Category: Nokia

iG-Exclusive : Nokia E7 Coming to India Next Month
While we will tell you that, Nokia Global – Announced that the E7 has been announced for Select Markets and should be shipping in countries in and around EU – UK, etc, anytime now. We just got word from Nokia Sales Rep Jatin Kaushik , That, the device is already slated for India and may come as early as next month.

The QWERTY flagship from Espoo has
- A 4-inch Clear Black Display
- Latest version of Symbian
- 8 megapixel camera
- 16GB of onboard memory,
- Aluminum body
- Slideout keyboard
On a different note : we expect the device to be slated at the 26,000/- Price mark (you could expect higher)

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All-in-one business smartphone, the Nokia E7, arrives in stores

Espoo, Finland – The highly anticipated Nokia E7 will begin arriving in stores in select markets this week, with broader availability building up quickly in several markets.

With its tilting 4 inch ClearBlack display, full qwerty keyboard and a fast access to a wide variety of apps directly on the homescreen, the Nokia E7 is the key to having a successful day in or out of the office. Importantly, the device supports business applications from leading enterprise technology partners including Microsoft and IBM.

Key features of the Nokia E7
– Easy access to private and business email
– Create, edit and share office documents and view PDF files with Adobe Reader
– Fast, secure intranet access with the built-in VPN
– High-resolution photos and HD video with the 8 megapixel camera and dual LED flash
– HDMI connectivity to project files, videos and images onto large screens
– 16 gigabytes of on-board flash memory
– USB-On-The-Go, enabling easy file sharing by connecting a USB stick to the smartphone

For business users, Nokia E7 provides direct, secure and real-time access to email, calendar, contacts, tasks and the corporate directory through Microsoft Exchange servers, as well as Office Communicator Mobile, developed by Microsoft for Nokia smartphones, which brings presence and corporate instant messaging.

Additionally, a wide range of entertainment and social services available on the Nokia E7 make it the perfect off-duty companion, and the Ovi Store offers a wealth of apps such as Bloomberg, Angry Birds and Sports Tracker.

The new arrival offers drive or walk navigation in 80 countries. The latest commercial version of Ovi Maps, available immediately via Ovi Store or Ovi Suite, adds visibility to subways, trams and trains, real-time traffic, safety alerts, visibility to parking and petrol stations, speed limit warnings, and improved search and location sharing capabilities.
February 8, 2011
Leaked Nokia E6 Pictures

Looks like the E5’s big brother just showed up. Engadget’s got a good look at the new E6 to be announced by Nokia. An 8 megapixel camera (possibly the same EDoF unit that’s in the E7) , a dual LED flash; on front, a VGA display.

Source : Engadget

February 7, 2011
Nokia and Microsoft to Join hands next friday! – WP7 on NOKIA?

The New York Times is reporting, that, in a strategic shift of Platform from Symbian to either Android or Microsofts Windows Phone 7. The Finnish giant has chosen the latter. It was high time when the company drops its hopes on the only thing slowing down once a superpower in the mobile phone trade. Symbian was/is and may remain outdated, period. The company’s move may come as a welcome to its investors worldwide and to the millions of its users globally.

There is a high chance and it’s entirely possible they could be ramping up to do that again, sharing apps and services between Windows Phone 7 and Symbian / MeeGo.

But, the biggest question lies in the concept of Nokia becoming another hardware-only manufacturer, and surviving in a market that is already ahead in leaps and bounds, with self sustaining companies like Samsung, HTC and even LG. It is becoming more and more difficult to predict the future of this legend. Nevertheless, there is still hope, with the new changes coming to Symbian this year. What may be the most exciting year in the history of Technology has just begun!

Source : New York Times

February 5, 2011
Nokias Rs.1499 Bicycle charger coming to India in March

Nokia has announced its Bicycle charger for European markets. Priced at around €30 the charger is bound to do well in India.

Nokia Sales Rep:Jatin Kaushik Said

” The device is targeted at markets like India, and is bound to do excellently well. The company plans to bring Bicycle accessories including the dynamo charger, by the end of Feb, latest by March this year”

It sports a 2-mm charger interface and provides 28 minutes of talk time for every 10 minutes spent riding between 6kph and 50kph. It comes with a Nokia charger, phone holder, and bottle dynamo.

We don’t know if we will get beautiful chinese replicas of the device or not. But, we do doubt that a person with a cellphone and a Cycle in india may not be able to afford a Bicycle charge which costs almost as much as his bicycle.

Original Product : Nokia

February 2, 2011
Motorola Defy – Full Review – Video + Tests
A long time ago, Nokia came out with the 5210 and later the 5500, both these phones were extremely rugged and water resistant. But, they were no smart phones, in fact the devices were poor built versions of Nokia’s existing line.

From then till now no one thought that, post the smartphone era, we would see a Smartphone which would defy the elements and prove to be a valuable competitor in the Market.

Enter the MOTOROLA DEFY, lets take an in-depth look at the interior and exterior of the device.

Build Quality

This device exceeds many others by leaps and bounds and does exactly what everyone wants, resists water and dust, the screen is tough and scratch proof, the construction is super rigid and environment proof, Drops on concrete and mis-pocket events wont deter the DEFY from doing what it promises to do, Stay with you till the absolute end.

Rubber backing, Rigid metal frame and outer body, along with gorilla glass and masculine rivets, which man would not want a defy?

The device delivers as promised and can live up to harsh expectations, dip it in water , throw it around even go through a wash cycle. check out our quick test video below

Hardware

Buying a smartphone today leaves you expecting more for less. Lets see what we like about the device:
- Stunning 3.7″ touchscreen
- 480×854 px Resolution
- Gorilla Glass
- Rubber back seal
- Water resistance
- Dust resistance
- Wifi
- FM RADIO
- 5 Megapixel Camera
- 1500mah Battery
- impact resistant design
- Accelerometer
- Proximity Sensor
- 800MHz Cortex-A8 processor
- TI OMAP3610 chipset
The device has all the fancy stuff you can get at the price + it has the rugged construction. We still miss HD video.

Camera & Multimedia

The Defy packs a 5 MP shooter which has auto focus, but, lacks tap to focus. Hopefully, an upgrade from motorola can add that feature to the device. I

mages come out sharp from the device and extremely quickly. Video on the other hand is just VGA and could have been HD video at 720p. That would make the camera on the defy, a complete package. The fact that you can shoot images and video underwater is what makes the camera an extremely fun instrument to use. Video at pool parties anyone?

As far as media playback goes, since the device runs Android, it is capable of a vast variety of formats and supported codecs. Everything is available either free or at a premium from the marketplace. The device packs enough power to play all sorts of videos and stream movies from the internet. The loudspeaker on the device is simply “superb” packs a punch has great sound coming from a sealed speaker.

Call Quality and Battery Life

Here at iGyaan we stress on Call quality a lot. Especially since the DEFY is priced slightly higher than other phones, we wanted that the device perform well. We got exceptionally clear sound from the earpiece, even as the device was dipped into water several times it continued to sound clearer than ever. the microphone is also exceptionally good at doing its job. Motorola made sure that the earpeice issue was resolved before launching the device.

We got zero dropped calls in our 4 hours of testing and no signal issues what so ever. The device is just plain a good phone.

Battery life was also pretty impressive we got on an average 5 hours of talk time on the device. About 8-9 hours on media playback, 6 hours of internet browsing and about 20-24hours of music playback. All of this with the WIFI on. The battery is a 1500mah battery, the large capacity plays a huge role in such battery performance.

OPERATING SYSTEM

The Defy runs Android 2.1 with MOTO BLUR- (yes MOTO BLUR works perfectly in INDIA). The performance of the device is great with a few hiccups here and there. The upgrade to ANdroid 2.2 should be rolled out soon, and should remove the lagging in the processor. Since this device has a 800 mhz cortex A8 processor , flash would work perfectly in the browser. We would also definitely love the move to sd card option.

Currently in its state the Moto Blur and customized UI from Motorola add to the experience of the OS. The OS is color-ful and has a lot of unique customizations that make life that much easier while using the DEFY.

Conclusion

An extremely well built phone / device with somewhat all the latest features. It does lack a few things (HD video, Android 2.2) but atleast a software upgrade would bring one of them. Water resistant and dust proof had us from the get go. The device is an absolute must for the outgoing individual, an outdoor person or even a clumsy fellow.

Priced at 18,000/- INR

This device gets a 4.5/5.0 from iGyaan

WE SAY POCKET IT!

Check out the full Review Video and the remaining images below.

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January 31, 2011
Update : Asus to Launch Luxury Eee-PC Sirocco
ASUS just sent a teaser that, Well, promises to make waves. The Eee PC Sirocco (not to be confused with Nokia’s Sirocco) , Looks like a luxury upgrade to the existing EeePC Lineup. A new Design? New Technology? Luxury Materials. Take your guess, we sure as heck don’t know what part would be making waves.

UPDATE : Looks like the new range is just an update of textured paint on the not so special EeePC 1015PEM. Sirocco will be available in three different colours, purple, gold and pink.

Specs include :
- 10.1-inch screen with 1024×768 resolution
- dual core Atom N550 processor
- 1GB of DDR3 memory
- 250 or 320GB hard drive
- 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth 3.0
- 0.3 Megapixel webcam
- D-sub connector
- Three USB 2.0 ports
- 10/100Mbit Ethernet jack
- Pair of audio jacks
- SD card reader
- 1.25kg with a 6-cell battery
- Windows 7 Starter Edition
- Asus Express Gate Cloud quick boot OS.
Source: MobileandNotebook
January 20, 2011
Nokia official X7-00 pictures leak out

Looks like the X7 is just about ready to be announced, with pictures and specs leaking all over the Internet.

Nokia X7-00 powered with Symbian^3 operating system is a touchscreen device – probably same size as in the Nokia N8. It’s safe to assume that the touchscreen might come built with the ClearBack technology and support nHD pixel resolution. However in terms of imaging, the X7-00 would be a bit step down against the N8. Nokia has packed 8-megapixel camera in X7-00 with dual-LED flash.

Shell of the phone is a unibody design and the front panel has four speakers at four corners. There’s a dedicated camera key on the right bottom of the phone and above it is the volume rocker. The 3.5mm audio port along with a charging and syncing micro usb and what appears to be a power on off and lock-unlock button.

Update : apologies for the typo this is the X7

Stay tuned for more on this.

January 17, 2011