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The Nokia tune is a phrase from a composition for solo guitar, Gran Vals, composed in 1902 by the Spanish classical guitarist and composer Francisco Tárrega. [1] It has been associated with Finnish corporation Nokia since the 1990s, becoming the first identifiable musical ringtone on a mobile phone; Nokia selected an excerpt to be used as its default ringtone.
The Nokia 3310 is a discontinued GSM mobile phone announced on 1 September 2000, [2] and released in the fourth quarter of the year, replacing the popular Nokia 3210.It sold very well, being one of the most successful phones, with 126 million units sold worldwide, [3] and being one of Nokia's most iconic devices. [4]
It is best known for its Beatnik technology, which was used to provide sound in small file sizes on websites [1] and later in billions of phones during the 2000s to play polyphonic ringtones, [2] with its key clients being Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Samsung, and various other manufacturers.
The 3210 was the first device that came preloaded with Nokia's Composer software, which allowed users to manually 'compose' monotone ringtones. It was possible to send the ringtones to another Nokia phone. Picture messages sent via the SMS texting service were implemented in the handset, allowing users to send preinstalled pictures to one another.
Not content merely to conquer the film-music world, composer Hans Zimmer has now turned his attention to cell-phone ringtones. Chinese smartphone maker Oppo has unveiled its latest, the Find X3 ...
Aleksi Eeben (born 2 July 1976), born Antti Aleksi Mikkonen, is a Finnish composer, sound designer, musician and programmer.He is best known for his musical contributions to the demoscene under the alias Heatbeat, where he has composed hundreds of modules using music tracker software and developed his own tools.
Thomas Morgan Robertson (born 14 October 1958), known by the stage name Thomas Dolby, is an English musician, producer, composer, entrepreneur and teacher.. Dolby came to prominence in the 1980s, releasing hit singles including "She Blinded Me with Science" (1982) and "Hyperactive!" (1984).
The Nokia 3310 (2017) is a Nokia-branded feature phone developed by HMD Global. It was announced on 26 February 2017 at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 as a revival of the original Nokia 3310 that was produced from the early 2000s. An improved model with 3G support was released on 29 October 2017.