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Nokia, one of the top companies on the mobile market, might create some new Linux-based, Internet-focused devices, as the interest in such appliances is growing, Reuters is reporting. Although Linux is not widely used on cellphones, the situation is beginning to change, and Google’s Android platform is one good example of confidence
in Linux.

Linux is no stranger to Nokia, as the Finnish company has used it before on Internet tablets, devices that are similar to phones but lack the calling capability. As their name indicates, the Internet tablets are used for navigating the web from anywhere. Kari Tuutti, Nokia spokesman, said: “We will expand that range, and we believe that the role of Linux will grow.” The Internet tablets were targeted at tech-savvy consumers and used to support technologies like WiMAX.
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Nokia’s luxurious 8.xxx series has a long history starting way back in 1996, when Nokia 8810 was launched on the market. The first high-end handset that started this series, Nokia 8810, made quite an impression by starring in “Matrix” featuring Keanu Reeves. Remember the ‘banana phone’ that Keanu used in the scene where he encountered the Agents for the first time? Well, even if the real phone didn’t slide with the help of a spring (that was added only for the movie), Nokia 8810 was one of the first handsets to feature a slider form factor. Nokia walked a long path from 1996 to 2008, and is now in position to offer one of the most expensive handset series on the market. The portfolio of this Premium series includes no less than 21 handsets of candybar and slide form. The latest addition to the series is Nokia 8800 Arte, featuring soft-slide stainless steel cover, which became the main characteristic of Nokia’s luxurious 8.xxx series.

Announced in November 2007, Nokia 8800 Arte was launched one month later, in December 2007. There are two available versions of the slider: Nokia 8800 Arte and Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte, but both are ridiculously expensive: $1,350 USD, and $1,600 USD respectively.
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Mobile gamers from China and Taiwan have from now on extra titles to chose from, as more games from Nokia’s SNAP Mobile platform are available for them, through additional distribution channels. Following Nokia’s new deal with SINA Corporation, an important Chinese media company, users all around China have now access to a brand new range of connected games, via their Nokia devices. Nokia has also closed deals with Chunghwa Telecom, the largest mobile carrier in Taiwan (almost 8 million subscribers) and PocketNet Technology Inc., offering Taiwanese users the same new range of games.

“This expansion reinforces our dedication to the global mobile games market. In PRC and Taiwan in particular, there is a growing demand for connected mobile games. To provide consumers with the best and most locally relevant connected experience possible, we are working with companies like SINA and PocketNet to develop and deliver exceptional mobile games in Asia”, declared Jaakko Kaidesoja, vice president, Games, Nokia.
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