Nokia C3-00: Facebook, chat on the move for hip-hop class

Emails and messaging services, once widely used by the business class, is now being thrown open to the ‘cattle class’ as well towards what is now famously called the ‘democratisation of chat’. Nokia, for one, is taking social networking and interactivity to the next level by allowing users customise up to 10 email accounts on their Nokia C3-00s, due for launch at the end of next week. This means that customers can access their Gmails and Hotmails simultaneouly at any given time. 

Opening up the social interactivity platform further, the new series will also offer Facebook and Twitter on the C3-00s. “There is also a provision to configure up to 10 instant messaging platforms (chats) on the C3-00,” explains Viral Oza, head (activation), media and online marketing, Nokia India. With a single login, the user can access his email and messaging platforms while on the move. 

The sub-Rs 7,000 price range aims at 18-25-year hip-hop youngsters who wish to stay connected with friends. 

There is a single-click access to social networking, and users can view alerts and news on their home screens, almost simulating a PC-like experience. This also enables quick navigation through their friends’ latest posts. 

The C3-00 has a full QWERTY keypad, which makes messaging and accessing emails easy on the 2.4-inch screen. The phone has a 2-megapixel camera, media player, FM stereo radio, 3.5 AV connector, support for up to 8GB memory card and a built-in handsfree speaker. 

Even as excitement is building over the Nokia 8 series, designed on their latest Symbian 3 operating system, expected to be announced at the Nokia World, London, on Tuesday, the company is readying a different strategy for India. “The N8 series is targeted at a different audience, but as far as India is concerned, we are opening the social interactivity platform to youths, who form 45% of the population,” says Oza. Having tasted success on this series in Indonesia and Vietnam, the phone-maker is optimistic of user response in India as well.

Spice Mobiles Launches Two New Phones

Spice Mobiles has announced the introduction of two new handsets into its line-up with the launch of the M5161 and the M6363.

Both the handsets are Dual SIM enabled and are priced around the 2500 and Rs. 4300 mark. Lets see what these phones have in store for you.

We start with the M-5161. The M5161 boasts of a 2-inch display with a resolution of 176*220. The internal phone book can take up to 1200 contacts and can store pto 500 SMS'. The phone is let down by a rather low internal memory of 1 MB. Thankfully, it has a memory card slot which can take memory cards of up to 4GB in size.  There is a basic camera at the back which can also record videos.  The phone is Internet enabled and supports GPRS and WAP as well.  The phone has a 1200 mAH battery that can give up to 4.5 hours of talk time. Other features include a Torch, FM Radio, Scheduled FM Recording and Wireless FM. The M5161 will set you back by Rs. 2799.

As for the N6363, the phone is slightly more premium compared to the M5161. The M6363 boasts of a 2 mega pixel camera again, with support for video recording. The front is dominated by the 2 inch TFT color display.  Other features include dual expandable memory of 4GB+4GB. Other features include   WAP 2.0, GPRS and Bluetooth 1.2. The M6363 costs Rs.4799

Both the phones are now available and are on sale.

Nokia X2's Official Price Increased to Rs. 6,579

Nokia's low-end X Series phone, the X2, was first heard of back in April 2010. The phone has now made its official entry to India - five months after its existence was revealed.

The X2 which was supposed to be officially here by June has seen its launch delayed by almost three months. Now that the phone is here, let's take a look at its specs again.

The X2, as evident from the naming scheme, will be positioned below the X3 and is a mid-range handset. It boasts of a 2.2 inch QVGA display, dedicated music keys, dual speakers, Bluetooth 2.1, 3.5mm headset jack, FM radio, Nokia Messaging, Facebook integration and microSD card support. The phone, unlike most other X-Series handsets, runs Nokia's proprietary S40 OS. 

The highlight of the phone is its impressive 5 megapixel camera at the rear. This is a rather surprising because the X3, which is positioned above the X2, has a 3.2 megapixel camera. 

The X2 was supposed to be priced at around the Rs. 5,000 mark when we first heard of it. However, it's a tad more expansive and has been priced at Rs. 5,999 in India. The phone is officially on sale now.