Nokia 5530 XpressMusic is now official

  

After several rumors and leaks, the Nokia 

5530 is now officially announced. Similar to the Nokia 5800, this XpressMusic phone comes equipped with full touch interface, new home screen and Contacts bar. The 5530 incorporates superior media handling capacities in one small and sleek package. This phone is currently being displayed at the Pass the Parcel and the Nokia Connection event.

The highlight of the Nokia 5530 is its large touchscreen with a tactile feedback and no physical keys to scar its visage. The 3.2 megapixel camera with its LED flash is always ready to capture your special moments. Share these moments and multimedia content via the Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and EDGE connectivity options.

The music player is just what one would expect from XpressMusic phone player. Along with playing various media files, it also allows users to download content from the Nokia Music Store. It plays video files with a resolution of 640 x 360 pixels. The phone comes with a 4GB MicroSD card and a 3.5mm audio port for connecting headsets.

Apart from the above features, the Nokia 5530 also incorporates the Media drop-down for easy and speedy access to music player, browser and photos. The Contacts bar provides easy dialing and messaging options for as many as twenty contacts. It also allows users to review the conversation history of these contacts. 5530 XpressMusic home screen allows users to add shortcuts to four of their favorite websites.

The Nokia 5530 XpressMusic is expected to start shipping in the third quarter of 2009 and will cost around €199 (approx. Rs.13,176).

Sharp unveils DKAP7 docking station

The most common accessory offered for the iPod/iPhone is a docking station. Earlier we have seen various docks that cater to both iPhone and iPod. But now Sharp has unveiled its DKAP7 docking station that caters specifically to the iPod. This dock will initially be offered only in the UK.

The DKAP7 features 2.1-channel portable speaker system. It also comes embedded with a built-in subwoofer that incorporates HDSS technology. The docking station is said to be compatible with all iPods including the fourth generation iPod. The DKAP7 can be powered by a power outlet or via the internal battery.

This Sharp docking station is also capable of charging the iPod. It also comes with an aux-in jack that allows users to connect other compatible MP3 and media players. It measures 198mm x 69.8mm x 77mm in size and weighs approximately 0.6kg.

The Sharp DKAP7 docking station will initially be made available only in the UK and is expected to retail for around £69.99 (approx. Rs. 3,295). There is no official word on a release outside the UK as yet.

Microsoft may kill never confirmed "Pink Project"

Microsoft Corp, the software giant has been rumored to be working on a “Pink Project”, which include the development of Microsoft’s mobile phone and few application based on the devices.

According to latest update, it seems that the company might put an end to the initiative. Recently, few pictures have reported in the wild, in the form of two handsets supposedly called Turtle and Pure, but Microsoft never accepted the rumor of Pink Project.

According to report, most of the people of the Pink team have left the sight as the team does not have the necessary resources to continue the work on a product. It is also reported that the project lacks the third-party application support for the success in the market.

It was reported that the devices are sliders and would be branded as “Microsoft + Sharp” products with codenameTurtle and Pure. The first device ‘Turtle’ is dressed like Motorola QA1, while the other one ‘Pure’ is more traditionally-shaped candy-bar slider. It is supposed that the devices feature WinMo 7 version.

Google facilitates larger advertisements on Smartphones

According to latest data, the market share of the Smartphone is still very small compared to the mobile market as a whole, however the revenue from Smartphones’ applications and services have been increasing exponentially. 

To encash the opportunity, Google, the search giant has introduced a new ad unit for mobile phones featuring a full HTML browser allowing publishers to display specific ads targeted at Smartphones.

According to the company, the new Smartphones feature full (HTML) Internet browsers, like Apple’s iPhone and devices running on Android operating system, therefore advertisers are increasingly expanding their campaigns to Smartphones. 

Also, the company introduces new feature for AdSense mobile publishers, which offers them the ability to display largerAdSense ads visible on high-end phones. Before this application, they were only capable of displaying smaller text and image ads on their website content.

The new advertisements are specifically designed for mobile phones on a new JavaScript snippet, which will allow the publishers to choose from several sizes from the AdSense formats.

Has Brocade set itself for sale?

According to latest update, Brocade Communications Systems Inc, the networking hardware and software storage company may be up for sale. 

The report suggests that the companies interested in the networking company include Hewlett-Packard and Oracle; however, Brocade has declined to comment on the news.

Brocade designs, manufactures and sells networking solutions and management applications for local, metro and wide area networks, and it has a market-cap of about $3.2 billion. Last year, the company earned $167.1 million on the revenue of $1.5 billion.

Various analysts predict that if Brocade was to sell itself, then the company will place itself in the line of Perot Systems, ACS and Tandberg that reflect an ongoing consolidation in the technology industry.

HP has long partnered with Brocade and Cisco for networking equipment and it seems that buying Brocade would fill the vacuum in HP's offerings for the data center. The networking company‘s switching technology has been fully integrated with HP's BladeSystem architecture. 

Sunil Dutt quits Samsung for HP

Samsung’s Indian subsidiary has lost its country head Mr Sunil Dutt to HP.

According to the recent reports, Sunil Dutt has stepped down from his current responsibilities with Samsung to join HP. Meanwhile, Ranjeet Yadav, director, IT business division at Samsung will now lead the company’s mobile business division along with his other job responsibilities. Currently, Mr Yadav takes care of IT portfolio including LCD monitors, HDDs, OMS and printers. 

Mr Yadav was earlier with HP as director APJ (Asia Pacific Japan). He is an IT veteran and has spent almost 20 years in this field.

Mr Sunil Dutt has joined the Personal Systems Group of Hewlett Packard.