Nokia N96: Tech Specs and Leaked Pictures

Nokia N96 is going to be the next high-standard phone in the Nokia N-Series family of mobile phones. Though it is said to possess some of the features of Nokia N95 and Nokia 81 yet it will bring a whole new technology with it introducing and featuring dual-slide, full QWERTY keyboard as well as a 3.2 inch Touch-Screen display.

Here are some of Tech specifications of this mobile phone as shared with us by N-series US.

Weighs 115 grams
Internal memory of 10 GB
WCDMA 2100
850/900/1800/1900 MHz
HSDPA
Measures 102.5×56×17.6 mm
3.2 inch screen with 16 million colors
Four speakers
Digital TV

3.5mm jack
6 mega pixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and optic zoom
QWERTY keyboard
WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, Mini USB 2.0 and infrared
FM Radio
Comes in two colors
Motion sensor
Touchscreen and joystick navigation
GPS
That is definitely more than just a phone or should I say that is more than just a simple computer. Here are soeme exclusive leaked images of the Nokia N96 that have recently surfaced over some sites and blogs. Take a look:

LocoGPS Module (GPS on iPhone)

Apple was smart enough to create a high-tech gadget i.e. the iPhone but failed to provide some of the necessary features and utilities that are required by today’s users. GPS i.e. Global Positioning System is a location identification system that connects to a GPS satellite and tells about the current position coordinates of a person using a GPS device. Almost all new gadgets and phones come integrated with GPS features however the Apple iPhone again fails to compete with other devices provided the fact that it does not have any GPS module.

PartFoundry have created a little piece of hardware that they call as the LocoGPS. LocoGPS is a GPS module specially built for the iPhone that electrically interfaces to the iPhone and allows you to use your iPhone just like any other GPS device.

To use the LocoGPS module you need have a hacked (jail broken) iPhone so in order to be able to use 3rd party applications. The software that runs this little piece of hardware is open source however the module has a price of $89 and shall start shipping in February 2008.

LocoGPS is currently being tested on the iPhone however an iPod Touch compatible hardware and software is also expected soon as mentioned on the developer’s official website.

Alternatively if you are a big fan of Google Maps, you can use the My Location (Beta) feature to get a GPS-like service on your Apple iPhone.