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The Nokia 5800 – Reviews, photos, videos and how to get it.

admin — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:03:22 +0000

Much technology hype has been focused on the Nokia 5800 Xpress Music mobile phone‘s release to the UK market. They are due to be sold from the beginning of February but are available to pre-order now at the Nokia Online Shop.

Nokia has branded the product using three categories – Play, Share and Touch.

Play:
The 5800 boasts a dedicated media bar, high-resolution widescreen video and superior sorround sound with built in stereo speakers and an advanced music player. With an 8 GB microSD card and syncing capability with Nokia Music Software for your PC – this is a huge release for Nokia entertainment phones.

Share:
3.2 megapixel camera and high video quality recording, as well as ‘Share on Ovi‘ online media sharing allows for flawless uploading and downloading.

Touch:
Perhaps the most talked about feature of the 5800 is its 3.2″ high-resolution touchscreen. It features intuitive fingertip, stylus or plectrum control, automatic screen rotation and handwriting recognition.

The best part – it’s only £250.

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Reviews have been plentiful, with mostly positive responses. Here are a few of them –
diaz88 of Ciao.co.uk gave it 5 stars with ‘excellent’ look, feel, memory and capacity, ‘good’ comfort, portability and value for money and ‘easy’ for ease of use.
Zomg it’s CJ! reviewed the image and video features of the phone, concluding some improvements are possible, but no complaints (for its target audience it will suffice).
Tech Guru reviews games, applications and sales information compared with the iPhone.
Symbian-Guru reviews music, concluding with a 3/5 rating.
A fun forum post of Symbian Galaxy commenting on the 15 features that make the Nokia 5800 better than the iPhone.

On the sixth day of Christmas, Technology gave to me…

admin — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:34:49 +0000

6 Wii Accessories..

5 Barack Obama gifts..

4 digital photo frames..

3 Flip video cameras..

2 Boston Acoustic Speakers..

and a Nokia N73.

On the third day of Christmas, Technology gave to me…

admin — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:02:10 +0000

3 Flip video cameras..

2 Boston Acoustic Speakers..

and a Nokia N73.

My mobile defines me as an individual.

admin — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:24:11 +0000

When the Nokia 7310 Supernova was released, it received positive reviews and was praised for it’s user-friendly menus and sleek design (see reviews 1,2). One of its standout features, was giving users the ability to customize the mobile through the use of changeable face-plates. Nokia has now taken this idea one step further now with the introduction of NokiaBuild.

: The service allows you to create unique face-plates using your own designs.(Click image for full size view)

Using simple design elements such as background themes and stickers, the NokiaBuild site makes it incredibly easy for users with no design experience to create something unique. For the photoshop gurus out there, it is also possible to upload your own designs (as I have done above) to further customize your mobile. I have even created a simple photoshop design template using vanishing point so you can test out your designs before uploading to NokiaBuild (download template here).

NokiaBuild does not require a contract, and each purchase of the mobile comes with one free custom design face-plate, though extras can be purchased as well. Happy designing and feel free to post links to your designs in the comments below.

Thanks to Trusted Reviews and 3G.co.uk.