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Nokia unveiled a new member of its Asha family of affordable feature phones – Asha 205. What makes this phone special is the fact that it’s the first Nokia device with a dedicated Facebook button, allowing folks to quickly fire-up the popular social network and keep up with their buddies while on the go.
And there’s more – the Nokia Asha 205 also comes with a new sharing technology called “Slam” using which it’s much easier to beam files from one phone to the other whether the other phone is “Slam-enabled” or not. Slam quickly detects the nearest Bluetooth device and offers that device the file; the other person can then accept and download the picture instantly, without any need to pair the two phones.
As for the pre-installed apps, aside from Facebook and other social networking/chat apps like Twitter and eBuddy, there’s also Nokia Nearby (even though the phone doesn’t have GPS), Nokia Life (or Nokia Life+), as well as EA’s gift pack of 40 free premium games.
The Nokia Asha 205 will be offered in cyan, magenta and orange, with stylish two-tone mixes from Q4 2012. Without any operator subsidies or local taxes, it will cost around $62. A dual-SIM version of the device will be available, as well.
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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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