The time has come and Nokia announced that their highly anticipated N97 smartphone (they call it “mobile computer”) will begin selling this month in more than 75 countries. We’ve already talked about the N97 for quite a few times. Let me recap quickly – this baby has everything you could ever need including HSPA, WiFi,…
Nokia’s Ovi.com now available in three new languages: Spanish, German and Italian
Nokia keeps investing in Ovi.com. Now that the Ovi Store is up and running, they decided to beef up the website and make it more accessible. To be more precise the website is now available in three new languages: Spanish, German and Italian. As a result, users can do their “Ovi thing” in the language…
Nokia N97 support pages now live
Hear that? It means the launch is near. Now you can visit a dedicated page on Nokia’s website and learn all about their highly anticipated N97 smartphone before it hits the store shelves and carrier offerings. It’s good to be prepared for any sitation, new phone purchases included. On the other hand, I don’t know…
Vodafone gets to exclusively launch the Nokia 6730 classic
Nokia announced that Vodafone will be the exclusive carrier to launch their Nokia 6730 classic, S60-based smartphone. The device is completely customized to sing along Vodafone services, providing users with easy access to Mobile internet, Vodafone Music, and personal and business email access along with mobile navigation capabilities. Specs wise, the 6730 classic sports a…
Nokia Messaging S60 5th Edition client no longer in beta
It wasn’t that long ago that Nokia Beta Labs unveiled a beta version of the Nokia Messaging client for Symbian S60 5th Edition devices such as the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and Nokia N97. Now they’ve announced that the client is out of beta, ready for download from email.nokia.com. Some small bugs have been fixed and…
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic ‘Coming Soon’ to Rogers
Some more Canadian mobile news for ya. Looks like Kate over at MobileSyrup has found out some interesting Nokia/Rogers news. Looks like the upcoming Nokia 5800 XpressMusic will be ‘coming soon’ to big red (aka Rogers). I haven’t seen one of these posters myself at the Rogers locations around my area, but the image snapped…
Nokia Research Center opens lab in Berkeley, California
Despite recession, Nokia keeps investing in research and development. Their latest move involves opening of the new Nokia Research Center near the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) campus. The new Lab will be under the direction of Dr. John Shen, the same guy who heads Nokia Research Center in Palo Alto, California. Among the…
Nokia stumbles on Ovi Store launch
Nokia’s Ovi Store launch today has turned into something of a launch-day fiasco. The launch of the Ovi Store was to be Nokia’s triumphant answer to Apple’s iTunes store and the highly integrated iPhone AppStore. Alas, things didn’t go according to plan. Nokia’s Ovi Store is apparently suffering from server problems, UI funkiness and overall…
The Bling is the Thing: Diamond Encrusted Nokia E71 from Continental Mobiles
Yikers, when I noticed this all I could think about was how much it would cost… and why anyone would buy it. The folks at Continental Mobiles have listed the super-slim Nokia E71 for sale on their website for £5,999… Oh, did I mention it happens to be encrusted with VS1 Diamonds? Yep, here’s the…
Network Norway to offer Nokia Messaging, too
Again and again we’re seeing Nokia announcing new carrier partners for their Nokia Messaging service. Latest in the line is Network Norway, which will start offering Nokia’s push email service starting from July of this year. From the press release: Nokia Messaging is an easy to set-up and easy to use push email service which…