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Users of Nokia 5800XM rejoice as the Finnish giant has blessed with an impending software update. The firmware v40.0.5 is available via NSU and the most important thing to come with the update is Kinetic scrolling. Additionally, the update as always squashes some bugs, brings some stability and now has a Home Style Widget like [...]

 
In addition to 5230, Nokia also announced 5530 XpressMusic for the Indian market. The phone sits nicely in between 5230 and 5800XM and brings a 2.9-inch display, 3.2MP camera, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, EDGE, microSD card slot, 3.5mm audio jack and customizable shortcuts on the home screen.
As for the price, the 5230 will sell for around Rs. [...]

 
Nokia created 5530 XpressMusic to lure consumers seeking a touchscreen device and not spend dearly. But in the case of Americans, there’s not much of a difference if they had to go for the 2.5G 5530XM or 3G radio enabled 5800XM.
Nokia USA have started taking pre-orders of 5530 XpressMusic for $290, which is about [...]

 
FCC recently approved Nokia’s 5800i phone, which seemed to be a downgraded variant of 5800 XpressMusic. However, it turns out to be that it might not be what we think. Boy Genius Report reasons it out well and semi-confirms that the 5800i phone is meant for China. And yes, I have one to add too.
Anyways, [...]

 
Nokia’s second unveiling in Singapore is the 5530 XpressMusic that gives the 5800XM goodness at a more pocket friendly price. Design-wise, 5530XM is similar to its touchscreen sibling and has few new features on the UI front. In addition to the Media-bar drop which is also found in 5800, the new phone includes 4 customizable [...]

 
Chinese companies have a knack to produce clones that are not out in the market so it is not really surprising when a new clone surfaced over the weekend claiming to be the successor of highly successful 5800 XpressMusic. However, despite its worldly claims I don’t think it’s original.
Its alleged specifications:
5 megapixel camera
S60 5th Edition [...]

 
It looks like Nokia is following the age old saying ‘strike when the iron is hot’. Nokia’s 5800 XpressMusic is doing well in the market but to earn a few more moolahs off their hot selling phone, they have launched a Star Trek edition 5800XM in UK. Unfortunately, you won’t get any features like you [...]

 
The rumormongers were feeding us with lots of Nokia news lately. However, Nokia’s official blog has decided to put all the grapevine floating around the interwebs to rest, and for good. Regarding the Nokia 1100 rumor, they have confirmed that there is no issue with the 1100 software and is not hackable.
The hot capacitive [...]

 
Nokia’s mass market touch phone has toppled iPod and ilk to become the number one music player in the UK market. The research carried out by GfK includes data from Jan 8 – Mar 14, 2009 and defines music player that plays music, is portable and has a 3.5mm audio jack – which 5800XM gladly [...]

 
What?! Really? Taiwanese component suppliers are feeding us with some Nokia news that we really want to hear. They are claiming that Nokia is planning to replace 5800XM’s resistive touchscreen display with a capacitive one. Why? But of course, to compete with the touchscreen offerings from Apple, LG, Samsung and others.
The suppliers point [...]

 
Nokia declared its Q1 2009 results today and though the company is facing a decline in profits as well as shrinking device shipment, its first mass market touch phone did exceptionally well. Nokia has managed to shift 2.6m 5800XM units in this quarter with over 3m since its launch. There’s no doubt that 5800’s price [...]

 
Dailymobile hooked up with one of his sources to share a few details about the upcoming 5530 XpressMusic. Apparently, it will play the role of a smaller sibling to 5800XM and will be powered by Symbian S60 5th Edition. The screen however will be smaller than 5800, at 2.9-inch touchscreen display and will have Wi-Fi, [...]

 
Nokia 5800XM users can hook their phone right away with NSU to make their good phone better. Nokia has released a software update that promises to improve performance as well as add new functionalities. To name a few, the upgrade gives faster data download speed, integrated dictionary, enhanced email etc.
List of added features and [...]

 
This is not Nokia would have expected but after a mild launch of 5800 XpressMusic, the phone has been pulled off from Nokia flagship store because of the issues reported earlier, specifically the US pertinent problem of 3G. Currently, Nokia is taking the contact details of all the interested 5800 customers.
[Via Gizmodo]

 
Nokia is finally shipping the 5800 XpressMusic phone in the US for $399 excluding taxes. However, if you’re planning to get one, we suggest you to hold your excitement for a few weeks because the NAM variant is reported to have problems with 3G support for US operators. The problem has not been identified by [...]