Microsoft Communicator Mobile For Nokia Devices Released
May 20, 2010 by Sanjay · Leave a Comment
Redmond, Washington-headquartered Microsoft Corporation has released the Communicator Mobile software exclusively for Nokia’s mobile devices. The software is available for download from Nokia’s online Ovi Store. It is compatible with Nokia’s Symbian operating system, and has been designed around the architecture of most popular Nokia E-series mobile phones, especially the E72 and E52.
The application allows for collaborative communication between Nokia mobile users. The names and statuses of fellow users is embedded into the device’s contact database; and so whenever a colleague becomes available, their status is updated in the app. The application also suggests the best way to communicate with the colleague: instant messaging, phone call, or e-mail. The software is useful in an enterprise environment where fellow workers and colleagues are always on the move, by providing everybody with a common base to remain in touch.
Besides the Communicator Mobile, Nokia has also been using Microsoft technologies for its other functionality. For example, Nokia has deployed Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync to optimize direct access to email and other personal information that a mobile user keys in on their device.
The Communicator Mobile will now be pre-installed on select Nokia devices, including the soon-to-be-launched E5.
Read more about the outcome of the latest collaborative effort between Microsoft and Nokia, here.
The Nokia E72 Smartphone
January 14, 2010 by Sanjay · Leave a Comment
Espoo, Finland-headquartered Nokia Inc launched the E72 Smartphone in the US market, in time to coincide with the holidaying mood of the Americans.
E72 is priced at USD 419, and is available from www.nokiausa.com, besides retail channels. The device is touted as one rich with emailing features, with its numeric keypad and full QWERTY keyboard, and one-touch keys for Home, Calendar, Contacts and Email, besides an inbuilt functionality for messaging – new mail / new message alert, file manager, connection manager, speed dialing, etc – that makes it very useful for somebody who wants to keep in touch with their email box while on the go.
The smartphone measures 4.48 X 2.34 X 0.39 inches and weighs 4.51 oz. The display size of 2.36 inches can project images at a resolution of 320X240 pixels. The device comes with a 4 GB MicroSD memory card, into which 250 MB space is available for the customer to use for their own storage. E72 can provide talk time of 12.50 hours and can be on standby mode for 492 hours on GSM.
The smartphone also sports a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash facilities.
Read more about the latest smartphone launched by Nokia in the US market, here.
Nokia To Pinkslip 230 R&D Employees
November 21, 2009 by Sanjay · Leave a Comment
World leader in mobile telecommunications, Nokia Inc, has begun to feel the heat of competition from the likes of Apple and RIM. The company has announced that it is giving the pinkslip to about 330 employees of its R&D division.
These employees were working at the company’s Oulu site in Finland and Copenhagen site in Denmark. They comprise about 2% of the company’s total R&D workforce.
Though the company continues to occupy the numero uno position in mobile phone instruments, it has notched a net decline by 15% of the smartphone market share in Q2 2009 compared to its near monopoly stranglehold of 50% in Q2 2008. By contrast, Steve Job’s Apple has overtaken Nokia in terms of profits, and has notched USD 1.6 billion in profits in Q3 2009 compared to Nokia’s USD 1.1 billion. Nokia’s balance sheet has shown a net loss of USD 832 million in this same quarter, mostly on the back of a weak Nokia-Siemens performance, which manufactures network equipment.
The company has announced appropriate voluntary severance packages in consultation with employee representatives.
A New Flip Phone From Nokia
October 6, 2009 by Sanjay · Leave a Comment
A new flip phone has been launched by Espoo, Finland-headquartered Nokia in the United States. The new phone is called Nokia 2705 Shade, and is being launched in collaboration with Verizon Wireless. The device will be available online at www.verizonwireless.com from October 6, 2009, at a cost of USD 29.99. The price comes with a two-year customer agreement.
The phone is available in the color black. Changeable covers for the mobile phone in three different colors too have been put up for sale: Blue, Red and Purple, at a cost of USD 19.99 each.
The flip phone features the VZ NavigatorSM, which has the capability to pinpoint more 15 million locations of interest to its users. There is enough memory to store contact details of up to 1,000 people. The standard battery provides up to 300 minutes of usage time, and if left idle, can run for as long as 360 hours without requiring recharging. The nifty device has a 1.3 megapixel camera to shoot pictures. The Bluetooth framework allows support for headset and handsfree profiles.
The device will be hooked to Verizon Wireless’ network in the US.
Read about Nokia 205 Shade, the new flip phone from Nokia, here.
N86 8MP From Nokia
July 23, 2009 by Sanjay · Leave a Comment
The N86 8MP is considered the most advanced imaging device coming from Nokia’s development labs thus far. This model is being launched in the US very soon, and will be priced at USD 558. Given the hype surrounding this device, it is worth taking a quick look at its features.
The mobile comes in Indigo Black color, and is a 2-way slider device, weighing 149g with battery, and measuring approx 10.3cmX5cmx1.9cm. The keypad is numeric and includes cover keys such as S60, menu, Send / End, short slide keys such as media control / zoom /gaming, besides dedicated camera and volume keys.
The device comes with an internal memory of 8GB and a microSD memory card slot that can hold up to 16GB worth of external memory.
The phone’s ringtones can be personalized from among a choice of MP3, AAC /AAC+ 64-tone polyphonic, AMR and WMA. For every contact in the database, users can assign images, contact groups, etc.
Operating on Symbian OS 9.3, the system has Nokia’s own Web Browser with Mini Map, besides Ovi 1.0 mail software. Apps such as QuickOffice (analogous to Microsoft’s Office) make it easier to use the mobile phone as a computer.
Read more about the features of the latest model to be launched by Nokia in the US, here.
