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Sick and tired of the default calculator on your Nokia S60 smartphone? You can always install Calcium and use D-pad as shortcuts for the common operators. However, the problem with Calcium is that it only provides you with basic calculations. And while I do believe more than 90% of all calculations are basic ones, it’s good to have other options in place, just for case.

That being said I’m glad to report Enhanced Calculator for S60 is now available for download through Nokia Beta Labs. Basically, the new calculator builds on top of Calculator app for Nokia Series 40-based feature phones and consists of three parts - basic, scientific and loan calculator…

In a nutshell, you do want to replace the default calculator app on your Nokia smartphone with Enhanced Calculator for S60. More information as well as download instructions are available from the official page.

[Via: AllAboutSymbian]

Zeemote’s biz dev team is working round the clock for the summer. Following the announcement that they will partner with Sony Ericsson, the maker of the award-winning Zeemote JS1 Controller announced a deal with Nokia in Germany. Under the terms of the agreement, the Finnish giant will advertise the Zeemote JS1 Controller in its German on and offline media channels, and bundle the gaming controller with some of its phones. We’re not sure which phones are involved at this stage, but something tells me the JS1 Controller will perfectly sing along N-Gage enabled devices.

Finally before I let you go, if you happen to visit Germany in the coming days, you can see the Zeemote JS1 in action at Games Convention 2008 in Leipzig, from 20th to 24th August of this year…

[Via: SymbianFreak]

In the automotive world, carbon-fiber design- and structural-elements epitomize the perfect blend of incredible strength and lightweight. Carbon fiber is stronger than steel and lighter than aluminum, making it perfect for high-end automotive applications (not to mention its extensive use in aerospace applications). But, when we’re talking about carbon-fiber (CF) in the mobile world, we’re limited to merely aesthetic points of view. When your ride is decked out in CF, from hood to trunk, you might want your mobile phone to match. If your ride is bedazzled with diamonds, you might want a diamond-encrusted Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte.

To that end, Nokia has announced its newest Nokia 8800 Arte variant - the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte. Like its black-metal and Sapphire siblings, the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte represents Nokia’s highest echelon of fashionable handsets that make a bold statement. In addition to titanium, polished glass, and stainless steel accents, the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte adds CF panels on the front and back of the device. Sure, there’s no real use for the high-strength, low-weight carbon fibers on a cellphone, but the 8800 Arte is all about style - practicality be damned.

The Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte  features a bumped-up 4GB of on-board storage to complement the 3.2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth 2.0, full HTML browser, and crisp OLED display - basically the same feature-set that the we see in the rest of the Nokia 8800 Arte lineup, with the exception of increased internal storage.

The Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte should go on sale before the end of September for $1,600 (~€1,100) as a tri-band (900/1800/1900Mhz) European 3G (2100Mhz) handset, so start saving your spare change!

Nokia 8800 Arte Carbon

Last year we saw Nokia releasing the N73 Ramadan Special Edition and people apparently dig the idea. Now the Finnish giant is going one step forward to extend its reach to Muslims who use other Nokia phones. That being said, they’ve launched the Nokia Ramadan Microsite to release an entire collection of free software and Ramadan-related services that will be downloadable globally as well as pre-loaded on a bunch of handsets in the Middle East — including the new N78 - throughout August the N70 Music Edition, E51, 3120 Classic, 6500 Slide, 6300 and 2630 will become available with the Ramadan apps pre-loaded. Plus the apps are available to download onto eight other devices including the N95 and N82.

Some of the apps you’ll be able to download include:

• Quran in Othmani font and with a multi-lingual interface and with an ability to search and bookmark any Ayah or Surah.
• Emsakya - alerts followers with times for the daily prayer, Suhour and Iftar during the Holy Month of Ramadan.
• Ramadaniat - features a large collection of useful information concerning fasting, Zakah Al-Fitr, the benefits of Laylat Al-Qadr and the I’tekaf.
• Hajj & Umrah - a mobile guide for both journeys with multimedia content in addition to the most famous places that you can visit on the way.
• Cards - allows creation of Mobile Greeting Cards and the ability to send them to family and friends via SMS or MMS.
• Mozzaker - a large collection of daily Azkar.

Finally, let’s not forget ringtones and wallpapers, which you could use to further customize your handset…

[Via: DarlaMack]

Nokia will be announcing two new Nseries smartphones on this coming Monday at 8am UK time. The word on the street is that we’ll see the Finnish giant going all official with the N79 and N85.

As you may recall, the N79 is a somewhat simple lookin’ candybar, sporting a 2.4-inch display and a 5 megapixel camera. We’re also guessing this baby will come with aGPS and WiFi support.

On the other hand, the N85 has that dual-sliding mechanism we’ve already seen on the N95 and N96. Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE radio is on board and so is the HSPA support. 5 megapixel is coupled with dual LED flash, and there’s also WiFi and aGPS.

Symbian with S60 Feature Pack 2 is running all the show in the back of both device. Stay tuned as we unveil more…

[Via: Boy Genius Report]

Nokia Email service/app is now available as an early release through Nokia Beta Labs. The application is designed to help users easily manage their emails on the go. Supported email services include GMail, Yahoo! Mail and “thousands of personal email accounts offered by other ISPs.” Unfortunately, at this stage corporate email and MSN Hotmail are not on the list, but should be supported at some point in the future.

As for the application itself, it goes beyond basic mobile email, allowing users to download and upload attachments and send them on the fly without a PC.

Nokia Email works on following handsets: Nokia E51, E61, E61i, E65, E66, E71, N73, N80, N81, N81 8GB, N95. More information is available from the official Nokia Email website, from where you can also sing-up for the service and download the app.

[Via: SymbianFreak]

Nokia’s upcoming superphone, N96, has been spotted while passing the FCC hurdle. The device in question sports a quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) and dual-band UMTS (WCDMA 2100/850; HSDPA) radios. No carrier partners are known at this stage, but even if we don’t see it hitting AT&T, which is known to carry some of the Nokia smartphones in the U.S., you’ll be able to grab the smartphone in the Finnish giant’s flagship store in New York or Chicago, or through online channels. I’m sure Nokia will issue the press release once the N96 starts selling. Stay tuned in the meantime…

[Via: CellPhoneSignal]

That (above) is the Nokia 3610. It has a 2 inch QVGA screen that shows 262,144 colors, 1.3 megapixel camera, microSD card slot, Bluetooth 2.0 and is quadband so it works all over the world. For 125 Euros in the 3rd quarter of this year, you can have it, and that is one damn cheap price for that much kit.

99.6 x 44.3 x 19.6 mm, so it’s a little bit fat.

97 g, so it’s light.

850 mAh battery, should be enough to last you until the end of the day … unless you’re a 13 year old girl who has ADHD and loves to hang out at the local Starbucks.

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[Via: Nokia Press Bulletin]

The Nokia 5610 XpressMusic handset has been circling T-Mobile’s network for longer than we can remember (our short-term is shot). The Nokia 5310 XpressMusic has already touched down on T-Mobile as a monoblock (candybar) musicphone, but that leaves the slider form-factor Nokia 5610 XpressMusic yet to come.

Today, we’re finally seeing the music-oriented slider land on T-Mobile as the newest musicphone to rock your world.

The Nokia 5610 XpressMusic features a microSD card slot for storing music, a slightly awkward 2.5mm headphone jack, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, and external music controls for all your music listening pleasure. But, the Nokia 5610 XpressMusic isn’t just handy for media playback, it’ll hang with the best from Espoo with a 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera that sports a dual-LED flash, quad-band (850/900/1800/1900Mhz) GSM radio, and support for T-Mobile’s myFaves service.

And, at 17mm thin, the Nokia 5610 XpressMusic isn’t as thin as its candybar sibling, the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic. But, it’s not going to add too much bulk to that pants pocket of yours, either. Unfortunately, you’ll have to lug around a 2.5-to-3.5mm headphone jack adapter if you want to actually listen to tunes with your favorite pair of headphones.

If sliding form-factors and external music controls pique your interest, you’ll want to hit up your nearest T-Mobile dealer for a crack at the Nokia 5610 XpressMusic handset.

T-Mobile is offering the Nokia 5610 XpressMusic slider for $99 after two-year contract, in your choice of Black and Red or, as expected, White and Silver.

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Krussell, one of the premier names in consumer electronics cases, has just released a report detailing the “Top 10″ best selling mobile phones in July 2008. The figures are based on the number of cases purchased for each specific device, and should be taken as a loose interpretation of general handset sales in July 2008. Being one of the largest and well-known case-makers in the mobile space, Krussell’s sales figures could be argued to be somewhat indicative of overall cellphone sales.

“The launch of the 3G Iphone from Apple on July 11th had great impact on the sales in July as well as in June, says Ulf Sandberg Managing Director at Krusell. Main focus for this month should probably be put on the two newcomers from Sony Ericsson, that are expected to climb a step or two in next month’s list.”

The list:

1. (1) Apple iPhone
2. (5) Nokia 3109
3. (3) Nokia E51
4. (4) Nokia 6300
5. (-) Sony Ericsson C902
6. (-) Sony Ericsson C702
7. (7) Nokia N95 8 GB
8. (8) Sony Ericsson K810i
9. (9) Sony Ericsson K530i
10. (6) LG KU990
() = Last month’s position.

The data represents sales in over 50 countries, spanning 6 continents, around the world. As expected, Sony Ericsson and Nokia’s flagship shooters made the cut, as did the iPhone. Interestingly, the Nokia 3109 took second place.

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