Nokia has announced the next flagship smartphone in its venerated N-series line, the N9. The N9 features an all-new design and interface that eschews the button-heavy designs of past Nokia devices.

Nokia is calling the design of the N9 an "all-screen" affair, and that description seems to be quite accurate. The slab-style phone is dominated by a 3.9-inch, AMOLED^(INFO) display with Nokia's ClearBlack technology that offers FWVGA (480x854 pixel) resolution. The body of the phone itself is a single piece of polycarbonate, not the usual metal materials that we are used to seeing with Nokia's N-Series of phones. Nokia says that the body of the phone flows seamlessly into the slightly curved display. There is a volume rocker and shortcut key on the right-hand side of the phone and a power/unlock key on top, but other than that, there don't appear to be any buttons on the N9, not even a camera shutter key, which is a shocking departure for Nokia.

Despite the spartan design of the N9, it is neither the slimmest nor the smallest phone on the market. It measures 12.1mm at its thickest point, though it does taper down to 7.6mm at its thinnest (Nokia's specific measurements are 116.45mm x 61.2mm x 7.6?12.1mm (4.58in x 2.41in x 0.3-0.48in)). The N9 weighs a comparatively light 135g (4.76oz), thanks to the polycarbonate construction of the body.

Powering the N9 is a 1GHz, Cortex-A8 TI OMAP3630 processor and 1GB of RAM. Versions of the N9 will be available with between 16GB and 64GB of built-in storage, though there is no support for microSD expansion. Connectivity-wise, the N9 has a penta-band WCDMA 3G radio for true worldwide capabilities that support the 850MHz, 900MHz, 1700MHz, 1900MHz, and 2100MHz frequency bands. It also as a quad-band EDGE radio that supports the 850MHz, 900MHz, 1800MHz, and 1900MHz frequencies. Nokia has equipped the N9 with 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi support, as well as Bluetooth 2.1 and a GPS chip. The N9 even includes NFC support. All of these radios are fueled by a 1450mAh battery that Nokia claims should provide 7 hours of talk time on 3G, or almost 19 days of standby time.

The rear of the N9 sports an 8 megapixel, autofocus camera that's complete with a Carl Zeiss lens and LED flash. It can record HD video at 720p (1280 x 720 pixel) resolution and 30 frames per second. The camera has a wide-aperture (f2.2) lens that Nokia claims will provide better shots in low-light conditions. There is also a front-facing camera for video calling.

The N9 features an all-new interface underpinned by the Linux-based MeeGo operating system. Nokia has simplified the actions of closing apps and navigating between homescreens by relegating everything to a swipe action from the side of the screen. When a user swipes across the screen, they are presented with a vertically scrolling app tray. Swipe again and you will get to the unified notification screen. One more swipe will take you to the multi-tasking screen where you can see tiles of apps that are running and open or close them. The new system is very elegant and fast, and offers a visually pleasing way of handling multi-tasking.

Pre-loaded on the N9 are Facebook and Twitter apps, as well as Nokia's Maps application for turn-by-turn navigation, and the Mail for Exchange email client. Users can also access Nokia's soon-to-be-renamed Ovi Store to purchase and download more apps for the N9.

The Nokia N9 really looks great, with striking industrial design and what appears to be a beautiful and elegant UI. The only question to remain is, what will happen to it (and its MeeGo operating system) when Nokia launches its Windows Phone powered smartphones, due by the end of this year? With as much R&D as the N9 has obviously had, why didn't Nokia just pursue this MeeGo platform instead of switching to Windows Phone in the near future? Oh, and will it have a competitive assortment of apps available to users? We will have to wait and see. The Nokia N9 is due to hit stores "later this year", and will arrive in three colors: black, cyan, and magenta. In the meantime, take a look at a couple of videos Nokia has put together highlighting the N9 and its new interface.

Nokia has just introduced a new smartphone called the Oro, based on the existing C7, but with an added touch of luxury.

Nokia has a tradition of producing expensive, high-end luxury phones with its Vertu brand, but the Oro is branded Nokia through and through. It features 18-carat gold plating, hand-wrapped leather, and a sapphire crystal on the home key. The sapphire crystal is said to offer beauty and greater durability when compared with traditional glass.

Technology-wise, the Oro has the same guts as the C7, so you will find a pentaband 3G radio, a 3.5-inch AMOLED display, and an 8 megapixel camera with flash, but no autofocus. All the gold and leather in the world will not make that lens autofocus, unfortunately. Unlike the C7, the Oro will ship with the latest version of Symbian, dubbed Anna.

The Oro will be available in limited quantities in Europe, Eastern Europe, China, and the Middle East in the third quarter of this year. It will cost upwards of 800 EUR (US$1125), but if you have to ask the cost...you know the rest. And in case you were wondering, Oro means gold in Italian. Take a look at the video below where Alessandro Lamanna, Vice President of Marketing at Nokia pontificates about the new Oro.

Despite all of its talk of Windows Phone, Nokia is still cranking out Symbian-powered smartphones, and the 500 is the latest handset to come out of the Finnish company's labs. Sporting a familiar slab design, the 500 is the first Nokia smartphone equipped with a 1GHz processor.

The 500 looks similar to the previously announced N9, though it has a smaller 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen with a 640 x 360 pixel resolution. Nokia is positioning the 500 as a lower-cost alternative to the N9, and has equipped it with interchangeable back covers for easy personalization. The back houses a 5 megapixel camera with video capture.

Accompanying the 500's 1GHz processor is 2GB of internal storage and support for microSD cards up to 32GB in size. The 500 runs the latest Symbian OS, Anna, and includes Nokia Maps, social network integration, internet radio services, and an FM radio. It has pentaband HSPA 3G support on the 850/900/1700/1900/2100MHz bands, so it has global appeal. The battery is an 1110mAh unit that provides up to 7 hours of talk time or 19 days of standby. The 500 measures 111.3mm x 53.8mm x 14.1mm (4.4in x 2.1in x 0.6in), and weighs 93g (3.28oz), the lightest of any Symbian^3 smartphone to date.

Nokia will be releasing a black version of the 500 in Q3 of this year, with a white version to follow in Q4. Both versions come with three different colored back plates in the box. Nokia expects the 500 to retail for just 150 EUR (US$216) before any taxes or subsidies when it hits the market. Take a look at the two videos below to see the 500 in action.

The ZebMate Cinema 3.0+ is in line with Zebronics's style of offering gadgets that are at the lowest end of price band. This multimedia player seems to be a revision of Cinema 3.0 which was released towards the end of 2010.

ZebMate Cinema 3.0+ has a 3-inch TFT touch-screen LCD display with a native resolution of 400x240 pixels. This player is capable, at least on paper, of playing back 720p videos that it can output to an external display using its TV-out socket.

Weighing in at 52gms, Cinema 3.0+ ships with 4GB of internal storage that be expanded using a
micro-SD card of up to 16GB capacity. According to Zebronics, the player's battery pack is rated for playback of up to 9.5 hours for audio, and a somewhat disappointing 2.5 hours for videos.

On the bright side, this player supports a ton of audio and video codecs that includes mpeg-1/2, mpeg4 xvid, divx, h263/264, wmv9/vc-1, rmvb, mp3, wma, ogg, flac, ape, aac, ac3, atra and dts. The Zebmate Cinema 3.0+ (4GB) .

1. Adobe Ideas 1.0 for iPad

Adobe Ideas 1.0 for iPad is a digital sketchpad that offers simple vector-based drawing tools and works nicely as a standalone app for jotting down creative ideas or as a companion to Adobe Illustrator. Usefully, you can trace over photos, email drawings as PDFs and avoid worrying about mistakes, because there's a 50-level undo.









2.Air Video Free (universal)

Despite naysayers whining about the iPad screen's 4:3 aspect ratio, it's a decent device for watching video, although it lacks storage for housing large video collections. Air Video enables you to stream video (converting it on-the-fly, if necessary) from your Mac or PC. The main limitation of the free version is that it only shows a few items (randomly selected) from each folder or playlist.









 3.Bloomberg for iPad

With an eye-searing white-and-orange-on-black colour scheme that's a little like being repeatedly punched in the eyes, Bloomberg isn't an app you'll want to spend all day staring at. However, for business news, stocks and major currency rates, it's a usable and efficient app.









4.IM+ (universal)

Although third-party multi-tasking is coming to the iPad this autumn, it's not here yet, making things tough for instant messaging fans. However, IM+ Lite enables you to run a number of IM services (including Twitter and Facebook) in a single app, and there's also a built-in web browser for checking out links.







5. Movies by Flixter (universal)

One for film buffs, Movies figures out where you are and tells you what's showing in your local cinemas – or you can pick a film and it'll tell you where and when it's on. The app is functionally identical on iPad and iPhone, but again the extra screen space improves the experience.







6.eBay for iPad

Use eBay for iPad and you'll never touch eBay in a web browser again. It's fast and efficient, beautifully showcasing important details and images in its main results view. The app also enables quickfire sorting and drag-based definition of price-ranges. It's a little feature-light (no notifications), but eBay promises aspects of eBay Mobile will be integrated soon.









7.Google Earth (universal)

It's not the smoothest app in the world, and it lacks some elements from the desktop (such as street view), but Google Earth is nonetheless a joy on the iPad. Touch gestures are an intuitive means of swooping around the planet, and the optional layers enable you to display as much or as little ancillary information as you wish.

Nokia 8580









However, ever since 2003, Nokia has been up to some innovative and wonderful stuffs. If you are ever tired of your old wrist watch, then Nokia 8580 watch is just the gadget for you. So it’s time to be the Bond among your friends.






Nokia 7600









This phone is meant for the fashionable. Nokia had just entered 3G and probably wanted something cooler than a small brick with an antenna to showcase it. Hence, their first teardrop shaped phone (female buyers’ bling). 3G however was pretty pointless on the pretty 7600 – it was “notoriously awkward” to handle, and required two hands to use. You had to learn to change your entire cell phone muscle memory – and then it was still as awkward, learning that 1-5 was on the left and 6-0 on the right side (meaning you dialed two handed).






Nokia 7280









Better known as the lipstick phone, Nokia 7280 was introduced when Nokia got carried away with designing pretty things. The 7280 had no keypad, and while you can take calls on it, dialing a number requires playing with the jog wheel, iPod style. The phone is long, thin and straight, the phone offers a display, a jog wheel and a few buttons on its front and that’s it. The LCD display was behind a mirrored screen which was actually mirror enough to check your lipstick. And the camera pretty worked like the way you had to pull out your lipstick.




Nokia’s L’Amour Collection








Nokia’s L’Amour collection,is a beauty to behold. The uneven golden etching blended with silver flowers encased in a velvet pouch makes the L’Amour series of Nokia breath-taking. It definitely can be a great gift for the high statuswomen folk.

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Nokia Surv1








This is still Nokia’s concept phone which is rugged, water and shock-proof scratch-proof touchscreen phone that clips onto your belt. There’s the flashlight and a GPS to get you back to civilization.

Nokia E70

This is a compact smartphone for email, texting (and obviously making calls) has a business-centric app suite. There are issues with the battery backup and the phone has everything to look an alien gadget.




Nokia Prism 7500








If you like Geometry and Geometrical patterns, then this is the exact phone for you. The phone dazzles with its triangular keys and strikes a positive note interms of design.







Nokia N-Gage









If gaming is in your blood, then N-Gage is the phone you should be opting for. Nokia has built this gadget especially for the gamers. The keys and joystick are placed for the convenience of the gamers. So hard core gaming is now a reality. Thanks to the innovative Nokia team behind this model.


Nokia X5









On occasions, Nokia will experiment with its form factor and shape. Now this is a hybrid phone in all ways, be it square in shape or a slider in place. Whoa, we even have a QWERTY keypad in this phone and a 5MP camera. Thephone also features accelerometer controls. So what are you waiting for? Go get your hands on this square messenger right away.