Review Nokia C2-03 the new series with Dual SIM Card

New Series phone is equipped with 40 powered launches, Nokia C2-03. Combining functionality with dual-SIM Touch and the type of technology, the new phone is ideal for people who want to combine their individual needs within a single unit.

Nokia C2-03 is the third touch and Nokia phone type and form factor first dual-SIM feature. Until now, using Dual-SIM phones to be turned off and the battery removed, so that the SIM card can be inserted. Not now. Easy Swap allows you to open the socket on the side of the phone and just insert your new SIM card without rebooting.

If you have more than two SIM cards, the Nokia C2-03 is able to remember the settings for up to five cards separately. So once you have customized your SIM card, giving your name and call parameters, you will never do it again.

Measuring 103 x 51.4 x 17mm (W x D x H) and weighs 118g, it fits nicely in your pocket or hand. Standby time is quoted as lasting up to 400 hours, with a talk time of five hours while the time of music playback for up to 35 hours. The screen is measured at 240 x 320 up to 65K colors.

For those waiting for a phone functionality, low-cost Nokia Maps, the wait is over. The C2-03 Nokia comes with new maps Nokia Series 40, which makes this a great service available to a much wider range of phone users. As expected from the Nokia Maps application for Series 40, you can find a place and plan a route while completely disconnected, it costs you absolutely nothing.

As for Web browsing, the browser was recently released for the Nokia Series 40 is now installed as standard on all future series of 40 units. This compresses all data before it reaches your phone to give you an experience costs a lot faster, richer and more effective on the Web.

Mary McDowell, head of business unit of Nokia mobile, explains why these features were included in the Nokia C2-03:

Nokia C2-03 makes a number of SIM cards for a simpler, without sacrificing other properties. Why do consumers have to choose between the keyboard and touch, or give up a great site, map, entertainment, or e-mail experience? Nokia C2-03 We have made available in a single device at affordable prices.

If it's storage you're after, then this phone has 10 MB memory expandable up to 32GB large. Plenty of room for all photos, videos and music files that you may have. If you do not have thousands of photos, you can still get slammed with 2 megapixel camera.




Nokia C2-03 sees the return of the slider phone with a touchscreen that covers the keyboard. Because this phone is a key and the type of device, you can perform certain operations on the screen, then drag the screen to reveal the underside of the keypad, all with one hand.

Liu Hang, an industrial designer at Nokia said some of the concepts behind the design:

The top and bottom of the phone to create a harmony between them because of their smooth, rounded edges. We kept the design simple and clean as possible to produce a more elegant look.

Nokia C2-03 will be available in the third quarter of 2011 in India, China, SEAP, Eurasia and MEA, which costs € 77 (prices may vary from market to market) - excluding taxes and subsidies.

Source : http://www.gbrzone.com/launch-nokia-c2-03-%E2%80%93-dual-sim-and-touch-and-type-together/

Nokia C2-03 – Dual SIM and Touch and Type, together

Today we see the launch of a new Series 40-powered feature phone, the Nokia C2-03. Combining Dual-SIM functionality with Touch and Type technology, this new phone is perfect for people who want to combine their separate needs into one single device.

The Nokia C2-03 is Nokia’s third Touch and Type phone and first such form factor to feature Dual-SIM. Up until now, Dual-SIM phones needed to be switched off and the battery removed, so that the SIM card could be inserted. Not now. The Easy Swap feature allows you to open the slot on the side of the phone and simply insert your new SIM, with no need to reboot.

Should you have more than two SIM cards, the Nokia C2-03 is capable of remembering the settings for up to five separate cards. So once you’ve personalised your SIM by giving it its own name and calling settings, you’ll never have to do it again.

Measuring 103 x 51.4 x 17mm (L x W x H) and weighing 118g, it fits perfectly in your pocket, or hand. The standby time is quoted as lasting up to 400 hours, with a talk time of up to five hours, while the music playback time last up to 35 hours. The screen is measured at 240 x 320 with up to 65K colours.

For people waiting for a low-cost feature phone with Nokia Maps, the wait is over. The Nokia C2-03 comes preloaded with the brand new Nokia Maps for Series 40, making this great service accessible to a much wider range of phone users. As you’d expect from Nokia Maps for Series 40, you can search for a location and plan a route while completely offline, costing you absolutely nothing.

As for Internet browsing, the newly released Nokia Browser for Series 40 is now installed as standard on all future Series 40 devices. This compresses all the data before it reaches your phone in order to give you a much faster, richer and more cost-efficient web experience.

Mary McDowell, the head of Nokia’s Mobile Phones business unit, explains why all these features have been included in the Nokia C2-03:

The Nokia C2-03 makes managing multiple SIMs simpler, without compromising on any other features. Why should consumers have to choose between touch and keypad, or forego a great web, map, entertainment or email experience? With the Nokia C2-03 we have made it all available on one affordable device.

If it’s storage you’re after, then this phone has 10MB in memory which is expandable up to huge 32GB. Plenty of room for all those photos, videos and music files you might have. If you’ve not yet got thousands of photos, you can always get snapping with the 2-megapixel camera.

The Nokia C2-03 sees the return of the slide phone, with the touchscreen covering the keypad. Because this phone is a Touch and Type device, you can perform certain actions on the screen then slide the screen up to reveal the keypad underneath, all with one hand.

Liu Hang, Industrial Designer at Nokia explains some of the thinking behind the design:

The upper and lower parts of the phone create harmony with each other due to their smooth, rounded edges. We’ve kept the design as simple and as clean as possible while still producing an elegant look.

The Nokia C2-03 will be available in Q3 2011 in India, China, SEAP, Eurasia and MEA, costing €77 (the price may vary from market to market) – excluding taxes and subsidies.

What do you think of the Nokia C2-03 so far? Let us know, below.

Securing the Nokia N9

GLOBAL – Feeling secure in this day-and-age is an absolute must and security features are an essential component of any great smartphone. The Nokia N9 comes with a selection of security features that we’re going to talk you through today, as requested in comments on previous posts, so you can feel confident that your data will remain safe-and-sound.

In order to stop your information falling into the wrong hands, you’ll want to follow these next steps on the Nokia N9. Note, once again, this story was created using prototype hardware and software. The finished product may be a little different.

Within the menu of the phone, you’ll need to navigate to the Settings icon on the right. Scrolling down the page a little way, you’ll come across the Security settings then the Device lock screen. It’s from here you’re confronted with some options.

At the top of that option list is the Autolock feature, which is where you can have your Nokia N9 ask for a security code every time you awaken the phone from its sleep – or when trying to unlock the screen, anyway. If you want, you can have the phone ask for the security code every single time you do this, or after certain time intervals, such as: 5 minutes; 10 minutes; 30 minutes; or 60 minutes, if you so wish. I’ve now set up mine to do this automatically and with no interval. When selecting this option – or any other in this menu – the Nokia N9 asks you to create a security code.

If somebody tries to unlock your phone and doesn’t know your security code, the phone will delete all your data that’s stored. This way you feel safe in knowing that should your phone be stolen, the thief will not be able to access email accounts, notes you may have saved or even have access to your online accounts like Facebook or Twitter. So your identity remains yours. You can change the Number of tries a person can have in the drop down list.

There is a Trusted person option in the settings too, so should you forget your security code you can have the code sent to that other person in the form of a text message. At first I couldn’t see where you could activate this, outside the settings. It was only when I typed in my security code incorrectly on the lock screen that the screen turned red and asked me to input the correct code or press the recover button. If you can’t remember the code at this point, press that button and your code will be sent to the trusted person.

If at any point you’re not sure what each feature does, the i symbol at the top of the page lets you know what to do.

Now, for the remote security features.

As a preinstalled app, Track & Protect enables you to do some cool things. You’ll first need to create an account with them – which can be done through the security settings screen, by hitting configure – but once you’ve done that you can do perform a few tasks on the phone itself, or some other tasks need to be performed on their web site, Track & Protect.

From the phone you’re able to activate or deactivate the app, or decided to have the SIM card swap option active, or not. This means that if your phone does go missing, should somebody try to remove your SIM card and insert theirs, the phone won’t work.

It’s from the Web service that you can do some cool tricks. Let’s say you’ve stored some important documents on your Nokia N9, the type that you wouldn’t want anybody looking at. You can wipe all the information from your phone remotely, by logging onto the Track&Trace website and pressing Wipe! and by pressing the Lock button you can do exactly that, lock the phone. But before you do either of these, you should press the Get location button. This will locate your phone and show you where it is using Ovi Maps. After all, you don’t want to wipe everything off your phone if it turns out you’ve left it at home and not on the bus. Do you?

Has this answered all your security questions regarding the Nokia N9? Let us know, in the comments below.

For all of our Nokia N9 related stories, you’ll find everything using our Nokia N9 tag.

source : http://www.gbrzone.com/securing-the-nokia-n9/