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The Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition was unveiled during August in Nokia Conversations. It is a version of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic which is more geared towards people who want a more efficient navigation device. It has all the functions that we saw in the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic but, in addition to all these features, it has a lifetime subscription to the ‘Drive and Walk’ navigation service. Two additional accessories also come with this edition in the form of the car charger and the cool looking stand which is meant to mount your phone on to your dashboard.

Another difference with this Navigation Edition that we found from the data sheet when compared to the original one is the colour schemes. The Navigation Edition will come in a Chrome and Black colour scheme rather than the red and blue of the XpressMusic edition.

The phone will be released in 3 different versions. All of them will share quad – band GSM connectivity, making them compatible for use everywhere. 2 of the editions will also have Wi-Fi and dual – band 3G with HSDPA support, while the last one, which seems to be mainly for China or the emerging markets, won’t have 3G or Wi-Fi.

However, here’s the only bad set of news. When watching the promo video released by Nokia, we couldn’t help but notice that the screen had the same problem as in the original version in that it was not really legible under direct sunlight. Therefore, if you plan to use this on the dashboard of your car, which will be exposed to direct sunlight, it might not be very effective as a travel companion.

Leaving that aside, the video also shows the main features of the phone and the latest pre – installed version of Ovi Maps. The Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition Reviews have been positive and the phone will be released during the 3rd quarter of this year for £235 before any taxes or subsidies, so make sure you get your hands on this phone. There will be many great Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition contracts on offer too, no doubt, so be sure to compare them all first.

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In these heady days where technology news moves at the speed of the internet (just below the speed of light because, like most internet users, the internet is fond of the odd doughnut or ten), we constantly find ourselves feeling about as speedy as a second class snail mail letter in these strike-ridden days.

However, today we bring you something almost tantamount to breaking news. Not quite, of course, we’re not that good. But we’re betting a hell of a whole lot of you haven’t heard of the Nokia Booklet 3G. See, told you, you’ve no idea what we’re talking about, have you? Is it a book-shaped phone? A slider with a big QWERTY keyboard? A… oh, right, yeah, there’s a picture up in the top left. So, there we have it: Nokia have made a laptop.

Excited? Well, you damn well should be. Because if there’s one thing that Nokia have proven over the years, it’s that they make solid, reliable, and downright functional pieces of kit. All that sometimes means that in the superficial world of mobile phones they can be out-shouted by other manufacturers releasing slightly more glitzy/flashy handsets, but we think that in the computing world, reliable and solid is exactly what you want. People are a lot less willing to accept flaws in a £500 laptop than a £200 phone.

So, does the Nokia 3G Booklet live up to our excitement? Yes, hell yes, and then yes some more. It ticks so many boxes it’s untrue, in fact. Design: stunning. Basic features: all as good as the current crop of netbooks. Extras that make it special: 3G, A-GPS, WiFi sound good to you?

Check out this Nokia Booklet 3G review for a full rundown of what’s great, or just have a look at this boring but useful official page. Then go treat yourself to the video….

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Even the limited nature of the blog sometimes challenges us. What’s that Samsung? You’re releasing a new phone that is identical in every way to your previous phone in this line, only there are 0.8 more megapixels on the camera and it also comes in Cobalt Jack Flash Blue Tints? Whoop-de-doooo, let us get straight on and write a blog post about that pronto. Or, what say you over there Mr S Ericsson, you’re releasing a brand new super exclusive new phone that is in just about every single way identical to Samsung’ and Motorola’s and HTC’s and etc. and so on’s brand new super exclusive phone in the same category? Then again, let us wheel out our magic blog dictionary and find some words to jumble together for.

But then, every now and then – and even less, these days, unfortunately – something comes along and you’re like, wow, good lord, hello, nice to meet you, very nice to meet you indeed. Something that is so… so… just… yeah! Something that for all your excitement about it, for all the incredible stats you find and trials of prototypes you have and videos you unearth that you can’t find yourself thinking: we want one of those. More than anything else, we gotta get one of those things in pocket.

Then, suddenly, when that too-rare day arrives, you realise that you’ve waffled on about absolutely nothing, that the end of the blog is drawing near and you haven’t even mentioned the name of the remarkable product. You haven’t even given your patient reader the slightest bit of information about the thing that’s got you so excited. You panic, start shouting N900! It’s the Nokia N900 that we want you to know about! Quick! Go read this Nokia N900 review! Go look at these official stats! Before it’s too late!

Phew… just about made it there. And just in time to squeeze the video in:

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We’ve seen this thing described as a hybrid between the Nokia 5800 and Nokia 5530… however, us being us (i.e. crass, cheap, provocative and just downright rude), we like to think of the Nokia 5230 as the cheap cousin or the dole scum sister. The one who only shows up at Christmas, fake nails all gaudy and chipped, some kind of aysmmetric hair style that hurts your eyes, swearing and insulting people with no regard for common decency.

Because while this thing has all the touchscreen goodness of the 5800 and 5530, this thing is just plain cheap, thanks to a few strip downs and streamlinings. No internal memory (so microSD cards only), no high-speed downloading, very basic camera and nothing new or fancy at all, in fact.

But then, as you can all testify, people’s cheap cousins can be very fun indeed. If you know what we mean. They don’t cost much, look good in a superficial way, you can strip them and change their covers in a second, their very responsive to touch and give tactile feedback, and…

we should stop there, really, shouldn’t we… before we, well, get arrested.

For more info, less weirdo, check out this Nokia 5230 review, or have a look at the official page.

Then there’s always one of Nokia’s always “entertaining” videos for this thing. If the Nokia 5230 itself is the fun cheap cousin, this video is the dull aunt who’s convinced all her family members are going to hell. How right she is…

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Nokia enjoys world wide popularity and many people, when asked if they have a brand preference when purchasing a mobile phone will respond “Nokia”, without any hesitation.

This week GSM Arena published a picture showing off the slick new design of the Nokia 8800 Erdos. Its body is made of a single piece of “bullet silver”, although according to GSM Arena this is just fancy marketing talk for regular old stainless steel – but either way it sure does make a very impressive first impression.

A very interesting feature of the Erdos is it’s screen; when on it appears to be no more than scratch resistant glass, but when the phone is switched off it goes completely silver, giving the entire mobile handset the appearance of a solid silver bar, albeit a slim one.

It will be the very first Nokia to be classed as a smartphone running Symbian OS S60, as well inbuilt GPS and wi-fi. With a whole 8GB of storage space the lacking of an SD card input does not generally cause any concern, and it is safe to say that Nokia has once again out done itself and proved why it is a leader in the mobile technology field.

The inbuilt camera is 5 mega pixels, which may not sound like much when compared to some of today’s more impressive digital cameras, but it is certainly a great improvement on past models and supposing your shot is adequately lit there will be little to no graining in the resulting image. You also have the option of single or dual flash, making the camera far more suitable for night time shots than its predecessors.

Although there is no solid release date yet it will be available at some point during October 2009.

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One of the newcomers in the touch screen range by Nokia is the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic. With features and look which are very similar to the first of its kind, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic is in fact more affordable and certainly more stylish too. Anyone who is walking on a tight financial string is likely to love this phone as it is a cheaply priced alternative when compared to counterparts such as the Nokia 5800 or even the iPhone.

The Nokia 5530 XpressMusic has a fantastic and crystal clear display which is roughly around 2.9 inches. On top of this, Nokia also boasts that the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic is one of the top music phones in and around the market. In fact the audio quality of this beauty can be compared to many other dedicated music players and it poses good competition as well. Since a 4 GB memory card is part of the retail package you can start surfing on some musical waves as soon as you get the phone on your hand.

Probably one of the best parts of this XpressMusic phone is the fact that it is an all-rounder when it comes to entertaining. It is possible to further enjoy the musical experience through the Nokia Stereo Headset WH-205, which is getting onto the front stage along with the 5530 XpressMusic. It is possible to capture some excellent photos with the 3.2 megapixel camera. There is an LED flash too in the phone. On top of this some other nifty extra feature s included are the accelerometer and proximity sensor.

You can easily get onto social networks like Ovi, MySpace, Flickr and Facebook with a single touch. However, just remember that there is no GPS support and nothing to support HSDPA networks. Despite this, you can always get onto the Internet with 3G and GPRS networks.

If you are up for this phone, get ready to welcome it in the third quarter! To compare contracts on offer for the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic then visit Best Mobile Contracts.

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In a Twilight Zone kind of away, we really, really understand what Nokia are doing with the Nokia 5800 Navigation edition, whilst at the very same time, being really, really confused by it. Let us (un)explain ourselves

Understandable – The 5800 has a nice big screen, is very touch friendly and comes with lots of onboard connectivity such as WiFi and GPS, all of which means that if you gave it lots of top-end mapping and navigational software, it would be as good as any standalone GPS navigator. Nokia have, therefore, done all this, and the Nokia 5800 Navigator edition is, well, as good as any standalone GPS navigator

Confusable – The 5800 XpressMusic came out about 4 minutes ago, and we’re really not sure if releasing the Nokia 5800 Navigation edition so soon is a good idea. And what about the music side of things? Is that still as good? Because they’re not talking about it in the press releases? Does it still even play music?

Yes, fair enough, we could go look at the official page or at this Nokjia 5800 navigation review to ascertain that, yes, it does do all the things the XpressMusic version did, but now it also has a lifetime license for the turn-by-turn and voice navigation functions that you’d otherwise have to spend money on. But… it’s… you know? You don’t?

Hmm.

It’s just confusing, alright! Maybe that lunchtime “shandy” was a bad idea after all… We’re just going to sit back and watch this nice video instead…

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Another year comes and another top class business phone comes from the laboratories of Nokia in the form of the amazing Nokia E52 which, in addition to a really slim waistline, is loaded with a large number of apps which are sure to make your mouth water!
One of the serious highlights of this amazing phone is the simply mind – blowing talk time of 8 hours, which is much better than most of the smartphones currently available in the market. The compactness of the Nokia E52 also deserves special mention, measuring in at an amazing 9.9 mm!

The Nokia E52 weighs in at a featherweight 98 grams and is much more lighter than phones of the same class. One of the best features present in the phone is the email facilities, the main one of which is the Nokia Messaging, which enables you to quickly set up your mail on your phone. Other e-mail apps include the IBM Lotus Notes Traveler and the Mail for Exchange app. There is also the Noise Cancellation feature which will enable you to speak in noisy environments as well as your voice is filtered from the background noise to enable the person at the other end to hear you clearly.

In addition to these high – class features, the phone has navigational functionality as well in the form of an in-built GPS module with A-GPS functionality and a digital compass as well. There is a 3.2 megapixel camera on the phone which is capable of shooting pictures with a maximum resolution of 2048×1536 pixels and has a dual LED flash as well so that you can take pictures in areas where there is low light. Internet facilities are provided in the form of HSDPA and HSUPA connectivity. Therefore, what are you waiting for? Check with your network and get this phone now!

Nokia E52 Links:

• Nokia E52 Contracts
• Nokia E52 on Vodafone
• Nokia E52 on 3 Mobile

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Rarely has a phone’s title (especially one from the notoriously bland-naming Nokia) done such a good job of summing up a phone that it actually leaves us slightly lost for words. Us! Lost for words! Amazing, isn’t it.

But what the fudge are we supposed to do with the Nokia N97 Mini. Because… well… that’s it. It’s an n97, but smaller. More mini. Less maxi.

It does all the things the n97 does, but in a more miniature way. Just as the normal n97 does all the things the n97 mini does, but in a more maximum zoom kind of way. Not that that makes any sense.

Well, they’re not completely identical, we hear some pedants at the back arguing. The mini Nokia N97 comes with only 8GB of internal storage, whereas the big boned original had a whopping 32GB. But then you can buy a 16GB microSD card for about £25 if you shop around, so that’s not really an issue. And there’s all sort of hoo-haa about how the mini is more connected, and allows people to update their status on Facebook even quicker than ever. However, try as we might, we can’t find a £25 solution to this travesty.

There’s a bunch more actual opinion in this Nokia N97 mini review, but we’ve simply, honestly, got nothing to say. Apart from: go look at these Nokia N97 Mini deals, and ooohhh, shiny, look at that (in relation to perhaps the only good video Nokia have made about one of their products in the last five years that you can find below):

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Maths is a simple thing. We don’t know why so many people struggle with it. The key, we’ve found, is simply to treat numbers as you do words. That is, allow yourself the freedom with maths that you do with language.

With this rule in mind, we feel confident to explain to you how even though the Nokia X6 is three times more expensive than its little brother the X3 (see previous blog post) it is also three times as good. Or, to put it mathematically: X3 x 3 = X6.
- The X3 has a 2.2” non-touch screen, whereas the X6 has a 3.2” touchscreen with accelerometer
- The Nokia X6 has 32GB of internal memory, whereas the X3 can only go as high as 16GB, and that only by buying additional microSD memory
- The X6 can play back music for 35 hours. So can the X3
- The 5MP camera on the X6 trumps the 3.2MP camera on the X3
- Plus there are at least 12 other areas in which the X6 comes out on top.

So, 3.2” – 2.2” = 1 then 32GB / 16GB = 2; 35 hours balances that, so we still just have a 1 and a 2. 1 + 2 = 12, which matches the last point. So therefore the maths is right.

See? Do you see? Is it obvious why you should buy yourself three Nokia X6’s… no, wait. Buy Six X3’s and 12 X6’s… no, that’s not it either. You should; wait, what’s this drooling out of our ears… it looks like… like… brain matter… oh dear

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