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Nokia Diagnostics – A New Symbian Application for Troubleshooting Nokia Diagnostics – A New Symbian Application for Troubleshooting(0)

The new application was created in order to help the users of Nokia phones in the diagnosis and troubleshooting of the system, as well as to customize the device. The application can perform network testing, Internet connection, charger connection, speakers, etc. At the moment the application of Nokia Diagnostics works only on the following phones: Nokia X6, Nokia N97, Nokia N97 Mini, Nokia 5800, Nokia 5230 and Nokia 5530. The support for Symbian S60 3rd Edition will be added in the future.

Nokia 5700 Smartphone Can Run on BlackBerry OS Nokia 5700 Smartphone Can Run on BlackBerry OS(0)

Photos and videos of Nokia 5700 Smartphone have appeared in one of the Chinese forums. It would seem that there is nothing unusual in it- this model was released 3 years ago and is being sold for a long time.

However, it is interesting, that after the Chinese craftsmen have worked on it, Nokia 5700 started working not on Symbian S60 3rd edition operating system, but on the BlackBerry OS. And if the photos are still fake, it will be more difficult to falsify the video. Most likely, the device was indeed patched and received a new software platform.
In this video Nokia 5700 runs under the guidance of BlackBerry OS 4.6. It is not clear whether the operating system is fully working on this Smartphone, but what is shown in the video, it is possible to draw a conclusion – it works quite well. It is not clear why Nokia 5700 works with BlackBerry OS instead of the usual S60, but, it is, at least interesting.

Evernote Has Released an Application for Nokia N900 Evernote Has Released an Application for Nokia N900(0)

Evernote Service, which allows users to create and store any information, articles and content, announced the launch of the Evernote Sharing Plug-in application for Nokia N900 Smartphones.
This plugin, developed by the experts of Nokia, adds Evernote in a built-in functionality. This extension of basic capabilities of N900 allows users to send pictures in Evernote from a camera and a photo gallery, as well as another content.

To create this plugin Nokia used Evernote API interface for developers. Immediately after the installation process, users are able to transmit information of different types into their Evernote directly from the standard menu for sending data.
Once got into Evernote, all data are processed and made available for searching. Viewing notes created on the phone or in Evernote customers for other devices, can be realized through a browser using the N900 device with a help of an optimized version.

Nokia C5 First Details Nokia C5 First Details(0)

The S40 platform is really going to leave the base models of phones. New Nokia C5 is an excellent proof of this. This model has all chances to reorient a mass audience on the OS Symbian.
Besides, Nokia C5 is the first device of fresh C-series, which many remember from July of the last year, when Nokia Company registered Xseries and Cseries. With Nokia X3 and X6 models it became clear that the Xseries devices have strong musicality. And now it came the turn of C-series classic phones.

Shortly about the specifications: the display is not touchscreen, with 2,2’’ QVGA size, 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus and LED-backlit, GPS and a microSD slot for memory expansion up to 50MB.
The device can also operate in 3G networks, there is a FM-radio and a 3.5 mm headphone jack. C5 model is actually a 3G-version of Nokia 6303, but with an updated operating system. It is like that Nokia C5 will be presented at the congress in Barcelona very soon.
By the way, we learned that C-series includes one more device. The smartphone has a full QWERTY-keyboard and a compact package. Among other things it has a 5 megapixel camera with LED-backlit.

Nokia Puts Records and Gains a Huge Base of Users Nokia Puts Records and Gains a Huge Base of Users(0)

One download per second, and so 24 hours a day. This happens with a new version of Ovi Maps. No wonder – this navigation for pedestrians and for motorists is absolutely free. 1 million downloads were reached in just a week after launching. And it is not surprising, the new cards have 5 grand benefits that users appreciated very quickly, and that radically changed the rules of the game on the market.


The intensity of the growing number of customers using Nokia devices for navigation is ahead of even the most optimistic projections of the company .According to the research conducted by Canalys, the number of people using GPS-navigation on their mobile phones around the world for to 2009 was about 27 million.
Nokia Company outlook is planning to win the leadership in the market for mobile mapping and navigation. The new release of Ovi Maps is just the main element of the new strategy. Generally, the plan was to gain a huge user base, which could then offer new services, content and opportunities associated with determining the location of the user and navigation.
By the way, the new version of Maps Ovi was most actively downloaded in China, Italy, Britain, Germany, Spain and Russia.

All new models from Nokia with GPS-receiver will continue to be delivered with a new version of Ovi Maps, loaded with regional maps, as well as free functions of pedestrian and car navigation and access to premium content from Lonely Planet and Michelin.
We remind that the Ovi Maps packet includes detailed maps of more than 180 countries, with the functions of the automotive and pedestrian navigation for 74 countries in 46 languages, as well as information about the state of movement for more than 10 countries. The package includes more than 6000 3-D markers in 200 cities worldwide. Lonely Planet and Michelin Guidebooks contain information on more than 1000 locations worldwide.

Nokia 6303i Classic Nokia 6303i Classic(0)

A year ago the company introduced Nokia 6303 classic monoblock. Since the classic monoblock had become quite popular, the Finnish manufacturer decided to update the model and launched Nokia 6303i classic – a new phone resembling the old model, but with several new features.

From a technical point of view, the most significant differences include 55 MB of internal memory and the availability of bundled 2 GB microSD Memory Card (6303 had only 17 MB of internal memory and a 1-GB card), as well as a more capacious battery.


Nokia 6303i supports three frequency bands GSM / GPRS / EDGE (900/1800/1900), is equipped with a 2.2-inch QVGA screen that displays 16 million colors, 3.5-mm headphone jack, Bluetooth stereo, FM-radio stereo with RDS, web browser and a 3.2-megapixel camera with an autofocus and LED flash.
The phone will go on sale this quarter (in a metal case of silver, khaki / gold and other colors) for an estimated price of € 105 ($ 145).

Nokia: This Music Will Not Last Forever Nokia: This Music Will Not Last Forever(0)

The company intends to shift the focus from the music theme in their smartphones to an entertainment content
The Finnish telecom giant Nokia plans to increase its share of the smartphone market, pushing users to its entertainment function. After a sufficiently long period, when the phones of the company were sold under the Tagline “Nokia Comes With Music”, the brand will launch a new slogan: “Come Get Entertained”.

According to representatives of Nokia, The Comes With Music campaign has been very successful, but now it’s time to adjust the direction of the brand, telling about the possibilities of mobile entertainment.
New Tagline “Come Get Entertained” must appear in advertisements of a new smartphone of X6 lineup, an international launch is scheduled for February 24.
The experts note the correct direction, selected by Nokia. However, in this case, the company will need to confirm its words in order to increase the number and complexity of applications on the Ovi market.

Last Week Ovi Maps has been Downloaded 1.4 Million Times Last Week Ovi Maps has been Downloaded 1.4 Million Times(0)

People really love “free” products and Ovi Maps only confirms this. In just a week, since the latest version of Ovi Maps free navigation has been released, it has already been downloaded by 1.4 million people. Perhaps in the future the application will be downloaded more actively – when gamers learn about the new Ovi Maps Racing free game.
Even Nokia did not expect that mobile navigation will have such success. By the way, a life free license became a reality thanks to the fact that Nokia acquired NAVTEQ, a company-developer of digital maps Ovi Maps.

Beginning from the next month all smartphones equipped with GPS-modules will be supplied to the market with a new preinstalled Ovi Maps application with maps of the country, applications for walking and car navigation, and access to the Michelin Guide and Lonely Planet.
Meanwhile, Nokia launched Ovi Maps Racing – free game with location. It uses real data of NAVTEQ maps: a user creates a racetrack, then selects the car and starts to play. The game itself was developed by Redlynx, requires Symbian ^ 1 (S60 5th edition) and is already available for downloading in Ovi Store (free for a limited period of time).

The First Information about Nokia C5 Smartphone The First Information about Nokia C5 Smartphone(0)

The Internet already has information on the Nokia C5 smartphone, which has not yet been officially released.
Soon the Finnish manufacturer will announce the release of a new line of mobile devices – a series of C. Apparently, it will include business-class device, which is denoted by the word Classic (remember that the recent XpressMusic musical line has been transformed into X-series, including X6 and X3 models). Well C5 smartphone is the first representative of the C-series.

According to available data, the novelty operating under OS Symbian (S60 Third Edition Feature Pack 2 platform), is equipped with a 3.2-megapixel camera, 2.2-inch screen with a resolution of 320×240 pixels, 50 MB of internal memory, microSD slot for flash drives, GPS-receiver technology to support A-GPS, 3,5-millimeter audio jacks and FM-tuner.
The device is designed for GSM / GPRS / EDGE and UMTS / HSDPA networks.
It is reported that the smartphone will be announced at the P5 exhibition Mobile World Congress 2010, but it became known earlier that Nokia does not intend to show new products at this event.

Nokia Released a Game Nokia Released a Game(0)

Nokia company released a game for smartphones, where the player is invited to travel by car through the streets of real cities. The game determines the current location of the user, displays a map of the city, where he is, and invites the user to plan routes. There are three different of cars.

In addition to his own city, the player can plot a route on the pre-maps. He can choose 20 tracks, laid on Berlin, Amsterdam, London and other famous European cities.
The application can be downloaded free for a limited period of time in the Ovi Store. It is compatible with all Nokia smartphones, having a touch screen and based on the Symbian ^ 1 platform (S60 5th Edition), including Nokia N97 mini and Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition. The touch screen needs to control the game. The game uses three-dimensional graphics.

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