Nokia 8600 Luna - The Dark Temptation!

Not happy with your Rolex watch and a Versace suit? Then probably you can check out the Nokia 8600 Luna. The handset not only throws a light on your refine sense, but also makes a bold statement that Yes, you have got a loaded purse as well. Having said so, it is obvious that the Nokia 8600 Luna is exclusively reserved for the elite class of customers, who would always want to be associated with “the highly desirable objects”. What makes Luna special is the strange attraction that surrounds it. It's like holding a secret that everyone would want to know about.

Nokia 8600 Luna comes after the highly successful launch of a series of fashion mobiles. Through the device, the manufacturer further builds upon the tradition of experimenting with unique materials. And thus what we see in Nokia 8600 Luna is a melange of chrome, stainless steel and titanium. Further, the melding of nearly opaque smoked glass with unique, soft-touch stainless steel makes the Nokia 8600 Luna an enchanting handset. In addition to this splendour is a gently illuminating keypad, that glows when waiting a call.

And that's how the device gets its name too. The Nokia 8600 Luna is actually inspired by the so-called magical charm of Goddess of Moonlight- Luna. In the ancient Roman tradition, Goddess Luna represented captivating beauty encircled in a soft, yet radiant light.

On sliding the mobile, the device reveals a well etched keypad. The keypad is user-friendly and responsive as well. The screen displays Menu is a neat fashion, while navigation and selecting topics are also made hassle free. The large bright screen (that throws up to 16 million colours) also become perfect for sharing images, captured by its 2 Megapixels camera. More, the camera comes with 4x digital zoom, landscape camcorder and video player. Nokia 8600 Luna is also allows musical spree. The handset comes with an advance music player.

For connectivity, the Nokia 8600 Luna comes with Quad-band GSM and Bluetooth. All the other features a pretty much straight forward. These include messaging service, internet access, Micro-USB 2.0 connector for audio, data, and battery charging and synchronization with PC using Nokia PC Suite, Downloadable Java applications via J2ME etc.

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Nokia E65 - Talk E Class

The latest addition to the Nokia's genre of business class E-series, the Nokia E65 is reserved for the polish user class. True the device is not exclusive in terms of looks, but this quad band slider comes with the power of 3G and Wi-Fi. The compact size of the phone does not provide room to accommodate a full QWERTY keypad, but nonetheless it can aptly fulfil the requirements of reading office documents, and checking emails.

In terms of design, the Nokia E65 comes with a spring loaded slider mechanism, and has a soft leather like back to add style and class. The 2.2 inches screen is loaded with a 240 x 320-pixel, with the competency to display 16 million colours. This means the pictures and videos come out more clear, and pleasure is also experienced while reading. Viewing is also easy under the direct sunlight. To add more life and excitement, the Nokia E65 comes an ambient light sensor. It glows automatically when moving into a dim environment. On sliding the handset, it reveals a 3-4 keypad array. The keypad is quite user friendly and responsive.

Over the rear is where the 2 Megapixels camera is located. The camera is enabled with night and sequence mode, a self timer, and adjustments for white balance and colour tones. The lack of flash and auto focus does make the photo quality a little average, still, good enough for snapshots and web display purposes. Moreover, the 50 MB of expandable memory enables the users to store more pictures.


Nokia E65 is indeed a multimedia goodie bag. It not only has a music player (Mp3/ AAC compatible) but also includes a Real Player, that can play Mp4 files. There is also a Flash application and Gallery where one can browse through all media files with the help of a tabbed interface. More for multimedia benefits, one can download a host of features from Nokia Catalogue. This includes Digitizer, F-Secure Mobile Anti-Virus, Psiloc Wireless Presenter and Wayfinder Navigator.

Nokia E65 comes with a Series 60 3rd edition operating system. It also includes various business and collaborative software as Quickoffice and Team Suite preinstalled. Connectivity wise the Nokia E65 is empowered with quadband GSM (800/900/1,800/1,900MHz), 3G, Wi-Fi (802.11b/g with VoIP support), infrared and Bluetooth 1.2. The handset also doubles as a modem when connected with a compatible computer.

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Samsung X830-...if Music Saves Your Soul

Mobile phones have transformed a lot from playing our favourite ringtnes to a consummate music experience. Since then, innumerable music phones have hit the digital world powered with high definition media player, large memory pool, stereo-sound systems, Bluetooth headset support, dedicated multimedia keys and many such tools. Keeping up with the changing trends, Samsung has release its own music phone –the Samsung X830 , a unique phone with evolved multimedia skills.

The Samsung X830 sports a swivel design that makes it look interesting. The handset resembles an iPod – a very popular mobile music solution. To maintain the Samsung X830's narrow dimensions, its designers have put the keys of the mobile phone in an unusual two rows instead of three. The handset is extremely lightweight at mere 72 grams. The 1.4 inch screen used in the Samsung X830 is TFT based and can produce more than 262k colours. The handset is currently available in Black, Pure White, Orange and Pink.


Being launched as a music phone, the Samsung X830 is loaded with all goodies needed for a top quality mobile music experience. The handset's on board media player is compatible with all popular media file formats including Mp3, AAC and WMA. Enjoy your music on your hip headset supplied with the device or on the built in 3D sound speakers. The mobile phone's internal memory pool is a massive 1GB which is good enough to carry all your favourite songs with you. So load all you want and hit the road. The Samsung X830 has a 'Flight Mode' too that lets you enjoy all your phone's feature in zero network coverage zones like a flight.

Other than music, this triband GSM phone features an integrated 1.3 megapixel digital camera for quick shoot and easy share. Mobile data connectivity via GPRS and EDGE technology, or local exchange of files and information with external devices via Bluetooth and USB – the Samsung X830 has everything that it takes to replace your mobile music device for good.

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LG Shine - The Knight In Shiny Armor

Next in line after the KG800 or the LG Chocolate – that was a rage last season is the LG KE970, or the LG Shine. Though these two handsets are made by the same manufacturer, under the same Black Series line up, they are worlds apart. In contrast to the dark and mysterious LG Chocolate, the LG Shine is flashy and suave. Made entirely by shiny stainless steel, the LG Shine brings in the old school charm of strength and sophistication. The LG Shine is possibly the best successor of the LG Chocolate – different outlook, but the same level of sophistication.

Even the large TFT screen is placed in such a way that it shines with more than 262k hues when used and hides away to reflect with the steel body while not in use. Much like the LG Chocolate, the LG Shine do not give away its identity till the time it is not in use. Its manufacturers have incorporated conventional keypad after the negative feedback about the touch pad used in their earlier offering. Functionally too, the LG Shine is far advanced and now is counted among the top fashion phone.

The handset is equipped with a 2.0 megapixel camera module with all necessary digital imaging aids like digital zoom, integrated LED flash and autofocus. The camera boasts of high grade footage recording skills apart from high resolution still imagery. Other multimedia tools includes a top class media player compatible with various popular media file formats. 50 Mb of internal memory plus an external memory card slot virtually turn the LG Shine into your portable jukebox – entertaining you on the go.

The triband phone supports Bluetooth A2DP profile for wireless music experience other than 'regular' information transfer with other devices. Data connectivity technologies includes GPRS and EDGE. From web browsing to email with attachments, the LG Shine manages ti shine in each and every departments deemed necessary for the success of a present day mobile phone.

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Nokia 6110 Navigator - Roam As Much As You Want

Of late mobile phones that are GPS enabled have created a ripple in the market. And the latest to hold attention of the market analysts is the Nokia 6110 Navigator. The device is the first Nokia to feature AGPS (assisted Global Positioning Service), and thus, reduces the initial time required for the device to calculate its current location. This is specially useful in urban areas.

The built – in GPS of Nokia 6110 Navigator is worth appreciation. The device comes with a one touch Navigator button below the directional keypad, to allow easy access. The onboard speaker located at the rear is loud and clear. This becomes useful when one is driving in heavy traffic. The user can simply listen to the voice instruction and does not have to get distracted by the map that flashes on-screen. Further, to get from one point to another, one could choose between the option for – shortest route or soonest time.

As the car speeds through a road, interesting pop ups comes up to denote places of interests. These include spots like that of restaurant, hotel or shop. The Nokia 6110 Navigator also includes a nifty Pedestrian mode for those who decide to stroll to the destination. The handset uses Route 66 for its navigation software. Other features that makes this device a popular one are - automatic sensor for day and night display, adjustable viewing angle and 3D perspective, alarm speed while driving and alarm trigger at pre-determined spots of interests.

Connectivity wise the Nokia 6110 navigator is good. The device is enabled with 3G and HSDPA. It lacks the advantage of LAN and infrared, but it also has the benefit of Bluetooth and push email. The Nokia 6110 navigator also includes 2-megapixel camera at the rear with sliding door to protect the lens and integrated flash, plus a second camera above the 2.2-inch QVGA screen for video telephony.
Nokia 6110 Navigator is a slider device, with a talktime of 3.5 hours and up to 11 days on standby.

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Nokia 5700 – music that works

The new Nokia 5700 is all about energy and music. Part of the Xpress genre of music phones, the handset comes wrapped in red, which extends an impression of young energy to it. The Nokia 5700 comes with a unique twist design. As the device twists, it can switch between four features – music player, 2MP camera, smartphone and video call.

Nokia 5700 is a 3G handset and comes with dedicated audio clip for enhanced musical experience. To ensure that you can hear all formats of music, the Nokia 5700 comes with a quality music player that can aptly play music in Mp3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, MP4, eAAC+ etc. In case the users wants to edit the tracks and download more, there are ample options for that. Nokia 5700 XpressMusic supports album art, playlists, 5-band equalizer and audio visualizations.

One can store more songs using its 2GB memory card. Further the Nokia 5700 offers music through Bluetooth headset, 3.5mm plug-equipped headphones, along with the included headset adaptor, or through built-in stereo loudspeakers. For more musical treat, the Nokia 5700 is also good for music lover who love to shop online. The device enables the users to select from a range of Internet music stores, besides those utilizing Windows Media Player Digital Rights management (WMDRM).

Apart from music, the Nokia 5700 is also enabled with a 2MP camera. The camera is of good quality and also scores high when it comes to making videos. Further, with 3G high-speed data connectivity, the Nokia 5700 XpressMusic allows easy streaming of multimedia contents.

The Nokia 5700 is based on the S60 software running on Symbian OS. This makes the device compatible with number of modern features and functionalities. Which means that when it comes to entertainment, navigation, creativity and productivity, the Nokia 5700 allows all.

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Nokia 6110 navigator: Travel with precision

Nokia has launched a new Smartphone, the Nokia 6110 navigator. The introduction of this navigation device has again proved Nokia's experiences in the global mobile world. The device offers features such as mapping, navigation and local search and helps users explore new places. Though Nokia E90 and Nokia N95 also come under Nokia's GPS mobile phones portfolio, the Nokia 6110 navigator is more about navigation.

The Nokia 6110 navigator comes with GPS (Global Positioning System) and AGPS (Assisted Global Positioning System). With always-on connectivity features, the device always keeps you stay in touch with the world. The device offers personal navigation experience through built-in maps, routing and navigation with a single touch of the navigation key. With the Nokia 6110 navigator, you can view the current location on the map, search for new locations and find special routes on the go.

While searching for new locations, the device suggests you to follow the shortest or easiest routes. And with the help of voice guidance, its the fastest way to explore new destination. Enjoy the benefits of navigation – explore new city, restaurants, know weather forecasts or find travel guides for a weekend trip. The pre-installed map helps in searching new destinations in no time.

Additionally, the Nokia 6110 navigator allows fast and impeccable access to mobile internet with the latest HSDPA technology. This technology is more faster than 3G. Synchronise emails through push email – send and receive heavy attachments and keep in touch with the world anytime-anywhere. For 3G multimedia, the Nokia 6110 navigator is an ideal tool. Loaded with an in-built 2.0 mega-pixel camera – shoot and capture the world. Watching videos on a 2.2 inch QVGA screen is a real pleasure.

Explore the new world, capture and share those moments with friends and family.

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