Nokia N Series Music range

If there's one thing that's certain, the current 'big thing' in mobile technology convergence is adding a decent music player to a mobile phone. People wondered what the next steps for mobile phones would be. We got cameras. The networks wanted to cash in on MMS, but that never really took off. But taking pictures on a mobile phone? That's pretty much a normal thing these days.The trend for improving cameras in phones continues. And now the target is digital music. Nokia will point out that all their recent phones were music capable. From the 6230i onwards, a decent music player has been avaialble. The new N Series music phones focus on the music...

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Nokia N75

Another of the new handsets announced from Nokia this week in the N Series range. The N75 is the smallest N Series handset to date.The N75 incorporates a 2.0 megapixel camera with LED flash and 16 x digital zoom and an advanced music player, has 3G connectivity and has Nokia's new web browser, all inside a slim clamshell style phone.The music player supports the following formats: MP3, M4A, AAC, AAC+ and WMA. On the outside of the phone you find keys that allow you to control the music player with the phone shut. With the N75 attached to a PC, one touch of the music key acts as an instant link to stored music. The N75 also has an FM radio an...

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New N95

It has been a busy week for Nokia N Series phones. Two new models announced, and three existing models given a bit of a spruce up.First, the Nokia N95. Pictures of this handset were around on the net a few months ago, and the handset was rumoured to be the N83. Now official, the handset shows an impressive list of features.The N95 really does live up to Nokia's billing for the phones, Multimedia computer. The N95 incorporates a 5 megapixel camera, has integrated GPS and supports the 3G high speed data upgrade, HSDPA. Don't get lost on the acronyms, all you need to know is 3G, with a bit of a turbo boost.The N95 takes it's multimedia tag seriously....

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Nokia N Series

I've decided to start this blog as a bit of a personal indulgence. I'm a bit of a nut about mobile phones, and in particular I'm a fan of the Nokia N Series.Nokia have been pushing the N Series as a brand for quite a while now, setting the handsets apart from the normal mobile phones. For Nokia's part, they are more than mobile phones. Talk to anyone from Nokia and they talk about mobile multimedia computers. You can see why they would say this, but it's a bit of a mouthful.I currently use the Nokia N73. I work for a mobile phone retailer, and get to use and own a lot of mobile phones. The N73 is a very good handset, equipped with a 3.2 megapixel...

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