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Nokia today unveiled a premium pair of handsets aimed at the most discerning and style-conscious consumers.

The new Nokia 8800 Arte and Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte bring 3G capabilities to the highly acclaimed Nokia 8800 series which features an elegant and sophisticated design theme that takes inspiration from nature and sets it apart from the crowd.

We have seen many photos of the upcoming Nokia N82 lately.

Today Nokia added a countdown timer on the N-series website showing the estimated time before the official release. Judging by the time left, it should take place on November 14th, 7:00 am EST.

Well, it looks like Nokia expects the N82 to become a big hit.

The almighty FCC has approved the new Nokia E51 low to mid-end cell phone, a nice addition to the E-series.

The precise release date is yet unknown but the handset should first appear in Europe and later in the U.S.

Some of the specs include:

• Quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz); WCDMA 850/2100
• Dimensions: 4.

Yet another great photo of the upcoming Nokia N82 has leaked in the Web.

Here you can see the back of the device and the integrated Xenon flash. Looks pretty, doesn't it?

Just to remind you of specifications, the N82 has a 5Mpix camera with Carl Zeiss optics and this beautiful flash, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, support for HSDPA 2100MHz and quad-band GSM networks, etc.

Nokia has successfully tested its next generation 100Mbps wireless data network today.

The new technology can be implemented by the year 2010 in Europe, Asia and later in the U.S., and will provide 100Mbps download and 50Mbps upload speeds.

As you probably know, Vodafone is the world's largest mobile operator by revenue, and Nokia is the world's largest handset manufacturer.

Nokia and Vodafone have agreed to launch an integrated suite of Vodafone services combined with Nokia Ovi Services on a range of Nokia handsets. These services will offer customers a greater choice of communications, Internet services, content and browsing through a range of premium handsets on high speed 3G and 3G broadband networks.

Espoo, Finland and Geneva, Switzerland - Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) today announced the closing of their deal, announced on August 8th, to deepen their collaboration on the licensing and supply of integrated circuit designs and modem technologies for 3G and its evolution.

The closing of the multifaceted agreement transfers a core part of Nokia's Integrated Circuit (IC) operations to STMicroelectronics and positions ST to design and manufacture 3G chipsets based on Nokia's modem technologies, energy management and RF (radio frequency) technology and to deliver complete solutions to Nokia and the open market.

Nokia Music Store became available in the UK.

Now any owner of the Nokia N95 ar N81 handset will be able to wirelessly download music tracks directly to his phone. Each track costs 80 pence, and the whole album will cost you 8 pounds. Quite pricey, don't you think? Anyway, there's no doubt that the service will be popular; it has a nice interface and a decent media library.

The FCC has recently released several photos of the upcoming Nokia 3555 3G mobile phone.

Apparently this is a lower-end version of the Nokia 6555 model available on AT&T's 3G network. They look the same, but 3555 features a less advanced VGA camera, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, quad-band GSM and dual-band WCDMA connectivity, as well as Nokia's newest S40 interface with IM and e-mail support.

Nokia announced the grand opening of the first Nokia Flagship Store in Mainland China, the only stand-alone Nokia Flagship Store and the largest in the world. The Nokia Shanghai Flagship Store is the seventh of 18 planned Flagship Stores and is the second in the region following the opening of the premier Asia Pacific Flagship Store in Hong Kong.
Five Chinese celebrities served as Nokia ambassadors at the opening ceremony - Hu Yan Bing, VJ Li Chen, An Yu Xuan, Du Cong, and Lian Du.