Nokian-96

The Nokia N96 can be thought of as a classic Nokia phone, with the call connect and disconnect buttons surrounding the touch pad at the bottom of the phone. Offering 16GB of storage, the phone looks sleek and elegant, with a large 2.8" QVGA screen capable of displaying over 16 million different colours dominating its front. It looks good. It looks classy in an understated way. But you get no hint of the power that lies underneath! Personally, I think this is a good thing, as I'd much rather impress people with unexpectedly-glorious features than be all bling and shouty with chrome and dazzling lights and not much else going on underneath!

Nokia n -81

Nokia have relaunched the N-Gage, but this time, instead of a dedicated mobile gaming phone, it's now a gaming platform, from which you can download games, set up high score contests, etc. You can even rent games for 1Euro a pop, then buy the full game if you like it.
N-Gage games will work on a variety of Nokia phones, including the Nokia N95 and new Nokia N81, which is featured prominently in the video of the new N-Gage platform, showing off its nifty mobile gaming prowess.

Nokia 6111: Sophisticated GSM slide phone

For those who seek sophistication in small size, Nokia presents the Nokia 6111 phone. Featuring a stylish classic design, the soft slide mechanism of the Nokia 6111 smoothly reveals its keypad. Blending technology with a sophisticated look and feel, the Nokia 6111 comes with a 1-megapixel camera and flash, and a 6x digital zoom. The screen (128x160 pixels) supports up to 262,144 colors and displays pictures in either portrait or landscape mode. The GSM 900/1800/1900 Nokia 6111 has an estimated retail price of 270 EUR before subsidies or taxes, and is expected to begin shipping in the fourth quarter of 2005.

In addition to its ergonomic design, the Nokia 6111 offers a number of new messaging options. Push to talk functionality connects to groups or individuals at a push of a button while Nokia Xpress audio messaging enables sharing of voice clips and greetings with friends and family. Pictures can be conveniently shared via MMS, Bluetooth or email.

Nokia 6270 Music and megapixels

The versatile Nokia 6270 slide phone features a 2-megapixel camera with flash and landscape mode. With a modern and refined design, the Nokia 6270 merges state of the art photography capabilities and user-friendliness into an enjoyable imaging experience for consumers.
The spacious QVGA, 262,144 color display (320x240 pixels) of the Nokia 6270 helps to manage daily life while a broad set of messaging capabilities enables consumers to easily keep in touch with others. Mobile email is conveniently at hand as the Nokia 6270 phone comes with an integrated email client that supports attachments.
In addition, the Nokia 6270's built-in music player supports a variety of digital sound formats such as MP3 and AAC, making music-on-the-go easily accessible. With stereo speakers supporting 3D sound effects, the Nokia 6270 provides a brilliant sound experience that can be shared with others. A visual radio client rounds out the audio capabilities of the Nokia 6270 phone. A world travel-friendly quadband GSM 850/900/1800/1900 handset, the Nokia 6270 has an estimated retail price of 300 EUR before subsidies or taxes. The Nokia 6270 is expected to begin shipping in the fourth quarter of 2005

Nokia N82 Gets Firmware Update To V30.0.019

Following on the heels of the N95-1 and N95-2 (8GB), the Nokia N82 has received a new firmware update today, available through Nokia’s NSU application. N82 firmware v30.0.019 is now available for Euro1 product code (0558752). If you have a different product code, you can (at your own risk) use the free NSS software to change your product code, as guided in this handy walkthrough. When you get to setp 3.5, you’ll use the 0558752 product code, instead of the one listed.
There’s no official changelog as of yet, and I’m waiting for the battery on my N82 to refill to a sufficient level before attempting, but as always with firmware updates, I would highly recommend that you go ahead and apply it, as there is most certainly bugfixes and whatnot sprinkled throughout.
I will update this post as soon as I get a chance to find any changes.
Update: It’s a rather average sized update, at 123MB

Nokia Publishes Interactive Demo For N79 and N85, Kinda

Nokia announced the N79 and N85 only a few weeks ago, and we were mightily impressed. The N79 is a candybar handset with a 5 megapixel camera, dual-LED flash, and those neat user-changeable smart Xpress-On covers. The N85 is a dual-slider, like the N95, though this baby sports a nice OLED display and microUSB charging.
In case you were wondering exactly how these new devices work, don’t worry, Nokia has put together some fantastic online interactive demos that help you do everything from inserting your SIM card to sending a picture message. Brilliant, and they’re easy to follow along with, as well.
You can check out the N79 one here, or the N85 demo here.
Interesting, I wasn’t able to find these when perusing the Nseries website. Given that both of these smartphones are officially announced, I wonder why Nokia hasn’t made these great demos readily available?

Nokia Mail For Exchange Ready For All

Nokia officially announced earlier today that its Mail for Exchange application, previously reserved for the Eseries and a select few Nseries, will be made available for all S60 3rd Edition handsets. The news is great for business users who don’t want to be limited with the multimedia hindrances of an Eseries, but still need to be connected.
Mail For Exchange will be preloaded on most Eseries and Nseries handsets in the future, but should be available immediately in the Download! application for all S60 3rd Edition smartphones. A new setup wizard has also been implemented, attempting to simplify the setup process. The application allows users to connect to corporate or commercial Microsoft Exchange services and synchronize their email, calendar, contacts, and tasks, and even offers access to a corporate directory, if one exists.
While Mail for Exchange is free, it does require a data connection, so you’ll want to make sure you have one setup through your carrier before you use it.
While I have not personally used Mail for Exchange (as I use Gmail IMAP), I find it rather interesting that Nokia is pushing Mail for Exchange through its product line, when they also recently launched the Nokia Email beta, which uses Intellisync. I realize it’s awesome to offer choices to the consumer, but I can’t help but wonder about the differences in the two, from Nokia’s standpoint.