We've seen Microsoft's KIN One. We've seen the Motorola FLIPOUT. And now Nokia has joined the 'square phone' design trend.
The new Noka X5 – technically the X5-01 – is a music-focussed mobile phone with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. It has a 5 megapixel camera, an expandable memory and an anticipated SIM-free price of 165 Euro.
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Nokia's Ovi Mail free email service now has 10 million activated accounts. The company admits that many people already have multiple email accounts but points out that Ovi Mail is particularly useful in parts of the world where mobile phones are more popular than PCs. It says 7 of the top 10 countries activating Ovi Mail accounts are in emerging markets, including Indonesia, Vietnam, India, Bangladesh, China, Kenya and Nigeria.
Later this year Ovi Mail is expected to be co-branded as "powered by Yahoo!".
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Nokia has announced a bicycle-powered mobile phone charger. Although it's not a new idea – we reported on a Kenyan bike-powered project last summer – it's a first for the manufacturer, which is aiming the device at developing markets where access to electricity can be limited.
A 10-minute ride will produce enough power for around half-an-hour of conversation. The charger uses a dynamo to produce the power, with a handlebar mount holding the phone in place. It's expected to be available later this year.
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