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Nokia launched new Nokia 7705 Twist

2009-09-13T06:48:00.000-07:00

Nokia launched its new Nokia 7705 Twist with Verizon.
Phone looks bit different with Square design and comes with with a full QWERTY that fans out beneath the 2.4-inch QVGA screen. Nokia is striving to gain its market in US by teaming up with Operators and providing customised solutions. While email, IM, MMS and SMS are all ticked, the 7705 Twist is also blog-savvy, enabling you to communicate with the world via a simple ‘post to blogs’ feature that also can fire out your snaps and text to social network sites.

Plus, it supports V CAST Video Streaming and Video on Demand, as well as VCAST Music with Rhapsody.

The Nokia 7705 Twist will go on sale online via www.verizonwireless.com on 13 September and in Verizon stores on 21 September for $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement

All new Nokia E-72

2009-09-06T08:15:00.000-07:00

Expected in 3rd quater 2009.
Symbain s60 qwerty phone
E72 is incremental update from previous E-71
Better 5 MP camera over 3.5 MP camera on E-71
E-72 is for messaging and is integrated with exchange client, support for other email clients like gmail, yahoo & hotmail.
Opitical navi key to navigate.
IM support
quickoffice 5.3 which read office 2007 docs
3.5 G device

Full Specifications

Size

Form: Monoblock with full keypad
Dimensions: 114 x 58.3 x 10.1 mm
Weight: 128 g
Volume: 65 cc
Contemporary design with fully integrated QWERTY keypad

Display and 3D

Main display:
- Size: 2.36"
- Resolution: 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA)
Up to 16.7 million colours
TFT active matrix

Keys and input method

QWERTY keyboard
Nokia Eseries one-touch keys for Home, Calendar, Contacts and Email
Volume and mute keys
Intuitive Optical Navi Key
Media (Camera, Gallery, Music Player, Radio, Real Player, Voice Recorder)
Messaging (Messaging, New email, New message, Read emails, Read messages, Read new emails, Read new messages)
Organiser (Calculator, Calendar, Clock, Converter, Data Synchronisation, File manager, Notepad, What time is it)
Profiles (General, Silent, Meeting, Outdoor, Pager, Offline)
Tools (Connection manager, Device manager, Help, Landmarks, Personalisation, Profiles, Settings, Speed dialling, Voice commands, Voice mail)
Application manager
Bluetooth
Browser
Logs
Navigator (= GPS data)
Phonebook

Colours and covers

Available in-box colours:
- Zodium black
- Metal grey
- Topaz brown

Connectors

Micro-USB connector which supports charging. High-Speed USB 2.0
3.5 mm Nokia audio connector

Memory

4 GB MicroSD memory card (with hot swap), support for up to 16 GB
One-touch use as USB mass memory storage
250 MB free user disk space

Power

Nokia Battery BP-4L 1500 mAh Li-Ion standard battery
Talk time (maximum):
- GSM 12 h 30 min
- WCDMA 5 h 54 min
- VoIP 13 h 42 min
Standby time (maximum):
- GSM 492 h
- WCDMA 576 h
- WLAN 110 h
Video playback time (maximum): 13 h 6 min
Video recording time (maximum): 6 h 24 min
Video call time (maximum): 4 h
Music playback time (maximum): 37.5 h

Communication and navigation

Operating frequency

E72-1 Quad-band EGSM 850/900/1800/1900, WCDMA 900/2100 HSDPA
E72-2 Quad-band EGSM 850/900/1800/1900, WCDMA 850/1900 HSDPA
E72-3 Quad-band EGSM 850/900/1800/1900, WCDMA 850/2100 HSDPA
Offline mode

Data network

GPRS class A, multislot class 32, maximum speed 107/64.2 kbps (DL/UL)
EGSM class A, multislot class 32, maximum speed 128/384 kbps (DL/UL)
WCDMA 850/1900/2100, WCDMA 900/1900/2100
HSDPA maximum speed: 10.2 Mbps
HSUPA maximum speed: 2 Mbps
WLAN 802.11b, 802.11g
- WLAN Security: WPA2-Enterprise, WPA2-Personal, WPA-Enterprise, WPA-Personal
- WLAN Quality of Service: WMM, U-APSD
- WLAN wizard
TCP/IP support
Capability to serve as data modem
Support for MS Outlook synchronisation of contacts, calendar and notes

Local connectivity and synchronisation

Bluetooth version 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate, A2DP
Add-on solutions enable integration into enterprise private branch exchange (PBX) infrastructure
Digital Home support
UPnP support
MTP (Mobile Transfer Protocol) support
Printing
Network (Raw). Direct TCP/IP socket connection to any specified port
Network (LPR). Line Printer Daemon protocol (RFC1179)
Printing to file
USB PictBridge printing
Support for PC synchronisation with Nokia PC Suite 7.1 (preinstalled) and Nokia Ovi Suite

Service

SIND

Call features

Integrated hands-free speakerphone
Conference calling
Number screening for messaging and calls
Any key answer
Call waiting, call hold, call divert
Call timer
Logging of dialled, received and missed calls
Automatic redial
Speed dialling
Enhanced voice dialling
Side volume keys
Mute/unmute
Contacts with images
Conference calling with up to 6 participants
Video calling (VGA): up to 640 x 480 pixels, up to 15 fps
Push to talk
SIP VoIP 3.0
Voice call continuity (VoIP cell/WLAN handover)

Messaging

SMS with support for up to 10 concatenated SMS (long messages)
SMS Storage: up to 999 messages
Speed dialling for SMS sending
List of recently used numbers
Multiple SMS deletion
Undo function for SMS deletion
Text-to-speech message reader
EMS picture messaging (send and receive)
MMS version 1.2, message size up to 300 kb
Automatic resizing of images for MMS
Common inbox for SMS and MMS messages
Number screening for messaging
Distribution lists for messaging
Instant Messaging:
- Windows (MSN) Live
- OMA IM
- Presence
- Ovi Contacts

E-mail

Supported protocols: IMAP4 (with idle), Nokia Messaging, Microsoft ActiveSync, POP3, SMTP
Support for Nokia Messaging service
Support for Mail for Exchange
Support for Lotus Notes Traveller
HTML email support
Multiple simultaneous email accounts (e.g. business email + private email)
Support for e-mail attachments
Support for e-mail with filtering
OMA e-mail notification support
Integrated Nokia Mobile VPN

Web browsing

Supported mark-up languages: HTML, XHTML, MP, WML, CSS
Supported protocols: HTTP, WAP
TCP/IP support
Nokia MiniMap browser:
- HTML 4.01
- XHTML MP 1.1
- ECMAScript / JavaScriptTM 1.5
- AJAX
- OMA 2.1
- HTTP / HTTPS
Nokia Mobile Search (for the device and the internet)

GPS and navigation

Integrated A-GPS with compass
Nokia Maps 3.0

Image and sound

Photography

5 megapixel camera (2592 x 1944 pixels) with autofocus and flash
Image formats: JPEG, Exif
CMOS sensor
5x digital zoom
One-touch autofocus key
Focal length: 4.7 mm
Focus range: 10 cm to infinity
LED flash
Flash modes: Automatic, On, Off, Red-eye reduction
Flash operating range: 1 m
Automatic, sunny, cloudy, incandescent, fluorescent
Automatic, Manual exposure compensation +2,0 ~ -2,0
Capture modes: Still capture mode, video mode, panorama mode and sequence mode
Scene modes: Auto, user defined, close-up, portrait, landscape, sport, night mode (w/o flash), night portrait
Colour tone modes: Normal, sepia, black & white, vivid, negative
Light sensitivity modes: Automatic, low, medium, high
Show viewfinder grid
Still image editor

Video

Main camera
VGA: 640 x 480 at 15fps
QVGA: 320 x 240 at 15 fps
QCIF: 176 x 144 at 15 fps
Up to 10x digital video zoom
Front camera:
- Up to 2x digital video zoom
Video recording file formats: .mp4 - default (VGA, QVGA) or .3gp (QCIF for MMS)
Audio recording formats: AMR, AAC stereo
Automatic, sunny, cloudy, incandescent, fluorescent
Scene modes: Automatic, night
Colour tone modes: normal, sepia, black & white, vivid, negative
Clip length (maximum): 90 mins (High or Normal quality) or limited to MMS size approx. 30 seconds (Sharing quality)
Note: Clip length is dependable on available memory
Media player
Real Player
Video playback file formats: .mp4, AVC/H.264, .wmv, RV, Flash Video, H.263/3GPP
Video streaming: .mp4, AVC/H.264, .wmv, RV, Flash Video, H.263/3GPP
Video calling (VGA) 15 fps
Video ring tones
Video editor on device
Ovi Share for sharing your videos and images

Music and audio playback

Music player
Media player
- Equalizer
- Shuffle
- Repeat
- Loudness on/off
- Stereo widening
- Selection by artist, album and genre
- Album graphics display
Music playback file formats: AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, MP3, AMR-NB, WMA
Audio streaming
Dedicated volume keys
FM radio 87.5-108 MHz with RDS support
3.5 mm audio connector
Nokia Music Store support
Ring tones: polyphonic (25 built-in tones)

Voice and audio recording

Voice commands:
- Media (Camera, Gallery, Music Player, Radio, Real Player, Voice Recorder)
- Messaging (Messaging, New email, New message, Read emails, Read messages, Read new emails, Read new messages)
- Organiser (Calculator, Calendar, Clock, Converter, Data Synchronisation, File manager, Notepad, What time is it)
- Profiles (General, Silent, Meeting, Outdoor, Pager, Offline)
- Tools (Connection manager, Device manager, Help, Landmarks, Personalisation, Profiles, Settings, Speed dialling, Voice commands, Voice mail)
- Application manager
- Bluetooth
- Browser
- Logs
- Navigator (= GPS data)
- Phonebook
Enhanced voice dialling
Voice recorder
Audio recording formats: .mp4
AMR-NB, GSM EFR, FR & HR, AMR-WB for CS speech call
Digital microphone
Text-to-speech message reader

Personalisation: profiles, themes, ring tones

Customisable profiles
Ring tones: polyphonic (25 built-in tones) HH: US ring tone, ROW ringing tone
Video ring tones (3 built-in tones)
User-defined themes
Home screen modes: Business and personal

Software

Software platform and user interface

S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 (S60 3.2.3)
Symbian OS version 9.3
Active standby
Voice commands
FOTA (Firmware update Over The Air)

Personal information management (PIM): contacts, clock, calendar etc.

Storage of up to 1000 contacts (depending on available memory)
Contacts 2.0 for Eseries, contacts with images
Company name search
Remote company directory lookup
Create and receive meeting requests
Support for assigning images to contacts
Support for contact groups
Closed user group support
Fixed Dialling Number support
Clock: analog and digital
Countdown timer with intervals
Alarm clock with ring tones
Reminders
Calculator with advanced functions
Nokia Eseries Calendar with dedicated one-touch key
Create and accept meeting requests
Converter II
Active Notes
To-do list
PIM information viewable during call

Applications

Java™ MIDP 2.0, CLDC 1.1, 3D API, PIM API, File access API
Flash Lite 3.0
Instant Messaging:
- Windows (MSN) Live
- OMA IM
-Presence
- Ovi Contacts
Nokia Mini Map browser :
-JavaScript 1.3 and 1.5 support
MOT Dictionary
PDF Viewer
ZIP Manager
Quick Office viewers and editors
World Traveler
Font Magnifier
Psiloc Wireless Presenter
Bloomberg
Vlingo (in selected country variants)
Nokia Calendar
Nokia Email 2.0
Nokia MiniMap Browser
Nokia Music Player
Nokia Media player
Maps
Nokia Messaging supported
Nokia Mobile Search
Nokia Office Tools
Nokia PC Suite
Nokia Ovi Suite
Adding more applications: IAD (independent application delivery) supported

Gaming

Included games:
- Block Cascade
- Top Hits Solitaire Collection

Sales package contents

Nokia E72
Nokia High Efficiency Charger AC-8
Nokia MicroSD4GB MU-41 (inside device)
Nokia MicroUSB data cable CA-101D
Nokia Stereo Headset WH-601
Nokia Battery BP-4L
Carrying case and strap
Cleaning cloth
User Guide
Nokia Eseries Experience Leaflet
Nokia PC Suite (v 7.1) in microSD card
Services included in the box:
- Maps
- Nokia Messaging supported

Nokia X6 Hands-on Video

2009-09-02T23:03:00.000-07:00

Here is the hands-on video of Nokia X6

Nokia Booklet 3G full specification

2009-09-02T11:32:00.000-07:00

Nokia Booklet 3G full specification.

All day computing

Up to 12 hours of usage time
Last for a heavy work day
Windows 7 and Intel Atom processor
Charge it and go – no need to worry about taking your charger with you

Sleek, robust design

A stylish, premium design with a chassis made from a single piece of machined aluminum
19.9 mm thin
Three different colors at launch: black, ice (white) and azure (blue)

Seamless connectivity

Inbuilt WLAN and WWAN enable connectivity to the Internet anywhere a WiFi or cellular network connection is found
3G/ HSPA with hot swappable simcard

Sync easily with your Nokia handset

Integrated Ovi Suite enables easy sync of calendar contacts, media with your device and the cloud

Integrated Nokia services

Ovi Suite 2.0
Nokia Music for PC
Ovi Maps
Social Hub – keeps track of your social software feeds in one spot and serves as a SMS sender
Nokia software updater

Nokia Booklet 3G full specification

Dimensions

Weight (max) 1250 g
Dimensions (max) 264 x 185 x 19.9 mm

CPU and Chipset

Intel Atom Z530, 1.6 GHz
Intel Poulsbo US15W, fanless design

Memory and Storage

RAM: 1 GB, DDR2, 533 Mhz, soldered down
HDD: 120 GB, 1.8”/5mmH/SATA, 8 MB cache, 4200 RPM

Display

10.1”, 1280×720 pixels, glass window

Battery

16 cell, 56.8 Wh, Li-Ion prismatic, removable design

Connectivity

802.11 b/g/n, 2T2R
BT 2.1 + EDR
Inbuilt 3G modem (data calls only). Different variants: WCDMA: 850/1900/2100 or WCDMA 900/2100 or no modem.
All modem variants have GSM and GPRS
Assisted-GPS

I/O ports

1 x HDMI 1.2 out
3 x USB 2.0
1 x headphone out (OMTP 3.5 mm) – with OMTP headsets also functions as audio in
1 x DC-in
1 x SD card reader
1 x SIM / USIM slot

Camera and microphone

1.3 MP front facing camera with integrated microphone

Keyboard

Frame keyboard
2 physical layouts: US (78 keys, 17 mm pitch, 1.8 mm stroke) and UK (79 keys, 16.7 mm pitch, 1.8 mm stroke)

Other

Accelerometer

Inbox contents

Nokia Booklet 3G
BC-1S battery
AC/DC power adapter
Quick setup guide and warranty instructions
Headset WH-205
USB charging multi-cable CA-126

Software

Operating System: Windows 7 Starter Edition, Home Premium or Professional
MS Office Small Business 60 day trial
MS Internet Explorer 8
HDD protection utility, Hotkey utility , Knock Control utility, Power Profile Switcher, Battery Life utility
Nokia Update Manager
Ovi Suite
Ovi Maps Gadget
Social Hub
F-Secure Internet Security 2010 trial

All new Nokia N97 Mini

2009-09-02T06:06:00.001-07:00

Whoever got disappointed by N97's high price can now go for same N97 features with little modifications and improvements to it for lesser price and get the same look and feel of N97 in their hands.
Nokia announced Nokia N97 mini a following in the footsteps of its bigger, older brother N97.
Sporting new homescreen widgets and a host of usability improvements, the N97 mini still packs 8GB of storage, a 3.2-inch touchscreen and full QWERTY keyboard into its 14.2mm thin frame. It’s also the first Nokia device to sport Lifecasting with Ovi – a new partnership with the world’s largest social network, Facebook. The N97 mini is based on the same tilt display design of its N97 big brother, built into a smaller body complete with new design touches.

The Nokia N97 mini will be available next month for an estimated retail price of EUR450 before taxes and subsidies

Nokia announced its two new devices Nokia X6 & X3

2009-09-02T05:56:00.000-07:00

Unveiled at Nokia World, in Stuttgart, the Nokia X6 and Nokia X3 spice up Nokia’s music device portfolio. Adding to the total music experience, Nokia also introduced the Nokia Mini Speaker MD-9, as well as the Nokia Bluetooth Stereo Headset BH-505.

The Nokia X6 follows up on the Nokia 5800 in style and touch - however with the long-awaited capacitive touch - and it is available with the all-you-can-eat Comes With Music service, now launched in ten countries (Australia, Singapore, U.K., Germany, Sweden, Italy, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa and Switzerland). This music device has 32 GB of memory, enabling people to store up to 11.000 songs, and it is capable of playing up to 35 hours of music.

Nokia Bluetooth Stereo Headset BH-505

The Nokia X6 will be available with the Comes With Music bundle on Q4 2009 for approximately 450 Euros.

Today Nokia officially announced its 5230 in India

2009-09-02T00:03:00.000-07:00

Today Nokia officially announced its much hyped 5230 XpressMusic phone in India.
Its a much awaited low priced touch device from Nokia which will make its competitors to think. This phone is priced at Rs.10,000/- in Indian currency which is very less and afforable for many young Indians.
Its a fashion statement.

Nokia Music Store now in India

2009-08-31T10:43:00.000-07:00

The Nokia Music Store India was formally launched in India. Nokia has signed up India's major independent labels including Tseries, Yashraj Music, Saregama, BIG Music and Venus; it has also partnered with India's leading music body, the Indian Music Industry. Nokia also announced that its Comes with Music service would be arriving in India later this year.

The standard Nokia Music Store features are available for the Indian store, including the on-device mobile client for over-the-air downloads and PC client (Nokia Music) for downloads to the PC. Purchased tracks may be played back on the phone or via the PC and can be synced between the two, regardless of how they were downloaded.

The Nokia Music Store was previously available in 'soft launch' mode, with track purchase only available via vouchers. Vouchers were (and will be) available in the sales box of selected handsets (Nseries, Eseries and XpressMusic).

New Nokia N900

2009-08-30T00:57:00.001-07:00

The N900’s pocket computer which comprises of a powerful ARM Cortex-A8 processor, with up to 1GB of application memory and OpenGL ES 2.0 graphics acceleration. Combine all that horsepower with the new Linux-based Maemo 5 software, and the N900 enables you to multi-task as you would on a PC (the Maemo platform was first designed for computers) – this set-up means you can quickly flit between stacks of apps running simultaneously and smoothly.

This fusion of the Maemo 5 platform and significant processing power is brought to life through the now familiar combo of a high-res WVGA touchscreen and full physical slide-out QWERTY keyboard. It also stomachs 32GB of storage, expandable up to 48GB with a microSD card leg-up, and is home to a 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics. Plus, other features include A-GPS, an FM transmitter, and up to 9 hours of talk time.

The N900 is geared up to let you browse the web as you would on a PC, with a browser based on Mozilla technology, meaning websites look exactly as they would appear on your desktop. Watching online video and enjoying online apps is also made possible thanks to full Adobe Flash 9.4 support. Couple this with speedy internet access, realized via HSPA and Wi-Fi connectivity, and the N900 promises to deliver the best pocket-friendly online experience to date.

The Nokia N900 is inked in the diary to go on sale in the fourth quarter of 2009 in selected markets, and will cost around 500 Euros, excluding the usual regional taxes and subsidies.

N900 Intro

N900 User Interface

Nokia Booklet 3G mini laptop

2009-08-29T23:55:00.000-07:00

Nokia has just whipped the dust sheet off the Nokia Booklet 3G. A brand new breed of portable device for Nokia.

Key hardware information

Intel Atom Chipset (Z530 running at 1.6 Ghz). No fan, which means near silent running.
120 GB hard disk
3G / HSDPA and WiFi connectivity, plus integrated Bluetooth for local wireless communication
12 hour battery life
19.9 mm thick x 264 mm width x 185 mm depth
10.1 inch glass HD ready display
Front facing video camera mounted, on top of the screen, for video calling
1 x HDMI port (for HD video out), 1 x integarted SD card reader, 3 x USB ports, 1 x audio port
Integrated A-GPS
Stereo speakers mounted on the front right and left corners

Nokia N97

2009-08-29T11:38:00.001-07:00

The Nokia N97 is a S60 5th Edition mobile computer with a large 3,5“, bright nHD (640 x 360 pixels and 16:9 aspect ratio) TFT color display with resistive touch screen and tactile feedback. The device provides excellent user experience for internet and entertainment by combining qwerty keyboard with touch UI and Home screen functionality. Use the N97 to connect to mobile broadband using WLAN or HSDPA (3.5G). Find directions and locations with the integrated A-GPS and included maps. Additional features include game titles with N-Gage, a 5 mega pixel camera with dual LED flash and automatic geotagging of images and videos.

Device variants:

RM-505 Global. WCDMA, HSDPA (Cat 6 max.3.6 Mbps) 900/1900/2100 and EGSM 850/900/1800/1900 + WLAN
RM-506 China. EGSM 850/900/1800/1900
RM-507 Americas. WCDMA, HSDPA (Cat 6 max.3.6 Mbps) 850/1900/2100 and EGSM 850/900/1800/1900 + WLAN

Nokia N86 8 MegaPixel

2009-08-29T11:23:00.000-07:00

Build on S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack2
The Nokia N86 8MP is a 2-way slide dual-mode mobile computer supporting WCDMA/HSDPA, EGSM, and WLAN. Enjoy videos, music, and graphics on the 2.6” Active Matrix OLED display and orientation sensor. Find directions and locations with the integrated A-GPS and included maps. Take photos with a 8-megapixel autofocus camera with Carl Zeiss optics, Tessar lens and dual LED flash. Additional features include Flash lite 3.1, USB charging with simultaneous data transfer, UPnP and TV out. Supported WCDMA frequencies depend on the region where the device is available.

Nokia 5530 XpressMusic

2009-08-29T10:56:00.001-07:00

It will be one of the cheapest touch smartphone of the market when it launches later this year and uses the S60 platform to deliver key music software and services and priced at 200 Euros.

Key Features:

2.9 inch touncscreen (640 x 360, 16 million colours) with tactile feedback.
Phone dimensions: 104 x 49 x 13 mm (68 cc) and 107g.
Runs S60 5th Edition on Symbian OS 9.4. This is Nokia 3rd S60 5th Edition phone and follows on from the Nokia 5800 and Nokia N97.
Homescreen with application shortcuts, mini-music player and Contacts Bar – Nokia's 'person centric user interface' with easy access to communication options and history. The drop down Media Bar gives quick access to key phone functionality.
Quad band GSM with EDGE (class b, multislot class 32, max download 296 kbps, upload 177 kbps) and WiFi connectivity.
Stereo speakers with 'surround sound', 3.5 mm audio jack, integrated FM radio. Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP and AVRCP prfile for stereo Bluetooth headsets. Access to Nokia Music store for music purchase. Sync with Nokia Music for PC with HiSpeed USB 2.0.
Inbox contents: Nokia 5530 XpressMusic device with stylus, 4 GB MicroSD memory card (MU-43), Nokia Battery BL-4U, 1000mAh, Nokia High Efficiency Charger AC-8, For China: Nokia USB Charging adapter AC-8C + CA-100C, Nokia stereo headset WH-205, Short Micro USB Connectivity Cable CA-101D, Mini DVD, User Guide
The phone will be available in 6 colour variants: black-red, white-blue, black-grey, white-pink and white-yellow.

Nokia 5230 Xpress Music

2009-08-29T10:46:00.000-07:00

The latest handset to join the touchscreen fold, the Nokia 5230 has been designed to serve up slick on-the-go entertainment, location-based services and act as an easy pocket portal for social networking at low cost. Competitively priced at 149 Euros.

Physical features, power and memory

* Form: Classic with touchscreen
* Dimensions: 111 x 51.7 x 14.5/15.5 mm
* Weight: 113 g (without stylus)
* Weight: 115 g (with stylus)
* Volume: 78 cc (without stylus) / 83 cc (with stylus)
* Responsive touchscreen with tactile feedback
* Accelerometer for auto-rotate
* Proximity sensor to save power and prevent inadvertent touches * Size: 3.2″
* Resolution: 640 x 360 pixels (nHD) with 16:9 picture
* Up to 16.7 million colours
* Full touchscreen display * Micro-USB connector, USB 2.0 high speed
* 3.5 mm Nokia AV connector

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