Nokia today announced the availability of the Nokia 6301 and Samsung SGH-t339. Both phones will support the T-Mobile @Home service (allows you to use your phone for T-Mobile VoIP service for unlimited calling at home).

“Since launching T-Mobile HotSpot @Home nearly a year ago, T-Mobile has remained committed to building our portfolio of handsets to support this innovative wireless service,” said Sajal Sahay, director of product marketing, T-Mobile USA. “These new phones are stylish offerings for our customers who want to take advantage of unlimited nationwide calling and great wireless coverage — all for an affordable price.”

Key Features Nokia 6301:

Wi-Fi-enabled; supports T-Mobile HotSpot @Home
T-Mobile myFavesSM-enabled
Music player (supports WMA, MP3, AAC and eAAC+)
Stereo Bluetooth connectivity
2.0 megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom and video capture
Expandable memory with microSD (support for up to 4GB)
Instant messaging; supports AIM, ICQ, Yahoo! Messenger and Windows Live
Speakerphone
FM radio
Tri-band 850/1800/1900 MHz; GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMA
Display: 240 x 320 pixels, TFT, 16 million colors
Dimensions: 4.2 x 1.7 x 0.5 inches, 3.2 ounces
Key features of the Samsung t339:

Wi-Fi-enabled; supports T-Mobile HotSpot @Home
T-Mobile myFaves-enabled
Music player (supports MP3, AAC and AAC+)
Stereo Bluetooth connectivity
1.3 megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom and video capture
Expandable memory with microSD (support for up to 2GB)
Instant messaging; supports AIM, ICQ, Yahoo! Messenger and Windows Live
Speakerphone
Tri-band 850/1800/1900 MHz; GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMA
Display: 176 x 220 pixels, TFT, 262k
Dimensions: 3.62 x 1.83 x 0.78 inches, 3.3 ounces

Nokia today unvieled two new handsets that offer a wide range of features and colors aimed at users in emerging markets, which basically means they will only be available in India, China, Brazil, Pakistan, Vietnam and Egypt just to name a few of the countries they will be sold in.

The Nokia 2600 classic and the Nokia 1209 come will retail for 65 and 35 Euros respectfully and will be available in a wide range of colors.

The Nokia 2600 classic will allow consumers to customize their phone with colourful, fully changeable Xpress-on covers and MP3 ring tones.  The cheerful Nokia 2600 classic also features a number of entertainment features, including an FM radio and a VGA camera.

The Nokia 1209 include the pre-paid tracker, a cost-tracking application, and the multiple phonebook - which allows up to five people to store personal contact lists of up to two hundred numbers on a single phone. Designed for first time buyers, the Nokia 1209 incorporates Nokia’s intuitive user interface, dust resistance, and offers up to 80 languages.  The Nokia 1209 also has a one-piece key mat for durability and reliability.

Picture of the 1209(1st image) and the 2600.

Nokia is sending us the Nokia 6555 to test out, and hopefully we will get it soon and be able to bring a review to you guys with in a week or two of getting it.

The phone was announced back on August 21st. The phone features an external and internal color screen, mp3 functionality, bluetooth and a camera.

The phone is probably one of the nicest looking phones available, but sometimes pictures can be a bit deceiving.

Today Nokia announced the global shipping of the new Nokia N95 8GB, which is what Nokia calls the N95 multimedia computers Big Brother.

“Our Nokia Nseries family has expanded with added pizzazz and performance with the Nokia N95 8GB, a device as personal as it is powerful,” said Jonas Geust, vice president, Multimedia, at Nokia. “We’ve reached a pinnacle with the Nokia N95 and now with the addition of one of the largest ever displays, built-in Assisted-GPS and improved battery power, the Nokia N95 8GB takes entertainment enjoyment to another level.”

Boasting up to 8 GB of memory, the Nokia N95 8GB has all the features of the N95, including a 5 megapixel, built-in GPS, WLAN, HSDPA and an innovative 2-way slide. The black N95 8GB also boasts a luminous 2.8” (240 x 320) QVGA display, so watching videos, browsing the Internet or viewing maps is a real pleasure. With its expanded memory, the N95 8GB offers up to 20 hours of video or up to 6000 songs (estimated it really depends on the file size of your music).

The phone should be in stores soon, as for which service providers will have them, no official word yet.

Click the discussions link below for more images.

Today Nokia expanded its E Series line of phones with the new E51. The E51 is targeted at business professionals and unlike other phones for business users, it doesn’t appear to be as bulky.

Business users increasingly need one device that they can count on to work productively and which offers them the level of efficiency that brings more freedom and balance to their personal lives,” said Antti Vasara, senior vice president, Mobile Devices Unit, Enterprise Solutions, Nokia.  “With the new Nokia E51 device, we are responding to this need with a business smartphone that combines the latest advances in business mobility and a classic, stainless steel design, at a price that makes it perfect for company-wide deployments.

The Nokia E51 features:
- A home screen including user-selected icons to the most used applications
- One Touch keys with one-click access to key functionalities including email, contacts, calendar and the home screen
- Set-up wizards offering step-by-step guidance for setting up email accounts, configuring Internet calling and accessing wireless local area networks
- Integration with a wide range of business email solutions, including Nokia Intellisync Wireless Email and Mail for Exchange to communicate with Microsoft Exchange Server, and consumer email
- Streamlined email reading experience with easy access to attachments
- Dedicated Email key on the front cover, indicator light for new email, and a preview window to the latest email on the home screen to help keep up with email when on the move
- FM radio, music and multimedia players
- 2 megapixel camera
- Nokia browser, serving as the gateway to a variety of Internet services including interoperability with Windows Live, providing mobile access to most popular Windows Live services including Hotmail, Messenger and Spaces, available through the Nokia Download! application
- Via the Download! application access to Yahoo Go! WidSets, and a number of travel, personal productivity and entertainment applications

The Nokia E51 should be available in Q4 2007 and will retail for about 350 Euros.

Nokia and Microsoft annouced today a new suite of Windows Live Services designed specifically for Nokia Phones.

The Windows Live Services will be available to Nokia S60 and Series 40 platforms using standard web services protocols, Nokia phone users will have the power to seamlessly move between contacts, mail, messenger, phone calls, text messaging, camera, gallery and browsing all in an integrated way.

“By taking advantage of the extensive and agile distribution network that Nokia has, we have the opportunity to bring the power of Windows Live services to Nokia devices, thus ensuring our customers can take their most important online information with them on the go,” said Jari Pasanen, vice-president, Strategy and Technology, Nokia Multimedia

Nokia customers who own the Nokia N73, N76, N80 Internet Edition, N93i, and the N95 multimedia computers can get the Windows Live services via the Download! application in the following countries; Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, UK, Sweden, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.  Customers can visit http://www.nokia.com/windowslive to learn more, and check if their country is on the availability list. Initially the service will be available as a free trial and then customers in select markets wishing to continue using the service may be asked to pay a monthly fee.

Today Nokia introduced the Nokia 6555 a stylish extremely thin 3G phone loaded with features.

The 6555 has a full color 240x320 screen that delivers crisp images, perfect for picture taking. The built in camera features a 6x zoom.

The phone will be available with in the next month and will retail for about 200 after taxes, no word on what carriers will have the phone.

Pictures coming soon.

Key features:
- Original smooth-back design
- Elegant external analog timepiece display
- Brilliant 16 million color display
- Video sharing
- WCDMA and quadband GSM functionality

With a few reports over the past two years of Nokia phones exploding, when an uncertified battery is used, many have begun to wonder if there will ever be a massive cellphone battery recall like there has been for notebook computers.

Well it would seem Nokia has issued such a recall. Nokia has warned that 46 million batteries are at risk of overheating, and have offered free replacements for the batteries.

The affected units are branded BL-5C, which were made by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd.between December 2005 and November 2006. Attached is a piture of where you can find the branding.

To find out more and to replace your battery visit: http://www.nokia.com/batteryreplacement

Today Nokia unveiled the new Prism Collection, phones for consumers who value their sense of style.

Nokia 7900 Prism
Opposite its sleek, liquorice-black front, the Nokia 7900 Prism comes with an anodized aluminium backcover, which is coin-stamped and laser-etched in Nokia Prism’s signature diamond-cut design. Its design is amongst the first to feature an Organic LED main display that supports up to 16 million colors and displays light-focused screensaver graphics. In addition, the Nokia 7900 Prism features a “living wallpaper”, which subtly changes throughout the day according to time as well as battery and signal strength, so that each screen is unique.

For greater personalization, the Nokia 7900 Prism offers a gallery choice of 49 illumination colors. Once selected, this color radiates from under the graphic key-mat as well as from the LED display. Lights are also emitted from the top of the phone to signal missed calls and messages.

The Nokia 7900 Prism features dual band 3G technology for fast and easy downloads and browsing, and quad band GSM capability for worldwide connectivity. In addition to a 2 Mpx camera, the Nokia 7900 Prism comes with 1GB of internal memory for lots of pictures, video, contacts and more.

Nokia 7500 Prism
The Nokia 7500 Prism is the Nokia 7900 Prism’s quirky sibling. The Nokia 7500 Prism’s slick black exterior is spliced with bright, interchangeable color accents. The Nokia 7500 Prism has a 2 Mpx camera and it can record high quality movies. The Nokia 7500 Prism can play music for nine hours and hold up to 1500 songs on an optional 2 GB microSD card.

Visit our forums for pictures of both phones. Phone pictured in this post is the 7900.

Today Nokia announced the availabiliy of the E61i and Nokia E65 which are expected to retail for approximately $400, but actual price will vary by outlet.

Nokia is trying to address the market demand from business professionals who want both a phone and personal organizer.

Nokia understands that businesses buy IT solutions through their trusted IT channel source, and offering mobility solutions - including mobile devices - via this channel is an important step in making end-to-end mobility solutions available for business customers in this market,” said Yankee Group Vice President, Enterprise Applications and Mobile Solutions, Eugene Signorini. “Through the Nokia for Business Channel Program, Nokia is empowering resellers to prepare for the evolution and growth of the mobility market in North America.”

Nokia Eseries business devices offer advanced voice features with superior voice quality, business email with attachment handling, and manageability with business-class device security to the most demanding business users. Nokia Eseries business devices bridge the converging worlds of mobile telephony, corporate telephony, and Information Technology (IT). Dual-mode Nokia Eseries devices with wireless LAN, including Nokia E61i and Nokia E65, are ideal for integrating into fixed corporate telephony systems with voice solutions such as Nokia Intellisync Call Connect for Alcatel, Nokia Intellisync Call Connect for Cisco, and Avaya One-X Mobile Edition for Nokia.

Photo is of E61, click discuss on our forums for a picture of the E65.