Nokia unveiled a premium pair of handsets aimed at the most discerning and style-conscious consumers. The new Nokia 8800 Arte and Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte bring 3G capabilities to the highly acclaimed Nokia 8800 series which features an elegant and sophisticated design theme that takes inspiration from nature and sets it apart from the crowd. The Nokia 8800 Arte will start shipping in the fourth quarter of 2007 with an estimated retail price of 1000 EUR before taxes and subsidies. The Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte will follow in the first quarter of 2008 and retail for approximately 1150 EUR before taxes and subsidies.

We received an invitation from Nokia for their Nokia Xperience Zone, held in the Brabanthallen in 's Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands on Tuesday 30th of October. Various walk-in seminars could be attended and the event finished with a performance of the Dutch band Krezip. We attended a seminar with Emile Baak, Managing Director Nokia Benelux and Carmine Caione, Head of Product Marketing & Business Development, Nokia Benelux. The presentation concerned the newly introduced Nokia mobile phones and online services. Nokia's current cell phone assortment is divided in four categories: Connect, Life, Explore and Achieve.

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Last week we have had a meeting with Nokia at the Nokia Xperience Zone. Back then, Nokia already unveiled us that they will reveal some new mobile phones in November, some high quality photographic features would be included as well. In the meantime, various websites have spoken about a rumor on the new Nokia multimedia computer; the Nokia N96. We wouldn't be surprised if this rumor will be confirmed before the end of the year. According to the appeared specifications the Nokia N96 will feature a 6 megapixel Carl Zeiss lens, which was 5 megapixels on its predecessor the N95. Moreover the N96 would feature 3x optical zoom as well, which gives the user much more photography possibilities.

Stay in touch with your colleagues and friends without the hassle, thanks to Nokia's newest headset, the Nokia Bluetooth Headset BH-101. This Bluetooth headset BH-101 is the ideal companion for people on the move who want a simple, discreet and affordable solution for their handsfree communications. The Nokia Bluetooth Headset BH-101 is expected to be available globally for the Christmas season and will cost an estimated 30 EUR / 40 USD, without taxes.

A couple of days ago Nokia announced the opening of the first Nokia flagship retail store in mainland of China, the only stand alone Nokia Flagship Store and the largest in the world. Five Chinese celebrities served as Nokia ambassadors at the grand opening ceremony - Hu Yan Bing, An Yu Xuan, Lian Du, VJ Li Chen and Du Cong. The Nokia Shanghai Flagship Store is equipped to provide an interactive multimedia experience with a state-of-the-art audio and video system that creates a comfortable environment. Detailed product information appears on a digital display as a consumers pick up the devices. This interactive system helps to create a convenient shopping experience by making mobile technology easy for everyone to understand.

Nokia Research Center and Reuters will work together on a mobile journalism project that has potential to change the way journalists store news reports when they are on a mission. This mobile application for journalists is the first project to be showcased from a long term research collaboration that has been established between Nokia Research Center and Reuters. The basic idea is a toolkit that journalists need to store and publish news stories from every place on earth.

The Nokia N81 and Nokia N81 8GB multimedia phones are now available globally. Designed for the best in music and mobile gaming, these multimedia phones come with dedicated music and game keys and are loaded with flash memory so you can store more music files and play more games. The Nokia N81 has a new 3D Multimedia menu which allows users to enjoy a new way of navigation and operation. The new navigation menu makes it easy to discover and enjoy your content and the internet, and share your experiences with other people.

Vyke Communications announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Vyke AS, has signed a global agreement with Nokia Corporation to distribute Vyke's mobile Voice over Internet Protocol service, Mobile IP. Under the terms of the agreement, Vyke Communications has licensed Nokia to distribute the mobile handset software component of the Vyke Mobile IP service.

Avaya and Nokia announced the next phase of their strategic collaboration with a solution that provides users of Nokia Eseries business devices with one number access and advanced enterprise telephony capabilities as they travel across private Wi-Fi and public mobile networks. With a single mobile device, workers can "handoff" phone calls at the click of a button, using dual mode communications, as they travel from inside a company building (Wi-Fi) to the outside environment (mobile) - and vice versa. This gives workers a more convenient and productive way to manage their communications, while giving organisations a more cost-effective approach to enterprise mobility.

Nokia Siemens Networks and Wipro Technologies, the global IT arm of Wipro Limited, have agreed on the terms and conditions of a business transfer and asset sale of Nokia Siemens Networks radio access related R&D activities in Berlin. All Radio Access R&D activities currently performed in Berlin are planned to be provided to Nokia Siemens Networks by Wipro Technologies in the future. As part of the partnership, 58 employees of Nokia Siemens Networks are planned to be fully integrated into the operations of Wipro Technologies. Through this agreement, Nokia Siemens Networks will leverage Wipro Technologies’ global expertise as one of the largest independent R&D services providers in the world.