Credit: Dennis Buntrock Nokia unveiled a slim mobile phone, a mobile phone for bloggers, and an updated wireless Internet tablet with voice-over-IP (VoIP) capabilities at the CES show in Las Vegas on Monday.The new Nseries devices let users work with music, video and images over the Internet, as single-purpose mobile devices have become less attractive to users, Nokia said.The N76 is a 13.7 millimeter-thick clamshell phone. It contains a digital music player and 2-megapixel camera that can be operated while the phone is closed using buttons on the outside.With an optional 2GB microSD memory card, the N76 can hold up to 1,500 songs encoded by Nokia’s Music Manager software, or 250 songs encoded at a higher data rate by other software. It can play songs in AAC or Windows Media formats, including those locked by Microsoft’s Windows Media digital rights management technology. It also contains Nokia’s Web browser software, and can send e-mail and instant messages. The phone should ship by March and have an unsubsidized retail price of 390 euros (US$507), Nokia said.Nokia’s new flagship blogging device, the N93i, is also focused on video, with a swivel head for shooting and viewing. It ships with a 1GB miniSD memory card, which can store 45 minutes of DVD-like quality video in MPEG-4 VGA format, Nokia said. The phone also comes with video-editing software. The N93i has a 3.2-megapixel camera, supports wireless broadband and can handle streaming TV. Nokia said the phone should be released by March with an unsubsidized price of 600 euros ($780).Nokia struck a partnership with blog hosting company Six Apart to make it easy for N93i users to upload voice and video to the company’s Vox blogging service. Users of some other Nseries phones can download the file settings to use the service.The other new device, the N800 Internet Tablet, performs faster and is better at keeping continuous Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connections alive than its predecessor, the 770, the company said.Nokia is marketing the N800 as a device that offers a desktop-like Internet experience on the road. It has an on-screen qwerty keyboard and is based on the Linux open-source operating system.The tablet will also benefit from a software update adding VoIP capabilities later this year. Nokia and Skype will jointly develop software enabling the N800 to make and receive calls over the Skype VoIP service. The software should be released for download by June, the companies said.The N800 is available now in some European markets and the United States for $399, Nokia said. In another agreement, Nokia said that as part of its work with Yahoo announced at CES last year, Yahoo’s Go services—comprising instant messaging, e-mail support and address book synchronizing—have been extended to Nokia’s Series 40 phones.-Jeremy Kirk, IDG News Service (London Bureau) Related content case study Toyota transforms IT service desk with gen AI To help promote insourcing and quality control, Toyota Motor North America is leveraging generative AI for HR and IT service desk requests. By Thor Olavsrud Dec 08, 2023 7 mins Employee Experience Generative AI ICT Partners feature CSM certification: Costs, requirements, and all you need to know The Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification sets the standard for establishing Scrum theory, developing practical applications and rules, and leading teams and stakeholders through the development process. By Moira Alexander Dec 08, 2023 8 mins Certifications IT Skills Project Management brandpost Sponsored by SAP When natural disasters strike Japan, Ōita University’s EDiSON is ready to act With the technology and assistance of SAP and Zynas Corporation, Ōita University built an emergency-response collaboration tool named EDiSON that helps the Japanese island of Kyushu detect and mitigate natural disasters. By Michael Kure, SAP Contributor Dec 07, 2023 5 mins Digital Transformation brandpost Sponsored by BMC BMC on BMC: How the company enables IT observability with BMC Helix and AIOps The goals: transform an ocean of data and ultimately provide a stellar user experience and maximum value. By Jeff Miller Dec 07, 2023 3 mins IT Leadership Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe