Nokia’s 10th Connection Event:

Launch of latest range

By Uditha KUMARASINGHE

Nokia demonstrating its commitment to deliver the latest range of devices to its consumers launched two new devices-Nokia X5 and the Nokia X6 8GB and showcased the Nokia N8 for the first time in the region at the 10th Nokia Connection Event held in Singapore on Monday.

The launching ceremony of these new devices was held at Conrad Centennial Hotel, Singapore amidst a gathering of a large number of journalists from the Asian region.

Nokia X5 is its latest full QWERTY music device which makes messaging, social networking and listening to music fun and easy when on the move.

The unique, square slider design makes it a perfect device for teens who enjoy facebook, chatting, games, music and staying in touch with their peers in unlimited ways.

As key features of Nokia X5, favourite contacts, emails and social networking sites can be accessed directly from the home screen which makes sending messages and status updates a breeze.

Thousands of games and other social networking, entertainment and personalisation apps can be downloaded from Ovi store.

Moreover the Nokia X5 has a great music player with excellent sound quality and loud speakers, offering easy access to the device’s music collection with space for up to 1,000 tracks with a 2GB in-box memory card, expandable up to 32GB. In select markets, the Nokia X5 will include Nokia’s Comes with Music Service, the unlimited music download service access to millions of tracks.

Available in a variety of colours, the Nokia X5 is expected to begin its shipping during the third quarter of 2010 at an estimated retail price of EUR 165 before taxes and subsidies.

Nokia also launched the Nokia X6 8GB which complements the popular Nokia X6 family.

The Nokia X6 8GB offers a full-blown entertainment experience for the people who enjoy music, social networking, chat and games while on the go. The device provides easy access to thousands of games and apps in Ovi Store, as well as Ovi Maps with free lifetime navigation and location sharing. In select markets, the Nokia X6 8GB will include Nokia’s Comes With Music Service, the unlimited music download service with access to millions of tracks. The Nokia X6 8GB also allows the capturing of great pictures and videos with its 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and dual LED flash.

Nokia is expecting to start shipping these products during the third quarter of 2010 with an estimated retail price of EUR 225 before taxes and subsidies.

Nokia also showcased its Nokia N8. This latest smartphone offers the ability to create compelling content, connect to social networks and enjoy on-demand Web TV programs and Ovi Store apps, intuitively connecting users to the people, places and services that matter most.

The Nokia N8 enables access to Web TV services that deliver programs, news and entertainment channels such as CNN, E! Entertainment, Paramount and National Geographic.

Powered by Symbial 3, the Nokia N8 supports gestures such as flick scrolling and pinch-zoom and offers multiple, personalisable home screens which can be loaded with apps from Ovi Store.

The N8 is also Nokia’s first device to be integrated with Qt, a software development environment that simplifies the development, making it possible to build applications once and deploy across Symbian and other software platforms.

Nokia N8 is expected to be available in select markets during the third quarter of 2010 at an estimated retail price of EUR 370 before taxes and subsidies.