Nokia N8 garner All Round Criticism

Following the recent publication of unflattering views on Nokia N8 mobile legend Eldar Murtazin leaned back to Nokia. In an interview for a server unwired he criticizes the Finnish mobile leader in its present status and access to a number of problems.

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Speaking Murtazín first states to debunk his own words, which caused about Nokia N8 such hype. N8, he said not a bad device, just simply does not bring anything new and certainly not a revolutionary product. And even in terms of Nokia. - read: Give us a prototype of N8, Nokia angry at journalists for a negative review

N8 is just powerful, but actually the average smartphone. Indeed, it has been confirmed by Nokia itself, when the price of the model put in good 370 euros. This is the best Symbian model manufacturer unusually low price.

N8 will not directly compete with existing "supermobily" Google Nexus One, HD2 HTC or Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. Stand with more phones like HTC Legend HD Mini or Sony Ericsson Vivaz. Customers will be tempted to do the same especially lots of memory and a great camera.


But in some ways, lagging N8 for more than a year old device. "I had a chance to compare the N8 with devices that are going on the market, and I must say that it's funny," he said in an interview unwiredview Murtazin continues: "For example, here I see a very low-cost OLED display. AMOLED Nokia calls it, but if it should compare with the Samsung i8910 HD display, which is almost a year and a half on the market, or display Google Nexus One, and other phones, not just as good. It certainly is not nearly as great as Super AMOLED displays the current Samsung, is actually similar display at Nokia X6. may behave a little better in direct sunlight, but I do not think it is comparable with the corresponding display of Samsung and Motorola. "

The greatest problem, however, indicates the Nokia N8 Murtazin software. "Nokia lives - from certain areas - when two or three years ago," he says when comparing systems such as Symbian and the iPhone OS4, Google Android and Samsung Bada. But notes that it does not mean that Symbian could not meet many people. It is recommended for users who like the tradition. Nokia is due to them not to go into major changes.

But you will have to come. Moreover, according to Nokia, Murtazina must make clear how he wants his future to treat systems. Currently, Symbian is the very model may differ significantly from the model. It depends on which division it is in charge. Various changes in the logic menu again and confuse users. Phones from one division (eg, E series) have a different error than a series of phone side (should be N series).

But that's getting more into the strategy of Nokia, which said Murtazin preparing an extensive article. Maybe in a few weeks so we know how the future really holds firm to the new platform and Maemo. But according to how it looks like the first words, or the future strategy of Nokia in the views of Russian mobile expert will not be too excited.

Nokia to have stalled and no wonder, reacting rather affectedly to negative information about their best model. Model on which they are built according Murtazina advertising campaign for at least the following six months, the model, which in these campaigns to be the tip of the mobile phones.

And where that takes Murtazin this information? It's definitely not the Russian representation of the Finnish mobile ones. It has a totally forbids anyone from the server to mobile-review fun. Eldar Murtazin but argues that the information here as it never did not come, and it has big problems with Nokia internal security and business escapes a lot of information. "It takes eight years," Eldar said in an interview. "And throughout those eight years trying to stop these leaks. Many people in business have changed. For safety Nokia spent a lot of money. And the result? Nothing. Leaks still occur."

According to Eldar in this case is not the main problem that the new model or new versions of software gets early for journalists. The main problem is that the news without any problems themselves in the hands of competitors.

By the way, the mobile-review have adopted measures in this respect. Although they have all kinds of information and new devices available long before they ever appear on the first information, do not want to be the source of this news release to the public first. Only after the first modifiable small pieces of information, the mobile-review to be published an extensive preview of the new model.

Nokia's current situation is definitely not terribly rosy. Perhaps no one (including Murtazina) doubt that the N8 is a good phone and will sell well. Especially given the attractive price is reasonable. N8 but not the really cutting-edge device, the product that would ensure the future of the Finnish ones. Such a model Nokia is still missing, and apparently it still will miss some time.

Via Mobile.cz

Nokia X2, Low Cost Nokia X series Phone

The Nokia X2 is a low cost music phone, priced to sell at just €85 before taxes and subsidy. Despite the low price tag, the X2 comes with a 5 megapixel camera with a flash, a 2.2" QVGA display, microSD expandable memory, Bluetooth and an FM radio. The X2 has a 3.5mm audio socket, and the camera flash can also be used as a torch.. which is a useful feature.


Nokia's X-series range is beginning to fill out a little bit now, and you can see common design themes between this phone and the X5 and X3 phones in particular, which show that Nokia is trying very hard to introduce a similar look to this range of handsets.

This is a GSM-only device running the Series 40 operating system, so it's not as fast or expandable as it looks. However, the X2 does come with the Opera Mini browser, an email client, it can talk to Facebook and it supports EDGE data which is quite a bit faster than plain old GPRS (if your carrier supports it).



The multimedia player copes with MP3, AAC and WMA formats and it can be synchronised with Windows Media Player on a PC. Usefully, the X2 comes with a stereo wired headset although you will need to provide your own microSD card. The X2 has dual speakers and dedicated music keys as well.

This is a lightweight phone coming in at just 81 grams and measuring a fairly typical 111 x 47 x 13mm. The BL-4C battery is quoted as providing up to 13.5 hours talktime and over 25 days standby time which is pretty impressive.

There are two colour combinations available, a black/red scheme and a rather fetching silver/blue scheme that seems to work quite well. Nokia say that the X2 should be available during Q2 2010.

Via Mobile gazette

























Some Quick Facts Abt Nokia X2

Available: Q2 2010

Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Data: GPRS + EDGE

Screen: 2.2" 240 x 320 pixels, 262k colours

Camera: 5 megapixels

Size: Medium monoblock 111 x 47 x 13mm / 81 grams

Bluetooth: Yes

Memory card: MicroSD

Infra-red: No

Polyphonic: Yes

Java: Yes

GPS: No

OS: Series 40

Battery life: 13.5 hours talk / 25 days standby

Nokia Symbian^3 & Symbian^4 Os: A detailed Look

Nokia Is still believing that its old warhorse Symbian can still give the New-Gen Os from Apple, Android[google] a run for its money.
That's the reason that Nokia has come up with Symbian^3 & Symbian^4.
Symbian for long has been the dominating force in the Mobile OS Market, with its wide range of Application & Themes & Nokia Hope that with Symbian^3 & Symbian^4 it continues the trend to be ahead of competition.
An improved user experience
There are a range of user experience improvements in Symbian^3, incremental enhancements that make Symbian-based devices easier and more enjoyable to use.
Single tap interaction model – no more “tap to select, tap again to action”. Consistent roll-out of a “single tap” paradigm throughout the touch UI removes the need for double tapping anywhere in the user interface, delivering a more immediate and direct user experience. The implementation includes framework changes that allow 3rd party applications to benefit easily.
Multi-touch gesture support (for things like drag, flick and pinch-to-zoom) comes to many applications, including the Homescreen, Photos and the video player. Any application can integrate support for gestures by taking advantage of the framework and the set of gestures recognised can be customised and extended by device creators.
Better memory management, achieved through writeable data paging, leaves more free RAM for applications.
A faster UI – the Symbian^3 user interface uses the new graphics architecture to great effect to ensure that devices feel snappy and responsive.
The Homescreen Evolves
The Homescreen, starting point for all user interaction, evolves in Symbian^3. Find that you can’t squeeze all the widgets you need onto one page, or want separate pages for personal and work widgets? No problem, the Homescreen now supports multiple pages of widgets and a simple flick gesture to move between them. The number of Homescreen pages is limited only by available memory.
Want to show multiple email accounts or weather forecasts for more than one city? No problem, in Symbian^3 the Homescreen gains support for multiple instances of a native widget.
The Homescreen also gains an improved Widget Manager configuration interface that provides a rich UI for downloading new Homescreen widgets. Widgets gain the ability to extend their UI, for example when the user selects a widget. The extended UI can be any size and is displayed on top of other widgets as a floating element.
As in previous releases widgets can be created in either web runtime (using HTML, Javascript etc) or natively using Qt, C++ or standard C. Symbian^3 sees the addition of support for Adobe FlashLite widgets (so long as a FlashLite player is available in your device).
More entertaining – HD video, smart remote controls, interactive radio, podcasts
There’s a lot happening in Symbian^3 in the multimedia space:
HDMI Output: The latest phones can do almost everything your set-top box or PC can – only you can fit it in your pocket! But sometimes that pocket-sized screen just isn’t big enough – for example, showing your holiday photos and videos to family and friends, or watching a movie at home. Wouldn’t it be great if that pocket-sized screen could grow when needed – so it was big when you wanted it to be? With HDMI Output, this is easy – just plug your phone into your TV and see your movies and photos on a screen measuring feet, not just inches! And movies arent the end of the story – just think about the possibilities of big screen gaming.
Symbian^3 brings support for HDMI v1.3a and above plus HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection). The Photos, Music Player and Video Player applications have been updated to output to HDMI when a connector is attached.

Full remote control for your music player: See track and artist names and browse your music collection direct from the screen on your Bluetooth headset or remote control. Change playlist without having to take your device out of your pocket. The technology behind this is v1.4 of the Bluetooth Audio/Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP v1.4) – a headset or remote with matching Bluetooth support will be required. Symbian^3 also brings stack-level support for a Symbian device acting in the “remote control” role to browse the media on any other player that supports Bluetooth AVRCP v1.4.
Music store integration in the Radio app – making radio interactive. Ever heard a great song on the radio and wanted to know what it was or buy it then and there? The new “Buy now” button in the Radio app solves this problem by using RT+ RDS metadata to link through to the user’s chosen music store, providing them with relevant info on the current song and artist and letting them make an immediate purchase if they wish to. Music store plug-ins can be supplied by a device creator or carrier or downloaded and installed by the user themselves.
Podcast management: The Podcasts app, new in Symbian^3, allows you to manage podcast subscriptions and automatically download new shows to a predefined schedule, integrating with the music and video players for playback. With the Podcasts app in place you’ll always have something new to listen to.
Next generation graphics:A new 2D and 3D graphics architecture paves the way for a faster and more engaging user interface by enabling hardware acceleration of all graphics operations. Applications such as Photos take full advantage to enhance their look and feel, integrating effects such as fades and transitions between their various screens. Semi-transparent UI elements are supported, great for example when overlaying controls or notifications onto video during playback. Combined with industry-standard OpenGL ES, the new architecture also provides a great platform for high performance games – all without slowing the phone down. And all these features can scale to the capabilities of the hardware, allowing everything from simpler, cheaper phones to feature-rich, high-end devices.
Better data networking:One-click connectivity greatly simplifies the process of connecting to the Internet, doing the right thing without interrupting the user. It delivers a consistent and simple experience across all network-aware applications, streamlining the UI to remove all unnecessary prompts and dialogs. New global settings allow the user to configure platform-wide behaviour, for example ensuring the device automatically switches from cellular to WLAN when a free WLAN network is available. See the One Click Connectivity page and feature 565 for more details.
Smart network management: Under the covers Symbian^3 delivers a new core data networking architecture (known variously as “Three Plane Comms” or “FreeWay”). An application is able to indicate that it has particular service requirements such as high bandwidth (eg for speedy video upload) or jitter control (eg for smooth streaming of internet radio). The system seamlessly balances each individual application’s needs to deliver the best possible overall user experience.
Core improvements: Symbian^3’s new networking architecture and related optimisations also deliver throughput and jitter improvements to all data-enabled applications. This future-proofs the platform ready for the high bandwidth 4G networks that will roll out over the next few years. This industry-leading architecture provides a great basis for VoIP, audio and video streaming and efficient use of high bandwidth networks of all kinds.

There is still a lot of time before we finally see this new symbian offering from Nokia in their future new phone release, though rumours are getting strong that the X9 will definately have this new OS.

Waiting for more....