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It didn’t take Nokia too long to release its latest E-series phone, the E71 in the US market after announcing it last month. Being touted as the world’s slimmest QWERTY smartphone, the Nokia E71 is now available in various US retailers and at Nokia’s Flagship store in Chicago and New York. Retailing at an unsubsidized price of around $500, the E71 boasts features that make it worthy of the Nokia E-series branding.

A quick review of the specs and features of the E71 which we mentioned after the official announcement would give us a smartphone with high-speed data, Wi-Fi, A-GPS with optional turn-by-turn navigation, a 3.2-megapixel camera, full QWERTY keyboard, 3G connectivity, OVI support including Share on Ovi and Nokia Maps, easy-to-configure email features, built-in encryption technology for the device memory and an optional microSD memory card.

Throw in an integrated mobile VPN for accessing a company intranet and a lock and wipe technology for protecting corporate information and you have a Nokia phone which worthy of being an alternative to a BlackBerry handset.

Read [Nokia Press Release]