The brand new Nokia C6-00 got it’s first official firmware update today.

Depending on where you live, the update version is different. The Chinese version got update to version 10.2.24, North-American version to v10.0.24 and the European to version 10.0.21. Can’t actually verify these versions, since I don’t know anyone with a Nokia C6.

The update should be available via NSU, and as an OTA update in the coming few days.

As of writing this post, there is no official changelog available. Will update the post when/if I find one.

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The Nokia N97 got a new firmware today. Firmware version 22.0.110 doesn’t bring new features, but is mainly a bug fix release. The update will be pushed as an OTA update first, and it will become available via Nokia Software Updated in due time.

Data package content, corrections or changes :

* Corrections to TOP ~15 issues reported in the field
* OTC cases fixed:
o Wrong Cherry number used in Russia and Spain
o “System error” displayed occasionally at first start-up. Reported e.g. by Vodafone.

Genius cases fixed:

* Contacts performance improvement:
o #144324: Voice dialing not working when there are 2000+ entries stored in Contacts.
o #134637: Phone prompts “Memory full” when searching for names

Localisation & language variant specific:

* #154188: Message editor crashes and writing fails if predictive text input is On. (Arabic UI, v15 language variant)
* #146139: Scrolling to left and right works the wrong way around in Photos – Captured when using Arabic UI
* #147509: QWERTY keypad input does not work correctly with Calculator. (Chinese language variants: v19, v25, v26)
* #139207: “Slide to Answer” localization error (Hebrew)
* #140654: Localisation error in Bluetooth Audio – “Set as (un)authorized” (Czech)

Misc:

* #141675: “Security module error” shown in display occasaionally at start-up
* #147863: Occasionally device hangs and restarts soon after start-up.
* #137558: Device keylock opens (although it shouldn’t) when dialing a number using a carkit. (CK-300, CK-600, also some non-Nokia, factory installed car kits)

Others:

* Default Nokia tune is played as ringing tone for incoming calls instead of the one user has defined in Profile settings. Also sometimes device ahs stopped alerting for incoming calls. Both issues are now fixed.

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For people in the UK looking for a QWERTY packing smartphone that won’t cost the earth, Vodafone UK has now put the Nokia C3 up fore sale for £80 on Pay As You Go.

Nokia has also made the Nokia C3 available as a SIM free device commanding a price tag of £119, and the Nokia C3 is available in grey, hot pink and golden white which is a kind of champagne colour.

The Nokia C3 offers the owner a 2.4 inch screen, QWERTY keyboard, Symbian 40 operating system, Facebook integration, built in email and instant messaging via Windows Live messenger, Google Talk, OVI chat and Yahoo!, 2 megapixel camera, WiFi, and customisable homescreen widgets.

This model measures 115 x 58 x 13.8mm with a weight of 110 grams and delivers up to 8 hours talk time and up to 500 hours standby time. So if you are in the market for a low priced QWERTY cell phone maybe you should take a gander at the Nokia C3.

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An exclusive phone with a confusing name, the Nokia X5-01 is an almost square smartphone with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, not to be confused with the other X5 model that Nokia are shipping to China. It’s not the first square phone that we’ve seen from Nokia, last year’s US-only Nokia 7705 Twist is a similar size and specification, but the X5-01 is a more conventional slider rather than a rotator. There are some other similar devices around, such as the Motorola Karma and FLIPOUT and the Microsoft KIN One, but until now this particular form factor has really been seen in the US only. Measuring 74 x 66 x 17mm, the X5-01 is a lot wider than a normal handset, a little taller than it is wide but essentially almost square. This arrangement allows for a 2.36″ 320 x 240 pixel non-touch display mounted in landscape (wide) mode, which is a bit more useful for web browsing than the standard portrait (tall) orientation. The X5-01 is even wider than a dedicated messaging phone like the E5, allowing those QWERTY keys to be just a little bit larger and easier to use. Primarily aimed at younger customers, the X5-01 supports most main media formats and has an FM radio and 3.5mm audio connector, plus a dedicated music key. The X5-01 has “spin the phone” control to select a random music track, which is quite a cool feature. The standard sales package contains a stereo wired headset and a 2GB memory card for storing files. The X5-01 also supports several different social networking sites including Facebook and Twitter. This is an S60 smartphone, so you can add new applications as you go along.

One thing to note is that the X5-01 doesn’t come with GPS, which is a shame because otherwise this is a very highly specified smartphone. However it’s also pretty good value for money and we suppose that you can’t have everything if you want to keep the cost down. On the back is a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash, video recording is a reasonable 640 x 480 pixels at 15 frames per second, just about good enough for YouTube but certainly nothing special.  The Nokia X5-01 slider phone comes with WiFi and 3G data, plus support for HSDPA and HSUPA downloads and uploads. Talktime on 3G is up to 3.5 hours with a maximum of 16 days standby time, plus 24 hours of music playback. Of note is the 600 MHz ARM 11 processor inside the X5-01 which should make the S60 3rd Edition OS run very quickly. Due to hit the market in Q3 2010, Nokia sat that the X5-01 should cost around €165 before tax and carrier subsidy, which is a little less expensive than the E5 and quite a lot more than the bargain C3. Indonesia is reported to be the first market, other countries will come later.

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Some really good news for those Nokia lovers out there that want something a little on the special side. Nokia have now released the Nokia N97 Mini in a limited edition Gold version.

A recent article from Simon Thomas details the Nokia N97 Mini which features 18 carat gold plating which will of course prove to be popular with those high flyers of you out there. The Nokia N97 Mini Gold limited edition version is the same as the standard N97 Mini which we have previously reported. It boasts a 3.2 inch touchscreen a 5 megapixel camera plus much more.

8GB of internal memory and a full QWERTY keyboard is also present. The Nokia N97 Mini features both 3G and also Wi-Fi connectivity.

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The Nokia 5228 smartphone has now been released in Germany and is being touted as a cheaper version of the Nokia 5230 cell phone although to keep those costs down the Nokia 5228 loses GSP and 3G connectivity.

The Nokia 5228 holds the potential to be the “bargain smartphone” of the year. The Nokia 5228 does offer a 3.2 inch touch screen, 2 megapixel camera, quad-band GSM, Symbian S60 5th Edition, 70MB internal memory, 3.5mm jack, Ovi Services such as Ovi Share, Ovi Store, Ovi Contacts and Nokia Music Store, and microSD expansion.

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For people who are waiting for the answers if Nokia N8 will either support the divx/xvid format then you will be surely happy with this news. A Nokia representative said that the latest Nokia N8 will play divx files. They also saw Nokia N8 playing a 720p Tron trailer on TV via HDMI. This is really a good news for us because we will be going to play almost any video files on N8 without converting it. Part of that is N8 will be available in stores beginning September. So get ready for the coming of this 12MP multimedia-monster!

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The almost forgotten Nokia 5530 XpressMusic now received a firmware update. Firmware version 30.0.009 is available for many product codes from almost all regions. The exact product variants can be found below. Supporting UDP (User Data Preservation) you do not have to worry about backing up your data. In order to get v.30.0.009 you can use either the Nokia Software Updater or update it straight from your 5530 Xpress Music.

Nokia 5530 v.30.0.009 includes following changes:

* Character missing with Pin Yin input
* Key pad tones do not work after updating with SW 20.0.080 800
* LCD backlight stays on after charging,
* Unable to download stream video in YouTube via WLAN.
* Problem with some o2 sim-cards – SW hangs up in settings menu

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The Nokia C3 offering Classic Nokia Styling. The Nokia C3 mobile phone is a sensible choice for those who seeming for a functional device for daily use. Nokia C3 key facets include a 2 mega pixel digital camera, Wi-Fi Internet admittance, QWERTY keyboard and an included micro SD slot for storing data such as music files.

Nokia C3 has 55 MB of interior storage, though the incorporated micro SD slot can accommodate a memory card of up to 16 GB offering plenty storage for the needs of most users.

Nokia C3 allows owners to allot a photo to or contact within the phonebook and this is then exhibited on screen any time that person is in contact.

Class 32 editions of EDGE & GPRS offer the Nokia C3 with its primary means of linking to cellular networks. Access to the Internet is provided whenever the integrated Wi-Fi Technology detects the signals provided by wireless Internet routers and utilises these to provide people with an enhanced web browsing experience thanks to the faster internet connection which is obtainable at broadband speeds.

The Nokia C3 is equipped with a digital camera boasting 2 MP, which operates at a pixel resolution of 1600×1200 pixels. This allows decent quality still images to be taken. A substitute method of image capture is provided thanks to the aptitude to shoot video in QCIF quality at a rate of 15 frames per second.

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