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Nokia unveiled two new members of its Asha family – Asha 308 and 309, with former rocking two SIM card slots while the latter supporting Wi-Fi connectivity. Rest of the specs are identical and include a 3-inch capacitive touchscreen, 2-megapixel camera on the back, 800MHz processor, 20MB of built-in memory and a microSD expansion slot. Additionally, Nokia preloads it Opera Mini-like Xpress browser on the two phones, as well as WhatsApp IM client, Nokia Maps 2.0 and “40 free EA games for you to download and keep forever” — including Tetris, FIFA 2012, and The Need for Speed The Run.
The Asha 308 and 309 are Nokia’s most affordable capacitive touchscreen devices to date. The company estimates the retail price for the two new phones to be about $99, excluding taxes and subsidies, with shipping expected to start in Q4 2012…
And here are two clips briefly demoing new Nokia phones. Enjoy.
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Dusan Belic
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.
