Nokia 5800 XpressMedia aka The Music-Centric Device

The most anticipated Nokia tube would be called as music-centric device, says Nokia, it has a 3.2-inch haptic touch-screen, 3.2-megapixel AF camera with dual-LED flash, VGA front camera, A-GPS, HDSPA, up to 16GB of storage via microSD and some loud speakers which were actually quite clear and crisp. Here is the launch video;

Here are the full specification of Nokia tube;

Camera:

* 3.2-megapixels
* Autofocus
Sound:

quad-band (850/900/1800/1900Mhz) GSM/EDGE radio

3.5mm earphone socket

Display:

* 3.2-inch Touchscreen
* Tactile feedback
* 640 x 360 pixels
* 16 million colors

Memory:

140MB internal memory

Net:

* Quad Band GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
* EDGE
* UMTS
* HSDPA
* Bluetooth 2.0
* Wi-Fi
* Government inspection department (?)
* 3.5mm headphone jack
* TV Out
Miscellaneous
* 16 million color TFT LCD
* 640 × 360 pixel resolution
* 16:9 display mode
* Fifth edition of Symbian S60.
* finger touch operation will provide vibration feedback function.
* 3.2 megapixel Carl Zeiss optical lens with autofocus
* Dual LED flash
* Built-in GPS
* 140 MB RAM
* GSM / GPRS / EDGE / WCDMA / HSDPA / WLAN wireless networking and Bluetooth technology.
* 3.5 mm Headset interface
* TV-out interface
* BL-5J 1150mah Battery
* Dimensions: 111 x 52 x 14,5 mm
* Weight: 104 g

It seems that Nokia is fully prepared to create a tough competition in mobile market with their Nokia 5800 XpressMedia.

Japanese iPhone Preverts Dirty Pictures

The Japanese version 3G iPhone will make a shutter sound wherever a picture is taken, even in silent mode, it is supposed to deter voyeurs from taking dirty pictures up women’s’ skirts — or down their tops in a public place. This is nothing new for the nation because most of the cell phones come with this feature.

Photo courtesy: Gizmodo
According to Nobuyuki Hayashi, a tech reporter based in Tokyo “the camera of the iPhone 3G sold in Japan will make a shutter sound every time you take a photo, even if you put the telephone in silent mode”. Read more at [ Gizmodo ]

Nokia Viral Video

Nokia’s Viral Web 2.0 Video in youtube, the song is catchy but the video quality is not good, the Nokia guys should improve it otherwise it will creat negative branding. Anyway enjoy it!

Nokia phones.

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