Now considering that the N8 has been out for preorder in other countries, such as Italy, Nokia will hopefully maintain this schedule and launch it on time!

According the Fonearena, the phone should cost around Rs. 22,000 before taxes.

Also, it seems like the colours that will be launched in India are Black, Green and Silver (pictured above), which is ok, I guess, but there were a whole bunch of other colours that Nokia showed that looked awesome! Hopefully they’ll launch that soon!

Oh wait, just as I was putting this up, there’s an update from Nokia that says it’ll take longer than 4 weeks, and that it would launch sometime early September! Come On already!! Launch the phone!!

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Thanks to Fonearena for the tip.

Hey, for those of you who though that the N8 was going to be the first and last device on the Symbian^3 platform (check edit below)*, you’re in for a surprise. Engadget China has found that an HongKong based Magazine has got a hold of the Nokia C7 phone and they’ve done a hands on review of the device recently. Here are some of the key specs according to them:

• Symbian ^ 3 OS, running smoothly without any lags
• The phone features an 8 Megapixel camera, with  720p video capture and  dual LED flash
• Micro-USB
• 3.5mm audio jack
• 3.3-inch screen with a 640X360 display, 1,670 million color,  capacitive screen.

Stay tuned – we’ll have more info on the C7 as it rolls out. Follow us on Twitter we’re @mynokiaworld and  visit our Facebook Fan Page.

via ZOMGitsCJ

Edit:A clarification on the subject of the N8 being the last device on the Symbian^3 platform, the Nokia folks mentioned that the N8 would be last N-Series device with the Symbian OS.  Thanks to Tulsidaskhan99 for pointing that in the comments below.

With Nokia India celebrating 15 years in India, they are giving away N8 devices. All you need to do to enter the contest is to head over to the site www.mynokiamoments.com and share an amazing moment you had with a Nokia device. Here’s what their contest site says about the contest:

“My Nokia Moment is an opportunity for all of you to submit, browse, share and vote for some of your most amazing experiences with Nokia.

If you own a Nokia device or owned it in the past and have an interesting experience or story to share, then we would like to hear from you. Share all your amazing moments through SMS, website, wapsite or toll free line and give yourself a chance to win some exciting Nokia gifts.“

Apart from the Grand prize of the ten N8 phones, you stand to win other goodies on a weekly basis as well, including C5 phones and Bluetooth headsets. You also get a voucher for 10 tracks from the Ovi Music Store when you register successfully.

So what are you waiting for? Head out and enter for your chance to win! For steps on how to enter the contest, check out the instructions here on this link.

Check out this video that ZOMGitsCJ uploaded to YouTube, it’s got the ad that Nokia’s running for this contest:

What does that mean for Symbian^3 in general, and the “soon to be launched but we’re not yet there” Nokia N8? Well, not much according to Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo. Here’s what he had to say over at Nokia Conversations, the official Nokia Blog.

Here’s what he had to say:

“Starting with the N8, Nokia aims to ship more than 50 million Symbian^3 devices in the coming years, alongside devices using other versions of the Symbian OS.

“The feedback from operators on the N8 and Symbian^3 has been very good,” he said. “The Nokia N8 will have a user experience superior to that of any smartphone Nokia has produced. I’m optimistic that the N8 will be the first step towards overcoming the challenges we face at the high end of our portfolio.”

OPK and Timo explained that the N8 and Symbian^3 mark a change in the way Nokia creates smartphones. For one thing, the approach is a lot more software-centric, which should make product development easier. For another, Symbian^3 will also be much more uniform across different phones than has been the case with previous Symbian releases. This spells good news for developers (and the people that use their applications) since they will be able to more easily create apps that work across the whole family.

To finish off, OPK touched on the role of Symbian and MeeGo in Nokia’s portfolio. In his words: “Symbian is about leveraging scale and expanding the smartphone category to cover a broad mass market footprint. In contrast, MeeGo is about leveraging speed and agility to create industry leading flagship solutions. Symbian and MeeGo have different sweet spots. We intend to capitalize on the unique strengths of each platform.” “

Read the whole post here.

What do you think? What’s the future of Symbian & Nokia going to be, especially considering their current state? They’re still leading the smartphone world, in terms of market share at least!

Let us know by commenting below. Or you can catch us on twitter, we’re @mynokiaworld. Or you can visit our Facebook Page.

So basically, the phone itself responds to notifications using movements. It utilizes an electromagnet at the base of the phone to shift weight, allowing to phone to “stand up”. You can dismiss the call by just tapping it back down. Quite simple, and fun in my opinion. I don’t know how the concept can actually be realized into a product, but if it did, it’d be really cool to see it in action! You can read more about this over on Jeremy’s Page.

What do you guys think? Let us know by commenting below. Or you can catch us on twitter, we’re @mynokiaworld, or visit our Facebook Page.

Check out a few more images of the concept in the gallery below.

Via Symbian-Freak

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The aim of the game is to destroy the pigs, who have incurred the birds’ wrath by stealing their eggs! You have to launch the birds and decimate the pigs fortresses. The game is simple enough, but will keep you entertained for hours; especially if you’re trying to achieve a perfect score.

21 Different levels to choose from!

Choose different types of birds to destroy the pigs!

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Each bird in the game has a different characteristic power, so choose wisely. Through the  first 21 levels of the game you get to use only 3 of the 5 birds, but have no fear the expansion is here! With 42 extra levels, its sure to keep you entertained for even longer! We’re yet to try that out but you can still go ahead and get it from the Ovi Store over here.

If you’re adventurous and want more from Angry Birds you could participate in the thread at maemo.org where an open source level editor is available. I suggest going through the thread before trying it out on your N900.

All in all, Angry Birds is a great game to have: good graphics, simple gameplay, smart scenarios and an entertaining soundtrack. It’ll definitely keep you busy for hours.

Be sure to try it out, until next time follow us on Twitter! We’re @mynokiaworld!

Keep coming back for more as we get it. Follow us on twitter, we’re @mynokiaworld, or you can visit our Facebook Page.

As part of this alliance, the companies have entered into an agreement whereby Renesas Electronics is to acquire Nokia’s wireless modem business for approximately USD 200 million. The alliance is planned to be enhanced by long-term joint research cooperation on future radio technologies.

The planned transfer of Nokia’s wireless modem business enables Renesas Electronics to maximize the value of Nokia’s technology assets and engineering expertise in delivering advanced mobile platform solutions to the market by combining them with Renesas Electronics’ market-proven multimedia processing and RF technologies. Together with Renesas Electronics’ robust line-up of application processors, RF transceiver ICs, high power amplifiers, and power management devices, the wireless modem technologies enable Renesas Electronics to deliver a complete mobile platform solution to the market.

The wireless modem business to be transferred to Renesas Electronics includes Nokia’s wireless modem technologies for LTE, HSPA and GSM standards, which have been used for billions of handsets in the global market over the years. Further, Nokia transfers Renesas Electronics certain patents related to the transferred technology asset. The planned transfer would also include approximately 1,100 Nokia R&D professionals, the vast majority of whom are located in Finland, India, the UK and Denmark.

The planned transfer is expected to further strengthen Renesas Electronics’ position as one of the leading chipset vendors in the 3G and LTE market that is capable of providing one-stop mobile platform solutions, supporting an extensive range of modem protocols from GSM to LTE, and integrating advanced multimedia and computer processing capabilities.

“The agreement with Nokia demonstrates our long-standing commitment to shape the future of advanced mobile platforms and will serve as an important step for us to become a leading mobile platform vendor in the global market. Our collaboration with Nokia will enable consumers to enjoy true mobile cloud computing experiences through our advanced high-speed mobile devices,” said Yasushi Akao, President of Renesas Electronics Corporation. “In line with our ongoing efforts to strengthen our business structure, the transferring wireless modem technology and the innovation power and expertise of Nokia’s employees will perfectly complement our core competences and serve as the key driving forces in growing our mobile business in the global market.”

“Wireless modems are an integral part of today’s chipset solutions, and we believe that Renesas Electronics, as one of the key chipset vendors in the market, is in an ideal position to further develop this offering. The alliance enables us to continue to focus on our own core businesses, connecting people to what matters to them with our mobile products and solutions,” says Kai Oistamo, Executive Vice President, Nokia.

Renesas Electronics has licensed the Nokia modem since 2009 and the two companies have been working together to develop an industry-leading HSPA+/LTE platform. “I believe that the integration of the world class Nokia wireless modem into Renesas Electronics’ strong multimedia processing and RF capabilities, places Renesas Electronics in a strong position in HSPA+/LTE chipsets,” says Oistamo.

In order to implement the planned business transfer, Nokia will start the appropriate personnel consultation process with its personnel representatives according to each applicable jurisdiction’s labor law requirements. The transfer is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions, and is estimated to take place during the fourth quarter 2010.

About Renesas Electronics Corporation
Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), the world’s number one supplier of microcontrollers, is a premiere supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions including microcontrollers, SoC solutions and a broad-range of analog and power devices. Business operations began as Renesas Electronics in April 2010 through the integration of NEC Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723) and Renesas Technology Corp., with operations spanning research, development, design and manufacturing for a wide range of applications. Headquartered in Japan, Renesas Electronics has subsidiaries in 20 countries worldwide. More information can be found at www.renesas.com.

The Nokia community was shocked this week with the announcement that Symbian-Guru is shutting shop and The Nokia Guide is no longer covering Symbian devices. Symbian Guru’s been one of the sites I started following first when I started off with Symbian phones, and it’s bad news when the biggest Symbian evangelist blog shuts down due their frustration with Nokia and Symbian.

Agreed, Symbian in it’s current form has been used way past it’s expiry date, but we’d wait and watch to see if Symbian as a platform improves in it’s next versions. Nokia really has to play a lead role and improve the OS drastically to power it’s next lot of smartphones or ditch it completely. Of what we’ve seen in the pre-release versions of Symbian^3, it looks like there’s a long way to go to get Symbian in any shape to compete with iOS and Android. We just hope that phones that are shipping with Symbian^4 are not hardware cripples like the flagship N97 was. Everyone still remembers the limited RAM fiasco with that device.

The other area where Nokia has trouble with is the roll out of firmware upgrades. Most regular users don’t really bother about stuff like this, but mobile enthusiasts can’t wait to get their hands on the latest firmware. These enthusiasts are the ones going out and spreading the good word about the devices. Nokia has been painfully frustrating with the seemingly random way in which they roll out these upgrades. I personally had to wait for 3-4 months to get upgrades on my N97 and the on the E72 (which I still haven’t been able to find the latest firmware for). When asked about these delays in geographical regions, the Nokia folks mention that this has to do with operators branding the phones. I would agree with that statement, but for the fact that I don’t buy operator branded phones, especially here in India.

The only device in which I didn’t have to wait for months for the latest firmware as the N900, where Nokia limited the amount of “operator customizations”. Nokia, this should be the way to go on your future devices. Don’t test the patience of the mobile enthusiast crowd, who actually promote your devices.

In damage control mode, Anssi Vanjoki, the Head of Mobile Solutions put out a post on Nokia Conversation. According to their post, they plan to stick with Symbian for a while more, but also adopt MeeGo to power the smart phones of the future.

“I am committed, perhaps even obsessed, with getting Nokia back to being number one in high-end devices. Achieving this will require performance and efforts over and above the norm.”, says Anssi in the post.

Yes, it’s going to be a real uphill climb for Anssi and his team to reclaim to the top of the Smartphone market, which has been eaten away by the iPhone, Android and others. We wish them the best in this effort and do hope that they do succeed. Let’s hope that in their attempt to rebrand themselves into a solutions company, they don’t forget that they need to sell their devices first for people to use solutions like Ovi.

I just downloaded the update ,and I haven’t had much time to try it out. What I can say is it finally supports portrait mode, loads up much faster than it did before. It still doesn’t have portrait keyboard support like opera mobile does, but this version is definitely better than the previous one. All said and done, MicroB will remain my default browser until something much better comes up, but if you want to try Firefox out, you can head to Firefox.com/m or Firefox.com/m/beta on your N900. There are a couple of screen shots attached. Check em out..