Nokia Lumia 710 Windows Phone - Specification

The purposely built, no-nonsense Nokia Lumia 710 can be personalized with exchangeable back covers and thousands of apps to bring the Lumia experience to more people around the world. The Nokia Lumia 710 is designed for instant social & image sharing, and the best browsing experience with IE9. It is available in black and white with black, white, cyan, fuchsia and yellow back covers. With the same 1.4 GHz processor, hardware acceleration and graphics processor as the Nokia Lumia 800, the Nokia Lumia 710 delivers high performance at an affordable price.

Nokia’s second Windows Phone 7 device is running on the latest Mango 7.5 build that comes with Internet Explorer 9, photo editing tools,multitasking, new Xbox live, deep Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn integration, Contacts Groups with Live Tile support, and many others.

Personalize it to suit you with colors and thousands of applications

• Change covers to suit your mood - available in black and white with covers in five different colors
• Personalize your start screen the way you want it
• Group people based on how they fit into your life and pin individuals to the start screen for group conversations and photo sharing

Designed for instant social experience and image sharing

• Keep in sync with Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn
• Chat and SMS messages in one conversation
• Shoot, share and see photos easily

Best browsing experience with IE9

• Browse with the fast and familiar Internet Explorer 9
• Pin individual web pages to start menu
• Instant search from Bing as you type
• Switch smoothly between tasks

Additional features and Services

• Nokia Drive with turn by turn voice navigation available for more than 100 countries. Nokia Maps available from Marketplace at sales start
• Nokia Music and Mix Radio: Enjoy music from the world’s most locally relevant catalog (14 million tracks). 100 great radio channels with something for everyone. Nokia
Music Store available in 20 countries and Mix Radio in 12 countries.
• Contacts transfer help users migrate phonebook contacts from other devices and platforms
• App Highlights promotes locally relevant apps and content
• XBOX Live Hub offers cool games, capability to see friends’ presence and leaderboards, 3D Avatar control and creation
• Outlook Mobile for corporate email and private email support

Nokia Standard Sales package includes

• Nokia Lumia 800 handset
• Nokia Fast USB Charger AC-16
• Nokia Charging and Data Cable CA-185CD
• Nokia Stereo Headset WH-902
• Soft cover, color match to phone
• Quick Guide, User Guide and Product information leaflet

Nokia Original Accessories

• Nokia Purity Stereo Headset by Monster (in-ear), Nokia Purity HD Stereo Headset by Monster (on-ear)
• Colourful and exciting portfolio of Bluetooth headsets, wireless speakers, car holder, charger, protective pouches, soft covers and functional cases

Colors

• Black, Cyan, Magenta

Technical Profile

• Networks: WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100, GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
• Speed: HSDPA cat 10: 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA cat 6: 5.76 Mbps
• Display: 3.7” WVGA (800x480) AMOLED capacitive touch ClearBlack display with pinch zoom, 2.5D curved glass seamlessly integrated to unibody
• OS: Windows Phone Release - Mango
• Memory: 16GB internal user memory, 512MB program memory
• Camera: 8Mpix auto-focus Carl Zeiss, LED flash, Video capturing MPEG-4 720p @ 30 fps
• Size/Weight: 116.5 mm x 61.2 mm x 12.1 mm (LxWxT) / 76.08 cc / 142 g
• Connectivity: WLAN 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1, A-GPS, micro-USB connector and charging, 3.5mm AHJ connector, Accelerometer, Proximity, Magnetometer, ALS
• Processor: 1.4 Ghz Single Core MSM8255 (WCDMA)
• Audio: MP3 player, Audio jack: 3.5mm, Supported codecs: mp3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, m42, m4b, wma, EVRC, QCELP
• Battery: 1450 mAh

Operating times

• Talk time: (GSM/WCDMA) up to 13 h/9.5h
• Standby time: (GSM/WCDMA) up to 265h/up to 335 h
• Music playback: up to 55 hours

Nokia Lumia 710 Price in India : Around Rs.18,000 . Coming in December 2011 .

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Nokia Lumia 800 Windows Phone - Specification

The stunningly social Nokia Lumia 800 features head-turning design, vivid colors (cyan, magenta and black) and the best social and Internet performance, with one-touch social network access, easy grouping of contacts, integrated communication threads and Internet Explorer 9. It features a 3.7 inch AMOLED ClearBlack curved display blending seamlessly into the reduced body design, and a 1.4 GHz processor with hardware acceleration and a graphics processor. The Nokia Lumia 800 contains an instant-share camera experience based on leading Carl Zeiss optics, HD video playback, 16GB of internal user memory and 25GB of free SkyDrive storage for storing images and music.
The Nokia Lumia 800 was revealed to the attendants of the Nokia World 2011 event, and, just like everyone predicted, it will be the flagship of the Lumia line-up (“Lumia” means “light,” and represents the dawns of a new Nokia start).Nokia announced that the flagship of the Lumia line-up will hit the market in November 2011, at a price of 420 EUR (about 580 USD, if you are reading this from US), taxes not included.

Head-turning design

• Smooth, one piece body
• Screen that brings content to the surface
• Vivid colors that stand out from the crowd

Best social experience – instant social and image sharing

• Instant combined Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn feeds, chat and SMS messages in one conversation
• From pocket to photo to Facebook in seconds

Best browsing experience with IE9

• New Internet Explorer 9 just like on your computer
• Buttery smooth experience, lightning fast performance, broad support of Internet standards for HTML5 applications

Additional features and Services

• Nokia Drive with turn by turn voice navigation available for more than 100 countries. Nokia Maps available from Marketplace at sales start
• Nokia Music and Mix Radio: Enjoy music from the world’s most locally relevant catalog (14 million tracks). 100 great radio channels with something for everyone. Nokia Music Store available in 20 countries and Mix Radio in 12 countries.
• Contacts transfer help users migrate phonebook contacts from other devices and platforms
• App Highlights promotes locally relevant apps and content
• Excellent camera. Superior shooting with Carl Zeiss optics and HD video
• XBOX Live Hub offers cool games, capability to see friends’ presence and leaderboards, 3D Avatar control and creation
• Outlook Mobile for corporate email and private email support

Technical Profile

• Networks: WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100, GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
• Speed: HSDPA cat 10: 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA cat 6: 5.76 Mbps
• Display: 3.7” WVGA (800x480) AMOLED capacitive touch ClearBlack display with pinch zoom, 2.5D curved glass seamlessly integrated to unibody
• OS: Windows Phone Release - Mango
• Memory: 16GB internal user memory, 512MB program memory
• Camera: 8Mpix auto-focus Carl Zeiss, LED flash, Video capturing MPEG-4 720p @ 30 fps
• Size/Weight: 116.5 mm x 61.2 mm x 12.1 mm (LxWxT) / 76.08 cc / 142 g
• Connectivity: WLAN 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1, A-GPS, micro-USB connector and charging, 3.5mm AHJ connector, Accelerometer, Proximity, Magnetometer, ALS
• Processor: 1.4 Ghz Single Core MSM8255 (WCDMA)
• Audio: MP3 player, Audio jack: 3.5mm, Supported codecs: mp3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, m42, m4b, wma, EVRC, QCELP
• Battery: 1450 mAh

Operating times

• Talk time: (GSM/WCDMA) up to 13 h/9.5h
• Standby time: (GSM/WCDMA) up to 265h/up to 335 h
• Music playback: up to 55 hours

Nokia 800 Lumia Price in India will be Rs. 29,000 approx.

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U2opia Launches Fonetwish Service For Facebook Access on Airtel in India

U2opia Mobile, a Singapore-based mobile solutions provider has launched Fonetwish, a platform for accessing Facebook via USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) in partnership with telecom provider Airtel. The service has been developed jointly with Facebook and it’s the first of its kind.
USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) is a menu-based system that allows interfacing with content based services. Unlike a normal browser, the USSD menu acts as browser to pull content to the phone, hence it does so without using the internet or activating GPRS capabilities.

Airtel’s 150 million Indian customers will be able to update their Facebook status for free, but to use other features like viewing, commenting, posting on friends walls, confirming friend requests, ‘Like’ news feeds, view notifications and finding and adding friends, they will have to pay a minimal charge of Re 1 per day.

The users will have to dial *325# (“*fbk#” for non-qwerty mobile handsets) from their handsets which will open a menu that will prompt the user to enter their Facebook username and password and after the one-time registration, a text menu is displayed for browsing through content.



“Although smartphones are available in India, the number of users are not very high. Fonetwish will allow everyone with a mobile phone to access Facebook on their mobiles,” said Sumesh Menon, Co-Founder and CEO, U2opia Mobile, speaking to Techcircle.in. “Currently the USSD based service is only available on Airtel but talks are ongoing with other telecom operators for similar services. We are also looking at expanding our services to other countries like Indonesia and Philippines.”

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Steps to include Indian Rupee Symbol Font in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Gmail, Facebook, Twitter and in Browsers got easier with Unicode recommended code position

Foradians who first helped you type the rupee symbol on your computers with their legendary Rupee Foradian font has now come up with a quick and easy solution which will make you type the rupee symbol with out changing the keyboard, while sticking to the Unicode standard. Now its possible to type India rupee symbol in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Gmail, Facebook, Twitter and Mozilla. Currently its not supported in IE and Google Chrome, waiting for ISO approval.
Steps to type Indian rupee symbol:

• Download this file Rupee_Keyboard.zip .
• Extract the contents of the zip file.
• First you have to install the new fonts.
• Double click the Rupee Installer.exe File and follow the instructions.
• This will install four new fonts to your computer with support for new rupee symbol in Unicode recommended code position.
• Then double click the Keyboard Install.exe file.
• This will install a new keyboard layout in your computer
• To enable the keyboard layout selector right click on the task bar and select language bar from the toolbars menu.
• Now you can click on the small keyboard icon and enable the Rupee Foradian Keyboard Layout.
• Double check the keyboard layout is active.
• Now you can use the grave accent key on the keyboard to type the rupee symbol by selecting the Rupee Foradian Standard fonts.
• You can set Rupee Foradian Standard as the default font in browser and start using the rupee symbol in any applications like gmail, twitter or facebook.

If you can see only squares instead of rupee symbol, please check whether the font selected is "Rupee Foradian Standard" or  Rupee Foradian Keyboard Layout is enabled or not

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Sony Tablet S1, S2 with Android 3.0

Sony Corporation announces “Sony Tablet” that delivers the perfect combination of hardware, content and network with seamless usability for a high-quality, engaging entertainment experience. Based on decades of engineering heritage, Sony is developing two tablets with unprecedented design, including S1 (codename) which is optimized for rich media entertainment and S2 (codename) which is ideal for mobile communication and entertainment. “Sony Tablet” will become available in the global market starting in fall 2011.

“Sony Tablet” is equipped with the latest Android 3.0 which is designed for devices with larger screen sizes. Both tablets are WiFi and WAN (3G/4G) compatible and users can not only browse the internet or check e-mail but they can also smoothly access digital content including videos, games and books through Sony’s premium network services and more, on-the-go at any time.

Sony S1

Sony S2

Sony Tablet S1, S2 Specification

• S1 has 9.4-inch display for enjoying the web and rich content on a large screen.
• S2 has two 5.5-inch displays that can be folded for easy portability.
• Android 3.0
• Because of Sony’s rapid response technologies, users can perform smooth, quick touch-screen operations and enjoy fast and efficient website loading.
• Through Qriocity music and video services, users can enjoy rich video and music content. Also, through PlayStation®Suite, users can immerse themselves in high quality first generation PlayStation® titles.

In 2010, Sony launched a network platform called “Qriocity” which connects many of Sony’s network-enabled devices, and has been expanding its services into global markets.

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How to activate Facebook Places

If you're like me, when you find a place you really like, you want to tell your friends you're there. Maybe it's a new restaurant, a beautiful hiking trail or an amazing live show.
Starting today, you can immediately tell people about that favorite spot with Facebook Places. You can share where you are and the friends you're with in real time from your mobile device.

To get started, you'll need the most recent version of the Facebook application for iPhone. You also can access Places from touch.facebook.com if your mobile browser supports HTML 5 and geolocation.Places is currently available in a few select countries (including the US, UK and Japan) with many more on the way.

Go to Places on the iPhone application or touch.facebook.com site and then tap the "Check In" button. You'll see a list of places near you. Choose the place that matches where you are. If it's not on the list, search for it or add it. After checking in, your check-in will create a story in your friends' News Feeds and show up in the Recent Activity section on the page for that place.






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How to Activate Your New Facebook Profiles

Well, that was fast! The new Facebook Profile Pages are now available to try out — Facebook has just announced their arrival via Twitter, mere hours before Founder Mark Zuckerberg’s appearance on 60 Minutes.

We were expecting the new Pages to go live tomorrow, but it seems they’re up and running now. Simply click on Facebook’s announcement to activate yours and check out all the new features, including revamped personal info, more prominent pictures, top interests showcased as images, more descriptive relationships and more.

Steps to Activate:

• Go to this page.
• Click the green button at the top right.
• Enjoy the latest design of your profile page.

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Nokia C6-00 Firmware Updated To Version 20.0.041 and 20.2.041

A new firmware update is available for Nokia C6-00. The new version is numbered 20.0.041 (C6 RM-624 updated to version 20.2.041 and RM-612 updated to version 20.0.041.) and it can be easily downloaded from Nokia Software Update (NSU) or Over-The-Air (OTA). Check out the complete changelog below.

CHANGES:

• Fix implemented to keyboard freeze problem
• Performance enhancements done
• Email application stability has been improved
• Memory related issues have been improved
• Changes to memory card/mass memory content
• H key keyboard issue corrected
• Changes to vanilla SW UDA content

NEW FEATURES:

• Ovi contact 1.5.x
• Ovi store update 1.6
• MAPs 3.0 SR4
• Easy dialing from touch dialer
• Here & Now 2.0
• Nokia In-device tips
• Twitter Link
• New Themes, Pink and Blue

Download Link: Firmware
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Trace any mobile number location and operator details across India using Facebook

In this post I am going to tell you some ways with which you can trace any mobile number in India. With rapid growth in mobile phone subscribers in India and low call rates, most calls we receive on our mobile are from other mobiles. Mobile Tracer on Facebook and Mobile Tracer on Digitalcrunch.in will help you to trace any mobile number within India.

With Mobile Tracer on Facebook you can publish the traced mobile number details on your wall and share it with your friends. Its fun with work. To access this you should have a facebook account. Mobile Tracer on Digitalcrunch.in provides the facility to know the details of traced mobile with a pictorial view of the location in maps.
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TOGETHERVILLE™ LAUNCHES NEW SOCIAL WEBSITE WITH SAFE ONLINE NEIGHBORHOODS FOR KIDS – AND ADULTS

Togetherville is a new online community developed for kids and their grownups, where kids are free and safe to be themselves in their very own online neighborhood. Togetherville places parents and other trusted adults inside the child’s experience to foster online interaction and learning, and to help them grow into responsible digital citizens. Togetherville fully complies with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and offers a wide range of activities, including controlled messaging, artwork creation, videos, learning apps and fun games. Backed by its co-founders and several angel investors, including FLOODGATE, Togetherville was developed by experts in social Web technology, child development, learning and online safety, and works with officials from ConnectSafely.org and the Family Online Safety Institute.


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Nokia to introduce E7 next week at its Nokia World Event 2010

The mystery of Nokia's Symbian^3 slider may soon be solved -- Reuters is reporting that the company will introduce its new E7 smartphone at its Nokia World event in London next week, and it says that the device will pack both a "large" touchscreen and a full QWERTY keyboard. That's further backed up by the existence of an XML file on Nokia's own site, which seemingly confirms that the E7 does indeed run Symbian^3, and that it boasts a 640 x 360 display along with that QWERTY keyboard. Not much more than that at the moment, but those previous leaks suggest that we're basically looking at a slider version of the Nokia N8.

Via [www.engadget.com]
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Godrej's Eon Gaming LCD TV

Godrej Appliances has announced a new product, a gaming TV with Motion Sensing Technology targeting kids and young adults. Called the Game LCD TV, it is built on the lines of a Playstation and XBox 360 and is pre-loaded with 25 games.

Priced at Rs 40,000, Game LCD TV is being test marketed in Kolkata initially, followed by a test run in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra. Godrej plans to officially roll-out the gaming product across the country by 2011.

Providing further information, Kamal Nandi, vice president, sales and marketing, Godrej Appliances said, "The combination of advanced interface and engaging game play with motion sensing broadens our appeal to all members of the family. The main difference is that there is no separate device required and the product has all the normal features of an LCD TV."

Features of Godrej Eon Game LCD TV:

• 25 Games In-built - 25 interactive games include Tennis, Table Tennis, Dart, Bowling, Hammer Throw, Panda Hercules, FIshing ,Trampoline, balance, Castlet Quest, Zodiac, Farmer Trials, Fire Cracker, Connect 5,Hero Kids, Kadoo's Adventure, Mnemonics, Othello, Elf's Paradise, S-Lugz, Space Assault, Sudoku, Tangram, Tank Storm, Zillinaire
• Energy Mode - Godrej Eon LCD TV automatically controls backlight for optimum performance of an image based on the content, and hence is energy efficient
• 2.4 GHz Wireless Joystick - For trouble-free sync between joystick and the television
• HDMI X 2-High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) - This enables you to enjoy high quality pictures and videos through a range of external multimedia devices
• USB 2.0 Movie X 1 - Enables enjoying a range of movies, photos and music on your LED TV
• Game SD Card Slot - Can load additional games
• Game USB 2.0 - Enables loading additional games
• 1 GB Memory Size for games

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Steps to include Indian Rupee Symbol Font in MS Word and Excel

1. Download the file . Rupee Font Version 3.0
2. Extract the files. (You will need winrar or 7zip installed in your PC to extract the files)
3. Double click on the Rupee_Font_Installer.exe
4. Click on "Install" button
5. Done. :)
6. Another tutorial for easier installation and use of Indian Rupee Symbol Font in Facebook, Gmail and Twitter etc. Link to tutorial

This is a quick slideshow help. How to use the Indian Rupee Font in MS Application

 How to use in Microsoft Word

Font for new rupee symbol of India

 How to use in Microsoft Excel

• Go to setting ----- > Control panel ------> Regional & Lang Option ------> Customize ------> then click Currency tab
• Put currency symbol as " ` " click ok
• Open Excel
• Go to format cell (Ctrl + 1 command)
• Click to Number tab ------- > select currency as " ` " & ok it
• Select fonts as Rupee_Foradian.ttf

 How to use Indian Rupee Symbol in Mac

• Download font to a folder.
• Open Font Book in mac.
• 
• Click Fonts.
• 
• Select rupee foradian font.
• 
• Press the key just above the tab ( tilde ) to get the symbol.

 How to use Indian Rupee Symbol in Fedora

• Copy the ttf file to the .font directory under the user home directory
• Run the command "fc-cachc" and use the font through all the applications

 How to use Indian Rupee Symbol in Debian

• In Debian machine login as root or use su and give following command :
• mkdir /usr/share/fonts/ttf
  
  cp Rupee_Foradian.ttf /usr/share/fonts/ttf
  
  apt-get install ttmkfdir
  
  cd /usr/share/fonts/ttf
  
  ttmkfdir > fonts.scale
  
  mkfontdir
  
  cd /usr/share/fonts/ttf/
  
  chmod 644 /usr/share/fonts/ttf/Rupee_Foradian.ttf

 How to use Indian Rupee Symbol in Ubuntu

• Open the font and click 'Install font' button on bottom left of the font viewer.

Tips

• Those who cant see the grave accent key - Try "alt+0096" - Type 0096 while holding down "alt" key on your keyboard.

Via [foradian.com]

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FCam released for the Nokia N900 | Download FCam

University and Nokia Analysis Center, Palo Alto, have created and released a new, open-source agenda photography platform, alleged FCam, (short for ‘Frankencamera’). It allows developers to actualize new capabilities for agenda cameras, and users to yield advantage of a accomplished new chic of photography apps. The platform is accessible as a chargeless download for the Nokia N900, http://fcam.garage.maemo.org/

FCam allows the conception of new agenda camera applications that advice users affected some of the shortcomings of their accessories or actualize absorbing new types of imagery. It is allotment of the Camera 2.0 project, created in accord amid Nokia, Stanford, and added partners.

Nokia Fellow Kari Pulli said: “The N900 is a camera phone, but it runs a version of Linux almost as complete as that installed on personal computers”. For this reason, it was called as the host accessory for the FCam platform.

The advisers accept already created a alternation of new photography apps for the platform, some of which will aswell be chargeless to download. These three will be accessible from the FCam activity pages .

FCamera is an archetype camera appliance that uses FCam libraries and drivers. It is appear in antecedent cipher to serve as a starting point for programmers to actualize their own camera applications.

Low-light Assistant helps in situations area where there is not abundant light to avoid the choice between a quick exposure that will look sharp, but aphotic and noisy, and a continued acknowledgment that will accept abundant light, but acceptable be blurry. Instead, the app captures two images in accelerated assumption and again automatically combines them, consistent in a photo that is both ablaze and sharp.

HDR Capture helps in situations area where there is too abundant light, such as a account of a being with a ablaze sky abaft her. The camera takes up to three images with altered exposure settings and combines them to an angel that shows the data of both the foreground and background objects, without beneath or over-exposing any of them.

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Nokia X5 - the social jukebox on the move goes Official | Specification | Release Date| Price

Nokia unveiled the new Nokia X5, its latest full QWERTY music device with 5 MP camera which makes messaging, social networking and listening to your favourite music fun and easy when on the move in Singapore - At its 10th Nokia Connection event. The unique, square slider design makes it a perfect device for teens who enjoy Facebook, chatting, games, music and staying in touch with their peers in unlimited ways.
Favourite contacts, emails and social networking sites can be accessed directly from the home screen which makes sending messages and status updates a breeze. Thousands of games and other social networking, entertainment and personalisation apps can be downloaded from Ovi Store. On top of that, the Nokia X5 has a great music player with excellent sound quality and loud speakers, offering easy access to the device’s music collection with space for up to 1000 tracks with a 2 GB in-box memory card, expandable up to 32GB . In select markets, the Nokia X5 will include Nokia’s Comes With Music, the unlimited music download service with access to millions of tracks. With the fun “Surprise Me” feature, you can spin the phone when playing music to jump to a random track. Available in a variety of cool colours.
The Nokia X5 is expected to begin shipping during the third quarter of 2010 with an estimated retail price of EUR 165 before taxes and subsidies.

Specification

Technical Profile

• System:WCDMA 850/1900/2100WCDMA 900/1900/2100GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
• User Interface:S60 platform 3rdEdition
• Dimensions:74.3 mm x 66.4 mm x 16.8 mm (L x W x T)
• Volume:113,4 ccWeight:129 g (including battery)
• Display:2,36” QVGA with up to 262k colors (320x240)
• Memory:Up to 200 MB internal memory, support for up to 32 GB microSD memory card

Operating times

• Standby time:Up to 16 days
• Talk time:Up to 4 hours (GSM), up to 3,5 hrs (3G)
• Music playback:Up to 24 hrs

Standard Sales Package Includes

• Nokia X5-01 handset
• Nokia Battery BL-5F, 950 mAh
• Nokia Travel Charger AC-6
• Nokia Headset WH-102
• Nokia 2 GB microSD card MU-37
• Nokia Connectivity Cable CA-101DNokia

Nokia Original Accessories

• Headsets:
  
  • Nokia Bluetooth Stereo HeadsetBH-504
  • Nokia Bluetooth Stereo HeadsetBH-214
  • Nokia Stereo Headset WH-500
• Music:Nokia Mini Speaker MD-9
• Data:Nokia 32 GB microSDHC Card MU-44

Inbox Colors

• Pink, Azure, Graphite Black, Yellow Green, Purple

Key Features

• Social networking and messaging
• Full QWERTY keyboard for easy typing
• Easy access to social networking sites (Facebook,Twitter, Hi5, MySpace)
• Favorite IM accounts supported (such as Yahoo!® Messenger, Google Talk™,Windows Live™ Messenger, Ovi Chat)
• Log in to multiple email accounts (such as Yahoo!® Mail, Gmail™, Windows Live™ Hotmail, Ovi Mail)
• Favorite contacts on the home screen
• Square, compact design optimized for social networking and messaging
• Shake the phone to find out the number of unread messages

Music

• Excellent sound quality and loud speakers
• Discover and download tracks from Ovi Music
• Store up to 1 000* tracks to your device
• Comes With Music in select markets
• Quick access to music with dedicated music key
• Music player support MP3, AAC, eAAC+ and WMA
• FM stereo radio
• Spin the phone when playing music to jump to a random track

Additional features

• 5 megapixel camera with 4x digitial zoom, LED flash
• Share photos and videos with Ovi Share
• Games and applications from Ovi Store
• Ovi Suite
• Ovi ContactsData

Services and Connectivity

• WLAN
• GPRS/EGPRS multislot class 32
• Bluetooth 2.1 with enhanced data rates (EDR)
• Micro-USB connector, USB charging
• 3.5 mm AV connector

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Play PAC-MAN Forever! using Google

 
Last week, Google turned its logo into a mini-version of the game PAC-MAN, as a tribute to the arcade classic’s 30th birthday. But response to the game was so high that Google created a page Google.com/Pacman to keep the game going.

From now on, whenever you need a PAC-MAN fix just point your browser to Google.com/Pacman and you can enjoy the search giant's version of this iconic video game any time you like.

Google posted the homepage doodle in celebration of PAC-MAN's 30th anniversary, and the game was only supposed to remain available for 48 hours. But enthusiastic user feedback to "Pac-Google" inspired the search giant to rethink its plans.

Numerous sites popped up offering free download of Google's PAC-MAN for those who wanted to keep their own copy once Google took the game offline. When Namco and Midway games introduced Pac-Man to North America in 1980 it quickly became a fixture in American popular culture.

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First Human 'Mark Gasson' affected by Computer Virus

A scientist at the University of Reading has become the first person in the world to be infected by a computer virus.

Dr Mark Gasson, from the School of Systems Engineering, contaminated a computer chip which had been inserted into his hand as part of research into human enhancement and the potential risks of implantable devices.

These results could have huge implications for implantable computing technologies used medically to improve health, such as heart pacemakers and cochlear implants, and as new applications are found to enhance healthy humans.

Dr Gasson says that as the technology behind these implants develops, they become more vulnerable to computer viruses.

"Our research shows that implantable technology has developed to the point where implants are capable of communicating, storing and manipulating data," he said. "They are essentially mini computers. This means that, like mainstream computers, they can be infected by viruses and the technology will need to keep pace with this so that implants, including medical devices, can be safely used in the future."

Dr Gasson will present his results next month at the IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society in Australia, which he is also chairing.

A high-end Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip was implanted into Dr Gasson's left hand last year. Less sophisticated RFID technology is used in shop security tags to prevent theft and to identify missing pets.

The chip has allowed him secure access to his University building and his mobile phone. It has also enabled him to be tracked and profiled. Once infected, the chip corrupted the main system used to communicate with it. Should other devices have been connected to the system, the virus would have been passed on.

Dr Gasson said: "By infecting my own implant with a computer virus we have demonstrated how advanced these technologies are becoming and also had a glimpse at the problems of tomorrow.

"Much like people with medical implants, after a year of having the implant, I very much feel that it is part of my body. While it is exciting to be the first person to become infected by a computer virus in this way, I found it a surprisingly violating experience because the implant is so intimately connected to me but the situation is potentially out of my control.

"I believe it is necessary to acknowledge that our next evolutionary step may well mean that we all become part machine as we look to enhance ourselves. Indeed we may find that there are significant social pressures to have implantable technologies, either because it becomes as much of a social norm as say mobile phones, or because we'll be disadvantaged if we do not. However we must be mindful of the new threats this step brings."




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Microsoft Office 2010 available in India

Microsoft Corporation India Pvt. Ltd. has announced the availability of Office 2010, SharePoint 2010, Visio 2010 and Project 2010 for business customers in India and across the world.

“When we set out to reinvent the world’s favorite productivity suite, we discovered that seamless collaboration and anywhere, anytime access to documents are crucial enablers of the next generation of productivity gains. The latest wave of Office 2010 and related products delivers exactly that, along with a host of several other features and enhancements that allow businesses to save, innovate and grow,” said Ravi Venkatesan, Chairman, Microsoft India.

The beta version saw over 1.3 million downloads and over 2,000 businesses are already making the transition to the latest version, including TCS, Cognizant Technologies, Lowe Lintas, Virgin Mobile, MindTree Consulting, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Wipro and HCL Infosystems.

Microsoft also announced that Office Mobile 2010 will soon be available on Windows 6.5 phones and a broad range of Nokia smartphones starting with the E-series. D. Shivakumar, MD and Vice President, Nokia India, said, “With the mobile device fast emerging as the primary access device for professionals on the move, this alliance will enable us to expand Microsoft Office Mobile to Nokia smartphone users and allow them to collaborate on Office documents from anywhere.”

Via [expresscomputeronline]
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Nokia N8 goes official | Specification | Release Date| Price

The Nokia N8 introduces a 12 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, Xenon flash and a large sensor that rivals those found in compact digital cameras. Additionally, the Nokia N8 offers the ability to make HD-quality videos and edit them with an intuitive built-in editing suite. Doubling as a portable entertainment center, people can enjoy HD-quality video with Dolby Digital Plus surround sound by plugging into their home theater system. The Nokia N8 enables access to Web TV services that deliver programs, news and entertainment from channels like CNN, E! Entertainment, Paramount and National Geographic. Additional local Web TV content is also available from the Ovi Store.
Social networking is second nature to the Nokia N8. People can update their status, share location and photos, and view live feeds from Facebook and Twitter in a single app directly on the home screen. Calendar events from social networks can also be transferred to the device calendar.
The Nokia N8 comes with free global Ovi Maps walk and drive navigation, guiding people to places and points of interest in more than 70 countries worldwide. Powering the Nokia N8 is Symbian ^3, the latest edition of the world’s most used smartphone software.

Available in select markets during the third quarter of 2010, the estimated retail price of the Nokia N8 is EUR 370.

 
Nokia N8 Highlights:

HD quality imaging and cinematic sound

• Shoot and edit photos and video with supreme clarity of a 12 MP camera with Carl Zeiss optics
• Dolby Digital Plus Surround Sound and HDMI connection to a home entertainment system

Personalization capabilities for a truly individual experience

• Personal touches come to life on three fully customizable home screens
• Instant access to Ovi Store’s apps, games and other cool content
• Web TV delivers local and global TV favorites right to the home screen

A seamless and fully integrated social network experience

• Get live updates from Facebook, Twitter, and RenRen pushed right to your home screen, with feeds visible at a single glance
• Connect from anywhere on your phone—your home screen, contacts, or map
• Enrich your social network experience with content from your phone including pictures, location and more

Free navigation, forever

• Free worldwide satellite car and walk navigation from Ovi Maps in over 70 countries
• Built in premium guides from Lonely Planet and Via Michelin for tips on travel, restaurants, weather, and hotels

Operating times:

• Talk time (GSM/WCDMA) –12/5 h 50min
• Standby (GSM/WCDMA) –390/400 h
• Video record –3 h 20 min
• Music playback –50 h
• Video playback –7 h
• Video playback with HDMI –6 h
• Web TV –3 h 20 min

Nokia Original Accessories:

• Nokia Stereo Headset WH-701 (in box)
• Nokia Bluetooth Stereo Headset BH-905
• Nokia Bluetooth Headset BH-608
• Nokia Extra Battery DC-11
• Nokia Bluetooth Stereo Headset BH-214
• Nokia Bluetooth Stereo Headset BH-505
• Nokia Mini Speaker MD-9

Technical Profile:

System: WCDMA 850/900/1700/1900/2100 and GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
OS: Symbian^3
Form Factor: Touch screen monoblock
Dimensions: 113.5 x 59.12 x 12.9 mm (L x W x H)
Weight: 135g
Display: 3.5 inch widescreen (640 x 360 pixels) capacitive touch
Battery: 1200mAh BL-4D
Media Storage/Memory: 16GB mass memory + micro SD card slot, 135MB internal memory, support up to 32GB memory cards. RAM256 ROM512
Video Playback: Video recording, Performance: encoding 25fps, decoding 30fps, File Formats: H.264, MPEG-4, VC-1, H.263, Real Video 10, ON2 VP6, Flash video
Music Playback: FM radio, FM transmitter, MP3 player,
Supported codecs: MP3,AAC,eAAC,eAAC+,WMA,AMR-WB, DRM support, DRM:OMA DRM 2.0
 
Main Camera:

• Lens: Carl Zeiss optics
• Image capture: 12 megapixels
• Video capture: HD 720p
• Aperture: F2.8
• Focal length: 5.4
• Flash: Xenon flash

Connectivity:

• Nokia Adapter Cable for HDMI CA-156
• WLAN IEEE802.11 b/g/n
• BT3.0 with support for stereo headsets
• Positioning with GPS, A-GPS, WLAN and Cell-ID
• Micro-USB 2.0 high speed for file transfers and charging
• USB On-the-Go
• Nokia AV connector 3.5 mm for audio input/output and TV out
• HSDPA Cat9, maximum speed up to 10.2 Mbps, HSUPA Cat5 2.0 Mbps

Via[Nokia]
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