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Nokia says it is a software company, not a phone maker
Nokia says it is now a software company, not a phone manufacturer. The company began as a rubber works in the 19th century and is well known for its extensive portfolio of mobile phones that cover a range of markets from ultra low-cost phones to high-end smartphones with the latest “must-have” technology.
While it continues that bent, the manufacturer has begun consolidating its phone fleet with only 22 models released in the first half of 2010 compared to roughly 35 in the latter half of 2009. Asia Pacific head of marketing, Will Harris, said the company is “a business in transition”.
“Our future is in software not hardware,” Harris told Computerworld Australia, adding that the company now believes it “monetises its software with hardware”.
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The software, too, is changing. The mobile giant is set to release an overhaul of the popular open source Symbian Series 60 platform with Symbian 3 and soon Symbian 4, and is in the process of bringing the first devices with its Linux-based MeeGo operating system to market. Once completed, Nokia will only have three smartphone platforms for its entire fleet – Series 40, Symbian 4 and MeeGo – which are open for development from third parties through its Qt framework which can be deployed on all of the company’s devices.
“We could effectively launch all of the devices on the same day, because they’re all using the same platform,” Harris said. “We’ve never been able to do that before. The leap for us to go from the N97 to the N97 mini required a whole lot of work to get the software working on those two devices.”
While Nokia acquired navigation company Navteq in order to bring further mapping expertise in-house, a major aspect of the company’s focus on software is an increased interest in collaboration. Both Symbian and MeeGo are, after all, open source platforms, with the latter being a combination of Nokia’s Maemo and Intel’s Moblin operating systems.
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Nokia’s latest phone announcement is the E73 mode
The Nokia E73 Mode comes with a full QWERTY keyboard, 5 megapixel camera with flash and autofocus, Wi-Fi for voice and data, long battery life, personal and corporate e-mail access, a full HTML Web browser with support for Adobe Flash, media player and more. With a full portfolio of multimedia functionality combined with Ovi Services, the Nokia E73 Mode provides consumers with everything they need to get the most out of their personal life.
The Nokia E73 Mode comes pre-loaded with services and applications to make life easier, more fun and more efficient. With Ovi Maps, a turn-by-turn navigation solution from Nokia using the device’s built-in GPS at no additional cost, consumers can get from point A to B with voice-guided directions – even when walking. Also pre-loaded on the device is the Ovi Store by Nokia, which provides access to thousands of compelling applications and games including “Shazam” and “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.” In addition, Ovi Store enables a simplified purchasing experience for consumers by allowing payment for content billed to their monthly T-Mobile bill or via credit card.
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Affordable Candybar Nokia X2 Announced
Nokia just announced a new phone today under the music-centric Xseries line-up. Called the Nokia X2, it boasts some nice-sounding mid-range features, coupled with an affordable price tag.
Since it’s an Xseries device, it comes with dedicated music keys along both sides to go with the 3.5mm headphone jack and onboard dual speakers. It features a conventional but stylish compact body, complete with a T9-style keypad and slim 13mm lines. Build appears to be heavily plastic, but it’s an attractive design.
Details of the X2 include a 2.2-inch TFT display (320 x 240 resolution), a 5.0 megapixel camera module (with video), Bluetooth 2.1, FM tuner and microSD card expansion (up to 16GB). Other notable features include various useful homescreen widgets (e.g. Facebook) and a full messaging suite.
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The king of the Nokia N900
Nokia N900 using the latest Maemo5 operating system, and equipped with 600MHz of ARM Cortex A8 processor, its running speed to ensure convenient. Nokia N900 with sliding full keyboard design, together with the 110.9 × 59.8 × 18mm of measurements and 181 grams of weight to volume just right, user-friendly. N900 in the screen area is used by 16 million 3.5-inch color TFT screen material, resolution of 480 × 800 pixels (WVGA), the user can clearly view the information or Screen Play, showing satisfactory. In the photo on, N900 equipped with a 500 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss camera, with autofocus and dual LED-light shooting outstanding. N900 also has a good multimedia performance, support for DivX video files, music player interface for visual albums, music classification, function together to support, in addition to N900 to support 3G networks, built-in Wi-Fi module, Bluetooth-enabled and GPS .
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Nokia C2 exposure
Nokia C2 use the special rotating screen design, but also with full keyboard. Equipped with a 240 × 320 resolution screen and built-in 2 million pixel camera.
