But you know what? We’ve heard it before Nokia’s big event tomorrow and we present to you the first ever Nokia Phones on Windows Phone 7. Namely, two of them.
Lumia 800
Lumia 810 Leaked
Looks a lot like the Nokia N9, infact it’s a design replica. It features a 512 Mb RAM and 50 hrs music playback support and NO MicroSd slot. Fair enough. The startling feature, its running WP 7!
What excites me the most is, will the hardware get a long well with the software?
Lumia 710
Lumia 710 Leaked
Lumia 800 is supposed to be the higher end model while Lumia 710 serves as the bottom. It looks “cheaper” and also lacks a MicroSd Slot.
For now treat them as rumors if you want, till they’re proven right tomorrow. Thanks WinRumors.
Microsoft is next to join the league for the mobile payments after reports about Android and Apple’s iPhone getting the NFC Technology hit the web.
Sure, Microsoft is busting all the ammo they’ve got to retain their market share of 5.5% in the Mobile OS market with Google’s Android having 39.5% and Apple’s iOS having 15.9% and RIM’s Blackberry having 14.9%. [Stats from Bloomberg]
NFC (Near Field Communication) is in the news for quite some time. In layman’s words, it’s somewhat like waving your mobile phone at the cash counter and paying your bill amounts. It’s got lot of potential as we see, $32 Billion was the revenue from Mobile Payments last year. This is what drives all the industry biggies crazy. It is expected to reach about $240 Billion by 2014.
Microsoft and Nokia had recently teamed up and Nokia and had declared to embark on Windows as it’s future OS. Nokia also stated that they would be throwing NFC enabled phones this year in the market. So, you can make out some connections from these and further predictions are that we will be seeing Microsoft NFC enabled phones early this year. This latest piece of technology could be a breakthrough and possibly would increase consumer spending via Mobile. [Picture Credit : Geek.com]
Research in Motion (RIM), the massive conglomerate that holds Blackberry has got a long lived relationship with the corporate sector, employees have embraced Blackberry phones as Pancakes!
Nokia and Microsoft, two of the Digital Biggies try to break RIM’s hold on the corporate sector by unifying and releasing stuff to make RIM pee in it’s pants. Today, they released Communicator Mobile, this application makes it easier to communicate with colleagues via Text Messages, Email, Phone calls. This made it to Nokia E52 and E72 models and it’s coming to other models soon.
This just marks the start, Microsoft is possibly planning for more apps for the Nokia app store invasion and next might be Office! Let’s see, if Microsoft can do the office magic on the smartphones, just like the way it did on computers?
BTW i remember, Apple iPhone has a got an app for it too, and it’s called “Enterprise”
Nokia’s shining with it’s latest device, N8 which managed to reach upto the expectations of Bloggers. It’s got awful lot of features trapped inside that shady looking device.
I think the only reason why i would ever buy the device would be the camera. It’s got 12 Megapixel (though it does not affect the quality much) and a much larger sensor compared to the rest of the mobile camera lineups. It’s got 720p HD recording, Xenon Flash and has awesome set of image editing tools. It has a 3.5 inch capacitive touchscreen with complete support for mulitouch, the pinch and zoom feature permitted in the browser and image galleries too.
Symbian^3 is not some great deal of innovation with 3 home screens with organizable widgets but the only factor that makes it a winner is the speed unless stuffed with data on the flash chips which later turn menu’s sluggish. The battery life is “way” better than the rest of the Nokia lineup and supports music playback upto two days!
It’s got a HDMI adapter too which attaches itself to your home theatre to provide a jolly experience while watching videos. The phone is also the first to support Dolby Digital Plus which makes it a rockstar if you are looking for a media phone. N8 pulls television content from providers like CNN, Paramount or National Geographic and the quality is decent enough. It’s running on 680MHz with 256 mb of Ram. Few Videos with Nokia N8 below.
Symbian^3 was shown up at the Mobile World Congress at Barcelona and here we are greeted with demo videos for Symbian^4 which surely leave us disappointed a lot.
It’s been hyped a lot, and especially after Windows Phone 7 Series, we expect a lot from the newer and upcoming operating systems. It did not live upto expectations. We were expecting a breakthrough in mobile OS with some unique innovation but guess what we got? Three home screens which are widget ready. They have kept the touch sensitiveness very high and this OS revolves all around it.
What is surprising is that after so much hype and time, we get this? We were expecting something better. Nokia, you’ve got to work real hard! The videos we’ve got are extremely short, like about 30 seconds but enough to give a glimpse of what’s going to be out there. This comes into production in early 2011.
Nokia is coming after Google Maps with the latest announcement of making Ovi Maps completely free to provide step by step and driving directions and they promise you, to expect No Additional Charges!
This is a strategic move that will be the game-changer for the industry
says D Shivakumar, Managing Director, Nokia India. This truly could be? I mean remember the time when they added camera’s to Nokia phones and they soon became the largest producers of camera’s in the world!
Nokia’s Ovi Maps has got a unique hybrid technology and essential features required for navigation. With this step, they make Navigation available to over 50 Million cellphones. Currently there are about 27 Million devices using navigation systems on their cellphones.
They would support Voice navigation for 76 countries in over 46 languages and maps for 180+ countries currently and expanding!
This would be a massive gear up against Google Maps as Nokia would have a advantage providing inbuilt systems for their navigation then Google maps as Nokia is selling more cellphones then Google.
Five key features that sets Ovi Maps apart:
1. No hidden costs
Everything is free! Only data charges apply!
2. Best global coverage
You take your mobile with you wherever you go in the world so, as standard, voice guided navigation for both pedestrians and drivers is available for 74 countries in 46 different languages and there are maps for over 180 countries. This gives you the best maps with the largest global coverage for free.
3.No network connection required when navigating Avoid expensive, battery-draining network connections with Nokia’s unique hybrid technology. Maps can be pre-loaded on to your Nokia smartphone so you can set Ovi Maps to offline mode, saving battery power, and the navigation system will still work. This is particularly useful for those worried about data connection costs when travelling abroad or when you are travelling through areas with little or no network coverage.
4. Unique hybrid technology
Ovi Maps is built on an advanced technology called hybrid vector maps. Vector maps are high quality but less data intensive and allow you to continue to navigate even if you lose your network connection. This means that maps downloaded or updated across a network connection are about half the size of bulky bitmaps used by other mobile map providers. The hybrid technology ensures that, unlike other providers, any downloaded map data is stored on the device for future use.
Currently 10 smartphones are supported which include Nokia N97 mini, Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, Nokia E72. They will be adding more phones to the list. If your device is supported then you can get the maps here.
Press Release after break.
Nokia makes worldwide walk and drive navigation free on smartphones
ESPOO,FINLAND: Nokia today announced plans to make walk and drive navigation free on its smartphones as part of a new version of Ovi Maps, available for download at www.nokia.com/maps. Nokia’s mapping and navigation software has been specifically designed for mobile use and is based on unique hybrid technology. The new version of Ovi Maps will include all essential car and pedestrian navigation features, such as turn-by-turn voice guidance for 74 countries in 46 languages, and traffic information for over 10 countries, as well as detailed maps for over 180 countries.
“We want to make using your mobile for navigation as familiar as using it to send a text or take a picture. We believe that making the best maps with voice guided navigation available for free will be the catalyst to do this,” explained Anssi Vanjoki, Executive Vice President, Nokia. “Why have multiple devices that work in only one country or region? Put it all together, make it free, make it global and you have something that is truly useful and can help you get round almost any city in the world whether you’re on foot or driving.”
According to D Shivakumar, Managing Director, Nokia India, “This is a strategic move that will be the game-changer for the industry. We believe that offering the world’s best maps with full navigation features and premium content at no extra cost will be the catalyst that drives mass market and penetration of mobile maps in India.”
This move has the potential to nearly double the size of the current mobile navigation market. For Nokia, removing the costs associated with navigation for drivers and pedestrians allows the company to quickly activate a massive user base to which it can offer new location features, content and services. This is part of Nokia’s strategy to lead the market in mobile maps, navigation and location-based services. The move is also in line with Nokia’s vision that the next wave of growth will be centered on the location-aware, social internet — as the ‘where’ people are doing things becomes as important as the ‘what’ they are doing.
According to research firm Canalys, the number of people worldwide using GPS navigation on their mobile phones was approximately 27 million at the end of 2009. With this announcement Nokia potentially grows the size of this installed user base to about 50 million by enabling smartphone owners, with compatible devices and devices that will be made compatible shortly to activate free drive and walk navigation through a simple download of the new Ovi Maps. Nokia will further grow this base as it quickly adds more smartphones to the compatible devices list. Canalys also estimated in 2009 that the installed base of smartphones with integrated GPS was 163 million units worldwide, of which Nokia accounted for more than half (51%) having shipped cumulatively 83 million GPS devices.
“This is a game changing move. By leveraging our NAVTEQ acquisition, and our context sensitive service offering, we can now put a complete navigation system in the palm of your hand, wherever in the world you are, whenever you need it – and at no extra cost,” continued Anssi Vanjoki. “By adding cameras at no extra cost to our phones we quickly became the biggest camera manufacturer in the world. The aim of the new Ovi Maps is to enable us to do the same for navigation.”
We knew it was coming. Nokia had posted a complaint against Apple in International Trade Commision (ITC) in US asking ITC to ban all imports on Apple products ranging from Macs, iPods and iPhones and now Apple has come up with another counter attack against the worlds largest producer of Mobile Phones with more infringing patents.
The war had started long time back and now it’s going on and it could be the biggest stories in 2010 if ITC grants any of the companies what they are demanding for, which ITC has already done with Microsofts Word.
The complaint is pending in the ITC and is awaiting review. Soon, the battle will break out like never before because both the parties, Apple and Nokia have huge number of registered patents and it is obvious since both develop products with much similar technology, this could go on for a long time with more and more infringed patents being discovered!
The two electronic giants Nokia and Apple have literally gone on a legal war. First, Nokia slapped Apple with a patent infringement case where they said the iPhone was infringing their 10 patents. Apple’s answer was a countersuit claiming that Nokia infringed 13 patents.
It was quiet till Nokia once more issued a complain to ITC (U.S International trade commission) over patent infringement and now the most recent news is that they appealed to court to ban nearly all of it’s devices from being imported to the U.S.
iPhone’s, iPods and all the Macs are said to be infringing Nokia’s patents and according to the company, the only way to stop is would be banning the products. They are also asking Apple for a huge fine with interest as damages.
Nokia said,
Apple’s acts have caused, and unless restrained and enjoined, will continue to cause, irreparable injury and damage to Nokia for which there is no adequate remedy at law
It’s business and it’s a game. Earlier things like this have worked like Microsoft was slapped by a lawsuit and they had to stop selling Word in U.S till they had made some changes to their software.
We are still waiting for Apple’s answer and it’s obvious that Apple has got a fireball to throw at Nokia soon!
Nokia’s playing the game right. Obviously, the whole Nokia range failed to compete with the iPhone (atleast in the US) so there they go.
Nokia has filed a complaint against Apple with U.S International Trade Comission, claiming that iPod creator has infringed their patents in nearly all the devices they have created, cell phones, music players and computers. Nokia stated that Apple has picked up on UI (User Interface) designs, camera technology, power management and antenna (What?) to create “key” features in their products.
Paul Melin, General Manager of Patent licensing at Nokia said, “This action is about protecting the results of such pioneering development….The ITC case filed today is about Apple’s practice of building its business on Nokia’s proprietary innovation”. Check out Nokia’s Press Release for more detailed stuff.
For a common user all this seems like some crappy stuff, but for these brands it could have cost them billions of dollars. Apple is the most unique company i have ever come across and so i am waiting for these guys to answer Nokia. Will keep you guys updated!
Nokia’s buzzing handset, N900 has been in the headlines for lot of time and it does have a tough reason to be there. For all Skype lovers, here is a good news.
Nokia N900 has got Skype Integrated with it, to the core! You don’t need to download ant skype application or launch any. All you got to do is login and call!
Once you are logged in, just shuffle over your contacts, make a Skype to Skype call which is completely free or Make a call abroad for damn low charges.
So what do you get out of this?
No Hassles downloading software and installing it on you Phone
You can use it on your 3G or Wifi
You can Chat and Call your Skype Contacts
Everything is integrated so when you browse contacts you see buttons like Chat Via Skype or Call via Skype
You get to save money
Your Mobile Service Operator gets difficult competition
Check out this video by Mark Douglas who is the Product manager of Skype Mobile who explains skype with Nokia N900!
Research in Motion (RIM), the massive conglomerate that holds Blackberry has got a long lived relationship with the corporate sector, employees have embraced Blackberry phones as Pancakes!
