Sabtu, 04 Desember 2010

Story of Nokia


The first Nokia century began with Fredrik Idestam's paper mill on the banks of the Nokianvirta river. Between 1865 and 1967, the company would become a major industrial force; but it took a merger with a cable company and a rubber firm to set the new Nokia Corporation on the path to electronics...



1865: The birth of Nokia
Fredrik Idestam establishes a paper mill at the Tammerkoski Rapids in south-western Finland, where the Nokia story begins.



1898: Finnish Rubber Works founded
Eduard Polón founds Finnish Rubber Works, which will later become Nokia's rubber business.



1912: Finnish Cable Works founded
Arvid Wickström starts Finnish Cable Works, the foundation of Nokia's cable and electronics businesses.



1937: Verner Weckman, industry heavyweight
Former Olympic wrestler Verner Weckman becomes President of Finnish Cable Works.



1960: First electronics department
Cable Works establishes its first electronics department, selling and operating computers.



1962: First in-house electrical device
The Cable Works electronics department produces its first in-house electrical device - a pulse analyzer for nuclear power plants.



1967: The merger
Nokia Ab, Finnish Rubber Works and Finnish Cable works formally merge to create Nokia Corporation.


The newly formed Nokia Corporation was ideally positioned for a pioneering role in the early evolution of mobile communications. As European telecommunications markets were deregulated and mobile networks became global, Nokia led the way with some iconic products...



1979: Mobira Oy, early phone maker
Radio telephone company Mobira Oy begins life as a joint venture between Nokia and leading Finnish television maker Salora.



1981: The mobile era begins
Nordic Mobile Telephone (NMT), the first international mobile phone network, is built.



1982: Nokia makes its first digital telephone switch
The Nokia DX200, the company’s first digital telephone switch, goes into operation.



1984: Mobira Talkman launched
Nokia launches the Mobira Talkman portable phone.



1987: Mobira Cityman – birth of a classic
Nokia launches the Mobira Cityman, the first handheld NMT phone.



1991: GSM – a new mobile standard opens up
Nokia equipment is used to make the world’s first GSM call.





In 1992, Nokia decided to focus on its telecommunications business. This was probably the most important strategic decision in its history.


As adoption of the GSM standard grew, new CEO Jorma Ollila put Nokia at the head of the mobile telephone industry’s global boom – and made it the world leader before the end of the decade...



1992: Jorma Ollila becomes President and CEO
Jorma Ollila becomes President and CEO of Nokia, focusing the company on telecommunications.


1992: Nokia’s first GSM handset
Nokia launches its first GSM handset, the Nokia 1011.



1994: Nokia Tune is launched
Nokia launches the 2100, the first phone to feature the Nokia Tune.


1994: World’s first satellite call
The world’s first satellite call is made, using a Nokia GSM handset.


1997: Snake – a classic mobile game
The Nokia 6110 is the first phone to feature Nokia’s Snake game.


1998: Nokia leads the world
Nokia becomes the world leader in mobile phones.




Nokia’s story continues with 3G, mobile multiplayer gaming, multimedia devices and a look to the future...



2002: First 3G phone
Nokia launches its first 3G phone, the Nokia 6650.



2003: Nokia launches the N-Gage
Mobile gaming goes multiplayer with the N-Gage.



2005: The Nokia Nseries is born
Nokia introduces the next generation of multimedia devices, the Nokia Nseries.


2005: The billionth Nokia phone is sold
Nokia sells its billionth phone – a Nokia 1100 – in Nigeria. Global mobile phone subscriptions pass 2 billion.


2006: A new President and CEO – Nokia today
Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo becomes Nokia’s President and CEO; Jorma Ollila becomes Chairman of Nokia’s board. Nokia and Siemens announce plans for Nokia Siemens Networks.


2007
Nokia recognized as 5th most valued brand in the world. Nokia Siemens Networks commences operations. Nokia launches Ovi, its new internet services brand.


2008
Nokia's three mobile device business groups and the supporting horizontal groups are replaced by an integrated business segment, Devices & Services.


Nokia 5530 XpressMusic review: Winner by design GSMArena team, 20 August 2009.

Introduction

The XpressMusic lineup is fired up and coming after you with all they've got - from QWERTY smartphones to touchscreens. In fact, with the arrival of 5530 XpressMusic, the Nokia music line has more touch phones than the Nseries. We told you, they're dead serious about it.

With the 5800 XpressMusic shaping up as quite a blockbuster, Nokia had hardly any choice but to build on that momentum. The way up from the 5800 goes into Nseries territory really, so a lower spec'd device with an even sweeter price tag seems quite the right thing to do to reach the masses. And well, strategically expand the user base for the Touch UI edition of Symbian S60.

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Nokia 5530 XpressMusic official photos

The Nokia 5800 offered value-for-money that very few could match. The 5530 comes in even more affordable but tries to deliver as much goodies as possible, pushing the value-for-money meter well towards the "must have" end of the scale. Here's what the 5530 XpressMusic offers and what was left out to keep the cost down:

Key features:

  • 2.9" 16M-color TFT LCD 16:9 touchscreen display (360 x 640 pixels)
  • Symbian S60 5th edition
  • ARM 11 434 MHz CPU, 128MB RAM memory
  • 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash and VGA@30fps video
  • Quad-band GSM support
  • Wi-Fi connectivity
  • microSD card memory expansion, ships with a 4GB card
  • FM radio with RDS
  • Bluetooth with A2DP and USB v2.0
  • Standard 3.5mm audio jack
  • Stereo speakers
  • Stylus, with its own compartment inside the phone
  • Proximity sensor for screen auto turn-off
  • Accelerometer sensor for automatic UI rotation, motion-based gaming and turn-to-mute
  • Office document viewer
  • OVI integration (direct image and video uploads, OVI Contacts)
  • Landscape on-screen virtual QWERTY keyboard
  • Excellent audio quality
  • Price tag on the cheap side
  • Nice battery life

Main disadvantages:

  • No 3G support
  • No built-in GPS receiver
  • Display has poor sunlight legibility
  • Default font size is a bit small due to the smaller screen
  • Somewhat limited 3rd party software availability
  • Average camera image quality
  • Video recording quality is unimpressive
  • Doesn't charge off its microUSB port
  • No smart dialing
  • No DivX/XviD video support out of the box
  • No TV-out functionality

Trade-offs were obviously inevitable but many of the important features are on par with the 5800 - the CPU, the Wi-Fi support, the camera. And further on the positive side, the 5530 is much more compact than the 5800.

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Nokia 5530 XpressMusic live shots

The XpressMusic badge usually guarantees great music experience - from the audio quality to the way music is organized, played and delivered. With Nokia's recent track record of excellent audio quality in the headphone department and the pair of nice sounding stereo speakers, the 5530 is a mini-jukebox.

What hurts it the most is the lack of 3G, especially for those with unlimited data plans. Others will barely wait to jump at this affordable touch-operated and WLAN-enabled smartphone. As always, we're here to help you make the decision.

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Size comparison between the iPhone, the 5530 and the 5730

It's time that we set off exploring the Nokia 5530 ins and outs - so join us on the next page where a proper unboxing is due.

Selasa, 16 November 2010

Nokia E55


Specifications

Size
  • Form: Monoblock
  • Dimensions: 116.5 x 49 x 9.9 mm
  • Weight: 98g
  • Volume: 54 cc
  • compact qwerty design

Display and 3D
  • Size: 2.4"
  • Resolution: 320 x 240 (QVGA)
  • Up to 16 million colours
  • Automatic display orientation (landscape/portrait)

Keys and input method
  • Compact qwerty keyboard
  • Numeric keypad
  • One-touch keys (Home, Calendar, Messaging)
  • Side volume keys
  • Mute key
  • Voice commands:
    - Media (Cameras, Gallery, Music Player, Radio, Real Player, Voice Recorder)
    - Messaging (Messaging, New e-mail, New message, Read e-mails, Read messages, Read new e-mails, Read new messages)
    - Organizer (Calculator, Calendar, Clock, Converter, Data Synchronization, File manager, Notepad, What time is it)
    - Profiles (General, Silent, Meeting, Outdoor, Pager, Offline)
    - Tools (Connection manager, Device manager, Help, Landmarks, Personalization, Profiles, Settings, Speed dialling, Voice commands, Voice mail)
    - Application manager
    - Bluetooth
    - Browser
    - Logs
    - Navigator (= GPS data)
    - Phonebook
  • Compact qwerty keyboard with predictive text recognition
  • Motion sensor: silencing phone by turning it upside down

Connectors
  • USB high speed
  • 3.5 mm Nokia audio connector

Memory
  • 2 GB MicroSD memory card (with hot swap), support for up to 16 GB
  • Up to 60MB internal memory
  • 256 MB NAND flash
  • One-touch use as USB mass memory storage

Power
  • BP-4L 1500mAh battery
  • Talk time (maximum):
    - GSM up to 8 h
    - WCDMA up to 6 h
  • Standby time (maximum):
    - GSM up to 23 days (552h)
    - WCDMA up to 29 days (696h)
  • Music playback time (maximum):
    - Music Player up to 18 h
    - FM radio up to 30 h

Environmental features
  • Energy efficiency: Power Save mode, ambient light sensor, unplug charger reminder, High Efficiency Charger AC-10
  • Eco content and services: eco content and personalization, eco tips in tutorial, maps for route optimization and pedestrian navigation
  • Materials: free of PVC, free of nickel on the product surface and free of brominated & chlorinated compounds, antimony trioxide as defined in Nokia Substance List
  • Recycling: device is up to 80 % recyclable
  • Packaging: 100 % recyclable
  • User manual: eco tips on Green Page

Operating frequency
  • Quad-band GSM 850/900/1800/1900
  • WCDMA 900/2100 (Nokia E55-1)
  • Automatic switching between GSM bands
  • Offline mode

Data network
  • GPRS class A, multislot class 32
  • EGSM class A, multislot class 32
  • WCDMA 900/2100 or 850/2100
  • HSDPA maximum speed: up to 10.2 Mbps
  • HSUPA maximum speed up to 2 Mbps
  • WLAN 802.11b, 802.11g
  • TCP/IP support
  • Capability to serve as data modem

Local connectivity and synchronisation
  • Bluetooth version 2.0
  • Add-on solutions enable integration into enterprise private branch exchange (PBX) infrastructure
  • Digital Home support
  • UPnP support
  • MTP (Mobile Transfer Protocol) support
  • Printing
  • Network (Raw). Direct TCP/IP socket connection to any specified port
  • Network (LPR). Line Printer Daemon protocol (RFC1179)
  • Printing to file
  • USB PictBridge printing
  • Nokia Ovi Suite for local data sync
  • Ovi
  • ActiveSync (Nokia messaging)

Call features
  • Integrated handsfree and conference call
  • Automatic answer with headset or car kit
  • Any key answer
  • Call waiting, call hold,call divert
  • Call timer
  • Logging of dialled, received and missed calls
  • Automatic redial
  • Speed dialling
  • Enhanced voice dialling
  • Fixed dialling number support
  • Vibrating alert (internal)
  • Side volume keys
  • Mute/unmute side key
  • Contacts with images
  • Conference calling
  • Video calling (VGA)
  • Push to talk (PoC)
  • SIP VoIP 3.0
  • Voice call continuity (VoIP cell/WLAN handover)

Messaging
  • SMS, up to 10 SMS concatenated
  • SMS storage
  • Multiple SMS deletion
  • Text-to-speech message reader
  • MMS version 1.2
  • Automatic resizing of images for MMS
  • Common inbox for SMS and MMS messages
  • Distribution lists (contact groups) for messaging
  • Instant Messaging:
    - Windows (MSN) Live
    - OMA IM
    - Presence
    - Contacts on Ovi
  • Cell broadcast

E-mail
  • Supported protocols: IMAP4 (with idle), Mail for Exchange, POP3, SMTP
  • Support for e-mail attachments
  • Support for Mail for Exchange
  • Support for Lotus Notes Traveller
  • Integrated Nokia Mobile VPN
  • Nokia email service
  • HTML email support
  • Multiple simultaneous email accounts (e.g. business email + private email)

Web browsing
  • Supported markup languages: HTML, XHTML, MP, WML, CSS
  • Supported protocols: HTTP, WAP
  • TCP/IP support
  • Nokia Mini Map browser
  • Nokia Mobile Search (in-device and Internet)

GPS and navigation
  • A-GPS with compass
  • Ovi Maps application
  • free global navigation with Maps SR3

Software platform and user interface
  • S60 3.2.3
  • Active standby
  • Symbian OS 9.3
  • FOTA (Firmware update Over The Air)
  • Predictive text input
  • Home screen Modes – Business and Personal
  • One-touch keys (Home, Calendar Messaging)
  • Nokia Mini Map browser
  • Contacts with images
  • Hands free Voice UI
  • Contacts on Ovi

Personal information management (PIM): contacts, clock, calendar etc.
  • Storage capacity depends on available memory
  • Eseries contacts with images
  • Support for assigning images to contacts
  • Support for contact groups
  • Closed user group support
  • Fixed Dialling Number support
  • Clock: analogue and digital
  • Alarm clock with ring tones
  • Reminders
  • Calculator with advanced functions
  • Eseries Calendar
  • Converter
  • Active Notes
  • To-do list
  • PIM information viewable during call
  • Create and accept meeting requests
  • Company name search

Applications
  • Java™ MIDP 2.0, JavaScript 1.3 and 1.5 support
  • Flash Lite 3.0
  • Instant Messaging:
    - Windows (MSN) Live
    - OMA IM
    - Presence
    - Contacts on Ovi
  • Nokia Mini Map Browser
  • Quick Office editors
  • Adobe PDF viewer (try & buy)
  • ZIP Manager
  • MOT Dictionary
  • Ovi Maps
  • Nokia Messaging lifetime subscription
  • Nokia Mobile Search
  • Nokia Office Tools
  • Nokia Ovi Suite
  • Adding more applications: IAD (independent application delivery) supported

Gaming
  • Game pack included:
    - Block Cascade
    - Solitaire

Security
  • Device locking
  • Remote device locking (also via SMS message)
  • Device and memory card encryption (HW accelerated)

Jumat, 12 November 2010

Nokia N9

Nokia N9 hardware is “near perfect” but MeeGo isn’t ready for primetime

Oct. 5, 2010 (9:30 am) By: John Brownlee

Rewind about five years ago, and Nokia was to the cell phone world then what Apple is now. Their cellphones were a fusion between excellent hardware design and the most intuitive mobile phone operating system out there. Somewhere along the line, though, Nokia became complacent in the superiority of its software… even as their hardware designers continued to push boundaries.

This disconnect between Nokia’s hardware and software designers is largely what is responsible for the Finnish cell phone giant’s fade from prominence… a downward spiral that looks ready to continue abreast with the upcoming N9 smartphone.

In an early preview of the N9 by Russian journalist Eldar Murtazin (who has leaked early Nokia prototypes in the past), Mutazin describes the hardware of the N9 as “near perfect. When speaking about the N9’s MeeGo operating system, though, Murtazin is decidedly less kind, describing it as “not so good” and a “work in progress.”

Now, the N9 isn’t due out until 2011, so there’s still a lot of time for Nokia to polish MeeGo… but there’s also a lot of time for other companies to advance smartphone hardware design so that the “near perfect” N9 looks behind-the-times. Personally, though, I hope Nokia can finally get its act together with the N9 and deliver a smartphone that is worthy of the effortless fusion of hardware and software for which Nokia, and not Apple, was once so well known.

Nokia N9


Unofficial preliminary specifications

General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Announced Not officially announced yet
Status Rumored. Exp. release 2011
Size Dimensions -
Weight 160 g
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 480 x 800 pixels, 4.0 inches
- Nokia ClearBlack display
- Scratch-resistant oleophobic surface
- QWERTY keyboard
- Multi-touch input method
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Handwriting recognition
Sound Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Speakerphone Yes
- 3.5 mm audio jack
Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Detailed, max 30 days
Internal 64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM, 1 GB ROM
Card slot microSD, up to 32GB, buy memory
Data GPRS Class 32
EDGE Class 32
3G HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, USB On-the-go support
Infrared port No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera Primary 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, face detection
Video Yes, 720p, video stabilization
Secondary Yes
Features OS MeeGo OS
CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 1 GHz processor
Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + downloadable
Colors Black, Silver, Blue
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; Ovi Maps
Java Yes, MIDP 2.1
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Digital compass
- TV-out (720p video) via HDMI and composite
- Dolby Digital Plus via HDMI
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player
- MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player
- Voice command/dial
- Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Video/photo editor
- Flash Lite 4.0
- Voice memo/dial
- Predictive text input
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1320 mAh
Stand-by
Talk time