Nokia X7 set to rock and roll

Nokia’s market share when it comes to cell phones and smartphones might be declining at an alarming rate (the huge war over the smartphone arena has certainly heated up, with so many players entering the fray, and nobody giving Symbian any love), but that doesn’t mean the Finnish cell phone manufacturer is throwing in the towel. No sir, in fact, they have just announced their every intention of staying till the end with the Nokia X7′s announcement.
The Nokia X7 will come in a candybar form factor with a generous amount of footprint dedicated to its touchscreen display so that it will be able to keep up with the times (and the Joneses, in terms of physical design anyways). I think that this closely resembles that of the Sony Ericsson Xperia range, but that is just a personal opinion – what do you think? More on the Nokia X7 in the extended post.

The Nokia X7 was specially constructed for entertainment purposes as you can tell by its screen size, and when we say entertainment, we also mean media that you have thought up of yourself – all original. With its 8-megapixel full focus camera (that seems to be the norm these days), it can deliver 720p video recording as well as a dual LED flash to help you take better photos in low light or dark conditions.
Don’t worry about making sure there is enough memory right out of the box – the Nokia X7 will ship with a 8GB memory card pre-installed, and if that is maxed out, you can always temporarily fall back on the 350MB built-in operating memory. Of course, who are we to stop you from fitting in your very own 32GB microsDHC memory card if the need arises?
Measuring 119.7 x 62.8 x 11.9mm (thinner at the edges), the Nokia X7 will tip the scales at 146 grams, where you will be able to enjoy 2G/3G network connectivity and 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi support. Nice to know that Nokia has stuck to the standard 3.5mm audio connector for headphones which is what every good cell phone manufacturer should do. With a 1200mAH battery that has been rated for up to 450 hours of standby and 4.5 hours talktime on a 3G network, this seems to be quite the entertainment powerhouse. Too bad there isn’t 3D support on this, it would have certainly set it apart from the rest of the crowd.
Out in Q2 later this year, the Nokia X7 is tipped to arrive in Europe for €380 prior to taxes and subsidies.

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Nokia W7 and W8 will be Nokia’s next Windows Phone 7 Phones

Well, this is nothing but a rumor but According to Eldar Murtazin, the next Nokia high end phones with Windows Phone 7 will be the Nokia W7 and Nokia W8. We know nothing about the specs yet. (As its still a rumor)

Eldar also says that as per Microsoft’s requirements all the Nokia WP7 prototypes are built upon Qualcomm Chipset. According to him, the Nokia W7 is based on X7 hardware base and W8 is based on N8′s hardware base. (As you can see in the picture above)

A dozen of Windows Phone 7 powered Nokia devices will come in the start of 2012

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Nokia X2-01

Genera   l	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	Announced	2010, November
	Status	Available. Released 2011, January

Size	Dimensions	119.4 x 59.8 x 14.3 mm, 86.6 cc
	Weight	107.5 g

Display	Type	TFT, 256K colors
	Size	320 x 240 pixels, 2.4 inches
		- QWERTY keyboard - Dedicated music key

Sound	Alert types	Vibration, Polyphonic(64), WAV, MP3 ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

Memory	Phonebook	Yes, Photocall
	Call records	Yes
	Internal	55 MB, 64 MB RAM, 128 MB ROM
	Card slot	microSD, up to 16GB (verified), buy memory

Data	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Class 32
	3G	No
	WLAN	No
	Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
	Infrared port	No
	USB	Yes, v2.0 microUSB

Camera	Primary	VGA, 640x480 pixels
	Video	Yes, QVGA@24fps
	Secondary	No

Features	Messaging	SMS, MMS, Email
	Browser	WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (Opera Mini)
	Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS
	Games	Yes + downloadable
	Colors	Red, DeepGrey, Silver, Lilac, Azure
	GPS	No
	Java	Yes, MIDP 2.1
		- MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player - MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC player - Organizer - Voice memo - Predictive text input

Battery		Standard battery, Li-Ion 1020 (BL-5C)
	Stand-by	Up to 480 h
	Talk time	Up to 4 h 30 min

Price       Rs 8,300

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Windows Phone 7 on Nokia Coming 2012

We had hopes that Nokia would release Windows Phone 7 devices sometime towards the end of 2011. We now hear that it could be 2012 before we see the first Nokia smartphone with WP7 installed.
The information comes from the managing director of Nokia in India who says that the company is working on a 12 month time line to introduce the first WP7 OS based smartphones. With this in mind, Nokia could be using a next iteration of WP7 that is currently referred to as Mango. Mango is expected to be previewed and perhaps released by the end of this year.
For both Nokia and Microsoft, this could be a win-win situation for both as Nokia were struggling with the Symbian platform that seems a couple of generations behind. WP7 should help push it to the front again and with that, Microsoft could also get the boost it needs to catch up with Android and iOS.
However, Nokia need to act quick as 2012 is another over 9 months away and a lot can change in that time this day in age.

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Stand-up Artist: Phone Springs to Life When Receiving Calls

How often do you miss a call because you just don’t notice your phone ringing? How much easier would it be to notice the ringing if your phone could stand up and announce itself? This super-fun concept Nokia phone, called the Nokia Kinetic, from design student Jeremy Innes-Hopkins was meant to be as playful as possible, which it achieves with its unusual talent.

The design innovations don’t end with the stand-out stand-up feature. The phone’s camera shutter button is located at the bottom right of the body, meaning that you hold the device just like a digital camera when taking a picture. The slightly thickened base of the phone makes it easy to grip, though it might be thick enough to discourage some people from wanting to carry it around.

ut the stand-out feature of this phone is undoubtedly its ability to stand up on its edge when it receives a phone call. It achieves this surprising feat with the use of an electromagnet in the base that shifts, allowing the whole thing to stand up and let you know when someone wants to get in touch with you. Tapping the phone gets it to lie down again.

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Two taps will set the phone’s manual stand-up mode, making it easier to watch movies, look at pictures or listen to music. A proximity sensor in the phone tells it when it’s in your pocket so it doesn’t stand up at inappropriate times. Of course, the Nokia Kinetic is just a student project and not an actual product, but it’s not hard to imagine it making it to the market one day.

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Nokia Secrets

This Codes Are For Nokia Phones Only

- Show IMEI Code
If you want to know what's the IMEI code of your phone, press:
*#06#

- Sim Lock Information
To check if the Sim-Clock can be stopped type:
*#746025625#

- Software Version
This code shows you software version, date of manufacture and hardware model number of your phone.
* # 0000 #

- Show Service Menu
To get additional information from your phone you can use the so called "warranty codes", try typing:
*#92702689#

You'll get the following
serial number
manufactured date
date of purchase (if entered)
date of the last repair transfer user data (It may wok and it may not)

- Service Provider Lock
The Service provider (SP) lock is used to lock the cell phone to the SP's SIM card. Once the cell phone is locked to a specific operator, if one inserts a SI M card from a different operator the phone will refuse to accept it! The cell phone will however accept another SIM card from the same operator. All Nokia phones (2110 and newer) have four different SIM locks which can be used to lock the phone for upto 4 different providers. But most phones with restriction only have one lock activated. ( lock 1)

The main code used in Nokia phones is:
#pw+(master code)+Y# This code is able to check, activate or remove Sim card restriction (SP-lock).
Use the * key to get the p, + and w characters.
'Y' has to be 1,2,3 or 4 - depending of what lock you what to deal with
#pw+1234567890+1# for Provider-Lock status
#pw+1234567890+2# for Network-Lock status
#pw+1234567890+3# for Provider(???)-Lock status
#pw+1234567890+4# for SimCard-Lock status (master code) is a 10 digit code, based on the phones IMEI number. (I can NOT give you the master c ode - SO DON'T ASK US FOR IT !!!!!!!)
e.g. To remove restriction on lock 1 type following code: #pw+(master code)+1
If you just want to check your phone use 10 random numbers Eg. 1234567890 as the (master code) eg. To check if phone if restricted on lock 1 type the following code: #pw+1234567890+1#
To get "p" - Press "*" three times
To get "w" - Press "*" four times
To get "+" - Press "*" two times

Enhanced Full Rate Codec (EFR):
On: Enter *3370# and EFR will be activated after a reboot of the phone
( consumes more power )
Off: Enter #3370# and EFR will be switched off after a reboot of the phone.
Half Rate Codec:
This function is NOT available on 8810
Enhanced Full Rate will give you much better sound quality when you enable it. The new Enhanced Full Rate CODEC adopted by GSM uses the ASELP (AlgebraicCode Excitati on Linear Prediction) compression technology.This technology allows for much great voice quality in the same number of bits as the older Full Rate CODEC. The older technology was called LPC-RPE (Linear Prediction Coding with Regular Pulse Excitation). Both operate at 13 kilobits. (but you take up more space on thenetwork, so they can charge you more) - Talk-time is reduced with about 5% Half Rate will give you bad soundquality, which gives the serviceprovider the to have more calls on the network, and you might get a lower charge from them. - Will give you 30% longer talk-time.

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Nokia shares up after Symbian sales commitment

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia Oyj reinforced its commitment to its legacy Symbian platform on Wednesday, easing concerns it could face an awkward gap until the launch of new products under its planned Microsoft venture.
The comments on Symbian from a Nokia executive on Wednesday helped lift the Finnish mobile phone maker's shares above recent lows to trade up 2.3 percent at 6.20 euros by 1255 GMT. The STOXX Europe 600 technology index was up 0.4 percent.
The comments also offset an admission from Nokia's telecom gear venture with Siemens, Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN), that its $1.2 billion acquisition of Motorola's network unit would be delayed further due to an extended review by Chinese authorities.
Symbian is due to be replaced by Microsoft's Windows Phone over the coming two years under a plan announced in February, raising concerns over what Nokia would do with its existing product lines in the meantime.
"We will of course utilize the long tail of Symbian as long as it gives us a profitable margin," Nokia Chief Financial Officer Timo Ihamuotila told a technology conference organized by Switzerland's UBS. He noted a final contract with Microsoft was yet to be signed.

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