Hot off their blog, Emoze is not opening up their Pro features for free. They’ve always had a free version of their software which allowed you to receive “push” emails on Symbian devices. The free version was limited to push only emails from one account to your phone. Now you can push multiple mailboxes to your mobile using their software.

Here’s what you can get on the free version (features which were formerly “pro”) of Emoze now:

• Configure multiple accounts on a single handset
  • Outlook
  • Gmail
  • Hotmail
  • Facebook messaging
  • Your own home or ISP email account
  • OWA Corporate email
• Manage all your email accounts on the GO
  • Send and receive email
  • Reply, forward and save to drafts
  • Receive, View, Send and Download attachments up to 2MB
• Each email account is identified by its own icon.
• Each email account has its own inbox
• Create folders and save mail from any account to a folder

I had tried Emoze a few months back and found that as good as Nokia Messaging. The good thing about the Emoze is that you’re not limited to just Nokia phones, it works well with other Symbian devices as well. If you can’t access Nokia Messaging for some reason, here’s a solution for you to try out.

Get more information about Emoze and their services at: www.emoze.com or download their email software directly on your phone by visiting m.emoze.com

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The 5233 is exactly the same size of a Nokia 5800 XpressMusic both measuring 111 x 51.7 x 15.5 mm.

To give you a better idea of size of the 5233, here are a few snaps of the 5233 alongside Nokia’s current flagship the N97.

Let me know if i’ve missed out anything and what more you’d like to know about the 5233.

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Nokia Conversations explains the naming conventions for Nokia Phones. The N series remains, which will have the flagship handsets, the X series will have devices that focus on social entertainment, the E series will continue to have devices for business and productivity and the C series represents the core range of devices.

Read the rest of the article here.

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We’ve had the Nokia 5233 for a while now and its about time we gave you a list of the things we liked as well as disliked.

First up the things we didn’t particularly like about the 5233.

Removing the SIM card- Putting the SIM card in the 5233 is quite simple, taking it out though is another story altogether(as is the case with the 5800). You need to remove the rear panel, the battery and the stylus, then use the stylus to gently coerce the SIM out of the phone. This procedure is quite a pain especially if you have multiple SIM cards. There has to be a simpler alternative to this process, hopefully this will be addressed at some point for  future models.

Removing the sim card is quite tedious.

The Media key- Like the 5800 the 5233 has a dedicated media key at the right hand corner above the screen. It manages to reduce the clutter on the homescreen and makes accessing your music,  the web and your images very easy. But unlike on the 5800 it isn’t illuminated,I was totally oblivious to the button for the first day.  Its such a neat little option to have, unless you already knew it was there you’d miss it completely. The tiny details matter and this is one of them.

Media key has no backlight

No memory card in the box- Well given the extraordinarily low price of the 5233, I can’t really complain about a missing memory card in the box.The phone memory is adequate, but if you want to download Ovi maps onto the phone or store your favorite music on the phone, its quite insufficient. I’d suggest picking up a memory card for the phone(it can support upto 16gb). Another thing that you’ll miss is the micro USB cable which isn’t included in the box.

Makes sense to invest in a MicroSD card

Kinetic Scrolling-  The main menus don’t have kinetic scrolling, but surprisingly the sub menus do. I found this really weird and annoying, for the first few hours at the very least. This is a minor grouse especially since it can be rectified(hopefully) with upcoming software upgrades.

No Auto Focus- The 2Megapixel camera is good enough, works fine in indoors and gets the job done in low light. You won’t really notice the absence of a flash, but for those close up shots you’ll really miss the auto focus.

And now to the things we liked about the 5233.

The Screen – The screen on the 5233 is top notch, it really makes the phone feel like a quality product, it is incredibly vibrant and crisp, the clarity is incredible. Honestly the phone’s screen is miles ahead of Nokia’s current flagship device the N97, which is four times as expensive. The resistive touch screen is incredibly tactile and offers good feedback.  It manages to keep itself quite free from smudges, and even if they do happen to show up you’d hardly notice them.

The screen is just brilliant.

The Battery Life- The 1320mAh Bl-5J battery has a decent backup, with heavy usage it held out for over a day and a half  on a single charge. When stretched out it lasted almost four days. I’d say with normal usage the 5233 should last two days on a single charge without much trouble.

The Recessed Camera Lens- The 5233 is built exactly like the Nokia 5800XpressMusic with the camera at the back. There isn’t a lens cover for the camera, instead the lens of the 5233 is recessed and protects it really well. You’d have to be pretty talented to scratch the lens with normal use.

Recessed Camera Lens a boon

Wrapping it all up I’d say the Nokia 5233 is an excellent phone. The features on offer at the price are incredible. At no point does it feel cheap, it has a real quality feel to it, sure there have been a few bits trimmed out to fit the price bracket.  This is after all a budget touch phone, and that has to be taken into consideration.  If you’re on a budget and want a touch screen smart phone look no further, the 5233 is what you need.

Nokia unveiled the Nokia C5 handset today, as part of the new C series of handsets. The C5 is a S60 V3 phone with a 2.2″ QVGA screen, 3.2 MP Autofocus camera, HSDPA and A-GPS. It comes preloaded with the latest Ovi Maps, that includes free walk and drive navigation, and Nokia Messaging built it.

What sets the C5 apart, is that it’s a Social Networking centric device. You can view your friends Facebook status directly from the phonebook, and can update your Facebook status from the device, and share your location through Ovi Maps. It also features the new Nokia Messaging with IM, which supports both Google Talk and Windows Live Messenger!

The Nokia C5 should be available in the second quarter of 2010 globally in Europe, Eurasia, SEAP, China and MEA. Its estimated price is around $180, making it a very affordable yet packed smartphone.

Check out the whole article over at the Official Nokia Blog, Nokia Conversations.

Image and Information courtesy Nokia Conversations.

Click here to download these wallpapers in 360×640 resolution for your phone. These wallpapers are best for the N97, 5800 XM and Series 60 v5 phones.

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Just got this in the email today from Nokia Music. In the next week or so, Nokia Music India’s going to be part of Ovi Music. The good news about this move is that all the tracks you download will be DRM-free. This means that the tracks you download can be played on any device, not just Nokia phones.

This move may be in preparation of getting the Comes With Music program into India.

Here’s the Email communication from Nokia regarding this move:

Coming to the music, Nokia doesn’t classify as the XpressMusic phone. Nevertheless it seems to function as one, it has the dedicate media key just above the screen making it easier to access the web, images and music. The loud speaker situated on the left hand side on the device isn’t stereo and isn’t very loud, quality is mediocre at best. the headphones supplied with the phone are quite sufficient and maintain audio integrity. The only thing you’ll miss on the headphones is a music control option, even more the volume control on the headphones is missing. I’d have though volume control would’ve been a minimum requirement for any phone with headphones.

The media player on the 5233 is the standard player as with most Nokia devices so you won’t have any problems navigating your way through the menus. Creating your own playlists is a real breeze, so mixing and matching is never an issue. To fully utilise the music capabilities of the phone you will need to pick up a microSD memory card, the phone memory is simply not large enough to hold more than a couple of songs. You can extend the phone’s storage using microSD cards upto 16 GB.

There is only one camera on the 5233 and you won’t miss a forward facing camera on the phone, especially since it doesn’t have 3G or WiFi capabilities. The 2 megapixel camera is good enough for daytime shots, and the 5233 doesn’t have a flash. But what you’ll really miss is the auto focus, trying to take any close up shots is just impossible. The saving grace on the 5233 when it comes to imaging is the screen. You’ll really be able to enjoy the shots you’ve taken because the screen quality is exceptional.  The camera comes with usual adjustable camera settings like ISO, white balance and exposure to name a few. The camera lens is recessed so you won’t have to worry about any scratches on it. It also comes with a self timer, but the only way to balance the camera on a flat surface is by putting the phone upside down, a minor nit pick, the i’m sure the more industrious will be able to figure out way to counter it.

I’ve put up a  small gallery of snaps taken on the 5233 with varying conditions.

Outdoors with Bright Lighting

Close up shots turn out quite blurry

Indoors with Bright Lighting

Indoors with Low Lighting

Let me know if i’ve missed anything in this part of the review. Also, do let us know what else you would like to see.

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After unboxing the the 5233 and turning it on, the first thing that’ll grab your attention is the screen.The clarity of the 3.2′ screen is quite impressive. Colours are vibrant and well defined and it does betray its modest price tag especially when compared to the screen of the N97. Budget phone it may be, but the screen quality of the N97 pales in comparison.

Scrolling through the menus you’ll find the lack of kinetic scrolling quite irritating, but magically kinetic scrolling is present is the sub-menus, so brace yourself for a considerable amount of confusion for the first few hours of usage. Hopefully firmware upgrades in the future will include kinetic scrolling throughout the interface.The menu transitions are incredibly neat and subtle, with applications sliding away or collapsing gently, its a a small visual detail but does add to the experience of the 5233 and manages to never get irritating. As good as the screen is it does suffer a bit in bright sunlight, though this can be remedied to a certain extent by shifting a brighter theme. The screen is pretty resistant to fingerprints, so you won’t have to worry about cleaning it often.

Home Screen and Menu

The body of the 5233 follows the traditional monoblock design and is shaped exactly like the Nokia 5800. The volume rockers are flush, and unfortunately feel and feedback from them is a bit limited. It would’ve been better if they were protruding a bit to aid adjusting the volume. The dedicated camera key sticks out a bit, which  makes it easy to access. The slide to lock/unlock button lies in between the volume rockers and the camera key.

Volume Rockers,Camera Key and Slide to lock/unlock

The rear panel feels a bit cheap when compared to the other panels the phone, and it houses the 2 megapixel camera. The camera lens is recessed, so you won’t have to worry about scratches especially since there isn’t a lens cover.On the left hand side you have the slots for the sim card and the microSD memory card. Quite honestly they don’t seem very sturdy so be gentle while using them. On top you have the slot for the micro usb cable(which isn’t supplied!),the charging port, the slot for the 3.5 mm jack and the power button.

Charging port, slot for 3.5mm jack, lot for micro usb connector and the Power button

The 2 mega pixel camera seems quite inadequate, not because of the resolution but because it has no auto-focus, even the absence of a flash is acceptable. You’ll be able to get good shots during the day, but the camera suffers in low light conditions, and i struggled to get any decent close up shots.

GPS! I really expected the phone to have GPS, the 5230 had GPS, fine they lopped off its WiFi and 3G capabilites to make it more affordable in its 5233 guise, but GPS is really cool and a definite selling point. Running through the User guide confused me as well because of the diagram showing where the GPS antenna was/is  :S , anyway back to the point. The 5233 does not have real GPS,but it does have network based GPS.

No true GPS!

To sum it up the Nokia 5233 definitely has its inadequacies and shortcomings, but its price is a redeeming factor. For around Rs. 7500 you get an excellent touch phone, with a beautiful screen. Nokia seems to have a winner on their hands, even though most buyers will definitely miss GPS.

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