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Nokia finally announced the horizontal QWERTY phone, E75 and an unexpected E55. E55 has a compact QWERTY keyboard, which in other words is Nokia’s version of SureType keyboard. Both the phones come with GPS, 3 megapixel camera, N-gage and Ovi support. E55 also boasts a month of standby time.

E75 will ship from March at a price of 375 Euros while E55 will ship in Q2 at an estimated price of 265 Euros.

Two other phones announced were 6710 Navigator for excellent GPS navigation and 6720 Classic that offers good voice clarity with active noise cancellation technology and 20 days of standby time. Both the phones are equipped with 5MP Carl Zeiss lens with dual LEDs. 6710 Navigator will come in Q2 at a price of 245 Euros and 6720 Classic in Q3 for 300 Euros.

Nokia also announced its application store dubbed as Ovi Store. The store will offer applications for both S40 and S60 devices and will start its commercial operations in May. Ovi Store features a revolutionary Social Location feature that recommends apps based on user’s social connections and physical location.