The Nokia’s free GPS service on Nokia Smart phones is also backed by Nokia Ovi Maps, with a new version of the maps to be available that will include high-end walk and drive navigation at no extra cost, turn-by-turn voice guidance for 74 countries, in 46 languages, and traffic information for more than 10 countries as well as detailed maps for more than 100 countries. The Ovi Maps can be downloaded from Nokia website. You’ll also get free event guides, free Lonely Planet guides and Free Michelin Guides on the system.

The Nokia N97 is not in the list above, but it’ll get the Ovi Maps starting from Jan 28, whereas the Nokia N900 will probably not get free navigation. Nokia is to launch smart phones pre-loaded with the Ovi Maps starting in March. The free GPS service on Nokia smart phones surely brings great impact to GPS service providers like TomTom and Garmin.

The Nokia 6700 Slide features include 5 mega pixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, Dual LED flash and capture key, Internet browsing with HSDPA and HSUPA and support for email and Ovi chat, FM radio and music player and support for up to 16GB microSD memory card. The phone packs S60 based operating system and it comes with 3G/UMTS connectivity. Its functions are useful in the way they should be. There are sufficient features to makethe phone an interesting alternative and viable option compared to many other handsets.

According to the Nokia the phone will be available in six colours including pink, red, petrol blue, aluminum, lime and purple. The Nokia 6700 Slide will retail in India for Rs.11000 and will be available in early 2010.

The another slider Nokia 7230 3G GSM mobile phone features include a 2.4-inch display, 3.2 mega pixel camera, FM radio, Bluetooth, Xpress audio messaging and 2GB memory.The phone will run on S40, OS and its comes in Colors-Graphite and Hot Pink. The Nokia 7230 is enable with 3G/UMTS connectivity at 384 kbps. The Nokia 7230 will retail in India for Rs.7000 and will be available in early 2010.

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The new slide phone also has the capability of doubling as a modem. Some of the best features in the 6600i include Nokia Xpress audio messaging, and speed dialing for SMS sending. Nokia 6600i is equipped with a TFT screen of 2.2″ , which supports a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA). It also has a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and double LED flash.

The Nokia 6600i has an in-built Nokia Music player and offers support for mp3, .wma, .aac, eAAC, eAAC+ formats. Furthermore FM radio users can access channels from 87.5-108 MHz with RDS support. Coming to the e-mail features, the Nokia 6600i supports IMAP4, POP3, SMTP formats. Nokia also said that e-mail attachments are also supported by the phone. Web browsing is made easier with the Nokia Browser, while Nokia Maps application offers GPS and navigation support.

The Nokia 6600i has 20 MB internal user memory, which is expandable to 16 GB via the micro SD slot. The new phone is available in black and silver colors and has a talk time of four hours on GSM networks. Nokia 6600i also offers seamless network connectivity support for 3G, EDGE, GPRS, GSM, 3G, EDGE, GPRS, GSM, HSCSD, UMTS (3G) networks, 850,900, 1800, 1900, 2100 services.

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Ilari Nurmi, Vice President at Nokia said, “Despite the outstanding market performance of the Nokia E71, we still continually look for ways to enhance the device,” “So we included the desktop like email experience from the Nokia E75 and gave it a new optical navigation key for more intuitive scrolling through menus, emails and fast panning of images. We also upgraded the camera to 5 megapixels and added a standard 3.5 mm audio jack.”

The phone also comes pre-installed with Nokia Messaging and a host of Office Productivity Suites. For the first time, users will be able to set up instant messaging (IM) accounts provided by Nokia Messaging direct from the home screen. In just a few steps, device owners will be able to connect to their favorite IM accounts such as Yahoo! Messenger, Google Talk and Ovi, amongst many others.

Other notable features include A-GPS and compass with integrated Maps, including lifetime walk and 10 days of turn-by-turn navigation if activated within the first three months. Conversations are also clearer with active noise cancellation, and a torch can be activated with a single press of the spacebar key. Nokia E72 has more or less everything that the E71 fell short of. The phone has been priced at Rs. 22,989.

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Nokia will offer an universal platform where the mobile phone can be a medium for banking, international remittance, payment of utility bills, pay merchants for goods and services and buying tickets. “India figures amongst the top 20 countries where we plan to roll out Nokia Money in the first phase. While at present Indian banks may have a mobile banking platform, it is limited to a single bank and telecom operator. What we plan to offer is a full-fledged service which will bring together all banks, operators and even handsets of other brands,” said Teppo Paavola, global head of Nokia Money service. Talking about the regulatory challenges in India, Mr Paavola said the key issue will be to turn the Nokia retailers into Nokia Money agent.

[Via: unwireindia]

Lifecasting goes beyond just publishing your status – it is about building deeper and closer connections between people. It triggers new kinds of communication patterns, such as sending messages or status updates or even navigating to a friend or a place. Lifecasting with Ovi is available on Nokia N97 mini via Nokia Beta Labs. The new device was launched during Nokia N-Tour-Age, an interactive-technology-solutions showcase of Nokia’s premium devices and services. Designed for the style-conscious consumer, who is active on social networks, the Nokia N97 mini is a smaller mobile computer with stylish stainless steel cues, featuring a tilting 3.2″ touch display, QWERTY keyboard and fully customizable homescreen that makes each Nokia N97 mini as unique as a fingerprint.

The Nokia N97 mini delivers a truly personal internet experience in a compact handset based on the iconic design of the Nokia N97. Users can personalise the homescreen of their device even further with thousands of different applications and services available from the Ovi Store. From games, videos and podcasts to productivity tools and web services, Ovi Store is the easiest way to fill the Nokia N97 mini’s homescreen with applications that reflect individual tastes. Available in three stylish colors, viz, Cherry black, Garnet and White, the Nokia N97 mini will start shipping in the last week of November 2009 at an MRP of Rs 30,939/- only.

[Via: Economic Times]

The 2705 version with a camera can shoot photos at 1.3 megapixel resolution, and both versions of the 2705 are compatible with Bluetooth wireless headsets. This latest Nokia features a micro-USB port and has a battery that is good for 5 hours of talk time or 15 days of standby time, according to Nokia.

The Nokia Shade will be available as an online exclusive for a limited time, and in honor of national Domestic Violence Awareness Month, people who buy a camera-equipped 2705 will also receive a free purple Xpress-on cover (usually $19.99) along with a picture frame lanyard – while supplies last. The Nokia 2705 Shade goes on sale for US$29.99 with a 2-year agreement starting on October 6.

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The handset uses Nokia’s S40 UI and it only has dual-band GSM connectivity (900/1800 MHz). Its other features apparently include: 128 x 160 pixels display, 3.5mm headset jack, FM radio, Opera Mini browser, VGA camera, 10MB of internal memory, and a battery that should last up to 8 hours in talk-time mode, or up to 400 hours in stand-by.

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The features of Telstra’s 6720 classic include: 2.2 inch TFT QVGA display with 16 million colors, GSM and HSDPA connectivity, GPS, Whereis Navigator, email (Microsoft ActiveSync), BigPond TV, Music player, 3.5mm headset jack, 5MP Carl Zeiss camera, and a 1GB memory card included.

Telstra offers the Nokia 6720 classic for free to Consumer and Telstra Business customers who sing a contract agreement for $40 per month. Telstra Enterprise & Government customers can get the phone for free too, on an Enterprise Fleet Plan at $40 or higher.