Launched :Nokia's XpressMusic 5800 Touch Phone

Nokia announced its first touch screen-based phone, the XpressMusic 5800.

Specifications:
It has a 3.2-inch touch resistance screen. It packs in a massive number of pixels (640 x 360), giving it HD resolution. It is bright, and looks fantastic. Movies looked crystal clear, as did video shot with the 5800 itself. Speaking of video, it can record at 30 frames per second. The camera itself rates 3.2 megapixels and includes a Carl Zeiss lens, autofocus, and dual-LED flash. The on-screen user interface for the camera is actually quite nice, and makes some improvements that all touch-based phones should add to their camera software, such as quick access to most of the camera's settings.

The phone has tons of radios. It will come in two basic flavors, with one supporting European and Asian 3G networks, and another supporting North American 3G networks. Both versions also include Bluetooth 2.0 with stereo support, Wi-Fi, and a GPS. These specs are pretty much standard on most of Nokia's media-based phones these days.

You want media playback? The 5800 can handle it. Music, video, you name it, the 5800 will do it, and it even has a TV out jack for sending video signals to a TV or monitor. At the top, you'll find a full 3.5-mm headset jack so it can be used with most stereo.

Will the XpressMusic 5800 reap in huge sales figures?

Samsung Mobile Innovator- website for developers

The Samsung Mobile Innovator site is currently in beta state.

In October, site will be completely accessible.

It'll open access to further resources and services designed to make it easier to get your application onto Samsung devices

Following support will be provided:

• Test your Samsung S60 application (Lab.dev),

• Request technical support if you are a Core member (Ask.dev),

• Participate in the discussion boards.

• As a member, developer will also be able to submit business proposals using our new business development service (Market.dev).

It seems Samsung is taking serious interest in making its own developer community . Only time will tell how fast this community will grow :)

President of Nokia China - Olympic Torch Bearer

With only one day to go until the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Nokia China is very proud to share the happiness and joy of the Games with the entire Nokia family.

Colin Giles, President of Nokia China, has participated in the final Beijing leg of the 2008 Olympic Torch Relay. Beijing leg is both the beginning and ending point of the entire China torch relay, and thus holds a symbolic importance for the Games. Colin ran today as the 17th torchbearer of the Ba Daling Great Wall leg.

“This was a huge honor for me,” said Colin. “Participating in the Torch Relay was one of the most memorable and important moments in my life and I will cherish it forever.”

“Nokia is all about connecting people, so we are proud to be part of this wonderful connection as we witness great changes in Beijing,” added Colin. “The torch relay is a bridge that brings together different countries and different races in the spirit of friendship and peace. My hope, and Nokia’s hope, is to help more people know and understand Beijing and China, and the Chinese people.”

Mobile Design Challenge 2008

Design a Mobile Application to Empower the Farming Community of India!

Design an easy to use mobile application (Concept & the UI) that can help in the agriculture productivity and socio economic development of the rural population.

Design should take into consideration NOKIA S 40 series phone such as N6300.

PRIZES

Prizes as per the following will be awarded to the best three entries:

• 1st Prize: Rs. 40,000/-*
• 2nd Prize: Rs. 25,000/-*
• 3rd Prize: Rs. 15,000/-*

ELIGIBILITY

Students and Professionals from India

IMPORTANT DATES

Registration: July 31st, 2008

Submission: August 17th, 2008

For registration send email to usid_designchallenge@usidfoundation.org with your name and institution/organization.

Full details at:

http://www.usidfoundation.org/usid2008/designchallenge/

Hello! July is cellphone etiquette month

Hello!!
July month is celebrated as cellphone etiqutte months.

So what are cellphone etiquettes.. don't you know?

Check out following links

Phone-etiquette blog Yeah there is dedicated blog for phone etiquettes :O

IBN-Live

Pre-Leap

N78 Fusions Challenge

If you are a shutter bug, a techie, an explorer, a wanderer, a sports enthusiast, an adventure lover or simply someone who loves to share discoveries as you travel…then you need to be a part of Nokia Nseries Fusions Challenge!

The Fusions Challenge is your chance to lead a team of your friends and rediscover your passions with them. So sign up, register your team, play the Fusions Game and get as many people to become your teams fans to be selected for the Fusions Challenge. You can visit www.nokia.co.in/fusion to register your team. The last day for registrations is July 27, 2008.

Fore more details visit official blog.

MS on Symbian Foundation!

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For the most part, analysts have given their thumbs up on the news of the creation of the Symbian Foundation, seeing it as a positive for both Nokia and the industry, and a competitive threat to Android, LiMo and Microsoft

The analysts at Strategy Analytics, for example, expected this development to lead to less platform fragmentation across the industry, with Symbian becoming a global standardized operating system with a unified user-interface. This will lead to reduced development times for vendors, lower handset prices, more and speedier innovation, and an expanded global smartphone market.

Funny to hear that Microsoft is warning the public that an open-source model will lead to fragmentation for Symbian. "They're opening themselves up to some of the same challenges of all open source projects," said Scott Rockfeld, group product manager for Microsoft's Mobile Communications Business. The Microsoft executive points to the various splintered Linux versions and groups that exist.

But hey, could this just be taken as good free advice from Microsoft? The Linux Foundation can help prevent this from happening from the get go.