The Hindu Business Line : Nokia unveils new range of `music smart' phones

Mr Gautam Advani, Director, Multimedia, Nokia India, presented the first phone to music composer Mr A.R. Rahman. The phone model provides the integrated functions of music, smart phone and imaging, with a storage space of 4 GB, according to Mr Advani.

He told the press that in addition to this, the phone is loaded with a 2 megapixel camera and is wireless LAN enabled as well. The phone will cost about Rs 33,000, he said.

He also announced a music charity initiative, which will see the company promote the new album by Mr Rahman, titled `Pray For Me, Brother', in a series of events and activities, with all of the proceeds going to the United Nations' charity towards poverty alleviation.

The initiative is organised jointly by Nokia and K Music, the new music label launched by Mr Rahman.

Asked about the ethical issue of downloading music, Mr Rahman acknowledged that the music industry has taken a beating because of free digital distribution of music, but said that the convenience factor in downloading music is compelling for the user.

Mr Advani said the Nokia N91 is DRNS protected, which means that paid downloads that are copyright protected cannot be transferred to another phone or to another device.

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