Staying connected: compact Nokia N78 puts online communities in the palm of the hand

Fully-featured multimedia computer optimized for sharing music, images and 'new discoveries'

Mobile World Congress 2008, Barcelona, Spain/Espoo, Finland - Nokia today introduced the Nokia N78, a multimedia computer that combines music, navigation and photography with the benefits of mobility. The Nokia N78 is designed to take advantage of the new suite of Nokia services, including the Nokia Music Store, Nokia Maps, and Share on Ovi - a new online service that enables consumers to share their personal media. The Nokia N78 is expected to start shipping during the second quarter of 2008, with an estimated retail price of approximately 350 euros, before taxes.


The Nokia N78 packs a powerful range of technologies, including integrated A-GPS, with free Nokia Maps, WLAN and high-speed HSPDA 3G connectivity, a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, and support for microSD memory card, currently available at up to 8 GB, to store favourite music and media. The novelties of the N78 are geotagging of photos and an integrated FM transmitter that allows music to be played on any FM radio, in a car or at home.

"The Nokia N78 truly lives up to the Nseries promise of delivering unparalleled mobile multimedia experiences with the very latest technologies and services," says Jonas Geust, who oversees Nokia's Nseries devices. "The Nokia N78 empowers people to explore their passions, enjoy their favourite music and share their experiences with others and is set to continue the range of well-balanced Nseries devices such as the successful Nokia N73."

Search, snap, tag and share

Taking advantage of its integrated A-GPS functionality and 3.2 megapixel camera, the Nokia N78 introduces the increasingly popular online practice of 'geotagging' to a Nokia device. The Nokia N78 automatically tags images with capture location metadata, making it possible to view the capture location on a map either on the device itself, or online. With its high-speed internet connectivity, over WLAN or HSDPA, uploading photos and videos to online communities like Share on Ovi, Flickr or YouTube is a single key stroke away.

Music remains a core feature of the Nokia N78 and Nokia's range of Nseries multimedia computers. In addition to the up to 8GB of memory, internal speakers and support for standard 3.5mm headphones, the N78 also comes with Nokia Internet Radio, giving instant access to thousands of radio stations around the world.


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Nokia N96

Nokia N96 is a quad-band handset with dual-band HSDPA support for worldwide coverage. It runs on S60 3rd edition, FP2 and has a 2.8" QVGA (240 x 320 pixels) TFT display with 16M colors. Other features of this true powerhouse include GPS with A-GPS support and geo-tagging for photos, Wi-Fi, the stunning 16GB of onboard memory, plus a microSD slot. If that feature pack doesn't grab your attention, hardly anything will.

Nokia N96 has a 5 megapixel autofocus camera with Carl Zeiss optics and powerful dual LED flash. It also records video in VGA resolution at 30 fps.The connectivity set sports Wi-Fi b/g with UPnP support, microUSB v2.0, DVB-H class C, a 3.5mm stereo headphone plug and Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP stereo audio.

Nokia N96 weighs 126g, and did feel a little bulky in our hands. The display however seemed on par with the Nokia N95 8GB (read: great).

Nokia N81 - Review

Nokia N81 - Review

Fitting in snugly behind the now revamped N95, the Nokia N81 is the company's latest Series 60 model that comes packed with a stack of new features including music imaging and gaming credentials.

Following on from our First Look review, we've sat down with the new handset for the last week, so are are first impressions bang on the money, or have, having had time for a longer play we changed our mind? We get dialing to find out.

With 8GB on-board memory the first thing you'll want to do is fill it with music. Using 48Kbps encoding, Nokia say you can get up to 6000 songs on your N81, equaling that of the W910 from Sony Walkman and the iPhone from Apple.

With major song support, stereo Bluetooth, a 3.5mm headphones jack and the ability to access the newly launched Nokia Music Store via the Ovi internet interface Nokia means business, and for the most part delivers.

The key selling point of the phone is promise of a couple of button presses and you're able to buy tracks from the newly launched Nokia Music Store.

In practice it is easy, but not that easy, as the system expects you to connect in, surf the pages you want and then download the tracks from there. Those familiar with the one track purchase of the iTunes store will be disappointed.

Luckily songs aren't priced at a premium for accessing them on the go and are automatically sync'ed with your PC account, however users will have to be using Windows XP or Windows Vista to use the service.

Get past the music functionality and it is business as usual with this Series 60 handset.

On the imaging side, Nokia has disappointingly settled for a 2 megapixel camera rather than 3 megapixels as found in the 5610 XpressMusic or 5 megapixels as found in the N95, although has included a Xenon flash to boost performance.

Gaming wise, the phone is able to use the new N-Gage offering from Nokia as part of its Ovi internet offering. Games can be played either vertical or in landscape mode, allowing users to benefit from the 2.4-inch screen, which as per our first look, is bright and crisp with plenty of detail. Text is easy to read as are the menus.

Elsewhere and features include built-in wireless b and g connectivity alongside 3G for surfing on the go away from hotspots.

As for the design, the gloss back finish looks smart and the keypad easy to use and clearly labelled. What isn't clearly labelled, however, are the plethora of buttons on the top half of the slider. With music shortcut keys, menu shortcut keys and other buttons that appear in certain modes, newcomers are like to find it difficult to navigate their way around - we certainly did even after closer inspection.

What makes it more confusing is the introduction of a new secondary menu system in addition to the current Series 60 menu system. While it does give people the choice and a more interactive feel (think CoverFlow), we found ourselves not sure which one we should be using and therefore as the button isn't even labelled ignoring it completely. What Nokia should have done is made its mind up over which was the better interface and gone with it.

VERDICT
The N81 will still be seen as the Nokia N95's cheaper brother and with that in mind will always be fighting to prove its worth, especially when you see both in the store for free come its launch at Christmas - if you sign a big enough contract.

As a music phone against the equivalent offering from Sony Ericsson, Samsung and Apple, the Nokia beats the Samsung offerings but neither the Sony Ericsson W910 or the Apple iPhone.

Sony Ericsson's implementation of software for us is better executed with its array of apps like SensMe, TrackID and ShakeIt, however where the Nokia N81 wins out is the addition of the Nokia Music Store.

That said, the Nokia Music Store's implementation against the iTunes Wi-Fi store from Apple on its iPhone just doesn't compete.

As a phone, the N81 does pack the 3G connectivity and better phone functionality, but if it's purely the music you are after, the iPhone is still the one to go for.

Nokia N95 - Fix Slider

HOW TO FIX NOKIA N95 JERKY SLIDER:

FIRST OF ALL THIS PROCEDURE IS NOT VERY COMPICATED BUT YOU MUST GIVE SO MUCH ATTENTION. YOUR HANDSET CAN COUSE DAMAGE.

AND IF YOUR HANDSET HAVE A GUARANTEE THIS WORKS CAN CANCEL YOUR GUARANTEE


NOW WHAT WE NEED FOR:
- NOKIA N95 WITH JERKY SLIDER.
- Scissors
- Tweezers
- T5/T6 SCREW DRIVER
- TAPE ( 3M OR SCOTH WILL BE FINE )



AFTER SET ALL STUFF THAT WE NEED. NOW WE ARE STARTING.
FIRST TAKE BACK COVER AND BATTERY OFF



AS SHOWN IN PICTURE GO RIGHT DOWN SIDE OF THE PHONE AND SLOWLY TAKE OUT THE WHOLE BACK COVER



AS SHOWN IN PICTURE



AND TAKE ALL CAREFULLY



NOW WE NEED TO TAKE OUR 3 SCEWS THAT SHOWN IN PICTURE AT THIS



TIME PLEASE BECAREFULL MORE, DOWN PART OF THIS SIDE HAVE A IMPORTANT AND SENSITIVE PARTS.
AFTER TAKE 3 SCREWS OUT



WE YOU OUR TWEEZERS TO TAKE BLACK METAL PART OF SLIDER ( AS SHOWN ON PICTURE ) ( SLIDE PROBLEM COMES FROM THIS METAL PART AND THE PLASTIC PART. YOU WILL SEE AFTER TAKE IT )



NOW HOLD YOU PHONE LIKE IN PICTURE AND GENTLY PUSH UP, DONT PUSH IT SO MUCH YOU CAN COUSE SLIDER BROKE ( OTHER PART IS ALSO SCREWED AT THIS TIME)
NOW GIVE ATTENTION WHAT YOU WILL DO NEXT



NOW YOU WILL SEE A SMALL SPACE AT THE MIDDLE OF THE PHONE



NOW WE WILL CUT A SMALL PIECE OF TAPE ( AS SHOWN IN PICTURE ) JUST A SMALL ONE WILL ENOUGH. IF YOU USE TOO MUCH IT WILL NOT WORK EASLY



WITH THE TWEEZERS WE PUT CUTTED TAPE IN THE PLASTIC PART, BUT IN PICTURE I HAVE MADE A MISTAKE THAT I FIX MINE YOU HAVE TO PUT TAPE TOP OF THE SCREW HOLE NOT ON THE HOLE. AND PUSH THE UPPER PART OF THE TAPE INSIDE OF THE SPACE



THAN WE PUT THE UPPER PART OF THE PHONE AGAIN IN THE HOLE AND PUT BLACK METAL PART



WE PUT 3 SCEWS AGAIN AND PUT BACK COVER AND NOW WE HAVE BETTER N95 SLIDER

Courtesy by n95slidefix.blogspot.com

Nokia N95 - Modem installation

Nokia N95 Modem Installation Tips





What’s the point?
Forget paying a fortune for Wi-Fi or fumbling with network cables in hotel rooms. Your N95 can get your computer online at broadband speeds wherever you are, whether it’s a PC or Mac.

Is it free?
Apart from your data tariff, yep!

So How do I do it?
Step 1:
If you’re using a PC connecting to the internet through your phone couldn’t be simpler. Just download the newest version of Nokia’s Software Suite here and install it onto your PC. Next hook up your N95 using a USB cable and tap on the One Touch Access (OTA) panel at the top of Nokia Software Suite.

Your phone should connect to the internet, and share its connection with your PC. If it doesn’t, tap into the OTA settings wizard, choose manual configuration in the ‘Operator’ window and tap in your connection settings. You may need to contact your network for these.

Step 2:
If you’re using a Mac, plug in your N95 using a USB cable and tap into the ‘System Preferences’ panel from the dock. Next, tap ‘Network’ and select your phone from the column on the left.

Choose ‘Show modem status in menu bar’ then tap into ‘Advanced’ and choose Nokia from the ‘Vendor’ list, and ‘GPRS (GSM/3G)’ from the model list.

Choose ‘OK’ and hit the ‘Connect’ button. If your phone fails to connect, you might need to add a telephone number under the ‘Network’ panel or an Access Point Name (APN) under the ‘Advanced’ panel. Contact your network provider for those details if you need them.