Nokia 8800 Sirocco review and photo gallery

Launch of a top-notch fashion handset by the market’s best company has always been a momentous event. For Nokia’s range the flagships were the models coming from the 8xxx series and the release of Nokia 8800 more than a year ago demonstrated that the market of luxurious device was greatly underestimated. In an eyewink this model outdid all its rivals within the price-bracket and became a true best-seller. Nokia 8800 was such a big success on the Russian market, that Nokia launched Black Edition of the phone exclusively for our country. Even though the price for the Black 8800 was initially considerably higher than that for a standard silvery one, today the gap is not so big. The hype around Nokia 8800 was generated mainly by lack of rivals in the “900-1200 USD” price-bracket. Thus launch of a Special Edition for Nokia 8800 is not just another attempt to vary colors, on the contrary – the new version freshens up almost all aspects of the device. The index has remained the same due to the company wanting the newcomer to make use of Nokia 8800’s success. Hence the new model is seemingly equal to its predecessor design-wise – it features only slightly tuned casing and in-depth upgrade of the hardware filling (camera, memory and features). The renewed model is named “Sirocco Edition” – after the wind born in the Sahara to clash with the cold waters of the Mediterranean.


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How to put Itunes Plus music onto Nokia N95

So yesterday iTunes was updated to include iTunes Plus, which is DRM-free music at a slightly higher quality and slightly higher price than the regular iTunes stuff. DRM-free means you can play it on whatever you want. However, it does have your account information tagged to the file. Some people have big issues with this, but I don't. You say you'd buy music if it was DRM free, so they do it, and then you don't want your name on it? It's only an issue if you plan to share it illegally. But that's a whole 'nother can of worms.

With DRM-free music, you can now put those songs on ANYTHING, right? How about your Nokia N95 (or other S60 device?) Easy as pie. I use iTunes on my computer, but I don't buy from it. I'd much rather buy the CD and rip it, that way I have a backup if my HDD gets erased or something. Plus I already had a junkload of CDs from a long time ago, and there's no reason to buy the same thing 2x. So somehow, you've got a bunch of DRM-free music in iTunes. What's the easiest way to get that onto your N95?

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pros and cons to consider before splash money on Nokia N95

The phone, often described by Nokia executives as the ultimate multimedia computer, is being viewed as one of the most important handset releases for the Finnish phone giant.

Is it really what the “computers have become?” Nokia might be overstating the case, but they are moving in the right direction. A twin-slider phone, N95 has all the must have and bleeding features you should expect in a modern phone and some more.

A five-mega pixel camera, a video camera and audio features that can be described as luxurious. The web surfing experience is one of the best on any mobile phone, and there is a lot of under the hood improvements that make you believe that one day we will not lug around laptops.

It is the first Nokia phone with an integrated GPS system, which I am having a tough time trying to get working, so for now I am leaving that one out. I won’t bore you with specs – you can read them on Nokia website.

The quad band phone is expensive and will set you back by about $750. You can buy the phone on the Internet for about $850 or so. So before you rush out, you might want to pay attention to twelve things about this phone, after three days of continuous use.

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Nokia N95 review

Price range: £0.00 - £493.49

What is it: All-in-one handset with built-in sat-nav, MP3 player, Wi-Fi and 5-megapixel camera

What we think: If we had to rescue just one device from a burning house, it would be the N95...

Every now and then a product comes along that promises to revolutionise the market. The N95 is such a beast, combining satellite navigation, a cutting-edge 5-megapixel camera, a media player and PDA functions in a handset that somehow isn't the size of a brick.

If you look hard enough (and don't mind an astronomical tariff) you can find the N95 for less than �on a monthly contract, but the SIM-free price is an eye-watering �.

Design
Nokia knows how to put a phone together. Pick up the N95 and you simply won't believe that so much technology has been squeezed into such a light, palm-friendly device.

Nokia has embraced a two-way sliding design that lets you push the screen up and let your fingers roam over a nicely textured keypad, or slide it down to reveal a fashionably touch-sensitive suite of media-player controls. This also switches the N95's stunning 66mm (2.6-inch) screen into landscape mode and activates its new 3D multimedia menu -- more of which later.

The screen shifts to landscape format for watching video or listening to music

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