Nokia has announced their clamshell music phone, better known as the N76: Nokia decided to rely on Windows Media Player DRM – a bad move when it comes to cellphones. Remember that Microsoft DRM is one of the deadliest copyrights ever. With the Zune, anything you put inside gets copyrighted. Does this mean that you can’t beam ringtones from your phone to other units? Well, I’m sure Nokia isn’t that dumb so that would be an unlikely (yet saddening) scenario.

The N76 also comes with a 3.5mm jack, a 2MP camera and memory expansion up to 2GB.

From the company formerly known as HTC – well actually it still is HTC, except that the name “Dopod” is there as a subsidiary company – comes the Dopod 838 Pro, a step up from the previous version which was rather bulky and expensive.

The 838 Pro has been around for some time in Asia, making its rounds through each country as it reaches the West. Some of the highlights of this device include:

What’s to love about it is the multiple connectivity options, especially now with HSDPA support. Not a lot of handhelds support 3.5G (that’s because not all networks support HSDPA) so the 838 Pro is one of the few “higher-tech” smartphones available with this mode of connectivity.

Another nifty feature is the built in Microsoft biz card scanning mechanism that inputs all pertinent business card information into your contact list by simply taking a picture of the calling card. Loads of info on business cards may take more than a minute to input. Scanning the card with your camera takes about 20 seconds on low light.