Nokia Phone Shows Its True Colors

Nokia Corp. on Tuesday announced three devices designed to bring high-end capabilities to a mass-market audience.

For starters, the device division of the Espoo, Finland, wireless company introduced the 3595, a dual-band phone (GSM/GPRS 850/1900 bands) with a 4,096-color display.

The 3595 supports Java, which lets users download applications to the phone, as well as Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS), which lets them send images and sound to other phones in addition to text messages.

The phone also includes an instant messaging client and an Internet browser that supports color, radio buttons, check boxes and better formatting than previous phones in this category, officials said.

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