Nokia has come with new mobile applications with the content tailored for the holy month of Ramadan. The new Nokia mobile applications are available in the Ovi store. The updated mobile applications tailored for the Holy Month can now be downloaded on the well-matched Nokia devices for free directly from Nokia’s Ovi Store.

“The overwhelming response and feedback that we received from last year’s offering allowed us to improve and expand this year’s application offering. Nokia users have now a single and easy access to many of the cherished experiences that Muslims like to be close to, and keep them connected to the Holy Month. The applications this year also support a wider range of devices including both touch and non-touch Nokia devices, and are available in more languages” said Haseeb Ihtisham, Head of Marketing, Nokia Pakistan and Afghanistan.

This year’s Ramadan applications are feature packed, and include the Holy Quran, Prayer Times, Hadith, Boyoot Allah, Arabica, Mozzaker, and Makkah and Madinah. New features include Quran recitation from multiple recitors from which users can choose to download in MP3 format. Arabica is a great new feature for non-Arabic speaking Muslims to help them learn and understand the message of Allah in Arabic. The new mobile services also feature locations of major mosques in Saudi Arabia, such as the two holy mosques, Masjid Al Haram in Makkah and Masjid Al Nabawi in Al Madinah. Additionally users can also find locations of mosques all around the world using free Ovi maps available on Ovi store.

“Ramadan applications for 2010 are free and offer a variety of content from a range of global and local content providers ready to be downloaded for the widest range of devices.” Haseeb added.

The Ramadan applications are developed by ASGATech, a Forum Nokia Premium Partner in the Middle East, with all content reviewed and approved by Al Azhar Al Shareef.

Ramadan applications for 2010 are compatible with a range of Nokia devices including Nokia N97 mini, Nokia E72, Nokia E52, Nokia X6, Nokia 5230,Nokia 5530,Nokia C5,Nokia 5235, Nokia 5800, Nokia E5, Nokia 6700 slide, Nokia 5233, Nokia X3, Nokia 6303i, Nokia 2710, and Nokia C3. The user interface for the applications is available in English, Arabic, Farsi, French and Urdu.

Some Applications Screen Shots are:-

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Moreover, in the past three years there has been a spurt in cell phone ownership among boys. Cell ownership among boys increased 47.6% since 2007, compared with a 17.2% increase among girls.

“This large increase in cell phone ownership, particularly among boys, comes as more wireless providers are targeting parents through feature-rich, kid friendly phones such as Disney Mobile’s LG Phone and the Firefly Communications FlyPhone,” said Anne Marie Kelly, SVP, Marketing & Strategic Planning at MRI.

“Preliminary data suggests that boys and girls may use their phones differently. Girls are more apt to make calls and send text messages while boys are more likely to instant message, access the Internet and download games, music and video. It will be interesting to explore these data over the next few years and see if this trend continues.”

Top Cell Phone Activities for Children Age 6-11:

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Wi-Fi handset shipments have exploded over the past year, and will continue to show strong growth over the next several years. With the increasing prevalence of Wi-Fi enabled handsets, hotspot usage by handheld devices has increased significantly. As a percentage of total connects, handhelds increased from 20% in 2008 to 35% in 2009. By 2011 handhelds are anticipated to account for half of hotspot connects reports In-Stat.

Other factors are affecting handheld usage growth as well. There is a predominance of mobile carriers in the hotspot market, resulting in promotion of Wi-Fi enabled handset devices on their networks. New dual-mode Wi-Fi phones are coming to the market. Growth in applications, such as content download, or even more so VoFi, will drive usage of handheld devices over the coming years. Finally, markets, such as China, are opening for hotspots that have previously restricted Wi-Fi usage on handhelds.

Recent research by In-Stat found the following:

• In-Stat estimates that hotspot usage will increase in 2009 by 47%, bringing total worldwide connects to 1.2 billion.
• Wi-Fi handset shipments have increased significantly over the past several years. From 2007 to 2008, shipments increased by 50%. This growth is a result from increased phone functionality, falling price points, and carrier promotion.
• Wi-Fi- enabled entertainment device, such as cameras, gaming devices, and personal media players (PMPs) shipments will increase from 108.8 million in 2009 to 177.3 million in 2013.

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The Nokia X3 is a sleek and attractive Slide form Music device that comes with stereo speakers, built in FM radio, media player and 3.2 mega pixel camera.

Physical features, power and memory:

• Form: Slide
• Dimensions: 96.0 x 49.3 x 14.1 mm
• Weight: 103 g
• Volume: 65.8 cc

Display and 3D:

• Size: 2.2″
• Resolution: 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA)
• Up to 262,144 colours
• Active matrix technology

Colours and covers:

• Available in-box colours:
  - Red/black
  - Blue/silver

Memory:

• microSD memory card slot, hot swap, max. 16 GB

Power:

• BL-4CT 860 mAh Li-Ion standard battery
• Talk time: GSM up to 7.5 h
• Stand by time: GSM up to 380 h
• Music playback time (maximum): 26 h

Communication and navigation:

• Operating frequency
• Quad-band GSM 850/900/1800/1900
• Automatic switching between GSM bands
• Flight mode

Data network:

• GPRS class A, multislot class 32
• EDGE
• TCP/IP support

Local connectivity and synchronisation:

• Bluetooth version 2.1 with Enhanced Data Rate
• Support for PC synchronisation with Nokia PC Suite

Messaging:

• SMS in conversational view with support for concatenated SMS for long messages
• MMS version 1.3, message size up to 600 kb
• Nokia Xpress audio messaging
• Messaging:
  - “Instant messaging”
  - “Windows Live support (requires download of Windows Live Messenger application)”

Web browsing:

• Supported mark-up languages: XHTML
• TCP/IP support

Image and sound:

• Photography
• 3.2 megapixel camera
• Image formats: JPEG
• CMOS sensor
• 4x digital zoom

Video:

• Main camera
  - Video recording at up to 176 x 144 pixels (QCIF) and up to 15 fps
  - Up to 4x digital video zoom
• Video recording file formats: .3gp, MPEG-4; codecs H.264
• Audio recording formats: AMR-NB

Music and audio playback:

• Music Player
• Dedicated music keys
• Stereo FM radio with RDS support
• 3.5 mm stereo headphone plug
• Nokia Ovi Player
• Nokia Music Store support
• Ring tones: mp3, midi, 64-tone polyphonic
• Integrated stereo speakers
• Navi™ wheel support

Price:

• Price in Rs: 18,500 Price in USD: $221

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