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If Nokia is facing a major change of its management team, the Finnish manufacturer wants to stay the course by launching its offensive on the market for smartphones. Persistent rumors earlier this week announced that Nokia had planned several weeks of delay the next launch of the N8, its new flagship smartphone under Symbian OS 3.

To end this speculation, the manufacturer has issued a Nordic ticket on his blog, saying the release of N8 is still scheduled “for the end of the third quarter.”However, a small delay the first deliveries of the terminal is expected …

Nokia said that pre-orders for this smartphone was a true success. “We have a record number of pre-orders of N8. We had planned to launch the first deliveries of the terminal in late September. [...] But finally, in complete transparency, we notified our customers that will ultimately be delivered N8 early October. ”

Nokia justifies the delay of a few days, explaining that it is due to external factors that the manufacturer does not control. Doug Dawson, a spokesperson for Nokia said that this delay is rather to be sought in the transport and customs procedures.

With a touch screen multi-touch OLED 3.5 inches, the N8 integrates 3G connectivity and Wi-Fi It also embeds a 12-megapixel camera and a kit for high-definition video (playback and recording) is provided with an HDMI port.This smartphone also has a capacity of storing 16 GB, expandable to 48GB with a microSD card.

The Finnish manufacturer counting on the new Symbian smartphone to try to revive the sector smartphones, opposite the offensive marked Google Android, ofApple and its iPhone, the Samsung and RIM.

Nokia in the second quarter, was still the largest seller of smartphones worldwide according to IDC, but market share declined 2.2 points to 38.1%.

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A strategic geographic market under its population of over one billion people, 420 million Internet users, 800 million mobile phone users .According to preliminary prices provided by AFP prices iPhone 4 are higher than the United States, the equivalent of 569 euros for the model smartphone with a capacity of storage to 16 gigabytes and 683 euros for 32GB version.T

he official launch of the iPhone 4 will also be provided by China Unicom, the third operator in the country and official partner of Apple. Knowing that the Apple brand will have to deal with informal channels of distribution (illegal imports from Hong Kong or abroad).

The iPhone 4 should also take account of local competition as the ophone manufacturer Lenovo.The latest smartphone from Apple came just after the introduction of theiPad in China (see Gizmodo article on this).

Again, Lenovo has provided a response on the market shelves with LePad Android, expected to arrive by the end of the year.

An iPad second generation will knock in the year 2011

According to DigiTimes, Apple iPad prepare a second generation for the first quarter of 2011. Hard to get more details on the new version of the multimedia touch pad in the current state but the competition wakes up to glean market share as Samsung (Galaxy Tab) or Dell (Streak).

At the android interface, there are also elements of the Ferrari brand, such as animated wallpapers, pictures and videos preloaded ring tones or even imitating the sound of the Ferrari engine.

Liquid-E proposes Android 2.1 in terms of software, fuelled by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon QSD 8250 mobile processor. The smartphone boasts of 3.5” high-definition (WVGA) capacitive screen, 512 MB RAM, 5MP camera with autofocus and geo-tagging. For connectivity it employs Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

To stay in touch with friends and family, the smartphone offers social media with the latest Facebook, Twitter, Picasa and YouTube.

The Acer Liquid E Ferrari Edition comes preinstalled with the brilliant Acer Media Player widget that gives you instant access to all your digital media and also the Acer Web player widget that lets you thumb through page previews of your web bookmarks and then load them with a simple tap.

Its unique ‘Frooz Creator’ lets you create your own virtual look –alike or ‘Frooz Avatar’ that can be shared via email or Facebook.

The price of the smartphone is approximately 30K in India.

The device runs on the latest 2.2 version of Android and a powerful 1GHz processor. There are seven home screens on the Milestone 2 version, each of which can be lived with widgets and shortcuts in the common Android way.

The handset is equipped with a 5-megapixel camera, a dual-LED flash and autofocus, features 8GB with a microSD card slot. For connectivity it is integrated with Wi-Fi b/g/n and Bluetooth.

A great business device with sliding QWERTY keyboard augmented with bigger keys and enhanced tactility for comfy typing.

Coming with the most recent version of Motoblur, it lets user manage all the messages, e-mails and social updates in just one place.

Motorola has added 720p HD video capture and playback ability. The handset is incorporated with social applications for the social buffs. Comes pre loaded with Google apps like Google Maps with Latitude and Street View, Google Search, Gmail, Google Talk and YouTube.

The phone can be powered up via the rapid in car charger that can be plugged into the car cradle.

Expect it to hit the European shores in the fourth quarter of 2010.

Two Google Phone fairly similar and technically differing primarily in the photo sensor, design and approval of Google. The Optimus One is actually stamped “With Google” according to the letter the specifications set by Google.

LG Optimus Chic


Hosted by Android 2.2 and supported by a software house surchouche, LG Optimus Chic has a capacitive screen of 3.2 inches for a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels in 262,000 colors. Underneath the screen there are the traditional touch-sensitive keys. The terminal measures 112.5 × 57.9 × 12.9 mm for 132g and adopted a battery of 1250 mAh which should deliver 450 hours of standby time according to the Korean automaker.

To animate Optimus Chic you can found Qualcomm MSM7227 processor with 600 MHz and connectivity that are the traditional Wi-Fi b / g, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps, DLNA, Bluetooth 2.1 and 150MB of internal memory expandable via microSD slot. There is also a proximity sensor, an accelerometer and a light sensor.

Highly specific (too) classic Google Phone midrange. No possibility of capturing HD video (limited to VGA 640 x 480 pixels at 30 frames per second) despite a 5-megapixel sensor without flash. Playback of video files is complete with support for H.263, H.264, MP4, WMV and DivX.

LG Optimus One

The Optimus One advantage of the hardware config with a processor Qualcomm MSM7227 600 MHz and the same connectivity: HSDPA 7.2, Wi-Fi b / g, DLNA, Bluetooth 2.1, a capacitive screen of 3.2 inches for a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels in 262,000 colors.

Only differences, 170 MB of internal memory expandable via the always microSD slot, a 3-megapixel sensor and a battery of 1500 mAh which should be granted 550 hours of watching. The catch is emptied shows even less exciting than the LG Optimus Chic with the full VGA resolution (640 x 480 pixels), which falls at 18 frames per second …

The Optimus and Optimus Chic one appear as terminal input / medium range, a segment not too crowded, unlike the high-end clean sweep by Desire, S Galaxy. It remains to know the prices and subsidies granted to the operator Google Phone to judge their interests ….Awaiting Optimus One and Chic for the fourth quarter in rest of the world

Despite a heavy atmosphere, due to reorganization of the manufacturer (president’s departure, resignation of chief of the division smartphones), Nokia was keen to stress that it was in running order to regain control of the smartphone premium market, where it is outpaced by the infernal duo Apple and Android.

The giant also wanted from the start to put things in their places. “We sell 200,000 per day smartphones, Symbian is the platform number one market and we sell more handsets Symbian and Android Apple meeting,” the VP Assen. “Today, our response to the leadership of the smartphone market goes up a gear”. While Nokia is and will long remain the world number one but the lack of high-end terminal success it is sorely lacking. It is on land that the group is focused today.

First is the already known N8 will be launched this week. This model, which we have talked several times, has a lot of strengths, it will be distributed by 100 operators in the world, Nokia said. “Given the interest of customers and the number of pre-orders online the largest in the history of Nokia, we look forward to the Nokia N8.,” The vice president.
But the news is elsewhere. The manufacturer has unveiled the highly anticipated E7, a high-end smartphone with full keyboard Symbian 3. Aimed at the business market clearly, this terminal is intended to be a worthy successor to the legendary Comminicator who made the success of Finnish companies.It has a 4 inch screen (with the new ClearBlack supposed to bring more contrast), an 8-megapixel camera. The rest of the specifications is still unknown. Its design recalls the N8, keyboard and more.Equipped with Microsoft Exchange Active Sync, it offers a real-time access, direct and secure email accounts professionals and a combination of personal applications. For use in the corporate world, a version with additional security solutions available. Its retail price is estimated at 729 euros (excluding grants).

The Nokia E7 Handset

Also in the high end, the C7 Symbian 3 shows a 3.5-inch AMOLED screen and positions on social networks and emails. Its retail price is estimated to Euros 499 (excluding grants). There is not much information revealed on this device .

Nokia C7 Handset:

Nokia also introduced the C6, also Symbian 3. It features a 3.2 inch touch screen AMOLED and an 8-megapixel camera, the rest of the specifications were not disclosed.

Aimed at the mass market, it “offers the best of social networking and mobile entertainment in a design made of stainless steel and glass. Its retail price is estimated at Euros 399 (excluding grants).

Nokia C6 Handset:

These three terminals should be sold before the end of the year, adds the manufacturer. We expect more, especially in terms of processors, memory .Note also that all these new look that brings Symbian 3 “250 new features” including a redesigned OVI Store and a new Web browser. For Meego, the new OS from the collaboration between Nokia and Intel, it will have to wait.
These additions to Nokia will they regain control of the smartphone market premium?

“Nokia needs to be more agile to fight Apple and Android. The manufacturer did a good job with the N8 but Nokia will be responsive to integrate services gradually as the quotas ahead. As for E7, C6 and C7, they focus on Symbian 3 but the key is Meego allowing Nokia to truly differentiate themselves and assume leadership, “said Thomas Husson at Forrester.

From 21 September, it will serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of Nokia. In other words, it will become CEO of Finnish mobile phone manufacturer. Originally from Canada where he studied computer engineering at McMaster University in Hamilton, Stephen Elop is preparing to expand his resume for a new experience. He has learned his trade from Juniper Networks, Macromedia and Adobe. He joined Microsoft in January 2008.

Strategically, this announcement comes just before the opening of the Nokia World 2010 event, to be held in London on 14 and 15 September. Many tech sites specifies that the successor to Microsoft executive Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, who will leave Nokia, Sept. 20, and his seat on the board of directors.

Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo nonetheless retains a token on the board of directors of the subsidiary supplier Nokia Siemens Network, but without executive power. It will then quickly leave his employer, with whom he had a career of 30-year career, including four years as CEO of the group.

Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo pays particular loss of market share that the manufacturer has been having in recent years owing to stiff competition, particularly in the painstaking negotiation of the turn of smartphones in the company. Nokia does not reward its efforts unless a check for $ 4.6 million plus stock options of 100,000 distributed in 2007.
Stephen Elop will be the delicate task of putting Nokia on track of success. A journey that will pass through the development of tenders and Application Integration terminals in unified communications solutions making smartphones a complete professional tool for the corporate world still largely oriented BlackBerry.

Nick Jones, analyst for Gartner is giving mixed response on the appointment. “Microsoft has a lot of problems common to Nokia in terms of innovation, particularly in the area of smartphones. Steve Elop is American – investors appreciate this – but I’m not sure he brings specific skills challenges desired by Nokia.

Stephen Elop relationships with Microsoft, which ended on September 9 said that the Redmond company, will not necessarily part of the past. In August 2009, Nokia and Microsoft signed a partnership agreement to bring business applications (including Communicator Mobile Office suite) on Symbian OS terminals Serie E. An agreement signed at the time by a certain Stephen Elop.

With a touch screen multi-touch OLED of 3.5 inches, the N8 integrates 3G connectivity and Wi-Fi. It also embeds a 12-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, Xenon flash and a kit for high-definition video (playback and recording) is provided with an HDMI port.

The Smartphone has a storage capacity of 16GB expandable to 48GB with a microSD card. The manufacturer Nokia is also obviously in before Ovi universe with its own services (games, music, social …), the kiosk application (Ovi Store) and Ovi Maps (GPS, LBS), available for free.

Nokia has roped in actors Pamela Anderson and Ed Westwick to film, together with two lucky fans, a promotional short movie for the device.

Nokia N8 would be priced at £429 ($662) SIM free, or with a contract starting from £35 ($54) per month. Pre-orders are available now at www.nokia.co.uk/N8.

3 million units of the Galaxy S were sold globally, Samsung said in a statement. Samsung said that with Galaxy S series, the company was aiming the high-income bracket in China. Nokia controls 40 percent market share of the Chinese mobile phone market whereas, Samsung presently holds merely 25 percent.

China is the world’s largest mobile device market, with a total of 755 million mobile subscribers. This statement came last month according to the New York-based marketing researcher Nielsen Company.

JK Shin, President and Head of the Mobile Communications Business, said at the launch event held in Beijing, according to the press release, “China is one of the fastest growing mobile markets and offers great potential. I am very pleased to introduce Samsung Galaxy S, which has been customized for the needs of Chinese consumers.”

The Android-powered Galaxy S, featuring 4-inch Super AMOLED screen and a 1 GHz application processor, supports both CDMA and GSM networks for the China Telecom model, whilst integrating CDMA and GSM networks for the China Mobile device, the company said.

Samsung launched the Galaxy S first in its home turf of South Korea in June, with a motive to derive a strong foothold in the lucrative smartphone segment, presently conquered by Apple Inc.’s iPhone.