(Via Nokia Conversation) – Nokia just announced 2 new entertainment-oriented devices at Nokia Connection in Singapore: the Nokia X5-01 and the Nokia X6 8GB.

The most interesting is the Nokia X5 which plugs part of the gap between the Nokia X3 and Nokia X6, but as you can see from the video above, is a pretty unique device. The Nokia X5 features excellent sound quality, dedicated music keys and loud speakers, and will include access to Ovi Music, and to Comes with Music in some regions.

Apple has unveiled its new iPhone 4 at the Worldwide Developers Conference 2010 in San Francisco. Below some of the most important features and innovations.

• Design: The all new iPhone 4 is just 9.3mm thick and is 24 percent thinner than the iPhone 3GS.
• Display: With the new iPhone 4, Apple debuts new display dubbed as ‘Retina Display’. This 3.5-inch multi-touch display offers 960×640 pixel resolution at 326 pixels per inch.
• Processor: Apple A4 System-on-Chip processor used in iPad.
• Camera: 5 megapixel sensor with backside illuminated sensor and LED Flash.
• Gyroscope: 6-axis motion sensing.
• Battery life: increased by 40%.

Other features: Quadband HSDPA/HSUPA, WiFi (802.11n), Assisted GPS, Accelerometer, Digital Compass, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, iBooks App as free download, Microsoft’s search engine Bing officially added to search engine options, Micro SIM just like the ones used in iPad.

The phone will be available in white or black, retailing at $199 for the 16GB model and $299 for 32GB. They go on sale June 24th. Read more of the Apple iPhone 4 here.

Presented yesterday at Intel’s Computex, here’s a first preview of a MeeGo-powered tablet that starts to show which are the capabilities and UI elements of this OS.

The demo showcases two different parts of the User Interface: a standard menu with app icons and, the cool one, a totally customizable sliding menu, with vertical slices independently scrollable. Down to the technical stuff, the tablet will feature a 1.5GHz Moorestown chip and a 10′ display, but the expected release date is no sooner than the first part of 2011. A long sweet wait!

More details are available on Engadget website.

(via MobileCrunch) – Motorola just announced the square-shaped Flipout: Android 2.1 device including a refreshed implementation of Motoblur, which now includes resizable widgets, feed filters, and push corporate email.

The phone will be released in Europe some time this quarter. You can read the full press release and spec sheet here, or check out some videos from Motorola’s YouTube channel.

The usability guru Dr Jakob Nielsen just published a free 93-page report on iPad usability. In his report he
critiques the most important iPad’s usability failings and points out how Apple should allow more diversity on its platforms including the option for Adobe Flash.

“For once, I’m on the side of Flash,” he says, “because I think Apple is trying to over-rigidly control what’s on its devices. I can understand there are benefits to doing that, but there are also benefits to the diversity of the internet. Diversity is a very powerful mechanism. In the early days of the web, there were many alternatives that were closed services – AOL, CompuServe, Trilogy – but on the web, anybody could put up anything, including a lot of bad stuff. But users vote with their feet, or their clicks: they can click away from bad Flash and click towards good Flash. It’s a shame Apple is so restrictive on what they allow on the iPad and the iPhone. When a customer has bought a device, it’s theirs; they should be able to see the information they want, and run the applications they want.”

Completely agree with him! Read the full article from guardian.co.uk.

The N8 is a powerful combination of internet, video, photos, music, maps with Symbian^3 operating system. With a large capacitive touch screen supporting pinch to zoom, social networking integration, a Carl Zeiss 12 megapixel camera with wide-angle lens and Xenon flash, shooting 720p HD video, On Demand WebTV, HDMI connectivity and USB OTG, you can create, discover and share a world of creativity. Additionally, for the software developers, the device includes Qt 4.6.2, Java MIDP 2.1 and Flash Lite 4.0.

Available late summer 2010, the Nokia N8 should be the first device using the long awaited Symbian^3 operating system. I said “should” because there’re some rumors out there about a Symbian ^3 device to be released soon somewhere in Asia. Can’t wait to finally see AIR mobile running on a Symbian device… maybe we’ll be lucky with the N8?

The Nokia E series has traditionally been an uninspiring collection of boxy phones, but last year saw a dramatic upturn in its fortunes. The Nokia E51 and E65 took the market by storm — and it wasn’t just businessmen buying them. The E series is beginning to look as attractive as its multimedia N-series siblings.

The Nokia E71 is the Finnish giant’s latest addition to the E series and will be available in July. Pricing is set to be around €350 (around ?280) SIM-free, and it will most likely be free on a monthly contract. But will it be another email knockout?

Design
The E71 is one of Nokia’s most attractive smart phones to date. Many phones with Qwerty keypads lack a certain finesse, but the E71 wouldn’t look out of place in an Aston Martin. Not only does it look good, its attractive metal casing feels very classy and it’s not too heavy or too light.

A 10mm thick profile ensures it fits inside a pocket comfortably, even though it’s wider than your average handset. The screen and Qwerty keypad are well laid-out — a series of shortcut keys below the screen make it easy to access your emails, calendar and contacts. Although the keys are small, they’re very usable, because each is raised, making it easy to distinguish between them. In fact, the E71’s keypad is one of the best Qwerty keypads we’ve ever laid fingers on.

Check this link for a complete review of the specifications.

Related Link: http://www.forum.nokia.com/devices/E71

The Nokia N96 is a GSM/WCDMA dual mode portable multimedia computer supporting EGSM 850/900/1800/1900, WCDMA 900/2100 HSDPA, WLAN and DVB-H Video. Use the Nokia N96 for connecting to mobile Broadband using WLAN or HSDPA (3.5G) with faster downloading than 3G. Find directions and locations with the integrated A-GPS and included maps.

http://www.forum.nokia.com/devices/N96

Related Download: n96_main_02.jpg

The Nokia N82 enables you to explore your surroundings and find your way with navigation and routing; document your adventures with the high quality imaging capabilities; and instantly share your experiences with one click upload to the web.

The Nokia N82 gives the best ever camera and navigation experience in one stylish premium device. Just imagine what kind of possibilities this will open up and how much richer your every day life experiences can be! The sophisticated design and glossy looks appeal to men and women who are conscious of their style and want to impress with the latest in technology,” Satu Ehrnrooth continues.

The Nokia N82 comes with the new content driven 3D multimedia menu and includes a convenient orientation sensor that rotates the user interface automatically between horizontal and portrait mode. For quick and easy access to entertainment content, the Nokia N82 also supports the Ovi family of Nokia internet services, including Nokia Music Store, N-Gage games** and Nokia Maps.

Related Link: http://europe.nokia.com/A4646200

The Nokia 6555 is the first WCDMA phone with a smooth-back fold design with recessed hinge creating a seamless line when open. The phone’s gentle curve ensures a smooth and ergonomic user experience. The Nokia 6555 is an accessible option for discerning consumers. The Nokia 6555 will be available within the next month at an estimated retail price of approximately Euro 200 before subsidies or taxes.

Adding to its attraction, the Nokia 6555 features a QVGA 16 million color internal display for a brilliant resolution on a large 240×320 screen.

Key features:

- Original smooth-back design

- Elegant external analog timepiece display

- Brilliant 16 million color display

- Video sharing

- WCDMA and quadband GSM functionality

Related Link: http://www.nokia.com/A4136001?newsid=1148028