Nokia(InfoWorld) - Nokia is getting ready to ship mobile phones based on China’s homegrown 3G (third-generation) mobile standard.The company plans to ship handsets based on TD-SCDMA (time division synchronous code division multiple access) early next year, said Thomas Jönsson, a spokesman for Nokia China. “We want to be there when the market is ready, and we think it will be ready during the first half of 2008,” he said.Jönsson declined to discuss Nokia’s TD-SCDMA handset plans in detail, including the number of handset models the company plans to make available.China does not currently permit operators to offer 3G services. Equipment and handset makers have been waiting for Chinese regulators to issue 3G licenses, but officials have held off, giving TD-SCDMA’s backers time to further develop the technology.With increasing signs that TD-SCDMA is ready for commercial services — and a public commitment to make 3G services available during the 2008 Olympics in Beijing — China appears close to issuing the long-awaited licenses.Since only China has announced plans to use TD-SCDMA for 3G services, Nokia handsets based on the technology are unlikely to be sold outside the country.China is one of Nokia’s most important markets. Out of 347 million handsets sold by Nokia in 2006, 51 million of those went to customers in Greater China, a region that includes China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, Jönsson said.Counting revenue from both handsets and mobile infrastructure equipment, Greater China accounted for 13 percent of Nokia’s total revenue, he said.
May 30th, 2007
Nokia Tech News
We just saw that Qualcomm sent five new patent lawsuits to Nokia a few days back, but hey, business is business. Putting aside their deep-rooted differences for just long enough to let the ink dry, Nokia has agreed to pay Qualcomm a cool $20 million for the rights to use UMTS patents held by the CDMA royalty ringleader (as you may recall, UMTS rests atop WCDMA). (more…)
April 6th, 2007
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The 5700 is a 3G smartphone augmented by a dedicated audio chip for enhanced music performance. The Nokia 5700 XpressMusic features an iconic twist design that easily switches between four modes at the flick of the wrist - music player, 2 Megapixel camera, video call and smartphone. Combining the benefits of a music-oriented, multipurpose device featuring 3G dataspeeds,
Using an optional 2GB MicroSD card, the Nokia 5700 XpressMusic (more…)
April 6th, 2007
Nokia
Being the best equipped handset ever Nokia n73Â has managed to overrun the king of all mobiles - the slider Nokia N80. It features Symbian OS, 3 megapixels backed up by the label of Carl Zeiss, USB Mass storage, and works with office documents. (more…)
April 5th, 2007
Nokia
Sirocco is currently the most expensive Nokia model on the market. It has a sapphire protecting glass and glossy steel panels; among its standard accessories are a leather case, two batteries, a earphone, a Bluetooth handsfree, and a cleaning cloth. Apparently. (more…)
April 5th, 2007
Nokia
The Nokia 7373 is a member of the popular L’Amour Collection which brings a distinctive & glamorous design to each mobile handset. The 7373 comes in a choice of two colours which is a bronzed black coloured casing or a powder pink coloured casing & both coloured casing comes with the eye catching L’Amour Collection motifs. (more…)
April 5th, 2007
Nokia Review
The 3250 XpressMusic is a music orientated smartphone which has been designed by Nokia. The phone has a twist style opening mechanism which allows the user to simply twist the bottom end of the Nokia 3250 XpressMusic into different positions depending on the mode they wish to use. (more…)
April 5th, 2007
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The Nokia N93 has been on the market for some time now and it did arouse a lot of commotion when it was first officially announced. The extraordinary Carl-Zeiss optical zoom combined with a Vario-Tessar lens was enough to rocket the anticipation of Nokia fans to the skies. This combined with video capturing in VGA resolution at a high framerate is an outstanding achievement that not before long was something reserved for the digital camcorders realm. (more…)
April 5th, 2007
