The Nokia C3 will soon get a firmware update taking the device from the version 07.20 to the version 08.63. The update will bring stability, app updates and performance improvements to the device.

This cool budget smartphone comes with a QWERTY keyboard, 2.4 QVGA display, GPRS/EDGE, 2 megapixel camera with 4 X zoom. The Nokia C3 works in cooperation with Opera Mini and supports Wi-Fi connectivity. The device is mainly targeted at younger customers, since it not only has a QWERTY keyboard for an easier messaging, but also provides quick access to popular social networking sites, which allows to get connected with your friends more easily.

The update will be available through Nokia Software Update or OTA. As an alternative version we do have the Ovi Suite.

Nokia C3 Changelog:

• Improved features and performance
• Updated applications
• Better Stability

You can easily check for updates, just by dialing *#0000# on the home screen. To get this software through your device, select Applications > Software Update, and choose the software you want to update. It is advised to backup all your data before updating the device, just to make sure that no important files are lost during the installation.

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Several months ago the image of Nokia N98 was published in the web. There was doubt that this is the usual concept of a fan having nothing to do with the actual phone. However, Nokia N8 has recently been presented, which design is similar to that of N98, that allows to argue about the existence of N98.

In addition to cut corners like in N8 the phone is notable for striking color solutions (N8 boasts of the same), the presence of the word Nokia, N00 index , an HDMI connector on the top and an interface reminding of Symbian ^ 3 in the press-release images of N8.

Nokia N98 will supposedly get 32 GB of internal memory (instead of 16 GB as in N8), 4” capacitive display (instead of 3.5” at N8), QWERTY keyboard. The camera of N8 operates at 12  megapixel resolution and can shoot HD-video. It is unknown which module will be used in for N98.

Taking into  the account the fact that Nokia has refused the old nomenclature (C3, C5, C6, X2, N8 have been presented in recent months) the powerful novelty with QWERTY-keyboard can be designated as Nokia N9.

Last month Nokia made a serious bid for success in the QWERTY segment, introducing three models for different users – C3, C6 and E5. The most affordable device will be Nokia C3. It will be available in several colors, including pink which means that the device is going to fulfill the list of the Pink phones.

Nokia C3 is a bar form factor in a plastic case with QWERTY. It is based on Series 40 6th Edition, has a 2 megapixel camera, a 3.5-mm jack for headphones, FM-radio, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 55 MB of memory (+ microSD). The software cover has successfully been expanded due to numerous Ovi services.

Nokia C3 Specifications:

• Network: GSM / GPRS / EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
• Platform: Series 40 6th Edition
• Display: 2.4” , 320 x 240 pixels, 262 thousand colors, TFT
• Camera: 2 megapixel, 4x digital zoom
• Internal memory: 55 MB
• Expansion slot: microSDHC (up to 8 GB)
• Wi-Fi (802.11b / g)
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
• FM-radio
• microUSB 2.0
• 3,5-mm jack
• Ovi services
• Battery: BL-5J, 1320 mAh
• Hours of operation in talk mode: up to 7 hours
• Hours of operation in standby mode: up to 20 days
• Dimensions: 115,5 x 58,1 x 13,6 mm
• Weight: 114 grams
• Colors: Golden White, Slate Grey, Hot Pink
• Integration: phone, BL-5J battery, AC-3 charger, WH-102 stereo headset
• Form factor: bar with QWERTY
• Type: Telephone
• Date of announcement: April 13, 2010
• Release Date: second quarter of 2010

Only a week ago Nokia introduced three new devices: Nokia C6, Nokia C3 and Nokia E5. At that time we published the official pictures of devices, but now the first “live” photos of the new Nokia smartphones, as well as videos of them have appeared in the network.

Among the three represented models the most interesting one is the side-slider Nokia C6, running Symbian 9.4 operating system. The smartphone is equipped with a 3.2-inch display with a resolution of 360×640 pixels, HSDPA, GPS, Wi-Fi, a 5-megapixel camera with autofocus, as well as Nokia Ovi Maps free navigation.

It should be noted that Nokia C6 will be on sale in the current quarter, it will cost approximately 220 euros. The device will be available in white and black colors.

Nokia E5 is a business-smartphone, based on Symbian 9.3 operating system, is equipped with the ARM 11 processor (600 MHz). The most significant features of the device include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 (+ EDR), a 3.5 mm audio jack, a 5-megapixel camera and more. This novelty is equipped with a horizontally oriented display and a QWERTY-keyboard.

The third device – Nokia C3 is built on S40. The model, like the other two new devices mentioned above, focuses on sociable users. Nokia C3 contains Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, QWERTY-keyboard, and a 2 megapixel camera.

A few days ago it was rumoured that Nokia will present Nokia N8-its first smartphone based on  the Symbian^3 OS. It has recently been reported that an event called “Everyone connect” does not have anything to do with this smartphone. The Finnish producer has presented three new devices made primarily for communication.

All three devices are equipped with QWERTY-keyboard, providing access to a variety of e-mail accounts, as well as to social networks.

As the Head of Nokia Markets Anssi Vanjoki notes: “Our phones for communication are very successful. Services that provide quick access to corporate e-mail and instant messaging are very popular on our QWERTY-smartphones such as in Nokia E71 and Nokia E63. People want to use social networks, to exchange messages, to use e-mail with the help of an available device. Nokia C3, Nokia C6 and Nokia E5 are made exactly for this purpose”.

Nokia C3 is the first phone of Series 40, equipped with a QWERTY-keyboard and providing access to social networks directly from your display. You can view, comment, update your status and share photos on your favorite web sites like Facebook and Twitter. The phone will also be equipped with Ovi Mail and Ovi Chat services.

Among other features of Nokia C3 are  a 2.4-inch display, a 2 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, slot for memory cards. The new phone is scheduled to go on sale in the second quarter of this year, it will cost 90 euros without taxes and subsidies. As for the external performance, the device will be available in several colors: pink, grey and white gold.

Confirmation on the development of two Nokia phones code named RX-99 and RM-614 have recently appeared on the web. Western resources suggest that the flagship N9 and budget C3 are hidden behind these names.

Nokia N9 can lead the line of Nseries, based on the new platform MeeGo (it is created jointly by Nokia and Intel). Specifications, as well as design, are still unknown. The phone will appear on sale at the end of the year.

Nokia C3 is a phone witha bar form factor with QWERTY-keyboard for those who are looking for an inexpensive device for convenient work with messages. Several months ago we wrote about Mystic. Perhaps this is the same device. So it feels like no one doubts about the future raise and fulfillment of the N and C series which are so far considered to be the leaders in terms of sales.

In our articles we have already mentioned about Nokia mobile devices of C-series. About a month ago at the CeBIT 2010 exhibition Nokia has unveiled its C5, which is an inexpensive smartphone based on S60 3rd Edition, made in the classical bar form factor with a digital keypad. The device is intended, to a greater degree for communication in social networks and instant messaging and emails. It is inexpensive; its cost will be only 135 euros. The release of Nokia C5 is expected in the second quarter.

And now it is known that another representative of the line – Nokia C3 is on the way to be released. Little was known about that device until now, but judging by the name, it is an even simpler model than the C5. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved the device code named RM-614, which is assumed to be the very C3. Judging by the sketch, this is a candy bar form factor phone, but it is not clear whether it has a hardware keyboard and what are its specifications. Clearly, Nokia C3 will also have social functions, and its value should be lower than that of C5. The new device may be focusing on emerging markets.