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Nokia just launched its 6708 Symbian UIQ based smartphone in the Taiwan market, following the availability of the model in the China market since early this year. The launch of the 6708, which is manufactured by BenQ, also marks the end of cooperation between the two companies as BenQ is now striving to build up its own brand (BenQ-Siemens) handset business.
The tri-band GSM, Nokia 6708 suports a touchscreen, has a built-in 1.3 megapixel camera, and a MiniSD card slot, is also the single Nokia device which runs on the Symbian UIQ platform. Nokia 6708 will be also be available in some Southeast Asian countries, according to sources at Nokia Taiwan.
The 6708 has been enjoying brisk sales in China since its launch, with unit sales reaching 30,000 units a month, according to a May 24 report of the Chinese-language Commercial Times. Total production of the 6708 by BenQ may reach 200,000-300,000 units, the paper noted, citing market sources.
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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
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