Nokia has announced a new software solution which is called Nokia Data Gathering aimed to help public sector and non-governmental organizations to collect data on critical issues such as disease outbreaks or disaster relief via mobile devices. This software will be deployed in Amazonas State Health Department in Brazil to help fight against dengue fever in the city of Manaus in Northern Brazil.

The best thing about this Nokia Data Gathering software is that it will be available to public sector organizations and NGOs free of charge. It can be used to create tailored questionnaires and distribute them to multiple mobile phones using a normal mobile network. The field personnel can quickly fill the questionnaires and can transmit their findings to a central database all very fast with this software.

The project will start in early October by which the fifty field personnel carrying Nokia E61 and Nokia E71 will be able to quickly fill the questionnaires and transmit their findings to a central database all very fast with this software. The program is expected to increase to 600 agents and covering the whole state of Amazonas.

Nokia helps organizations with critical social services

Samsung newly released phones are power-packed with plenty of advanced features with an elegant look. Recently Samsung has unveiled a 8 megapixel camera phone which is second after its most talked phone Samsung i8510 INNOV8. What really is different to know when you see this phone is that the Samsung M8800 is not a smartphone and has no keyboard but a wide 3.2-inch touchscreen display.

The Samsung M8800 features a landscape virtual QWERTY keyboard, a 8 megapixel camera with auto focus and face recognition, quad-band GSM and tri-band HSDPA. The Samsung M8800 will come with pre-loaded Google Search & Maps, Accu Weather, and the latest Samsung CNN News & Sport app. Samsung M8800 will have a FM radio with RDS, a microSD card slot and Bluetooth.

Samsung M8800 may come until mid November. However the prices are not confirmed and rumors are that it would cost 550 EUR (800 USD).

Samsung M8800 Pixon

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