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By Terence Huynh on September 2nd, 2009

Nokia brings out more Comes With Music phones with X6 and X3

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NOKIA WORLD: Nokia has announced that it will be bringing out two new phones that will join its music portfolio of phones, the X6 and the X3.

The X6 will feature a 3.2 inch touchscreen that has been optimised for 16:9 widescreen viewing with a massive 32 gigabytes of on-board memory, a 5 megapixel camera with a Carl Zeiss optical lens and dual LED flash, TV-out support and access to its Ovi and Music stores. It will have Bluetooth, AGPS and WLAN, along with HSDPA and EDGE network support. It is said to have up to 8 hours of talk time under a GSM network (5 hours with 3G on), and can play music for up to 35 hours.

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By Terence Huynh on August 29th, 2009

Nokia brings out first Linux smartphone – Nokia N900

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Despite a few leaks, Nokia has announced it will be releasing its very first smartphone that will be Linux-based (using its Maemo 5 software), and not its Symbian operating system.

Coming out in October, the Nokia N900 is set to operate more like a computer and not a phone; with the Finnish company touting that the phone is, according to Executive Vice President, Anssi Vanjoki, “something that is fusing the power of the computer, the internet and the mobile phone.” It will also set back consumers €500, excluding any taxes and subsidiaries.

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By Terence Huynh on August 25th, 2009

Nokia heads to netbook market with Booklet 3G

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In an effort to increase revenue during these hard times (… and drink), Nokia has now announced that it will bring its “rich mobility heritage and knowledge” to the world that is foreign territory to them, the netbook market – with the Finnish company announcing its brand new product, the Nokia Booklet 3G.

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By Terence Huynh on May 5th, 2009

Review : Nokia 5800

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Here it is, Nokia’s own competitor to the successful iPhone, and its very first phone that has the brand new “Comes with Music” service, allowing owners to download music (with digital rights management) for one year. But now, it faces our editors to see if it lives up to the hype. Will it succeed, or has become a costly mistake from Nokia?

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By Terence Huynh on April 17th, 2009

Nokia net profit plunges down 90 percent

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Nokia, the number one maker of mobile phones in terms of market share, has reported in its first quarter of 2009 earnings today, and has said that it had a worse-than expected 90 percent drop in its net profit, as the phone maker faces a difficult year as the economic slowdown continues to hit hard.

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By Terence Huynh on February 16th, 2009

MWG09 : Nokia’s Ovi Store

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Nokia has showcased its brand new Ovi Store, which is set to compete with the Android Marketplace and the App Store featured on the iPhone and iPod touch. The new store is said to consolidate Download!, MOSH and WildSets, along with its music download service and N-Gage in one place, if the image serves any proof.

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By Terence Huynh on February 16th, 2009

MWG09 : Nokia E75

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Nokia has announced a brand new smartphone, called the Nokia E75. The phone is said to be designed for “the best email experience”, with full integration between contacts, email and calendar. The phone features two keyboards, the usual one you see on phones, and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard.

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By Terence Huynh on January 9th, 2009

Nokia to bring E63 to American soil

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CES 2009 : Nokia has announced that it will bring a version of the Nokia E63 that will work with the US 3G network to the North American market; selling at $279.00 unlocked, as no carrier in the United States have picked it up and subsidised it.

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By Terence Huynh on November 5th, 2008

Nokia to close plant, “reorganises” 600 employees

Nokia has announced that it would close its plant in Turku, Finland; and it will redeploy the 600 staff in the plant to its Salo plant or near its site near the capital in Helsinki. It will also announced a “sharpened focus”  that would see 130 staff in its research and development department, plus another 35 staff in operations, at risk of being fired.

Source: The Register

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By Terence Huynh on August 26th, 2008

Nokia N96 now official – coming out in Q4 2008

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The Nokia N96 is now coming to American users in Q4 2008. The phone, the successor to the Nokia N95, features the same keyboard layout, but will come with a 16GB built-in memory with an microSD card, GPS and Wi-Fi Support. Is this a competitor to the iPhone – I think so, even though it lacks a touch screen.

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