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New Sony Ericsson Product Launching Next Monday

Kim Poh Liaw — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:12:30 +0000

No clues of whether the company is launching a phone or phone accessories, Sony Ericsson has put up a promo page for its next press announcement on September 21st. The new product is hinted to be music related, and will be tasked to change the way you listen to music!

[via gsmhelpdesk]

Video: Nokia 5530 XpressMusic Hardware Walkthrough

Kim Poh Liaw — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:13:35 +0000

Check out a short hardware walkthrough video for the new affordable music phone from Nokia. The Nokia 5530 XpressMusic has a 2.9 inch widescreen display (640 x 360) with tactile feedback, 3.2-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, WiFi and 3.5mm headphone jack.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Nokia Introduces 5530 XpressMusic

Kim Poh Liaw — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 06:47:15 +0000

Nokia today introduced the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic, a compact XpressMusic device that uses a touch interface for accessing people and content on the homescreen. The ’scrolling’ Contacts Bar provides direct access to 20 people and their latest conversations and media updates. The homescreen also features one touch shortcuts to social networks like the Facebook and MySpace.

Featuring a 27 hours of playback time, the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic will include a 4 GB memory card for storing music and other media. It also has a 2.9 inch widescreen display (640 x 360) with tactile feedback, 3.2-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, WiFi and 3.5mm headphone jack.

The Nokia 5530 XpressMusic supports GSM/EDGE networks and also offers affordable access to internet services via the integrated wireless LAN over the ubiquitous wireless networks. Nokia is collaborating with Boingo and offers three months of free Internet access in select markets. Boingo works with hundreds of hotspot operators around the world in familiar locations such as airports, hotels, coffee shops and restaurants.

The Nokia 5530 XpressMusic is expected to begin shipping in the third quarter of 2009 at an estimated retail price of EUR 199 before taxes and subsidies.

Sony Ericsson Announces W205 Basic Walkmanphone

Kim Poh Liaw — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:45:07 +0000

Get the most out of your best music and favourite radio channels with Walkman player, FM radio and TrackID music recognition. The new slider walkmanphone W205 from Sony Ericsson comes with a complete package of entertainment features and the power to set up playlists to ensure you have the right music no matter the occasion.

Need a change? Tune into the FM radio to listen to the latest news, music, sport commentary and talk shows. Heard something you like? Use TrackID to name that tune and artist, and you can even record a sample of a song from the radio to use as your new ringtone. The W205 Walkman supports GSM/GPRS/900/1800 and W205a supports GSM/GPRS 850/1900. W205 Walkman will be available in selected markets from Q3 in the colour Ambient Black.

Sony Ericsson W205 features include:

1.3 megapixel camera
Walkman player
TrackID
Opera Mini Web browser
Speakerphone
Polyphonic ringtones
Torch functionality
Java
FM radio with RDS
Radio recording
Bluetooth technology
USB mass storage
Size: 92 x 47 x 16.4 mm
Weight: 96 grams
Main screen: 65,536 colour TFT, Resolution: 128 x 160 pixels
Size: 1.8 inches
Phone memory: Up to 5MB
Memory card support: Memory Stick Micro (M2) up to 2GB
Talk time GSM/GPRS: Up to 9 hrs
Standby time GSM/GPRS: Up to 425 hrs
Music listening time: Up to 13hrs 30 min

Upcoming LG GM310, GM210 and GM205 Music Phones

Kim Poh Liaw — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:56:07 +0000

Just announced in Korea today, LG is rolling out 3 music phones: LG GM310, GM210 and GM205 this year, featuring Dolby Mobile and its new LG Sound Engine for sound output enhancements. Regions like Mexico, Asia, Brazil and Latin America will be among the first countries that getting the phones.

All 3 music handsets will come with convenient music buttons for quick access to music player control and USB connector for easy file transfer. The LG GM310 (middle in picture above) has a 3 megapixel camera, microSD card slot (up to 32GB) and touch sensor buttons. Both the LG GM210 and GM205 will feature a 2 megapixel camera and microSD card slot (up to 4GB).

[via akihabaranews]

Nokia 5030 XpressRadio Cost Just 50 USD Before Subsidies

Kim Poh Liaw — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:56:57 +0000

Targetting at mass consumer low cost market, the new Nokia 5030 is not just cheap has a brilliant internal FM radio antenna so that you can listen to FM Radio without connecting with an external wire. With the one touch FM radio and channel selection keys on the side of the device, the Nokia 5030 is branded as XpressMusic series. The Nokia 5030 has up to a day of listening time and 10 hours of talk time, which comes to life with the powerful loudspeaker, and is available in two colors – graphite and red. The phone is expected to begin shipping in the second quarter of 2009 with an estimated retail price of less than 40 EUR, before taxes or subsidies.

Nokia 5030 XpressRadio specifications

System: EGSM 900/1800, GSM 850/1900
User Interface: Series 30
Dimensions: 108 x 45 x 15 mm (L x W x T)
Weight: 82 g
Display: 1.8 inch TFT (128 x 160 pixels) with up to 65000 colours
Battery: Nokia Battery BL-5C, 1020 mAh /Nokia Battery BL-5CA, 700 mAh (China)
Talk time: Up to 10 hours
Standby time: Up to 525 hours

Nokia 5330 XpressMusic Has Touch Sensitive Music Keys

Kim Poh Liaw — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:33:25 +0000

With its edgy, top-sliced design and illumination effects, Nokia 5330 XpressMusic is ideal for music and keeping in touch with your social network. XpressMusic touch keys on the side of the display provide instant access to music. The standard 3.5mm jack offers crystal clear sound for any headphones, and the extended battery life gives more than 26 hours of playback time. Of course, the Nokia 5330 XpressMusic provides access to sites that specialize in online sharing, including Ovi, Facebook, and MySpace.

Similar to Nokia 5730 Xpress Music, the Nokia 5330 XpressMusic also has a 3.2 megapixel camera module, though it is not sure if the camera module is powered by the Carl Zeiss optics. The new music phone is expected to be available in the third quarter of 2009 for an estimated retail price of 160 EUR.

Nokia 5330 Specifications

Network: WCDMA 850/1900/2100,WCDMA 900/1700/2100, EGSM 850/900/1800/1900
User Interface: Series 40
Dimensions: 101 x 48 x 14 mm (L x W x T)
Weight: 113 g
Display: 2.4 inch QVGA (320 x 240 pixels) with up to 16 million colors
Battery: Nokia Battery BL-4U,1000 mAh Lion
Memory: up to 70 MB internal memory, support for up to 16GB microSD memory card
Talk time: Up to 7,7 hours
Standby time: Up to 350 hours
Music playback: Upto 26hours
3.2 megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom and flash
GSM GPRS/EGPRS multislot class 32
WCDMA max download/upload 384 kbps
MicroUSB, 3.5 mm AV connector
Bluetooth wireless technology 2.1 with A2DP & AVRCP
FM stereo radio withRDS

New Nokia 5730 XpressMusic Now Offers Complete Text Messaging

Kim Poh Liaw — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:47:55 +0000

As expected, Nokia has announced three XpressMusic phones today, with one of them (Nokia 5030) being branded as XpressRadio phones. The Nokia 5730 XpressMusic is Nokia’s first music-optimized device to offer a full QWERTY keyboard – ideal for quick messaging. Its Homescreen features an improved contacts bar with up to 20 friends and family members and provides direct access to music, N-Gage and other applications, like Facebook, Photos, Ovi Contacts, Maps, messaging and more. With Ovi Contacts, people see which friends are online, chat and even view what music they are listening to.

The Music shortcut offers a quick access to the music stored on the device as well as to the Nokia Music Store where they can find for information on artists, music and over-the-air downloads, directly on the device. With the dedicated gaming keys the Nokia 5730 XpressMusic is a true N-Gage gadget. Direct access to the N-Gage Arena community and the preloaded N-Gage games invite to connect and compete and check high scores with online friends.

The Nokia 5730 XpressMusic is expected to begin shipping in the third quarter of 2009 for an estimated retail price of 280 EUR before subsidies and taxes.

Nokia 5730 Specifications:

Network: GSM 850/900/1800/1900,WCDMA 900/1900/2100
User Interface: S60
Dimensions: 112 x 51 x 15,4 mm (L x W x T)
Weight: 135 g
Display: 2.4 inch QVGA (240 x 320 pixels) with up to 16 million colors
Battery: Nokia Battery BL-4U,1000mAh Lion
Memory: up to 100 MB internal memory, support for up to 16GB microSD memory card
Talk time: Up to 5 hours
Standby time: Up to 300 hours
Music playback: Upto 25hours
HSDPA cat6 (max download 3,6 Mbps)
GSM GPRS/EGPRS multi slot class 32, max download 296 kbps; upload 177,6 kbps
WLAN IEEE802.11 b/g with UPnP support
MicroUSB, 3.5 mm AV connector
Bluetooth wireless technology 2.0 with A2DP & AVRCP
FM stereo radio with RDS
3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and 8x digital zoom with flash
Secondary camera, VGA

More Photos of the Nokia 5730 available at next page

Rumor: Nokia to Announce 5330 XpressMusic, 5730 XpressMusic and 5030 XpressMusic Phones

Kim Poh Liaw — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 01:51:48 +0000

Leaked just before Nokia’s upcoming official music event tomorrow, 3 XpressMusic phones are expected to be presented for the event. First XpressMusic is the Nokia 5730, said to be the XpressMusic version of the recent announced Nokia E75, featuring a traditional numeric keypad and a sliding QWERTY keyboard. The Nokia 5730 also comes with a 3.2 megapixel camera, built in WiFi, GPS, FM Receiver and bluetooth. It will be available in Q2 this year for about 280 euro.

The second XpressMusic phone is the Nokia 5330, a slider phone that will be priced at 160 euro and available in Q3 this year. Like other XpressMusic phones, it has dedicated music control keys at the side. The battery will allow you to enjoy up to 24 hours of music listening time.

The last music phone is the Nokia 5030, featuring a built in FM Radio receiver and low price. When available, its suggested retail price is only 40 euro.

[via engadgetmobile]

Nokia to Announce New Music Phone/Services This Wednesday

Kim Poh Liaw — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:34:05 +0000

With the new Nokia 5630 XpressMusic just announced last month at Mobile World Congress, Nokia has announced that it will held a new music event this Wednesday. It is not sure that if the company will unveil its new music services or music phones but we will definitely keep you updated here.

[via Nokia Conversation]