Dear Graduate, would you rather QWERTY or Touch?

Celebrate your successful finish in the academe with the best reward possible: a Nokia handset! For this year’s graduates, the global leader in mobile communications presents the latest mobile offerings to help you get started in the professional world, keep you connected to the things that matter most to you, and will suit your preference and budget.

Explore your horizons with touch screen smartphones
Aim for success with Nokia 700, the most compact touch screen monoblock smartphone in the world, with 1 Ghz processor, 3.2-inch AMOLED screen ClearBlack display, 2GB of internal memory, HD video capture and a 5 megapixel full focus camera with LED flash. It is also Nokia’s most eco-friendly smartphone, which boasts of a long battery life and uses eco-friendly materials and features to minimize battery consumption. It is priced at PhP13,450.

Get a head start at work without the high price with the Nokia 500. For only PhP8,290, this entry-level colorful smartphone offers high quality and fast performance thanks to its 1 GHz processor. It also boasts of a 5-megapixel camera, HD video, great music and entertainment experiences with HD TV connectivity, preloaded Nokia Maps, and free turn-by-turn navigation.

Take a chance with a QWERTY-Touch smartphone
At only PhP6,290, you can get the best of both QWERTY and touch with the Nokia Asha 303. Enjoy a full QWERTY keyboard for fast texting, chatting and typing in your social networks, and breeze through the web and access your apps with its exceptionally responsive touch screen. Experience fast and convenient connectivity with its 1 GHz processor and the latest 3.5G and Wi-Fi support that allows you to access your social networks, chat and mail more easily. And with its dedicated music key for instant access to playlist, and preloaded apps like Angry Birds Lite, you will always be entertained.

Gear up with the latest QWERTY phones
Stay social and connected with the new Nokia Asha 302, a premium quality QWERTY phone that offers great functionality and powerful performance at only PhP5,290. It supports Mail for Exchange and other great messaging features to help you manage your email, calendar and contacts wherever you go. You can also connect to popular social networks like Facebook, and chat through WhatsApp and other IM services. You can also enjoy faster, better and more affordable access to the Internet with the Nokia Browser.

Enjoy the freedom and convenience of staying in touch with the Nokia Asha 200. Type with ease using its QWERTY keypad and access your favorite email accounts, chat quickly and update Facebook and other social networks, and download music, apps and games directly to your phone. Conveniently change SIM cards with the Easy Swap Dual SIM feature for maximum network coverage. You can do all these for only PhP3,500.

With these great new smartphones and feature phones from Nokia, you will definitely have the best commemorative gift for your educational achievement.

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Tap into something new on Nokia Phones with NFC

Get ready to experience the easiest and fastest way to connect and interact with other devices as Nokia introduces Near Field Communication (NFC) in its new range of smartphones!

NFC is an innovative technology which allows contact-less data exchange between two devices in close proximity to each other. It makes it easy for your phone to instantly pair, share and tag with other mobile devices and accessories through a simple tap!

Share your favorite photos or videos with friends and family or pass on contact details quickly with just a tap on the phone you want to pass it to. Enjoy the best musical entertainment alone or share in a party by pairing with compatible headphones and speakers. Have hands free conversations while doing other things by connecting to a compatible headset.

Enter a whole new world of exciting content with NFC tags. Download the latest trailer or songs by tapping the poster you see on the street. Find out the color and sizes available for that must-have jacket with a tap on the in-store display or get directions to the coolest restaurant in town from its interactive ad.

Taking apps to the next level, NFC also allows you to feel the excitement of multiplayer gaming. Tap into the challenge of Asphalt 5 or Angry Birds Magic with your friends.

NFC enabled smartphones include Nokia 701, Nokia 700, Nokia 603, Nokia C7 and Nokia N9. Compatible accessories are Nokia Play 360 wireless speaker, Nokia BH 219 headset and Nokia BH 505 stereo headset.

For starters, enjoy convenient NFC service for your smartphones with Smart’s Tap Share program. Inquire about your prepaid balance or download mobile content such as news, music, and games by simply tapping on NFC-marked posters in select Smart Wireless Centers and Smart Stores nationwide. This means you don’t need to memorize lengthy keywords, codes, and URLs to enjoy Smart’s service.

To avail of Tap Share, existing Nokia C7 users can update their phone software by going to their phone’s update menu or by connecting their phone to their PC via Nokia PC Suite.

Ultimately, Nokia makes mobile experience more enjoyable and convenient with just a tap.

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Mobilephone Price Watch, Pre-Christmas 2011

Most of you where probably planning to buy something for yourself, friends or love ones for Christmas, well, if mobilephones is part of the list, then set your eyes here to find their current market price.

Lets start with the highly regarded and no less than the best mobilephone in the market for 2011, the Nokia N9. The cheapest store price you can find will be around PhP23,500 for the 16GB variant and PhP27,500 for the 64GB variant. Nokia N9 is also currently offered FREE at All-in Plan 3,500 and Unlimited Data Plan PhP2,000 on Smart Telecom. Nokia Flagship stores and eBay power sellers offers it a thousand more than the store price.

Of the Nokia phones currently sold in the market, the one year old Nokia N8, the current camera king comes next in the Nokia price hierarchy. The cheapest store price you can find will be around PhP17,500, merely the same to that of eBay.ph's power sellers. It is also currently offered FREE at All-in Plan 2,500 and Unlimited Data Plan PhP1,500 on Smart Telecom, Sun Cellular offers this FREE on Elite Plan 2,500, forget about Globe, they suck for not offering this phone in their line-up. Nokia Flagship stores offers it a thousand more than the store price.

Then came the E-series flagship, the Nokia E7. Even if it has a better specs and feature than that of the Nokia N8, the phone is currently being offered less, the cheapest store price is currently offered for PhP17,000, very much similar again to eBay.ph power sellers. The phone is FREE at All-in Plan 2500 and Unlimited Data Plan 3000 at Smart Telecom, Globe and Sun doesn't offer the phone. Nokia Flagship stores offers it a thousand more than the store price. I will flag this as the best buy among the phones, you will get more than what you pay for.

My dream form factor, QWERTY Capacitative Candy Bar, Nokia E6 is now being offered with the cheapest store price of PhP13,500. Globe Telecom offers this for FREE on Plan 2,499, this time around Smart and Sun sucks

Nokia 700, the most affordable Symbian Belle with 1Ghz processor is being sold in retail store the cheapest at around PhP13,700. No telecom offers yet for the phone. Well, if you want to experience a better and faster user interface in a pocket friendly pitch, then this is the perfect phone for you.

Then we have the Nokia Asha 303, another QWERTY Capacitative touch candybar phone, my dream phone factor, its currently being offered at around PhP6,450. If you want a fast, powerful yet affordable phone to satisfy your socially connected lifestyle, look no further.

Then the Dual SIM line ups that highly recommend, the Nokia 101, X1-01 and C2-01. All three with different market targets, C2-03 for the young and fashionable, price at PhP4,300, the Nokia X1-01 for the music oriented individuals, price at PhP1,870, then last but the least, my business phone, the Nokia 101 which cost at around PhP1430 on retail stores.

So there you go folks, pick one that best fits your lifestyle. Have a merry Nokia Christmas to all. Enjoy shopping!

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Nokia 701 and Nokia 700 In Stores Now With A Twist!

It was only a week ago that I featured an article about Nokia 701 and Nokia 700 to be sold in Philippine stores very soon within the last week of October or early November, now the hotly contested phones were starting to appear in retail stores with a surprising revelation, its being sold a lot cheaper than expected!

The Nokia 701 is currently price within the PhP15,000 range, the superphone touted to have the brightest screen in the mobilephone world with Symbian Belle Operating System, 1 GHz processor, NFC, 8MP full focus camera with dual LED flash and 2X digital zoom, 2nd front-facing camera, 8GB internal memory among the rest is offered at an irresistible mind blowing price.

Meanwhile the Nokia 700 is offered only within the PhP13,000 range, that about PhP3,000 lower than the expected price. The phone offers Symbian Belle, 1Ghz processor, 5MP camera with a 720p HD video capture at 30fps, 3.2 inches AMOLED screen with Clear Black Display, NFC support, 2GB internal memory, Nokia Maps with lifetime walk and drive navigation among the rest of the best Nokia features.

This is the best deal you could find if your planning to buy a phone this Christmas season. You will get the best of everything with it. So what are you waiting for, run to your nearest retail store to grab one now!

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Nokia 700 and 701 To Conquer Philippines Soon!

Symbian Belle heavyweights, Nokia 700 and 701 will start invading the Philippines islands last week October or early November, that’s according to Nokia Philippines insiders. The two phones will be Nokia’s contender for the Christmas season and are expected to be the fiercest in the midrange market having a brand new and critically acclaimed operating system and user interface, fashionable and polished hardware, powerful specs and features yet affordable.

The Nokia 700 is the worlds greenest smartphone carrying a 1Ghz processor, 5MP camera with a 720p HD video capture at 30fps, 3.2 inches AMOLED screen with Clear Black Display, NFC support, 2GB internal memory, Nokia Maps with lifetime walk and drive navigation among the rest of the best Nokia features.

The Nokia 701 is currently the brightest smartphone to date boasting a 1GHz processor promising the fastest user navigation experience ever, NFC pairing and sharing capabilities allowing content sharing and sound streaming wirelessly to headphones and NFC-enabled speakers, 8MP full focus camera with dual LED flash and 2X digital zoom, 2nd front-facing camera and HD video capture and an 8GB internal memory and the possibility to increase to 40GB by installing a 32GB microSD card.

Nokia 701 is expected to cost locally at around PhP18,000 and the 701 PhP16,500.

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Nokia 700 and 701 Shipping, Nokia 100 and 101 In Stores

Nokia announced several devices few weeks ago from high end Symbian Belle to entry level Dual SIM's, and as planned, phones will be release as soon as possible and they did, Nokia tweeted that 700 and 701 is now shipping with expected availability in retails stores in a weeks time while the Nokia 100 and 101 is now sold in retail stores.

This is a huge step forward for the company since most of there release dates before were 6 months to 1 year from announcement and that they're fun of postponing release dates, well, they were on schedule this time making a positive impression that Nokia is dead serious in wanting to make a comeback in the smartphone war. Time is gold in business and Nokia learned this attitude the hard way, by losing top slot in the smartphone market.

The Nokia 101 is now being sold locally for PhP1,560.00 ($36.02), good value for the money for a basic phone with dual SIM capability and tough hardware. I'm actually planning to buy either this phone or Nokia X1-01 for my Reloading business. Find more info of the Nokia 101 here.

Find the complete specs of the Nokia 700 here and Nokia 701 here.

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Nokia 700, The Most Eco Friendly Smartphone

Remember my plan to create a site where it will only feature Green Environment Friendly Products from all walks of life? Well, the wait is over since the blog will now allocate a category that will feature such products with the very first featured product on the list, the Nokia 700, the most environment friendly Nokia smartphone to date. It is primarily produce by extensive use of eco friendly materials.

The Nokia 700 is among the smartphone announced recently by Nokia carrying the critically acclaimed Nokia Symbian Belle, the most savvy and feature-rich Symbian upgrade yet to date.

Nokia 700 Key Features

The fresh new Nokia user interface delivers what you need, when you need it

• Interactive live widgets help you to see and seize opportunities around you
• Personalize your home screens with different sized widgets so you only see what you are interested in
• Choose from thousands of applications to make your smartphone your own
• Select your software updater to automatically check for updates for the best experience
• The ClearBlack AMOLED display with the Gorilla Glass on top makes it look almost as the icons are painted on the surface of the handset. Vibrant colors and sharp contrasts indoors and outdoors

Sharing pictures and pairing accessories has never been so easy

• Tap and share. You can effortlessly share your photos, videos and contact cards with NFC, just by tapping two NFC-enabled phones together
• Tap and pair your accessory through NFC
• Tap and access information and benefits from NFC
tags placed in stores and public places
• Tap, play and unlock new levels on NFC enabled games

Additional Features

• New Symbian Belle operating system with fresh home screen, user interface and widgets and simple software updates
• 5 MP full focus camera with LED flash, HD video
• Nokia Maps with free global drive and walk navigation
• Ovi Store for thousands of content items, including eco applications
• Music player, FM radio

Technical Profile

• System: WCDMA 850/900/1700/1900/2100 GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
• OS: Symbian Belle
• Dimensions: 110 x 50.7 x 9.7 mm (L x W x T)
• Weight: 96 g
• 1 Ghz processor
• Display: 3.2 inch AMOLED ClearBlack display
• Memory: 2GB internal memory (support up to 34 GB with microSD card)
• Video capture: HD video (720p, 30fps)

Connectivity

• NFC
• WLAN 802.11 b/g
• HSDPA cat 10 up to 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA cat 6 up to 5.76 Mbps
• Bluetooth 3.0
• A-GPS with magnetometer
• Micro-USB connector and charging
• 3.5 mm Nokia audio connector

Operating times

• Talk time: (GSM/WCDMA) Up to 7.3 h/ up to 4.7 h
• Standby time: (GSM/WCDMA) Up to 465 h/up to 450 h
• Music playback: Up to 47 h
• Video playback: Up to 6.9 h

Colors

• Cool Grey, Silver/White, Coral Red, Peacock Blue and Purple

Nokia Standard Sales Package Includes

• Nokia 700 handset
• Nokia Battery BP-5Z, 1080 mAh
• Nokia Charger AC-15
• Nokia Stereo Headset WH-207
• Connectivity Cable CA-179
• NFC gift card with selected applications from Ovi StoreN

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3 New Symbian Belle Powered Devices Announced!

Nokia launched of three feature-packed, mass market smartphones, bringing the latest smartphone functionality at attractive price points and including market-leading innovation with Symbian Belle.

The Nokia 700, Nokia 701 and Nokia 600 extend the range of available designs, features and functionality in the Nokia Symbian smartphone range. Symbian Belle powers all three, with single-tap NFC technology sharing and pairing, the most personal user interface so far and a more powerful mobile Web browsing experience. As well as allowing content to be shared between devices, NFC capabilities allow any of the three new smartphones to pair with NFC-enabled mobile accessories such as speakers or Bluetooth headphones and headsets. To extend the range of available NFC-enabled accessories, Nokia is also announcing the launch of the Nokia Essence Bluetooth Stereo Headset, which can be paired with any NFC-enabled smartphone simply by tapping the two devices together.

Symbian Belle range

While all three smartphones contain recognizable Nokia features, they each represent a very distinct set of priorities to allow users to choose what matters most in a smartphone. The most compact touch screen monoblock smartphone in the world (Nokia 700); a sleek and stylish smartphone with the world's brightest mobile display for indoor or outdoor use (Nokia 701), and Nokia's loudest entertainment smartphone (Nokia 600) all bring firsts to the Nokia product portfolio.

"After bringing exciting new features to the Symbian user experience only two months ago with Symbian Anna, we are now driving the platform even further with our most competitive Symbian user experience ever," said Ilari Nurmi, Vice President at Nokia. "Symbian Belle and the three new handsets we are launching today show our commitment to continue delivering Symbian products that allow people to choose what is most important to them in terms of user experience, design, functionality and price. These will not be last products or updates we will deliver on Symbian."

"With the announcement today Nokia has made it clear that Symbian will continue to play an important role in its product portfolio along side Windows Phone 7" said Nick McQuire IDC. "There is a sense of urgency in the way improvements and innovation are being delivered to the platform that demonstrates how committed Nokia is to make Symbian products a competitive smartphone choice."

The new Symbian devices will be available in Q3, 2011 worldwide and the Belle software following thereafter.

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