New Terms for Mobile from Nokia..

Nokia has unveiled plans for its next-generation mobile technology. It's not simply about mobile devices either; preference is also being given to operating systems and software. The plans were put forward at the 'The Way We Live Next' event, an exclusive briefing at the Nokia Research Center in Oulu, Finland’s northern technology hub.
"The world of mobile communications is changing at an ever increasing pace," said Tero Ojanperä, CTO, Nokia, in his keynote address. "To continue to stay ahead in this environment and to develop innovative new products and services that excite consumers, companies need to embrace openness on many levels."
"At Nokia, we work with experts in the academic, scientific and developer communities, and increasingly importantly, directly in interaction with our customers. Innovation can come from anywhere, and we need to have the tools and flexibility to respond to that challenge," he added.

-Web technologies driving innovation in mobile

-Nanotechnology and solutions for the environment

-The evolution of the Internet user experience

-Mobile payments and banking using Near Field Communications

-Future energy sourcesSmart Connectivity and the future of wireless broadband

-Nokia also demonstrated a variety of breakthrough technologies, including the following:
MOSH: A one-to-many distribution platform; a targeted channel for developers and technology leaders to publish applications and other content for mobile devices, to a global audience.

Point & Find: An exciting new way to discover more about your surroundings, using the camera on your mobile device. The mobile device then displays relevant information about what you are looking at, fetching real-time information from the Internet.
Shoot to Translate: A demonstration using software that translates written characters into another language; the original text is captured with the camera on the Nokia multimedia computer and translation happens in real time.
Virtual worlds: In addition to previewing the first ever photographic exhibition taking place simultaneously in Second Life and the real world, Nokia showed how 3D virtual environments could be implemented on mobile devices to create an immersive user experience.
In addition, Nokia announced a relaunch of its Beta Labs site, with more interactive features. Beta Labs shares some of the new ideas that Nokia is working on and lets users help shape their future development.

Nokia N81 in Market..

Nokia Launches N81Nokia's recently launched N81 and N81 8GB multimedia phones are now available globally. Designed specifically for music and gaming, these devices come with dedicated music and game keys and are loaded with memory so you can store more and play more.


The 3D Multimedia Menu introduced in these devices is the first step to bringing a new user interface to the Nokia Nseries range.
"Accessing your portable music and games collection is not enough anymore," said Jonas Geust, vice president, Multimedia, Nokia. "Today people want to be more in control of how and where they consume their digital entertainment. They want to discover new favorites and share them without being confined to one location – and it's devices like the Nokia N81 that facilitate this."
The Nokia N81 and Nokia N81 8GB also offer access to songs through the Nokia Music Store. And with their integrated Nokia Music Players, creating playlists and managing music collections on the move is simple. For enhanced sound quality, compatible high-quality headphones or speakers can be used with the standard 3.5mm headphone connector.

A preview of the N-Gage games service is also available in the devices, including playable demos of EA Sports FIFA 07, Asphalt 3: Street Rules, and Space Impact Light. After the launch of the N-Gage later this year, the full N-Gage application will be available for download. Players can then sample all N-Gage games for free and buy the ones they want.

Price Tag of the Nokia N81 is 360 Euro with 8GB 430 Euro.

HTC Launches GPS Phone P3300

High Tech Computer (HTC) Corp. has announced the launch of the HTC P3300, a Global Positioning System (GPS) phone in India. This device allows users to take pictures outdoors and then automatically embeds the satellite coordinates into the picture.
The MapKing R12 is the mobile mapping system which comes with the P3300. It also includes the SiRF III chipset with 20 parallel channel receivers. Offering wireless LAN access, the phone is equipped with a 2.0 megapixel camera and FM radio with tuning range from 87.5 MHz – 108.5 MHz.

"The P3300 GPS phone with photo navigation is an addition to our existing portfolio of world class smartphones and PDAs available in India under the HTC brand," said Ajay Sharma, country manager, HTC, India.
The phone weighs 128 grams, is 16.8 mm thin and is available in an iron-grey colour. It operates on the Windows Mobile 6 professional platform and comes with a 128MB built-in ROM and 64MB RAM.
Microsoft Office programs like Outlook Mobile, Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, PowerPoint Mobile, IE Mobile and Windows Media Player 10 Mobile are pre-loaded in the phone. Optional softwares like Adobe Reader (PDF), Sprite Backup, Activesync, Comm Manager, Internet sharing, Network Wizard and Audio Manager are also available. Connectivity options include Wireless LAN 802.11b/g, Bluetooth v2.0 and quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE. The phone features a 2.8-inch QVGA display screen and Phonepad input option.
The phone is available for Rs. 23,000.