Nokia Music are giving away 5 free music tracks

Like music? like free music? then you are going to love the limited time offer from Nokia Music, where if you sign-up they will give you 5 free music tracks of your choice, no catch, no obligation, Just FREE music!

Head over to music.nokia.co.uk/freemusic and follow the registration instructions, you dont even need to provide a credit card.

The tracks can be downloaded to your PC – you don’t even need to have a Nokia mobile phone. Share the link with your friends, as this is a limited time offer!

Please note that the above links will only work from a Microsoft Windows PC – Mac users will get an error message!

Nokia enters the laptop market with the Nokia Booklet 3G

Today saw Nokia announce a new product in its hardware line-up, this time it’s not a new mobile phone, instead Nokia have ventured into the laptop/netbook market with the Nokia Booklet 3G.

The mobile Internet is a massively growing area, as more and more WiFi Hotspots and faster 3G data connections provide us with easier ways of staying connected and working in places that would have been unheard of 5 years ago.

Nokia is currently the number one manufacturer of mobile devices, pumping out millions of handsets a year, with some powerful little devices like the Nokia N97 -- a micro-computer that fits in your pocket.  Although these little handsets are getting more and more powerful, sometimes it just isn’t practical enough and you need a decent size keyboard and screen to carry out your tasks.

Nokia know that the mass-market aren’t all interested in squinting at a small screen, and so have wisely tapped into the laptop/netbook market.  Also with the likes of Apple now starting to tread on Nokia’s toes and change the way that people use their mobiles,  Nokia need to up their game and broaden their horizons.  Ovi is key to this, and by getting their cloud-based services (Music, Share, Contacts & Maps) accessed via more mobile devices (phones and laptops) they are starting to square up with the likes of Apple and Google who already offer similar products.

Nokia have always said that they are more than just a mobile manufacturer and will evolve when needed.  Remember that they first started off as a tyre manufacturer!

First Look Pictures

Taking a leaf straight out of Apple’s design book, the new Nokia Booklet 3G, has a sleek aluminium chassis, and looks just gorgeous with its clean and simple look.

The finish also looks fantastic, see how the speakers sit on the edge of the laptop and follow its subtle curves:

Even the keyboard has that certain apple-esque feel to it:

If Nokia are to be taken seriously with their new laptop, then I think that they have certainly made people sit-up and pay attention.  We can only hope that the user experience will be as good as the device looks.

The technical specs

Not only does the device look great, it also has some impressive specs.  The device will be Microsoft Windows powered with an Intel Atom Processor, as well as the following:

• Size: 264mm x 185mm x 19.9mm
• Weight: 1.5kg
• 10.1in HD Display
• HDMI
• 12 hours Battery Life
• 3G Broadband
• WiFi (B,G&N)
• A-GPS
• Bluetooth
• Front-facing Video Camera
• SD Card Slot
• Stereo Speakers

Full day usage without charging

Being mobile is all well and good, but rarely can you actually achieve that, as your battery usually gives out after a few hours. The Nokia Booklet 3G aims to be leaders in laptop battery life with 12 hours of battery life, providing all day mobility. This truly will be a device that can live up to today’s mobile demands!

Nokia Booklet 3G video

Whet your appetite even mre with this Nokia Booklet 3G video.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIHWM4liM2g

Pricing & Availability

Details are yet to be released on pricing and when we can expect to get our hands on one.

Keep watching mypocketos.com for more information.

The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic coming to a 3 store near you

The hugely popular Nokia 5800 XpressMusic phone will be hitting 3UK’s stores tomorrow (Friday 21 August).

The 3.2 megapixel camera phone which features a 3.2in touch-enabled screen, HSDPA, A-GPS, and TV Out functionality will also come with Facebook, Windows Live Messenger, Skype and BBC iPlayer applications already included.

This popular handset which was launched in April this year, has been the biggest selling contract phone since launch.

For more information on this handset, see my recent Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Review.

For more information on pricing check out the 3 Store from tomorrow.

Get free voicemail via Email in the UK

UK voice-to-text service SpinVox have announced that they are going to give you SpinVox Voicemail for Free* until the end of 2009.

The service will convert received voicemails into text and then email you them free until the end of 2009.

SpinVox have received a bit of a battering recently, and I would imagine that this promotion is to try and win back some confidence in their product by allowing people to actually put it to the test at no cost.

It’s also interesting to note the below text on the promotion’s sign-up page, a response to some of the recent accusations?

We would also ask you to note that conversion may be assisted by human agents for quality control purposes. It is for reasons of data protection that we include a prompt that tells those who are about to leave you a voicemail that the message they are leaving will be processed and converted to text; you may wish to record a personal greeting and remind your callers that their voicemail to you may be aided in the conversion process by those QC agents.

If you have never used SpinVox, then now is the ideal time to try it out!

*Only the ‘voicemail to Email’ service will be free, the standard ‘voicemail to SMS’ will still be chargeable. Promotion only applies to Contracts and not Pay as You Go mobiles.

[Via The Really Mobile Project]