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Anyone who likes touchscreen phones should be excited; the biggest name in the game has announced not one, but TWO mobile phones: the svelte Nokia 5800 and the unbelievably mind-blowing Nokia N97.

Off to a bad start – Nokia’s early attempts at a touchscreen phone

Many people are under the incorrect impression that the Nokia 5800 is the first touchscreen phone to wear the Nokia label. It isn’t. Quite the opposite, in fact, there have been several touch-based phones to wear the Nokia brand. Starting at the 7700, the world has seen a few Nokia mobile phones that are controlled by you prodding and poking the screen. They all had reasonably big (for their time) screens, but but unfortunately, they shared something else: they were irredeemably awful. Only one of those mobile phones, the 6708, showed a modicum potential, but that was made solely to be sold in China, and thus, it wasn’t meant for us in these sceptred isles. The mobile phones WE got were, and I use this phrase with much feeling, total, and complete toss.

However, those unpleasant recollections have all been removed by the debut of a pair of new Nokia mobile phones, both of which have touch-sensitive displays, and both of which are so much more alluring…

Nokia 5800 – if music be the food of love…

First on the roster is a brand new entrant into Nokia’s Xpress line of music mobile phones, the mouth-watering Nokia 5800. This phone is quite obviously designed for music and video; you can tell by the dedicated XpressMedia button that opens a list of shortcuts to music, videos, the web, and so on. Oh, and the Nokia 5800 has a 3.2 inch touchscreen, to let you muck about with those different media files. Essentially, the Nokia 5800 was designed to be a little handheld jukebox and movie player, and as music handsets go, this is just about the prettiest. The Nokia 5800 has also got a 3 megapixel camera, HSDPA data access and sat-nav, making it a wonderful all-rounder, as well as a superb media player. Oh, and it’s got a strap to fasten on an imitation guitar plectrum. That’s pretty cool, that.

However, the Nokia 5800 is very definitely a mid-range handset; it’s not, nor will it ever be, a full-fat top-ender. That position falls to another handset…

Nokia N97 – the single best phone EVER made?

With the Nokia 5800 all set to deliver touch-based mobile phones to the mid-range market, that opens up a massive gap at the very top-endof the product range; well, there IS a touchscreen mobile phone on its way to fill that gap: the utterly awesome Nokia N97. This takes the same Symbian S60 Touch operating system and packages it inside the body of a proper, full-on smartphone. So it has a massive, 3.5 inch screen, a kick out QWERTY keyboard, and the camera’s been upgraded to 5 megapixels. The Nokia N97 is, as should be glaringly obvious, destined to be the new flagship Nseries mobile phone, and it really is as powerful as the rumours had us believe, with HSDPA, sat-nav, digital compass, and integrated Flash, meaning you have an internet experience that tops any other mobile phones! Put simply the Nokia N97 is simple incredible. It easily outdoes other mobile phones and while the Nokia 5800 aims to take over the mid-range, I’m predicting that the Nokia N97 will completely DESTROY the competition next year!

Anyone who likes touchscreen phones should be excited; the most well known brand in the industry has waded in with not one, but TWO mobile phones: the sexy Nokia 5800 and the utterly jaw-dropping Nokia N97.

Phones we’d rather forget – Nokia’s early attempts at a touchscreen phone

Most people are under the false impression that the Nokia 5800 is the first touchscreen mobile phone Nokia have ever made. It’s not. Quite the opposite, in fact, there’s been several touchy-feely phones released under the Nokia brand. Starting with the 7700, there have been a few Nokia mobile phones which work by you pressing directly on the screen. They had a relatively big (for the time) touchscreen in common, but the other feature they had in common, unfortunately, was that they were unbearably rubbish. Just one of those handsets, the 6708, displayed a modicum promise, but it was made solely to be sold in China, and thus, it wasn’t meant for us in the UK. Unfortunately, that meant that the phones we got were total, and complete toss.

However, those bad mental images have now been exorcised because of the debut of two new Nokia mobile phones, both of which come with touchscreens, and both of which are much, much nicer…

Nokia 5800 – if music be the food of love…

The first phone up is a totally new member of Nokia’s Xpress range of music mobile phones, the mouth-watering Nokia 5800. This phone is quite obviously built for music and media, as it has a dedicated XpressMedia touch-key which opens a list of shortcuts to music, videos, the web, and so on. Then, of course, the Nokia 5800 has a 3.2 inch touch-sensitive display, to let you use those different media files. Essentially, the Nokia 5800 was created as a teeny portable entertainment centre, and as music phones go, this is easily one of the prettiest. The Nokia 5800 also has, built-in, a 3 megapixel camera, HSDPA internet access and sat-nav, making it a superb all-round mobile phone, as well as a brilliant media player. Oh, and it’s got a lanyard to fasten on a fake guitar plectrum. That’s pretty cool, that.

However, the Nokia 5800 is very definitely a mid-range device; it isn’t, nor was it ever meant to be, an absolute top-ender. That role belongs to a different mobile…

Nokia N97 – the single best phone EVER made?

With the Nokia 5800 on course to bring touchscreen mobile phones to the mid-range market, that leaves a huge, yawning gap at the absolute top-end, and yes, there IS a touchscreen mobile phone waiting to be unleashed to fill that gap: the frankly mind-blowing Nokia N97. This uses the same Symbian S60 Touch interface and packs it into the frame of a proper, full-on smartphone. Which means it has a bigger, 3.5 inch screen, a flip out QWERTY keypad, and the camera now weighs in at a meaty 5 megapixels. The Nokia N97 is, as should be glaringly obvious, destined to be the new flagship Nseries mobile phone, and it’s truly as powerful as the rumours had us believe, with HSDPA, GPS, digital compass, and integrated Flash, so that you get an internet experience like no other mobile phones! Put it like this: the Nokia N97 is simple incredible. It easily outdoes other mobile phones and while the Nokia 5800 aims firmly for the mid-range, I’m predicting that the Nokia N97 will completely DESTROY the competition next year!

Nokia 5800 Unboxing This is my newest phone and my Christmas present. I like it and my parents like it, that’s why they bought it. The phone came with 8GB microSDHC Card and one awesome Case by Nokia. Price in Bulgaria(where I am): Nokia 5800 XpressMusic – 990 Levs, which is 500 Euros or $630 I didn’t buy accessories like previous times because It’s got it all. It’s got a memory card, case, stylus and etc. Video recorded by: Sony DSC-T500B and Velbon CX-460mini(tripod) The quality is HD with …

The world of touchscreen mobile phones is starting to get exciting, as the biggest name in the industry has waded in with not one, but TWO mobile phones: the sexy Nokia 5800 and the unbelievably jaw-dropping Nokia N97.

An undistinguished history – Nokia’s early attempts at a touchscreen phone

A lot of people seem to be under the false impression that the Nokia 5800 is the first touchscreen phone to wear the Nokia label. It isn’t. Actually, there’s been several touchy-feely phones to wear the Nokia name. Starting at the 7700, there have been a few Nokia mobile phones which are controlled by touch. They had a relatively big (for the time) touchscreen in common, but the other feature they had in common, unfortunately, was that they were irredeemably awful. Just one of those devices, the 6708, showed a modicum promise, but it was destined only for the Chinese market, and thus, we never got to play with them in the UK. So, we were relegated to handsets that were total, utter toss.

However, those bad recollections have all been exorcised due to the debut of two new Nokia mobile phones, both of which have touch-sensitive displays, and both of which are so much nicer…

Nokia 5800 – if music be the food of love…

First up is a completely new member of Nokia’s Xpress family of music mobile phones, the mouth-watering Nokia 5800. This one’s quite obviously built for music and media, as it has a dedicated XpressMedia touch-key that brings up a list of shortcuts to music, videos, the web, and more. Oh, and the Nokia 5800 has a 3.2 inch touch-sensitive display, to actually play with those different media files. Basically, the Nokia 5800 was created as a little handheld jukebox and movie player, and as music devices go, this is just about the prettiest. The Nokia 5800 also comes with a 3 megapixel camera, HSDPA data access and sat-nav, so that it’s a wonderful all-round mobile phone, on top of being a wonderful media player. Oh, and it’s got a lanyard to attach a fake guitar plectrum. That rocks.

However, the Nokia 5800 is very definitely a mid-range handset; it isn’t, nor will it ever be, an absolute top-ender. That role falls to a separate handset…

Nokia N97 – the single best phone EVER made?

With the Nokia 5800 on track to bring touchscreen mobile phones to the mid-range market, that leaves a very big gap at the absolute top-end, and yes, there IS a touch-based mobile phone waiting to be unleashed to fill that gap: the genuinely jaw-dropping Nokia N97. This uses the same Symbian S60 Touch operating system and packages it into the body of a proper, full-tilt smartphone. So it has a bigger, 3.5 inch screen, a kick out QWERTY keyboard, and the camera now weighs in at a meaty 5 megapixels. The Nokia N97 is, in a very definite way, destined to be the new flagship Nseries mobile phone, and it’s truly as high-spec as the rumours said, with HSDPA, GPS, digital compass, and integrated Flash, so that you have an internet experience like no other mobile phones! Put simply the Nokia N97 is simple incredible. It easily outdoes other mobile phones and while the Nokia 5800 aims to take over the mid-range, I reckon that the Nokia N97 will utterly DESTROY the competition next year!

Recently announced is the first mainstream touchscreen device from Finnish manufacturer Nokia. They’ve made touchscreen mobile phones before, but… nothing like the awesomeness of the new Nokia 5800!

Nokia and touchscreens – lessons from history

Believe it or not, the Nokia 5800 isn’t the first of their mobile phones to feature a touchscreen. That accolade goes all the way back to the Nokia 7700, a mobile phone that, well, never actually got released. But it was still the first, nevertheless. It’s just a shame, really, that Nokia’s first attempt at a touchscreen mobile phone was, frankly, rubbish, since it had a bit of a dodgy interface, the looks… well, the looks were described as anything from ‘a bit misjudged’, to ‘looks like a taco’, all the way up to ‘bad prop from Star Trek’. The follow-up, the Nokia 7710 wasn’t much better, being a bit buggy, still huge, and it lacked the features that other mobile phones were rapidly starting to have (cameras, 3G and so on). After that, the only Nokia devices to have touchscreens were not actually mobile phones, as the concept was shifted over to their range of internet tablets.

But now, touchscreen mobile phones are all set to make a triumphant return to the Nokia range, with their newest and bestest touchscreen mobile phone ever: the Nokia 5800.

Nokia 5800 – touchscreen mobile phones for the masses

Soon to be released, the Nokia 5800 is sure to have a very big effect on their portfolio of mobile phones. And the inspiration of it can be traced back to the release of the iPhone, so you can be absolutely sure they’ve made the Nokia 5800 as slick and as user-friendly as possible. The new S60 Touch interface in the Nokia 5800 is tremendously elegant, as well as being really rather powerful. Put simply, it’s a joy to navigate round, and so much nicer than many other mobile phones on the market. Combine with a list of top-notch features, like 3 megapixel camera, HSDPA and so on, and you get a really cool smartphone. But it’s with music that the Nokia 5800 really shines, as it’s music that this beautiful mobile phone lives for, with a music player that really is second to none. In conclusion, I can sincerely say that the Nokia 5800 is one of the most impressive mobile phones I’ve seen in a long time.

But the surprising thing is… the Nokia 5800 is a mid-range mobile phone, not a top-ender. So what will happen, when the Nokia 5800 magically morphs into the first touchscreen Nseries mobile phone.

Captain N – the future is Nseries

There’s no doubt that the Nokia 5800 is a really cool mobile phone. It’s slick, pretty and clever. but what will the new S60 Touch interface be like when it gets put into Nseries mobile phones? Are we going to see something akin to the Nokia N96 that you control by prodding the screen? Well, the answer, unsurprisingly, is yes, as confirmed by Nokia themselves. The Nokia 5800 is merely the first toe in the water, as it were, and there WILL be Nseries mobile phones released with the new touch interface. That’s when we’re going to see the big, uber-top-end, ultra-powerful mobile phones, with cameras probably in the tens of megapixels, massive amounts of storage, and frighteningly fast internet access. They won’t be the Nokia N96 with a touchscreen, though, for the simple reason that they’ll blow everything away, the Nokia N96 included!

Let’s relax ourselves with Nokia 5800 – enjoy movie, music and games with it!

Nokia has released its first touch screen mobile phone Nokia xm 5800. It is no doubt that its publication will attract so much attention in the mobile phone world. All over the Internet, newspapers and magazines, people talked about its functions, price, specifications and something like that. Now let’s throw those away and just discuss something for leisure. Now I got some useful information about how to enjoy Nokia 5800 with more movies, songs and video games. Post here to share.

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic provides wonderful devices for users to enjoy music. Taking advantage of touch screen technology, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic introduces the ‘Media Bar’, a handy drop down menu that provides direct access to music and entertainment, including favourite tracks, videos and photos. The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic offers all the music essentials, including a graphic equalizer, 8GB memory for up to 6000 tracks, a 3.5mm jack, support for main digital video formats 3GP?H.264/AVC?MPEG4, RM.and audio formats MP3, AAC, WMA, WMV. Built-in surround sound stereo speakers offer the industry’s most powerful sound. So it must be wonderful experience of enjoy the Nokia 5800 entertainment.

Part 1: how to enjoy Nokia with movies and songs.
To enjoy Nokia with movies and songs, you need to fill your phone with video and audio files of right format. Here I share you two ways to get the video and audio files: one is from DVDs, other one is from other video files such as videos made by movie maker, downloaded on Internet, or some videos stored in your PC.
To get movies and songs from DVD you need to convert the DVD files with [url=http://www.nidesoft.com/dvd-to-nokia-converter.html]DVD to Nokia Converter[/url], [url=http://www.nidesoft.com/downloads/dvd-to-nokia-converter.exe]download DVD to Nokia Converter[/url] and install it. Then convert the DVD files in this way:
Step 1: Insert the DVD disc into the DVD Drive. Click the Open DVD button, browse your computer, find the DVD folder of the movie, open it and select tiles and chapters you want.  
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Step 2: Click the “profile” button and select the “Nokia 5800 Video MPEG-4 (*.mp4)” format.
Step 3: Click the “convert” button to start the conversion.         
In few minutes, the conversion will be completed and you may get the videos and music for your phone from DVD.
To get movies and songs from other video files, you need a [url=http://www.nidesoft.com/nokia-video-converter.html]professional Nokia video converter[/url] to convert it to MPEG-4 format. [url=http://www.nidesoft.com/downloads/nokia-video-converter.exe]Download[/url] and install it. Then you may convert your video in this way:
Step 1: Click “add” button to import your videos from your computer.
Step 2: click the “format” drop-down list to select the “Nokia 5800 Video MPEG-4 (*.mp4)” format.  
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Step 3: click the “convert” button and start the conversion.        
Ok, after the conversion finished, you may enjoy movies and songs with your Nokia phone.

Part 2: enjoy Nokia 5800 video games.
Here I will share you two interesting games for Nokia 5800. I like these two games so much, maybe you will love them, too.
Nokia 5800 Games: Bull Run Fever 2008
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This is kinda funny Nokia 5800 game, Bull Run Fever 2008! In this free game, you must outrun a pack of angry snorting bulls to prove your courage in the famous Running of the Bulls Festival! Survive 8 heart-pounding levels of hilarious and reckless mayhem! You can hop on rockets and motorcycles to increase your speed, pick up items to increase your score, and leap over obstacles in your path to avoid getting the horns!
This file size of this game is 296KB. If you like it you may [url=http://www.driveway.com/p6o1t3e2l2]download[/url] it to your Nokia 5800

Another video game you may like: Meteor Arkanoid
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In this brick-busting game your goal is to destroy moving blocks and static destructible bricks. Hostile robots will fight against you. Enemy ships and non-destructible blocks will prevent you from breaking bricks. Many power-ups will help you to cope with the task. Some blocks contain useful bonuses – rocket enhancer, plasma ball, fire ball and various types of weapons and defence. Other blocks contain not so useful power-downs, for example, a rocket decrease or a slow speed.
If you are interested, just [url=http://www.symbian-freak.com/downloads/freeware/cat_s60_5th/descriptions/games/meteor_arkanoid_game_for_nokia_5800_xm.htm]free download[/url] it.

Ok, now your phone has full filled with your favorite movies, songs and funny games. No matter where you go, you won’t be boring any more. Take with your Nokia as an entertainment tool, not just for business calls. Let’s relax ourselves with our portable cell phone during the bustling and hustling life.

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is here! Nokia’s first touch screen phone is among the company’s first devices to support Nokia’s “Comes With Music” service which offers one year of unlimited access to the entire Nokia Music Store catalog.

The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic features the Media Bar, a drop-down menu that provides direct access to music and entertainment, as well as web and online sharing. With Flash support, you can enjoy a bigger slice of the web. The phone comes with 8GB of memory, a graphic equalizer, and most importantly, a standard friggin’ 3.5 mm jack. The phone also boasts surround sound stereo speakers.

The Contacts Bar lets you choose up to 4 favorite contacts and, with a single touch, lets you access text messages, emails, photos and blog updates. The phone features a 3.2 inch widescreen display, 16:9 aspect ration, 30 fps video playback and recording at VGA quality and a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics. It offers an alphanumeric keypad, QWERTY keyboard and a pen styles.
The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is here! Nokia’s first touch screen phone is among the company’s first devices to support Nokia’s “Comes With Music” service which offers one year of unlimited access to the entire Nokia Music Store catalog.

The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic features the Media Bar, a drop-down menu that provides direct access to music and entertainment, as well as web and online sharing. With Flash support, you can enjoy a bigger slice of the web. The phone comes with 8GB of memory, a graphic equalizer, and most importantly, a standard friggin’ 3.5 mm jack. The phone also boasts surround sound stereo speakers.

The Contacts Bar lets you choose up to 4 favorite contacts and, with a single touch, lets you access text messages, emails, photos and blog updates. The phone features a 3.2 inch widescreen display, 16:9 aspect ration, 30 fps video playback and recording at VGA quality and a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics. It offers an alphanumeric keypad, QWERTY keyboard and a pen styles.
The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is here! Nokia’s first touch screen phone is among the company’s first devices to support Nokia’s “Comes With Music” service which offers one year of unlimited access to the entire Nokia Music Store catalog.

The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic features the Media Bar, a drop-down menu that provides direct access to music and entertainment, as well as web and online sharing. With Flash support, you can enjoy a bigger slice of the web. The phone comes with 8GB of memory, a graphic equalizer, and most importantly, a standard friggin’ 3.5 mm jack. The phone also boasts surround sound stereo speakers.

The Contacts Bar lets you choose up to 4 favorite contacts and, with a single touch, lets you access text messages, emails, photos and blog updates. The phone features a 3.2 inch widescreen display, 16:9 aspect ration, 30 fps video playback and recording at VGA quality and a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics. It offers an alphanumeric keypad, QWERTY keyboard and a pen styles.
The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is here! Nokia’s first touch screen phone is among the company’s first devices to support Nokia’s “Comes With Music” service which offers one year of unlimited access to the entire Nokia Music Store catalog.

The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic features the Media Bar, a drop-down menu that provides direct access to music and entertainment, as well as web and online sharing. With Flash support, you can enjoy a bigger slice of the web. The phone comes with 8GB of memory, a graphic equalizer, and most importantly, a standard friggin’ 3.5 mm jack. The phone also boasts surround sound stereo speakers.

The Contacts Bar lets you choose up to 4 favorite contacts and, with a single touch, lets you access text messages, emails, photos and blog updates. The phone features a 3.2 inch widescreen display, 16:9 aspect ration, 30 fps video playback and recording at VGA quality and a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics. It offers an alphanumeric keypad, QWERTY keyboard and a pen styles.The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is here! Nokia’s first touch screen phone is among the company’s first devices to support Nokia’s “Comes With Music” service which offers one year of unlimited access to the entire Nokia Music Store catalog.

The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic features the Media Bar, a drop-down menu that provides direct access to music and entertainment, as well as web and online sharing. With Flash support, you can enjoy a bigger slice of the web. The phone comes with 8GB of memory, a graphic equalizer, and most importantly, a standard friggin’ 3.5 mm jack. The phone also boasts surround sound stereo speakers.

The Contacts Bar lets you choose up to 4 favorite contacts and, with a single touch, lets you access text messages, emails, photos and blog updates. The phone features a 3.2 inch widescreen display, 16:9 aspect ration, 30 fps video playback and recording at VGA quality and a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics. It offers an alphanumeric keypad, QWERTY keyboard and a pen styles.The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is here! Nokia’s first touch screen phone is among the company’s first devices to support Nokia’s “Comes With Music” service which offers one year of unlimited access to the entire Nokia Music Store catalog.

The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic features the Media Bar, a drop-down menu that provides direct access to music and entertainment, as well as web and online sharing. With Flash support, you can enjoy a bigger slice of the web. The phone comes with 8GB of memory, a graphic equalizer, and most importantly, a standard friggin’ 3.5 mm jack. The phone also boasts surround sound stereo speakers.

The Contacts Bar lets you choose up to 4 favorite contacts and, with a single touch, lets you access text messages, emails, photos and blog updates. The phone features a 3.2 inch widescreen display, 16:9 aspect ration, 30 fps video playback and recording at VGA quality and a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics. It offers an alphanumeric keypad, QWERTY keyboard and a pen styles.