Found this information via Wired’s Gear Factor Blog: The use of modern mobile phone technology in public transport systems is being tested, and the trial will also collect experiences to be utilized in revamping the Tampere City ticket system. TeliaSonera, TietoEnator and Nokia have together developed a service entity where the mobile phone is used…
Archives for January 2007
Just a reminder: If you’re not using your Bluetooth, turn it off
Direct link to video Source: TechEBlog Seriously folks, I keep my BT on only when I need to connect my E61 to my laptop. Not only does keeping it off make you safer, it increases battery life. Then again my E61 won’t let me connect to strangers unless I enter in a pass code, gotta…
Rafe posts some excellent 2007 predictions
While not 100% Nokia related, it does tie into Symbian, which is highly relevant to any Nokia phone worth over $200 right now … that’s a lot of phones. Here are some highlights: As with 2006, S60 still needs to prove that it can be successful for licensees outside of Nokia. Announcements from LG, Samsung…
If you could know anything about Nokia what would it be?
The lack of any news worth mentioning today is giving me some spare time to day dream. I know I’ve seen documentaries before showcasing how a car gets designed, from the first drawing to mass production; I’ve also seen a similar film made about a passenger jet. No one has done anything like this for…
I’d like to meet the design team for the Nokia N91
To be able to sit down with the men who gave rise to such an awful looking device and have them justify their reasoning would make for a hell of a video. I don’t want to confront them, just let them explain why they made such a weird looking product. I have a short list…
Nokia, along Matsushita and Samsung, are being sued over Bluetooth patents
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Samsung Electronics Co. and Nokia Oyj, are accused of using patented wireless-communication technology without permission in a lawsuit brought by the Washington Research Foundation. Matsushita, the world’s biggest consumer-electronics maker, its Panasonic unit, as well as Samsung and Nokia are infringing four patents for technology sold under the "Bluetooth” name, the…
Idea: Dynamic icons and lists can increase productivity
If a music player can know what songs I like by the number of times I play a certain song … why can’t a smartphone know what I like to do with my it by tracking my work flow? My hand already knows: hit the menu key, down 2, over 3, hit enter on the…
The Nokia S60 interface is a mess according to The Register
Nokia’s S60 user interface is a sprawling mess: even Nokia can’t seem to remember where it’s put the configuation options. You’ll find Bluetooth over here, Profile settings over there, and something like SIP buried four menus down. Themes is nowhere near Display. Source: The Register Tommi Vilkamo’s reply: Touché. The situation used to be that…
Om Malik prefers Truphone to the Gizmo project
I would have to agree with him too. I’m all for a service that works on multiple devices and not just select models. Two devices don’t make a Nokia Mobile VoIP revolution. Moreover, there are nearly half a dozen Nokia phones with WiFi and VoIP capabilities, but they don’t do Gizmo VoIP. I wonder why…
M-Trends checks out entire Nokia N series
I had the pleasure to test some of the Nokia Nseries phones: the N80i (Internet Edition), the N73, the N91 and the N93. This post as a resume of my experiences the last weeks using the phones on various occasions, trying out different functionalities on all of them. Source: M-Trends Definitely not as detailed as…