Nokia unveils new business phones By Tarmo Virki LONDON (Reuters) - The world's top cellphone maker, Nokia, unveiled two new models on Monday aimed at the business market dominated by the Blackberry, but Research in Motion Ltd shares rose because investors believe the maker of the popular handset is safe. The new Nokia (NOK1V.HE) phones, meant to refresh the somewhat aging lineup of corporate offerings at the Finnish company, were widely expected after leaks on the Internet. Nokia shares closed 2 percent lower in Helsinki at 16.57 euros, while RIM (RIM.TO) stock closed 5 percent higher at C$144.21. "This is not going to change anything," said Nomura analyst Richard Windsor. "They've got to do much more, they have to do a complete offering. The problem is they don't offer device independence and they don't have the embedded position that RIM does." The new sliding model E66 and the E71, with full keyboard, both start shipping in July and will retail for around 350 euros ($538), excluding operator subsidies and local taxes. Both phones will have 3.2 megapixel cameras and built-in GPS receivers for navigation. The Nokia E71 is 10 millimeters thick -- the thinnest phone with a full QWERTY keyboard in the world. More:
Pictures of these phones and more info can be found on the Nokia USA site. Click on "upcoming phones" in the View selector at the top. SW
i was never thrilled with the Symbian OS but i do like the E71 and it has quite a bit of bandwidth capability.... GSM 850/900/1800/1900 WCDMA 850/1900 this device was made for AT&T
I was hoping it will be also but it does not have WCDMA 2100 for it to a be true World Business Phone. Heck, even the 3giPhone will have 2100 WCDMA
I think it has something to do with the Nokia and Qualcomm patent dispute — Nokia has not released a single tri-band WCDMA phone. BTW, E71 will be available in 3 versions: 850/1900 (E71-2), 900/2100 (E71-1) & 850/2100 (E71-3).
