A day after we reported that the Nokia 5800 Comes with Music had been unveiled in the Brazilian market, a couple of hours later it was reported that it has penetrated Mexico’s Music World as well. This was made possible through the joint efforts of Nokia and America Movil through its Telcel subsidiary.

The 5800 Comes With Music is the industry’s most comprehensive, powerful and exciting digital music offer, combining the Comes With Music service and the highly innovative Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, Nokia’s first touch-screen device.

5800 Comes With Music will be commercially available on May 1st through Telcel, the leading wireless services provider in Mexico. Consumers getting the solution either through Telcel’s Authorized Customer Centers or through its Authorized Distributors, will be able to take advantage of the largest voice and data network coverage in the country, plus best prices and value added services in the market.

It will also be available at Nokia’s flagship store located at the Antara Shopping Mall and Nokia’s Online Store

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The Nokia 5800 with Music invades Brazil, making the revolutionary music download service available for download on an unlimited basis. The Nokia 5800 is the first product to receive the service, a 3.2″ widescreen touch screen model, which already sold 3 million units since its arrival in the market in November of last year

Starting today, the device is available for purchase at Nokia Store SP (Rua Oscar Freire, 849) and at Nokia’s online store. TIM will be the only operator to sell the solution during first month of launch. Customers that were already registered on the available pre-sales opportunity at the online store will receive their devices at home by this week’s end.

By purchasing the device, customer is immediately entitled to enable the Comes With Music service and start exploring and downloading more than three million tracks of international and Brazilian artists, unlimitedly, for one year, thanks to agreements signed with the four of the world’s largest labels and hundreds of independent labels. Downloads can be made via PC, as well directly to the Nokia 5800 device. When this period comes to an end, consumers will be able to keep all tracks on their computers and mobile devices

With Nokia 5800 Comes With Music, it is possible to have access to YouTube directly to the application installed in the device, as well as to create and edit videos and still photos, as well as a direct upload to TIM Studio, a service that turns the customer an authentic multimedia producer: besides being able to share all their productions among TIM users throughout Brazil, they will win BRL 1.50 in credits for each 10 downloads of any content that they create.

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Restrictions of the iPhone have become an opportunity for competitors to bank on as the Palm Pre has announced that they will highlight such restrictions and perhaps shift the user preference in their favor with the shortcomings of the Apple iPhone.

At Sprint’s press lounge during the CTIA Wireless Association’s annual event, Palm stressed the advantages of the new webOS platform at the heart of the Pre by running presentations of carefully selected third-party software live on sample phones.

The most advanced was Pandora’s Internet radio app. On an iPhone OS device, the music service is partly neutered by Apple’s refusal to allow true background tasks, preventing users from listening to streams while they run other chores; on the Palm Pre, Pandora not only runs in the background but hooks into the always-on notification bar to let listeners approve or dismiss songs without having to even switch active tasks.

Regardless of what the Pre and webOS may do correctly for app developers, however, timing may potentially sink Palm’s success in attracting developers as wells as Palm owners. Palm and Sprint continue to cling to a “first half of 2009″ release date in spite of more than half of that time already having disappeared. With a late spring launch now the most likely, Palm may have to contend directly with Apple’s third-generation iPhone launch expected at or around WWDC in June.

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Samsung launches two new full-touch mobile phones in the S5600 and the S5230. With these latest products, Samsung is able to enhance its position as a leading player in the hugely popular touch screen mobile market.

Samsung S5600
The Samsung S5600 attracts style-conscious users with its slim and compact design. Boasting sophisticated design, the phone is packed with multimedia features that enable its users to enjoy unique mobile experiences.

Equipped with a 2.8-inch QVGA full-touch screen, Samsung S5600 adopted the TouchWiz User Interface, designed to customize and personalize the way you use your phone. Mobile widgets can be dragged and placed on the screen for one-click access to your favorite applications. Full Internet browsing support with an accelerometer sensor for auto-rotation also gives users exciting mobile Internet experiences via 7.2 Mbps connectivity.

Samsung S5600 will be available in European countries from May.

Samsung S5230
Samsung S5230 comes with the latest multimedia features in a slim and compact body that measures a mere 11.9mm. Adopting a 3.0-inch WQVGA full-touch screen and Samsung’s TouchWiz User Interface with Mobile Widgets, the phone enables its users to enjoy their mobile easily and intuitively. Using “Photo Contact,” users can call a contact by simply touching an appointed image.

The S5230 boasts various multimedia features including a 3 mega-pixel camera and video recording supporting QVGA@15fps. It supports multi-format and DNSe for ease of use and better sound quality. The phone also features music recognition using Shazam’s “Find Music” service. To enjoy various multimedia content, S5230 supports 50MB memory capacity with an external memory slot up to 8GB.

Samsung S5230 will be available in France and other European countries from April.

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Expect to discover more new tunes when you use your Nokia handset as INGroove has reportedly joined the “Nokia Comes Music” service, a revolutionary way to discover and enjoy music and tunes.

Those who purchase a Nokia Comes With Music device will gain access to Ingrooves’ extensive catalog of independent music. Consumers will be able to download tracks to both their mobile device and computer through the Nokia Music Store during the first twelve months that they own their Nokia device. Once the year is over, consumers can keep the music they’ve downloaded.

“Nokia’s Comes With Music service creates a dynamic and compelling way for consumers to gain access to our music,” stated Robb McDaniels, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, INgrooves. “And it goes to the heart of what INgrooves is all about: providing our partner labels and artists even more innovative ways to connect with their customers everywhere.”

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By now we are all familiar with the new Nokia models, Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, Nokia 5320 XpressMusic and Nokia 5220 XpressMusic. And to sweeten the pot, Nokia has announced that the said devices will deliver music loud and clear to local music lovers with its revolutionary “Comes With Music” service when it is launched in Singapore in the coming weeks, making it the first market in Asia where it will be available.

Consumers in Singapore will be the first in the world to get their hands on a Comes With Music-enabled Nokia 5800 XpressMusic when it hits the stores.

“Comes With Music sets a truly industry-leading precedent in consumer value and convenience that others are already following. Especially in these trying economic times, music lovers can stay connected to the music they like, yet no longer worry about the cost of purchasing music by single tracks or album. The freedom and simplicity of the service is unparalleled. Comes With Music is revolutionary simply because all your downloaded music is yours to keep”, said Vlasta Berka, General Manager, Nokia Singapore, Malaysia & Brunei.

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