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Promising Nokia 5530 Deepens Nokia's Touch Screen Portfolio

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The Nokia 5530 XpressMusic is the newest touch screen phone launched by Nokia and is the smaller sibling of the Nokia 5800. The phone has now started shipping world wide. With the launch of Nokia 5530 XpressMusic, Nokia has made sure that the Symbian S60 5th edition, which powers handsets like the Nokia 5800 and the N97, is available to a larger group of mobile users. Nokia 5530 is not a high-end phone in terms of price like the N97. Nokia, earlier this year, had made clear that one of their goals in 2009 is to give people affordable touch screen phones. Nokia 5530 is the result of that. Nokia will soon be coming out with Nokia 5900 and Nokia 5800. But Nokia 5530 is something that will become popular among users in emerging markets like Russia and India, who love touch screen phones but cant afford an iPhone due to the high cost factor attached to it. The Nokia 5530 has now deepened the touch screen portfolio of Nokia and now there are more touch screen phones to come. It is a well known fact that the Symbian S60 touch experience does not come near to what experience an iPhone user gets but yeah the platform is evolving and feature wise it will be rich in days to come. Nokia has never positioned its phones as iPhone killers, it is very clear about what it wants to do, whom it wants to target. But now, it has to make sure that the Symbian platform has to evolve as new players on the block like RIM and Apple are giving it a tough competition.

Touch Screen Symbian coming to Samsung phones

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i8510-1 Nokia will soon be launching its Nokia Tube with touch screen Symbian OS. Symbian, though dominantly used only by Nokia, it is also used in mobile phones manufactured by Samsung. The Samsung INNOV8 or the i8510 from Samsung, which sports a 8 mega pixel snapper and is pretty fundu and costly phone runs on Symbian. According to CNET Asia, Symbian's APAC regional head, Mehmood Kalantar, has said that, Symbian is working on a touch screen OS and next year it can be hopefully seen in a Samsung mobile phone. By the way Mr. Mehmood, we are still waiting to see Symbian Touch Screen OS in the Nokia Tube.

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Few things that you need to know about the Nokia Tube

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5800-tube Nokia will soon be coming up with its supposedly iPhone killer Nokia Tube. Tube will bring touch screen Nokia devices to mass market. Here are few things that you need to know about the upcoming Nokia Tube.

It's no iPhone beater
At first, it looked like this could finally be Nokia's touchscreen answer to the iPhone. Alas, leaks of the so-called Tube, or 5800 XpressMusic to give it its real title, suggest it will actually be a mid-range blower. Why? Well with Nokia the biggest player in the mobile world, they reckon they can turn average Joe's onto touchscreen tech and build from the bottom. And there's a good chance it'll work.
It won't be multitouch
Being mid–range, Nok has said it won’t come with the same multitouch tech you find in the iPhone. Instead, you can expect the Symbian S60 Touch system to use haptic feedback, just like the LG Viewty and Samsung Tocco. That means you’ll be able to tell when you’ve hit the screen – but you won’t be able to twist pics with your fingers,
It'll do over-the-air downloads
Nokia Comes With Music is set to take off this winter, and you can bet your entire gadget collection that the 5800 XpressMusic will be one of a string of handsets toting the subscription store. That means you’ll be able to grab as much music as you like from the every major label except EMI. And you can be sure that any downloads you want to snag will wing their way to you using 3G, especially with rival O2 launching their own tie–up with Sony BMG earlier this month.
It won't cost the earth
Being your regular mid–level Nok, the Tube will almost certainly come free on contract. And we’re not talking an iPhone 3G–style deal, where you have to pony up £45 every month for the privilege of having the phone in your pocket. Plus, it won’t be shackled to one network, giving Nokia the chance to work their magic and get it into every mobile–loving mitt in the country.
It’ll take touchscreen to the masses
Because it’s not taking the iPhone on, Nok can afford to let the Tube go for cheap. And because of that (and it’s sharp styling if its appearance in The Dark Knight is anything to go by), everyone will want to get on the bandwagon. And as soon as everyone understands how touchscreens really work (we’re talking your Mum and Dad rather than us gadget geeks), then Nok will take over the world. Don’t count against it.

[Nokia Tube things to know Via: Stuff]

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Tube spotted in Dark Knight; S60 Touch screen shots

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The Nokia 5800 Tube, which will be coming soon but Nokia has already showed the phone in the new Batman flick the Dark Knight. Dark Knight by the way is the number one movie on IMDB with a rating of 9.6 from 69,000 votes. What better way than this to connect Nokia Tube with the Dark Knight, both winners in their field. Morgan Freeman uses the Tube in the movie and everybody is wondering how come it is bing shown in the movie when its not officially released. May be this is some gimmick from Nokia, to create more hype about the Tube. People are swearing that the phone that is shown is the Nokia Tube and cant wait to get their hands on the same. Also, the screenshots of the Symbian S60 Touch UI have also been leaked and it seems that the UI has screen rotation functionality and that means the Nokia Tube will have a built-in accelerometer.

S60 Touch Screenshots - [Via: Unwired View]




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Nokia's touch screen phones will target the mid-range market

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As we all know that touch screen mobile phones have become the order of the day. Touch screen phones have suddenly seen a demand in the market, thanks to the multi touch, intuitive mobile handset, the Apple iPhone, which made this all happen. Companies like Nokia, who earlier failed with touch screen phones (Nokia 7710), now are ready to launch mobile phones with touch screen that will give run for money to Apple. Nokia has already announced that it would be launching the Nokia Tube in 2008 as it is well aware of the new iPhone’s entry into markets that are dominated to Nokia. Nokia has now confirmed that it will be launching touch screen devices in the second half of 2008 and the first device from Nokia’s side will be the Nokia Tube or some call it the Nokia 5800, XpressMedia. Till now, touch screen phones from big mobile players had a big price tag attached to them, but it seems Nokia wants to keep its focus on the mid-range market when it comes to launching touch screen phones. The company has also confirmed that, Nokia Tube will play a volume game, much to my surprise, as I thought Tube will be in the price range of the iPhone. Touch screen phones from Apple and Samsung (Omnia) are for the high-end market, Nokia’s strategy is to target the mid-range market. Targeting mid-range customers in emerging countries like India will really help Nokia as they can push a lot of their touch screen phones in these markets. And if you have observed, Nokia’s mid-range phones have good camera, 3G and Wi-Fi and other multimedia features.

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Nokia's Touch Screen Dreams

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Nokia has confirmed the launch of touch screen handsets by this year end. The touch screen handsets will not just have the Nokia Tube but Nokia is more focused on launching handsets across all price levels. Touch screen handsets is something that is always associated with high price but Nokia wants to launch touch screen mobile handsets that can be afforded by people across the target market and not just those who can pay the high price attached to these handsets. The later half of 2008 is certainly going to witness the launch of much awaited Nokia Tube or the Nokia 5800 from its rumored XpressMedia series. To tell you guys, earlier Nokia touch screen phones like the Nokia 7710 and the Nokia 6708 (manufactured by BenQ) didn’t click with the customers. But, Nokia 5800 along with the S60 Touch has lot of promises in the kitty for Nokia as well as Nokia’s existing and prospective customers. Though Nokia is not visibly upset with what Apple’s iPhone is doing to their market share in the US, but deep down somewhere they know that they need to stop Apple from eating fruits of Nokia’s handwork.



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Nokia gets ready to take on Apple

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Apple launched their much awaited 3G iPhone last week at the WWDC 2008. In his keynote address, Steve Jobs, compared the 3G capabilities of iPhone, with that of Nokia’s best multimedia flagship product, the Nokia N95 8GB. Steve showed how iPhone loads the same web page that is also opened in the N95, faster. Now Mr. Jobs, agreed that your 3G is fast but then why didn’t you compare the multimedia features of your iPhone 3G with that of the Nokia N95 or you were just not ready to see what happens when you compare the iPhone 3G and the Nokia N95 8GB on multimedia front.
Anyways, as of now, Nokia need not worry about the 3G iPhone toppling its position. But the way industry is moving and multi touch interfaces are popping up, Nokia is also gearing up to take the iPhone head-on. The Nokia Tube is being increasingly touted as the iPhone Killer from the Finnish giant. Live pics of Nokia Tube also surfaced some time back. As the rumors about the Tube are building up Nokia has finally confirmed that they would be launching the Nokia Tube in the Q4 of 2008. Nokia doesn’t have any phones in its portfolio that compete directly with the iPhone and can pose a threat to it. Also, Apple has made the market very much competitive by announcing two things @ the WWDC, first, $199 for 3G iPhone and 70 countries getting their 3G iPhones by the end of 2008. Nokia knows this that the market is becoming very much competitive and they are getting ready for it. They have the scale and the expertise. Also, Nokia would not have taken the N95, iPhone comparison lightly and the company is very much positive about their upcoming S60 Touch and the Nokia Tube. Nokia Tube by the way is supposed to have features, that will make the iPhone look small.



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Live Pics: Nokia 5800 XpressMedia a.k.a Nokia Tube

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The Finnish iPhone killer, Nokia 5800 XpressMedia a.k.a Nokia Tube is ready to be launched. These are the live pictures of this phone that were posted on Flickr profile, “giusdama77” (even if you try to click, it won't help as the account is deleted). Talking about the pictures, this phone has a bigger touch screen than the iPhone and I can also see the words XpressMedia written on the tip of the phone. This one is a Vodafone branded prototype of the Nokia Tube. As told earlier the phone will have a 3.2 mega-pixel snapper, 3G support and a large touch screen and will sport the latest version of the S60 Touch that is going to be launched soon.



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Video: Sensational Symbian S60 Touch

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Found this video while browsing the site Electric Pig. This video is all about Symbian Touch Screen OS, which Nokia might be showing off anytime soon. This OS will also be coming on Samsung phones. Electric Pig says that, this OS looks better than the OS that are coming in 3G iPhone and BlackBerry Thunder. Enjoy the video and one thing more, the OS really looks cool with its tilt sensors for controlling alarms, rotating screens, controlling applications, single handed call making, touch enabled internet services, motion control sensors, high-end multimedia editing features on the go, gesture controlled photo browsing and high resolution display with rich graphical themes.






[Original Video Via: S60Online]



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S60 Touch and E61i, My take

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Nokia will be launching their S60 touch sometime in the second half of 2008. The previous touch screen devices of Nokia like the 6708, which the company made with the help of BenQ, failed; then the Nokia 7710, which nobody knows when, came and when did it go. But one thing that I know is that the 7710 didn’t work on the S60 platform, I think it was the Series 80 or Series 90 platform. Anyways, if Nokia had launched S60 touch at that time then the fate of these devices would have been different. One phone of Nokia, which I think has the ability to match the performance of the Blackberrys and the Q9hs around is the E61i, the only thing this phone does not have is the touch screen, if Nokia makes this phone touch screen enabled with its new S60 touch then the rest will be history. Yeah I know some E71 or something like that model of Nokia is coming later this year, but S60 touch should be used by Nokia to enhance its already popular devices. Lacking the touch.
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