Though it’s currently a “beta application”, it’s said to be stable, and also brings some good stuff over to s40 phones.  Like Opera Mini, there’s server side compression of data, which Nokia says will reduce data consumption by 90%. It also means that the browser page load times will be really fast!

From Betalabs:

“Ovi Browser brings rich web browsing to Series 40 devices that’s fast, easy, and saves on data charges. The browser is powered by patented cloud-based Internet compression technology that delivers advanced web pages to your phone. As a result, pages show up quicker than ever and over the air data usage is reduced up to 90%. Beyond performance, the browser includes an innovative user interface that makes it easy to access your favorite content directly from the start page without having to hunt through menus.

We’re in the process of building up our global infrastructure to provide the best possible speed, performance, and reliability for millions of users.  The team is working hard on the next beta version that includes new features and incorporates updates based on your feedback. Also, there will be more localized versions coming that are better customized for where you live. Check back often to see what’s new and follow @ovibynokia on Twitter for the latest Ovi news.”

So head over to  browser.ovi.com from your mobile phone to download.

Key Features

• Fast page load times
• Over the air data usage reduced up to 90%
• Three view modes – Full Page View, Zoomed-in View, Column View
• Integrated search on start page with selectable list of search engines
• Favourites
• Browsing and Search history
• URL and Form auto completion
• Snap to text during scrolling
• Speed scrolling using numeric keypad
• Automatically jumps to the main content on a page to reduce scrolling
• One click jump to login and search in Column View
• Page segmentation in Column View to simplify navigation

Currently, this application supports the following phones:

2700 Classic,  2730 Classic,  3120 Classic,  3600 Slide,  5130 XpressMusic,  5220 Xpressmusic, 5310 XpressMusic, 5330 Mobile TV Edition, 5330 Xpressmusic, 5610,6300i, 6303, 6500 Slide, 6500 Classic,6600 Slide,6700 Classic, 7210 Supernova, 7900 Prism, X3

Here’s a video of Ovi Browser:

It still looks a lot like Opera Mini. What do you guys think? Check it out, and let us know by commenting below. Or you can catch us on twitter, we’re @mynokiaworld. Also, do visit our Facebook Page.

From the post:

“FCam allows the creation of new digital camera applications that help users overcome some of the shortcomings of their devices or create interesting new types of imagery. It is part of the Camera 2.0 project, created in collaboration between Nokia, Stanford, and other partners.

Nokia Fellow Kari Pulli said: “The N900 is a camera phone, but it runs a version of Linux almost as complete as that installed on personal computers”. For this reason, it was chosen as the host device for the FCam platform.

The researchers have already created a series of new photography apps for the platform, some of which will also be free to download. These three will be available from the FCam project pages .”

The platform is available as a free download for the Nokia N900, starting today, at http://fcam.garage.maemo.org/.

They seem to be working towards developing a whole lot of applications that would help you do more with your phone camera (well, N900 camera for now).

“Photo-trickery is also on the cards. One of the applications described in a research paper captured the position and trajectory of playing cards thrown into the air with complete clarity through the use of two flash units, each behaving independently. The paper will be presented next week at the SIGGRAPH conference in Los Angeles.”

Read the whole post over at Nokia Conversations.

On a side note, I sincerely hope this is not the major announcement that they had mentioned earlier. Because if it is, then I’m very, very, very, very, very disappointed!!

Nandita Pal, the Global Head of Ovi Maps will be there to answer all the questions you might have about the free navigation software on Symbian phones.

You can also check out a range of devices that run OVI maps.

Here’s what Nokia has to say:

“On behalf of Nokia India, we would like to invite you to the Nokia Pop Up Store on July 24th at Forum Mall, Koramangla, Bangalore.

The idea is to showcase the very popular Ovi Maps with Free Navigation and Own Voice and also demonstrate the cool new Nokia Pop-Up Store.

As you might already know, Nokia provides leading edge Turn-by-Turn Navigation Technology on all of it’s latest Symbian devices. Ovi Maps also has some very cool extras like built-in integration with Buurp.com, Lonely Planet Guides, and now you can have your own voice or a friend’s navigate you with the Ovi Maps Own Voice app. You can also check out the Maps for your region online at Maps.Ovi.com, create favorites or routes and save them, and sync them onto your Nokia device.

At the Pop-Up store, you will be invited to experience this technology and it’s various benefits on Nokia’s latest range of devices.

Nandita Pal (Global Head- Ovi Maps) from Nokia India will also be there to answer any questions you might have.

There will be some cool prizes for consumers such as free movie voucher for two in the mall.

The Event Starts at 4:30 pm 7PM”

So remember to “pop in” at the store this saturday friday. If you’re there, make sure you use the highlighted hastag (#OviMapsIndia).

Let us know if you’re there, we’ll be on twitter, @mynokiaworld!

UPDATE: The event has been shifted to tomorrow (Friday: 23/07/2010) . More details as we get them.

UPDATE: It’s on tomorrow after 7PM, and you can walk in all day, saturday!

The phone comes preinstalled with   Nokia Messaging, Ovi Maps 3.0 with free navigation,  and Social Networking apps like Facebook.

Here are the specifications of the phone:

Display and user interface

• Size: 2.2″
• Resolution: 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA)
• Up to 16.7 million colours (TFT)

Data network

• GPRS/EGPRS MSC32 class B, maximum speed up to 298/178.8 kbps (UL/DL)
• HSDPA cat9, maximum speed up to 10.2 Mbps
• HSUPA cat5, maximum speed up to 2 Mbps
• Support for MS Outlook synchronisation of contacts, calendar and notes
• Dual transfer mode
• TCP/IP support
• Capability to serve as data modem

Power Management

• BL-5CT 1050 mAh Li-Ion battery
• Talk time (maximum):
  • GSM 12 h
  • WCDMA 4.9 h
• Standby time (maximum):
  • GSM 630 h
  • WCDMA 670 h
• Video playback time (3GPP, 8 fps, maximum): 11 h
• Video recording time (QCIF, 8 fps, maximum): 5.4 h
• Video call time (maximum): 3.5 h
• Music playback time (offline mode, maximum): 34 h

Data network

• GPRS/EGPRS MSC32 class B, maximum speed up to 298/178.8 kbps (UL/DL)
• HSDPA cat9, maximum speed up to 10.2 Mbps
• HSUPA cat5, maximum speed up to 2 Mbps
• Support for MS Outlook synchronisation of contacts, calendar and notes
• Dual transfer mode
• TCP/IP support
• Capability to serve as data modem

Memory

• MicroSD memory card slot, hot swappable, up to 16 GB
• Internal memory: up to 50 MB

Connectivity

• Bluetooth version 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate
• Support for local and remote SyncML synchronisation
• High-Speed USB 2.0 (micro USB connector)
• Charging via USB supported
• 3.5 mm AV connector

Operating frequency

• Quad band GSM EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
• WCDMA 900/2100
• Automatic switching between GSM bands
• Flight mode

GPS and navigation

• Integrated A-GPS receiver
• Ovi Maps 3.0 pre-installed
• Ovi Maps Loader application via PC
• Free lifetime navigation included*

Camera

• 3.2 megapixel camera (1536 x 2048 pixels)
• Full Focus EDOF (extended depth of field) technology
• Up to 4x digital zoom
• LED flash
• Still image formats: JPEG
• Secondary camera for video calls (VGA, 640 x 480 pixels)

Video codecs & formats

• Video capture at up to 640 x 480 pixels (VGA) and up to 15 fps (main camera) and 176 x 144 pixels (QCIF) at 15 fps (secondary camera)
• Video recording format: 3GPP; codecs: H.263, MPEG-4
• Audio recording codec: AMR-NB
• Video playback formats: MP4, 3GPP, AVI; codecs: H.263, H.264 and MPEG-4
• DRM support: OMA DRM 2, Windows DRM-10

Check out the full specs over on the Nokia Product Page.

Head over to Fonerena for more hands on pictures with the C5, over here.

1. Vishusaba
2. Sivaramasundar
3. Evo
4. dkeziah
5. Sajith Kurian

If your name isn’t on this list, don’t give up just yet. We’ve got 3 more weeks of the contest to go. This week, we’re trying something different. There are no questions to answer – just head out to our Facebook page, find the discussions area and enter your name in the Topic titled – Enter here for the Maemo Masters Invitational Week 3 Contest. How easy can it get?

To recap, here’s what the contest is about:

Nokia’s teamed up with us to offer 25 lucky readers the chance to buy the Maemo Master Special Edition of the N900 which is available exclusively for winners from the blog. The Maemo Masters Special Edition includes

• The N900 of course,
• BH-214 Bluetooth Stereo Headset,
• A specially crafted “Maemo Master” T-Shirt

All this for the cost of a plain ol’ N900. Why settle for less?

At the end of the contest we’ll announce the winners on our blog. Stay tuned, cos the winner’s will have to send us the following details:

1. Your name
2. Your Contact Number
3. Your City

If we don’t hear from winners with-in 4 days of announcing the winners, a new set of winners will be chosen from the list on that thread. While you are at our Facebook page, feel free to “Like” our page and suggest us to friends of yours who’d be interested in our blog.

Winners for this round will be announced on June 8 here and at the Maemo Masters blog. Read the rules and regulations for the contest.

Here you go:

• thegadgetfreak
• Nitish Kumar
• Demystifier
• Aditya Sharma
• Parthiban

Congrats Guys!! Send a mail over to Vinu Thomas – vinuthomas@mynokiaworld.com with your;

• Name
• Email
• Phone Number
• City

We need to forward this on to the Nokia India team, so that you can recieve your Invitations!!

On another note, the contest for this week will be up tomorrow. For everyone else who participated, fret not, here’s another chance to win: the contest will run for 4 more weeks!!

For details of how you can enter visit the post here!

In case you didn’t know what you get, see the video below, and read this post!!

Keep coming back for more news, reviews & contests: we’re on twitter, @mynokiaworld. And check out our Facebook Page!!

Unboxing the N900 Maemo Master Edition

The Briefcase

This special edition contains:

• The Nokia N900
• A pair of BH-214 Bluetooth Headphones
• A specially crafted ‘Maemo Master’ T-shirt
• Comes with the Briefcase :)

Open Sesame

You can read about how to enter the contest over HERE.

And here it is : THE UNBOXING!!

Follow us on twitter, we’re @mynokiaworld.

Update: The contest on this page has expired. Check this link for the latest contest page.

N900 fans in India, your wait’s finally over! The N900 has finally launched here in India. Here’s something you’ve gotta checkout if you want some extra goodies thrown in with the N900 you’re planning on buying.

Nokia’s teamed up with us to offer 25 lucky readers the chance to buy the Maemo Master Special Edition of the N900 which is available exclusively for winners from the blog. The Maemo Masters Special Edition includes

• The N900 of course,
• BH-214 Bluetooth Stereo Headset,
• A specially crafted “Maemo Master” T-Shirt
• Stickers.

All this for the cost of a plain ol’ N900. Why settle for less?

We get to choose a total of 25 winners, 5 winners each week for the next 5 weeks. The winners each week will be announced over at the Maemo Masters blog. To enter into the contest, all you need to do is to show your Googling skills by answer the following questions about the N900:

• At what speed does the N900′s processor run?
• What is the screen resolution of the N900? Want a hint?

The first round of winners will be announced on June 15th and we’ll have fresh questions next week so stay tuned to improve your chances of winning. Check out maemomasters.com for rules and regulations of the contest.

Once you add the widget, you can conveniently manage your notifications, without having to individually acknowledge notifications. The widget is inspired by the E-Series notifications system, where you have notifications pop up at the bottom of your screen. The widget has been optimized for touchscreen use, and is currently available for the N97 and the N97 mini.

Read more about Nokia Notifications over at the Beta Labs blog, here and download it here. Beta Labs would like your feedback before the app is published on the ovi store, so do go and report your feeback over here.

Keep following us for more news, reviews, updates and contests. We’re @mynokiaworld. Visit our Facebook Page!

We’ve got a new contest up and running on My Nokia World, where you can win yourself a license of Joikuspot Premium for your Symbian or Maemo device worth 9 Euros.

If you don’t know what Joikuspot is, it’s a WiFi tethering software for S60, N900 and Windows Mobile mobile phones. You can read a review of Joikuspot for the N900 we had posted earlier to get to know it’s features. Using Joikuspot on your phone you can power other devices which need WiFi using the 3G or EDGE/GPRS connection on your phone.

The features of Symbian 60 version of the software may vary from the screenshots we’d taken from the N900.

How can you win a license?

There are 3 ways to enter this contest:

• Subscribe to the email version of our feed by entering your email id and “SUBSCRIBE BY EMAIL” box on the right of this page. All active email subscribers will be eligible for the draw at the end of the contest period, which means that you’ll have to activate your subscription with feedburner when you get the confirmation email. (We’ll be giving 3  licenses for subscribers to our feed)
• Become a fan of our Facebook page by clicking on Like on the facebook page and add your name to the “Add your name here for the Joikuspot Draw” thread in our Discussion board on facebook. (4 licenses for our fans who enter this way).
• Tweet this message for a chance to win the last 3 licenses of the lot: I’ve entered the Joikuspot giveaway at MyNokiaWorld – http://wp.me/pzmCy-IZ #mnwJoikuSpot . Please make sure you have the #mnwJoikuSpot hash tag at the end of the tweet. ( 3 Licenses will be given to winners from this list).

This contest ends on the 18th of June and the winners will be announced in a day or two after the contest ends. The winners will be contacted by email, the discussion thread on facebook (if you’ve entered that way) and on twitter (if you’re the lucky tweep). You can let us know then which version of Joikuspot Premium you’d like (Symbian or Maemo) and your license will be emailed to you. To improve your chances of winning, you can enter in all three ways.

The list of contestants will be put through a randomizer which will pick up the winners. We’ll be using this Random Line Picker service to pick up the winners from the 3 lists.

Some Terms of the contest (not too many):

• Even if you enter more than one way for the contest, you can win only once license. Let others also share the spoils!
• If we don’t receive a reply from the winners within 7 days of contacting you after winning the contest, a new winner will be chosen to take their place.
• Once we’ve sent the license out, we cannot change or re-issue the license.
• For any problems with the Joikuspot software, you’ll have to contact Joiku’s support directly.

Update: This contest has ended. The winners have been contacted by email