Recently, an official announcement of the budget mobile phoneof Nokia indexed as C1  took place.

The device has modest technical specifications and a low, affordable price. Externally, the phone is a classic candy bar with a low-key appearance, which boasts the highest duration of work, and the functioning with two SIM-cards. It is known that the manufacturer intends to disseminate new product mainly in countries with developing market.

Specs of Nokia C1 include display with a resolution of 128×160 pixels, a 3,5 mm headphone jack, a flashlight and FM-radio. The dimensions of the device is 107,1 x45x15 mm, with its own weight of 72.9, the only nuance of the phone is that it can not work with two SIM-cards simultaneously.

In order to switch from one SIM-card to another the user has to click a specially assigned button, without having to reboot the mobile device. Perhaps some users will find it cost-effective solution, although by itself it is not a full-fledged Dual-SIM technology.

Price of the Nokia C1 is only 30 euros.

It feels like for now Nokia N8 in the silver color scheme seems to be one of the best ones if compared with the rest of the offers. For now one of the device which is being compared a lot with the new flagship of Nokia is iPhone. While comparing the two devices, we might say that Nokia N8 is thinner than Apple iPhone, while the second one is a little bit wider.

Well, of course iPhone has more rounded edges. Of course everything will change, when on June 7th the new iPhone version will be announced. So for now let’s just watch the most recent photo gallery of that exact silver version of Nokia N8.

While the modern devices exceed the computers of fifteen year age with the performance, they have a significant drawback: with a few exceptions the phones can not connect accessories, operating on the USB. This omission, according to the video, will be eliminated in the new model of Nokia.

Micro-USB port of the Nokia N8 device based on the operating system Symbian ^ 3 will include the function of USB-hosting. This means that the smartphone will be able to get connected to flash drives, external hard drives and other phones, which enable the Mass Storage.

Also N8, in theory, could be connected to USB-accessories (eg, the keyboard and mouse), but for that they might need to have a special software. USB-hosting function, despite its obvious usefulness, is rare thing for the devices. It used to function on some of the Windows Mobile devices issued a few years ago. They can easily connect not only to a flash, but a keyboard and a mouse.

Introduced in late April, the new flagship smartphone Nokia N8 is now available for pre-order in the German unit of the online store Amazon, moreover, with the issue price of 469.50 Euros (about $ 587). Agree, not too expensive for the mobile device with a 12-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, Xenon flash and autofocus, as well as the ability to record video with 720p.

It feels terrific as the budget smartphone from Nokia, X2 has been announced to go on sale for the U.S. market.
Announced around 2 weeks ago in India, the ultra-cheap phone Nokia X2 has received FCC approval for the usage in the U.S.

The new product of Nokia supports GSM / EDGE-connection, and is able to work in networks of third generation. The main features of X2 include a 2.2-inch QVGA display, S40 user interface, stereo, Bluetooth, 3.5-mm headphone jack, FM radio, Opera Mini, microSD memory card support, and a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash.

The smartphone Nokia X2 will go on sale in the Indian market at the beginning of June. We also know the price of the device here- it’s going to cost around 85 Euros.

Finnish company Nokia, which is one of the leading manufacturers of electronic devices on the market, has applied for the patent of invention, which allows the battery of electronic equipment to stay charged for a while. So far, specialists have completed a conceptual option for a mobile phone, but later offered technology can be used to recharge the cameras, laptops and other gadgets.

In the framework of the invention is the idea of using natural vibrations in order to recharge electronic devices. The battery and cell phone housings are mounted with rigid frame, and between them  a number of piezoelectric elements are placed. During the natural vibrations (i.e. when the owner of the phone goes to transport, is walking or simply dials the subscriber’s number) the piezoelectric elements on the surface are creating a charge of electricity, which is being sent to the battery charge. However, the inventors point out that at this stage of development is impossible to completely abandon the battery charging loss, but their innovative is able to prolong the interval of autonomous operation of the electronic device.

When a new technology will find its practical application, whether the invention will be in demand, is not clear. The idea of creating such devices is not new. At one time, there were beetle- lanterns with built-in dynamo machines.

What fate awaits innovation from Nokia – time will tell.