Mark over at the Nokia Blog takes a look at the Nokia 5530. The 5530 XpressMusic does not offer 3G connectivity, but is equipped with Wi-Fi. While not as high-end as the 5800, this device comes with a 3.2MP camera with LED flash, 3.5 mm audio jack, and a touchscreen display offering resolution of 640×360.

Check out the video after the break…

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Direct from the press release:

Rogers is excited to announce the launch of our new, super-charged HSPA+ wireless network with maximum download speeds of up to 21 Megabits per second (Mbps)*, faster than ever before. Rogers is the first carrier in North America to offer customers the world’s fastest mobile internet speed with the new HSPA+ Rocket Mobile Internet Stick, now available for pre-order through rogers.com.

Pre-order today, available September 28th. Exclusively from Rogers.

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LG Electronics (LG),  reinforced its aggressive strategy in smartphones by announcing the first Android mobile device which will give LG a broader and more dominant position in this expanding market.

The announcement of LG’s first Android-powered smartphones comes only a week after the world’s third largest mobile phone company announced that it would be introducing three new Windows Mobile smartphones in the next few weeks. These developments underscore LG’s commitment to offering greater consumer choice in the expanding smartphone category.

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The Nokia 5800 firmware version v31.0.008 is now available for download via NSU. Dont forget to backup your data before updating your phone! I haven’t found any changelog yet, but i will update this post as soon as i find one .

You can discuss the v31.0.008 firmware here

Update: This software release comes with a new version of Ovi Maps, which offers improved maps and enhanced pedestrian and drive navigation. Additionally, the software release includes several performance improvements. This software release is available through the Nokia Software Updater (Source: Nokia)

[Thx sano33]

The Motorola DEXT  (or the T-Mobile version: CLIQ) is the manufacturer’s first Android-based phone. It will run the personalized MOTOBLUR interface, capable of taking all important information from the world of social networks and serving it right on the user’s homescreen. Hardware features include a 3.1-inch HVGA screen, 5MP autofocus camera, 3.5mm jack, 3G, Wi-Fi and a side-sliding QWERTY keyboard. There will also be an international version, called the DEXT.

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Our forum member “gokpog” has published tons of Nokia N900 videos over at our newly started Maemo 5 forum section. Head over to this post to view them all.

Questions thats been brought up in the videos:

• Applications for Nokia N900. Price policy
• Does N900 support only landscape orientation of applications or there is support for portrait orientation and rotation too?
• Will we see more MAEMO-based devices from Nokia?
• What would be the next Nokia Maemo-based device?
• Would it be any special support for social networking and IM on Nokia N900?
• Who will create applications for Nokia N900?

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Vodafone Mobile Broadband Hotspot is now live and will offer 3G broadband benefits for wi-fi enabled vodafone customers with laptops. Customers on the Vodafone network will be able to connect devices via the hotspot as long as there is a 3G Mobile Broadband and the Mobile Broadband Hotspot device. No additional software is needed. The  Mobile Broadband Hotspot is the size of a credit card and has a microSD slot for 16gb of additional memory.

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This is a iPhone-like music cover flow  application for symbian S60v5 phones such as the Nokia N97, Nokia 5800 and the Nokia 5530, developed by the author of LandscapePro. The application is still under development. Check out the video demo after the break…

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[Thx mand.e]