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Nokia announces Symbian Belle with 3 new devices – Nokia 600, 700 & 701
08 months ago
The next version of Symbian, called Symbian Belle, is announced. The latest version of our smartphone operating system looks and works better than ever before. Headline features are gorgeous new widgets, more customization options, new apps and built-in NFC functionality.
As before, the upgraded operating system will be available on new Symbian smartphones and will be made available as a free update for users with phones running Symbian Anna.
Symbian Belle adds to the work done by Anna to improve and modernize the Symbian experience. Here are some of the highlights of what you’ve got to look forward to:
Free-form, re-sizable, live widgets:
widgets like the clock, email, music player, favourite contacts and the calendar have been redesigned and now come in five different sizes. They can also be resized and rearranged to create a completely personalised set of screens. There are also new ‘Toggle’ widgets for tasks like switching on Bluetooth and changing profiles.
More homescreens:
with Symbian Belle the maximum number of homescreens rises from three to six, so now you can have absolutely everything close at hand.
Improved status bar:
the status bar sports a modern, flat look and incorporates a pull down notifications tab that incorporates common settings and notification of incoming messages, missed calls and the rest.
Modernized navigation:
the navigation and options bar at the bottom of the screen sports a modern, new look, similar to that first seen on the Nokia N9.
New apps:
a new suite of powerful business apps from Microsoft includes Lync (IM for businesses, like Microsoft Communicator), Sharepoint, OneNote, Exchange ActiveSync and PowerPoint Broadcaster.
Informative lock screen:
the lock screen now tells you about missed calls, messages in your inbox and more, so you can check your phone at a glance. You can now also add a coloured wallpaper to your lock screen.
NFC devices:
With Symbian Belle, Near-Field Communications (NFC) is now deeply integrated into the operating system, so you can share pictures, connect with accessories, and check-in – all with just a tap.
Visual multitasking:
Now you can flick between larger live images of your open apps to see what’s going on at a glance and move quickly between your apps.
Nokia has unveiled the latest update to the Symbian OS as well as new devices that will come with it. The devices in question that will receive the Belle update are the Nokia 700, 701 and 600 in Q3 this year. Belle is the successor to Symbian Anna OS. Older device owners need not despair the N8, E6, E7, X7, C7, C6-01 and Oro will all be able to upgrade to Symbian Belle some time later.
Nokia 600
Nokia 600 previously known as “Cindy” in leaked images is meant to be a music-centric phone sold as the younger of the two devices. Even then the specs are still on par with the rest. It is powered by the 1GHz CPU, 3.2-inch nHD display, 5MP full focus camera with LED and 720p video capture, NFC, FM transmitter and 2GB internal storage (expandable with microSD). You didn’t think this phone would go by without something setting it apart did you? It’s claimed to be Nokia’s loudest phone, registering at 106 phons. Another feature of note is an FM radio with internal antenna, you all know what that means. You will get 15 hours of GSM talk time all at the price of $260.
Nokia 700
The Nokia 700, which earlier known as the “Zeta” is claimed by Nokia to be the world’s most compact touchscreen monoblock smartphone. It packs a 1GHz CPU, a 3.2-inch AMOLED “ClearBlack” display protected by Gorilla Glass, NFC, 5MP full-focus camera and a pentaband 3G radio. To please you green fans out there, it is constructed using green materials such as bioplastics and recycled metals. Nokia claims to deliver a talk time of 7.3 hours with the 700 and will be available in five different colors. You should be able to grab on with $390.
Nokia 701
The Nokia 701, previously known as “Helen” is calimed by Nokia to have the brightest ever mobile phone display, taking advantage of a 3.5-inch IPS LCD screen with the same ClearBlack tech and Gorilla Glass found in the 700. For those who don’t know, iPhone 4 features and IPS screen as well, so this display must be something to consider. Of all the phones announced today, this seems to be the highest end device. It comes with a 1GHz CPU, pentaband 3G radio, NFC, 8MP full focus camera with dual LED and a front-facing camera, and 8GB internal storage (expandable up to 40GB using a microSD card). You will get to choose between four hues and the phone can give you an amazing 17 hours of GSM talk time (comes down to 8.8 hours on 3G). This device will set you back by $420.
This Symbian Belle update will be available for only these Phones
For more information visit Nokia official website & Images taken from Google Images
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Nokia N8 Pink released (will feature Symbian Anna OS)
11 year ago
in Nokia, Smartphones
Nokia launched a new color of N8 featuring Symbian Anna OS.
Following the fantastic response to the range of colors we launched for the Nokia N8, it seemed a natural step to extend this choice. The Nokia N8 in pink complements the original line up well with its expressive, intense hue
Pink BTW is one of the colours of the official Windows Phone Concept phones
Whether as an attractive accessory or as a complete outfit , one thing is clear: block colors are a must in summer 2011. The colorful palette of Nokia N8 is the perfect complement to this trend and get the summer color “Pink” is a brilliant extension. With its intense color is the pink Nokia N8 a charming continuation of the N8-color trends and fits nicely next to the previous models in blue, orange, green, Dark Grey and Silver-White.
-Nok Germany
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Top 10 Free apps for Nokia Symbian phones..
41 year ago
in Nokia
Here is a list of usefull 10 Free apps for Symbian Phones.
1. eBuddy: eBuddy is very much like Nibuzz but it is more useful app for all those people who want be online on number of instant messengers. This Symbian apps facilitates to chat on MSN, Facebook, Yahoo!, GTalk (Orkut), AIM, MySpace and ICQ. Most of the people out there prefer Nimbuzz but I prefer eBuddy as it also enables email facility.
2. Facebook: Facebook app is a darling, preferred by almost everybody on Symbian and Facebook. It has almost become a lifeline now. You can access Facebook with this app and also get friends update directly to your mobile.
3. Foursquare: Foursquare is very much like a GPS app for your Nokia Symbian phone. This free app from Nokia Ovi Store lets you track the places where you friends have been to and explore new places like restaurants, theatres, malls. Although, most of Indians are not into FourSquare but it is a great time pass apps.
4. Ovi Maps: Ovi Maps Similar to Google Maps. This is a great app to start with as you can download the Map and view it later. This free app lets you use your Nokia Symbian as GPS device and find the places or the paths. With Ovi Maps you find your location, places or addresses and get guided with free Drive & Walk navigation in 78 countries(including India).
5: Opera Mobile 10.1: These days almost every one use their phone to browse internet and opera mobile is best Internet browser, it has become an important software for any mobile phone. Sometime, I prefer to have UCBrowser as it can download many files at once.
6. Qik Video Camera Lite: Qik is a great utility app for camera. Nokia C6 has a 5MP quality camera and with Qik video camera lite you canrecord, share high quality videos with your friends, family and the world – right from your phone. This free app for Nokia Symbian phone can be downloaded from Ovi Store. You can also exchange video messages privately with your family via Email, SMS.
7. Skype: Huh, everybody knows Skype, if not you are missing something. Just install it on your Nokia Symbian smartphone now, as it lets you make free Skype-to-Skype calls and IM on 3G or WiFi, save money on calls and texts (SMS) to phones abroad, share pictures, videos and other files from your phone.
8. Snaptu: Well, I am not sure about Snaptu but some of my friends use it on their Nokia Symbian phones. It has almost all basic social networking needs. You can access Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Picasa, News, Weather, Sports (Cricket, Soccer…) Movies, Sudoku and much more.
9. Suruk: Suruk would prove to be an useful app if you travel frequently on cabs. It is basically a digital meter which lets you keep track of the distance you have travelled just to make sure that cab driver is not tampering his fare meter.
10. ePocCam Lite: EpocCam is the best quality webcam for Nokia phones, up to DVD video-quality. Compatible with Skype, MSN Live Messenger, YouTube and many other applications. Always carry webcam with you while traveling. Save money and environment. Requires PC running Microsoft Windows XP or newer.
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Nokia E6: compact QWERTY with touch and Symbian^3 Anna OS
51 year ago
Nokia today along with X7 also launches it’s another device, named as E6. The E6 is a compact QWERTY device, and bears bar form factor. Along with full QWERTY keyboard it’s also enriched with 2.46-inch TFT capacitive touch display with 4x pixels (326ppi). The E6 is blessed with 8MP full focus Camera with HD video shoot support, and also one of the first Nokia handset to comes with Symbian^3 Anna OS.
The E6 is packed with a powerful 1500 mAh battery than delivers up to 14.8 hours of talk time. The new device is expected to hit in Q2 of 2011 for a price point of €340 ($489).
Nokia E6 Full specs
- Symbian Anna OS
- dedicated GPU with OpenGL 2.0 enables 3D graphics
- 2.46-inch capacitive TFT LCD (640 x 480), pixels per inch: 326ppi
- 8 MP full focus Camera, front facing VGA for Video calls
- Full QWERTY keyboard
- HSDPA capable up to 10.2 Mbps
- Internal memory: 8 GB
- MicroSD slot, hot swappable, up to 32GB
- Bluetooth 3.0
- Integrated GPS
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
- Flash Lite 4.0 to support Flash Player 10.1 content
- 1500 mAh Li-Ion battery
- Colours :Black, Silver and White
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Nokia X7 goes official – Featuring Symian^3 Anna OS
11 year ago
The Three, UK’s popular service provider today confirms Nokia X7 smartphone. The X7 features a 4-inch OLED Clearblack display, and runs new Symbian^3 OS named as Anna, which includes faster browser, full on-screen Portrait QWERTY keyboard. Plus, with the new split view, users can see their message conversations, webpages, maps, contacts or email while writing.
Three Uk, Nokia has officially unveiled, the X7 and outed more details.The device will come pre-loaded with Galaxy on Fire HD & Asphalt 5 HD, more games will be downloadable via OVI store. The X7 is expected to be globally available from Q2, 2011 at price tag of $547.
The new Nokia X7 device, is equipped by a 8MP camera with dual-LED flash, that allows HD 720p Video recording. It has 256MB of RAM , 1GB ROM, and supports memory up to 32GB. No word over pricing as well as availability is outed, but “will soon be announced.”
Full Nokia X7 specs added, below.
- 4-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display (640 x 360 pixels)
- Symbian Anna OS
- HSDPA up to 10.2 Mbps
- 8MP Camera with 3rd Gen dual-LED flash
- Dedicated GPU with OpenGL 2.0 enables 3D graphics
- Internal memory: 8 GB microSD card included
- MicroSD card slot, hot swappable, up to 32GB
- Supports Flash player 10.1 content
- High-Speed USB 2.0
- Bluetooth 3.0
- Integrated A-GPS
- 1300 mAh Li-Ion battery
- Weight (with battery): 146 g
- Colors: Dark and Silver steel
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What’s new in Symbian Anna OS
11 year ago
Troubled mobile phone giant Nokia has announced the launch of a new update to its operating system, Symbian, as well as two new premium devices. The X7, a full touchscreen device focused on entertainment and gaming, and the E6, aimed at business users, will launch later in the second quarter of 2011.
Nokia X7
The X7 handset will feature a 4” touchscreen and a stainless steel and glass design, and come with the games Asphalt 5 and Galaxy on Fire pre-loaded. It will also feature an 8mp camera and 720p playback, recording and editing capacities.
Nokia E6
The E6 will include a 2.46” touchscreen along with a full Qwerty keyboard. Aimed at corporate users the device will feature Mail for Exchange, browser access to Microsoft Sharepoint, business grade security and the ability to read and edit Powerpoint, Word and Excel documents via Quick Office.
Noka X7 and Nokia E6
The company, which is aiming to move on to Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform by the end of the year, said that it still anticipated shipping 150m devices based on the Symbian OS.
Improved Icons
Watch the video below to have a look at the GUI and new icons designed by nokia.
Easier Browsing
High value touch UI improvements, including URL entry bar; better user responsiveness, faster history navigation and page loading, split screen virtual Qwerty keyboard.
Refreshed Ovi Maps
Smarter search; ability to share places via email and SMS, and also with friends using non-Nokia phones; public transport network lines view; update and download full country maps via WLAN.
Enhanced Ovi Store
Improved search, including auto-complete, spell-checking and Internet search engine optimization and error fixes; increased file size limits for downloading over WLAN.
Social Media Enhanced
Status updates in contact card, ability to retweet and view follower list in Twitter, higher resolution image uploads, ability to add caption to images. Facebooking etc
Enhanced Ovi Suite
SWorks seamlessly with the latest version of Ovi Suite to update the device software, download free street maps, download new music and discover the latest mobile apps, back up the device to keep content safe, and sync content with Ovi.
Messaging Enhanced
Symbian Anna comes with instant messaging with Microsoft Communicator Mobile, which should prove a great option for business customers.
The Symbian Anna update will also be offered on some older devices, including the N8, E7 and C7.
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