Posts tagged with nokia
Ambient Electromagnetic Radiation to charge Nokia phones
Posted on: Posted on June 10, 2009 9:13 PM
Tags: charging, nokia, technology,
Nokia Ovi Store Items
Posted on: Posted on May 8, 2009 8:50 PM
With Nokia’s Ovi Store about to be launched, it looks like Nokia is going to make an effort to take down Apple’s App Store. While Google’s Android Market had 50 selections when it was launched, Nokia says the Ovi Store will have over 20,000 items ready for download, which is a good start, especially since Apple has about 40,000 apps in the App Store. The questions that people are asking is that whether said “items” include ringtones and songs. Obviously that number includes custom apps and WidSets, possibly even N-Gage games. After all, it’s about quality, not so much quantity.
Nokia N97 Pricing Confusion
Posted on: Posted on May 8, 2009 4:34 PM
At a glance it might seem that Nokia USA understood the anguish of its fans when the N97 was priced at $700 (pre-order price). After all, what would you be thinking if there was a promotional code that lowered the device’s price to $454.35, and even had a BH-703 Bluetooth headset thrown in for good measure? It seems that such a pricing was an error of sorts, as the device was going for $524.25 a little earlier to that, and now it’s back to $629.10 for just the phone on its own. Somehow the deal doesn’t seem so compelling anymore, right?
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Nokia 5900 Pictured?
Posted on: Posted on May 8, 2009 10:22 AM
Is this a picture of a real upcoming Nokia touchscreen phone, or just a clever clone from China? While we can’t confirm whether it’s the real deal or not, we would folks to exercise caution when purchasing such items. The device, dubbed the 5900, might have a capacitive touchscreen, 3.5-inch touchscreen, 5-megapixel camera with on-board 3.5mm headphone jack and a kickstand. The only piece of bad news regarding this is the lack of 3G.
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Nokia E75 Hits US Flagship Stores
Posted on: Posted on May 7, 2009 10:21 AM
Those of you looking to pick up Nokia’s E75 will welcome the news that the phone is now available at Nokia’s flagship store in Chicago and New York. Color options of the E75 include black, red and gold. The black version will set you back a cool $529.99. In case you’ve forgotten, the Nokia E75 features:
- Slide-out QWERTY keyboard
- 3.2-megapixel autofocus camera
- microSD card expansion
- Wi-Fi
- GPS
- Bluetooth
- 3.5mm audio jack
Nokia 6750 Mural Is Coming
Posted on: Posted on May 7, 2009 10:13 AM
The FCC has approved of the Nokia 6750 Mural, and the device will be available in the US via AT&T. The 6750 is actually fairly similar to the Nokia 6650 which was released back in November of 2008, albeit with a classy glossy finish, and external music keys. The camera is a 2-megapixel variant, which is certainly nothing to shout about. Aside from that, the device also sports Bluetooth and a microSD memory card slot. There isn’t any word on whether the Nokia 6750 Mural will be running Symbian S40 or Symbian S60, so stay tuned and we’ll update you as the news comes out.
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Nokia Launches The E52
Posted on: Posted on May 6, 2009 9:40 AM
If you’re looking for a new E series smartphone from Nokia, you’ll certainly want to check out the newly-announced Nokia E52, which is fairly similar to the E55, aside from the lack of a QWERTY keyboard. Armed with a standard numeric keypad, the E52 features a 2.4-inch QVGA display, HSDPA/HSUPA connectivity, GPS navigation, 3.2-megapixel camera, Ovi service support, noise cancellation and a new email user interface. The phone is also rated to offer 8 hours of talk time, though it will be interesting to see how long the phone lasts in a real-world scenario. The Nokia E52 will be available in silver or brown colors in the second half of 2009. Expect to pay €245 for this classy phone.
Nokia Getting Ready Its E71i Phone
Posted on: Posted on May 5, 2009 8:48 PM
Nokia fans who are looking for a Feature Pack 2 version of Nokia’s E71 will certainly be glad to hear that Nokia is preparing to release a version of the phone, likely the E71i, that not only has Feature Pack 2, but also a 5 megapixel camera with new color options. So in case you were thinking of snagging the E71x for a penny over at Amazon, you just might want to hold out for this.
Nokia E63 Offered In Black
Posted on: Posted on May 5, 2009 6:13 PM
At a glance, you might think that it’s the Nokia E71x, but upon closer inspection, you’ll notice that Nokia Europe is actually offering the E71x’s younger sibling, the E63, in black. A color change isn’t a big thing, but it might be important to executives who might (wrongly) think that blue or red aren’t good corporate colors. There isn’t any information on where or when you will be able to pick up this new color option, but keep your eyes peeled for it.
Nokia E71x For $0.01 At Amazon
Posted on: Posted on May 4, 2009 10:33 AM
We reported on AT&T offering Nokia’s E71x going for $99 via AT&T’s store, after a mail-in rebate. Looking at the latest offering from Amazon, you might want to avoid AT&T’s store for the moment. We say that as Amazon is offering the device for just $0.01 (essentially free), if you’re willing to extend your contract for 2 whole years. Time to head over to Amazon?
Tags: amazon, e71, nokia, nokia e71x,
AT&T Offers The Nokia E71x
Posted on: Posted on May 4, 2009 9:20 AM
It’s certainly taken a while, but your patience has finally paid off, as AT&T is now offering the highly-anticipated Nokia E71x. GPS, Wi-Fi and a 3.2-megapixel camera are just a few of the features that this Symbian S60 device offers. The device will set you back $99.99 after a mail-in rebate. Looks like it’s time to finally get that new phone that you’ve been putting off for so long, huh?
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Nokia N97 Is Coming Soon
Posted on: Posted on April 30, 2009 2:29 PM
Nokia’s flagship N97 has been on many a person’s dream list for quite a while now, and it looks like we’re nearly there. Nokia’s US site has put up a rather pretty teaser site informing everybody in the U.S. that we’ll be able to pre-order this device real soon. Maybe Nokia agrees with most of us that the device is way too expensive for Joe Average, and is telling us to start saving pennies earlier.
Samsung To Use Navteq
Posted on: Posted on April 30, 2009 9:42 AM
Samsung, which is certainly a strong competitor of Nokia, will be using Navteq maps on a couple of its devices that should be available in no less than 76 markets worldwide. Why do we mention Nokia? Well, that’s because Navteq was acquired by Nokia in 2008 for about $8.1 billion. The company currently provides Geographic Information Systems data and digital navigation maps for companies like Garmin, Yahoo and BMW. One of the first Samsung devices to use Navteq maps will reportedly be the Omnia HD i8910, which should be available come May.
No Ovi Operator Billing In The US
Posted on: Posted on April 29, 2009 6:33 PM
Reports are coming in that Nokia’s Ovi Store in the U.S. will not support operator billing, unlike other countries. Nokia had previously said that nine countries would support the process, which allowed users to bill content downloaded directly to their cell phone bill, including Australia, Britain, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Russia, Singapore and Spain. If Nokia did allow operator billing in its Ovi Store, it might actually help in the adoption of its Ovi store, since users wouldn’t have to worry too much about payment. It looks like we’ll have to sit back and see what the outcome of this is.
Nokia 5800 Available In Brazil
Posted on: Posted on April 29, 2009 6:29 PM
Nokia has announced that it will be offering its popular touchscreen Nokia 5800 XpressMusic in Brazil, via the operator TIM. Brazil will also be the one of the few countries to have the “Comes with Music” service, which allows consumers to download more than a million tracks for free. We certainly hope that the Brazilian launch of this device won’t be plagued with problems like it was with the North American launch.
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Nokia Cutting Jobs In Internet Services
Posted on: Posted on April 28, 2009 11:00 AM
It seems that Nokia will cut 360 jobs in its Internet Services unit as it continues to focus on its Ovi Store, which it probably hopes will be a strong competitor to Apple’s App Store. Analysts seem to be predicting that Nokia’s market share will be potentially larger than Apple’s, especially if the mobile phone giant can tap into its 50 million customers, as opposed to the 20 million of Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch devices.
Nokia 5800 Star Trek Edition
Posted on: Posted on April 28, 2009 9:39 AM
Did you think that Nokia’s 5800 deserved to be mentioned in the same breath as other shows, aside from The Dark Knight? Well, Nokia has just revealed that it will be releasing a special Star Trek edition of the device. Even better news is that the device will be available for free on contract with Vodafone, Orange, T-Mobile and O2. The Star Trek version will feature animated screen savers, wallpapers, eight exclusive Star Trek ringtones, and is completed by a phazer application. This Star Trek edition of the Nokia 5800 will certainly be the phone to bring to the next Star Trek convention.
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TIM Nokia N97 For $793.38
Posted on: Posted on April 27, 2009 8:41 AM
Most people have been drooling over the Nokia N97 for quite a while now, and aren’t really sure how much the phone will cost. TIM looks like it’s going to set the record straight, but directly listing the product at $793.38. Steep as it may sound, it’s still a little less heart shocking than the $980 (after conversion) that Expansys UK listed it at. Are you willing to pay such a price for the first S60 5th Edition N-series device?
Finland To Use 1800MHz For LTE
Posted on: Posted on April 24, 2009 7:37 PM
2.6GHz is probably becoming everybody’s preferred spectrum for LTE in Europe, but it looks like Finland is deciding to take another direction and use the 1800MHz band instead, a spectrum which carriers TeliaSonera, Elisa and DNA have already snapped up. The frequency is said to be better for range and penetration, so there will be less base stations needed. The problem remains that spectrum diversity will make hardware availability more of an issue, though since Nokia is in Finland anyways, we’re fairly sure getting Nokia to come up with 1800MHz devices shouldn’t be too much of a problem.
Nokia Widsets Coming To Ovi Store
Posted on: Posted on April 24, 2009 6:45 PM
If you’re the type of person who’s fond of widgets, you’ll certainly have fiddled with Nokia’s WidSets before, which offers a wide variety of apps, games and feeds for phones. Nokia has just announced that it will be rolling WidSets into its Ovi Store, which is quite a logical move, if you sit down and think about it for a moment anyways. The problem is, after it’s integrated into Ovi, will WidSets be tied to Nokia devices only? That is certain caused for concern.