Nokia to Spend £80 Million Marketing their Windows Phone 7 Handsets

Since the rise in popularity of Android handsets, and the arrival of the mighty iPhone, Nokia have seen their stock plummet. Compared to iOS and Android, Nokia’s Symbian operating system is seen as being extremely sluggish and out of date. In one of the biggest stories in smartphones from the last year, Nokia announced that they would be adopting the Windows Phone 7 operating system in all their upcoming mobile phones, presumably as a way to revive their flagging reputation.

The first Nokia phones to feature Windows Phone 7 are thought to be arriving later this year and the Finnish firm are staking £80 million in their success. According to reports in Marketing Magazine, Nokia are planning a six month, eight figure marketing campaign in an effort to put the company, and the Microsoft operating system, up there with the major players in the smartphone world.

Nokia has been struggling to keep its head above water for a number of years. Their profits and market share have been falling rapidly, and forecasts have suggested that the company many not even break even this year, potentially resulting in the loss of over 7000 jobs. The marketing campaign, set to begin in October, is thought to be Nokia’s last chance to reverse their fortunes.

The success of the Windows Phone 7 Nokia devices could be crucial to the success of both brands. Sales of Windows Phone 7 handsets has been described as ‘disappointing’ since their launch in 2010, with some estimated that they are well underneath the 700,000 mark (the iPhone 4 sold 1.7 million handsets in just 3 days). Only time will tell if the partnership between Nokia and Windows Phone 7 will be a match made in heaven, or send both brands falling into the abyss.

Comparison: Nokia N96 vs Palm Pre 2

Two different mobile manufacturers, one of which that was bought by HP. The Palm Pre 2 is a modern smartphone with a touchscreen, a good user interface and fast processor, which make it obviously superior to the Nokia N96.

In terms of the Nokia N96 OS, the Symbian OS 9.3, S60 rel. 3.2 isn’t bad, it does have its advantages such as having Nokia Maps.

The HP webOS 2.0 device doesn’t have as much as the Nokia device, there are no built-in games. The 1150mAh Palm Pre 2 battery can last 130 hours more on stand mode but the processor does take up extensive battery power.

Moving to the connectivity section, the Nokia N96 does have UPnP technology which the Palm device lacks but it beats the Nokia in the Bluetooth section with 2.1 while the latter having 2.0.

Both devices have internal storage of 16GB, the Palm device cannot accept a memory card but the Nokia N96 does have 16GB also and can still take a memory card.

The Nokia N96 does cost cheaper then the Palm Pre 2. In conclusion, it all depends on what you are going to use the device for.

Would you buy the Nokia N96 or the Nokia N8

The Nokia devices has advanced alot these days, the leaks provide much information but the official announcements are mush better. The Nokia N9 was approved by FCC this week. More and more devices are being approved and manufactured each day. Today I ask the question, what would you buy between the Nokia N96 or the first device that ever had Symbian^3 OS, the Nokia N8?

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Comparison: Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro vs Nokia N96

Something medium large, something small. Both have keypads. One is a QWERTY keypad and the other one is just normal. It is kind of hard to have a comparison but we’ll see how it goes.

The N96 has an American version which is a 3G Dual-band, it is the best place where it worthy of a comparison with the network of the Xperia Pro. The Pro features a Tri-Band 3G network.

The Pro featuring a display size of 120*57*13.5 mm, the N96 is just behind with 17*2*0 mm. The device display sizes aren’t too big or too small, just the right size for any spectacle! Try them out.

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Nokia N96 Mobile Games

Are you concerned about your ability to play your favorite casino games as mobile games?

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Nokia N96 deals just get better!

After having posted deals about the Nokia N96, they just got better. But sadly the Orange Shop isn’t worldwide available. Lucky English people!

There was a scam last year that you buy a SIM-free contract and all those who fell for it misunderstood it for receiving the N96 SIM free, but you actually receive the SIM not the phone. The best part here is that, with this store, there are no type of SIM-free deals.

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Nokia N96 Contract Deals

There are many places where you can get good but not great contract deals. Not all of the good deals offer great things. The N96 is an old Nokia device but not so old that it is forgotten.

There are many places where you can get a  monthly contract deals such as the Nokia N96 or pay as you go meaning pay cash without any extra minutes or messages.

To find a deal like that with Vodacom in South Africa, is like finding a diamond in the ocean. A LCD TV isn’t the only option as a free gift but don’t forget, the consumer gets to choose what type of gift they like from their list. That’s the case from such dealers, such as Dial-a-Phone.

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Shazam For Nokia N96

Create the important music moments!

Shazam can identify music from anywhere such as TV, radio or the regular bar. The user does get 30 days of free trial of the full-feature app with this download. Try the new Home Screen Widget which gives you the direct access tagging and music news. Hebrew & Arabic temporarily removed on some of the devices. After trial, upgrade or continue to use free with limited Tags & features

Shazam usually charges £3.00 per month for their service which includes artist recommendations, reviews and album art.

Worth a download if you ask me!

Speereo Voice Translator 4.5 for Nokia N96

Everyone travels at one point or another, so I decided to inform you about the Speereo Voice Translator 4.5.

Not the perfect translator, but a good effort, at-least it works. Speak into your phone receiver and this app will try to translate into one of 16 languages. This app also comes with city guides and a flight timetabler – just the thing for your holiday to foreign parts.

This app was free but is now have to be paid to use.

More on the translator, Speereo Voice Translator is a multilanguage phrase-book featuring 16 languages with enhanced  additional useful features: converters, city guides, flights timetable and schedule, city events, maps and more! SVT: – 16 languages; – 64000 phrases total; – native speaker reads each phrase for you. Some features require Internet connection – maps, guides.

Must-Have apps on the N96

The N96 has so many features inside. But to give the word “smartphone” more meaning, then the following applications are really needed

Fring

Fring enables the N96 to make cheap mobile calls and chat with your “buddies” but it uses your data plan or a wi-fi connection. Something better is Skype but unfortunately, the N96 doesn’t have a version made for it.

iSync

iSync is a one of the important must-have application for the Mac users wanting to synchronize their N96 devices with their pc’s

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