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Nokia today unveiled their new N85 which will replace the N81. The N79, an upgrade from the N78, was also introduced.

Like its predecessor, the N85 is a slider. Its camera has been upgraded to 5 megapixels (N81 had a 2 megapixel camera). The N85 is also equipped with GPS for directions, mapping and geotagging photos. The screen has been upgraded from a 2.4" LCD (color TFT) to a 2.6" AMOLED (Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode). A big advantage of OLED displays is that they require no backlighting element and thus use far less power. That being said, the N85 will be capable of as much as 28 hours

Nokia today unveiled its two newest "multimedia computers," the E71 and the E66. Both phones are optimized to access a range of personal and professional email solutions including Microsoft Exchange. The Mail for Exchange mobile email client comes preloaded on both the E71 and E66. In addition, both phones support email accounts from over a thousand internet service providers, as well as Yahoo! mail, Gmail and Hotmail. Both devices support the Nokia Intellisync Wireless Email solution as well as third party email solutions like System Seven and Visto Mobile and come with a new "switch mode" feature that allows you to flip between personal and work home screens. According to Andrew Brown, Director, Wireless Enterprise Strategies Global Wireless Practice, Strategy Analytics, "With mobile email penetration and access to wireless applications growing at a rapid rate, Nokia is well positioned with its extensive lineup of market leading handsets to address the needs of consumers, high-end users and mobile professionals alike."

In addition to practicality for the mobile lifestyle, Peter Sorensen, Senior VP, Devices, Nokia, believes that, “Equally important, people want well-crafted devices that are as beautiful to use as they are to behold. Stainless steel was chosen as the core material for these devices, giving them additional

In a test of their new network architecture, Nokia Seimens Networks and mobilkom Austria today demonstrated the world's fastest data call on a mobile device using Nokia's Internet High Speed Packet Access (I-HSPA). The downlink speed reached a maximum of 10.1 Mbps during the trial.

I-HSPA is designed for heavy data transmission and multimedia usage. Because of a new flat architecture, I-HSPA is ready to offer consumers improved multimedia, full mobility of data services, and improved gaming and web browsing. Soon it will be capable of download speeds faster than 10.1 Mbps. The "flat architecture" is a new architecture of 3G networks based on Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) technology that allows the base station to be connected directly to the

Nokia today announced their new 3G 6212 Classic handset. The phone features integrated near field communication (NFC) technology which allows users to easily share information and make payments.

The Head of Near Field Communications at Nokia, Jeremy Belostock, believes that "NFC-capable handsets such as the Nokia 6212 classic are set to change the way mobile phone users interact with devices and services in their surroundings... with the Nokia 6212 classic, people can swap items like business cards or calendar notes by simply tapping their handsets together. With ever-increasing

As the first step of EDGE Evolution, Nokia Seimens Networks today launched their Dual Carrier EDGE software. The software will double the speed of data connections, up to 592 Mbps, on existing EDGE-capable GSM networks. This amounts to a much faster mobile internet experience that will allow for smooth streaming video, faster uploads, etc.

The Dual Carrier EDGE solution will be available as a software upgrade starting in Q3 2008. Nokia Seimens Networks is already looking ahead to the next step in EDGE Evolution. The telecom giant plans to introduce EGPRS 2 to its network, which will increase download speeds up to 1.2 Mbps and upload speeds up to 473 Kbps. According to Nokia Seimens Networks Head of Radio Access

Today in New York Nokia Research Center (NRC) and the University of Cambridge (UK) unveiled the Morph, a nanotechnology concept that has blossomed from a partnership between the two announced last March. The Morph will be part of the "Design and the Elastic Mind" exhibition, on view from February 24 to May 12, 2008, at New York's Museum of Modern Art.

The Morph demonstrates a union between art and functionality, showing how future mobile devices might be flexible enough for the user to form into a variety of shapes and sizes. Aside from flexible

Today at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona Nokia unveiled their high-end N96. The N96 has 16 GB internal storage compared to the N95's 8GB plus a microSD slot. The 2.8" 240 x 320 QVGA LCD TFT display offers high quality video while the built in 3D speakers serve up premium sound.

The N96 boasts a 5.0 megapixel camera with a Carl Zeiss Optics Tessar lens. It has a dual LED camera flash plus a video light for video capture in MPEG-4 up to VGA at 30 fps. Other features include