Nokia is gearing toward completing its Ovi service suite — or at least making it more integrated. Just recently, Share on Ovi has been added in the generic Nokia Account system. There’s a new section in the Account page called “Subscribed Services” from where users can select all the Nokia services they are using/want to…
Nokia Audiobooks gets an update
After almost a year, Nokia Beta Labs has released a new, much improved version of the Nokia Audiobooks application. Aside from fixing many of the known bugs and making the application more stable, the new version also brings several changes, including: Audiobook client is the single SIS file – you do not have to know…
Unlocked Nokia E63 Available for Pre-Order on Amazon
Itching to get your hands on the new Nokia E63? News today is the device is now available for pre-order on Amazon. After checking out the page on Amazon, the device you can reserve is an unlocked Nokia E63… and is an international version with no US warranty. It comes in Ultramarine Blue only. If…
Nokia N79, N85 with AT&T 3G frequencies start selling in U.S.
Nokia announced that two of their Symbian S60 smartphones, N79 and N85, have started selling through retail channels in the United States, including the Nokia Flagship stores in New York and Chicago. Both devices are sold unlocked and both come with proper bands (850 and 1900 MHz) to sing along AT&T’s 3G network. In addition,…
New Nokia patent promises E71 with swivel touchscreen
Nokia keeps experimenting with form factors. Dual-slider was first unveiled on their N95 model and we liked it. However, what we have here today is an awkward idea, to say the least. As you can see from the image above, the device that is discussed in Nokia’s latest patent sports large portrait touchscreen that is…
U.S. Nokia Flagship Stores to sell the 5800 XpressMusic for $350!
It seems Nokia DOES want to take advantage of the Christmas shopping rush in the United States. According to Symbian Guru, the Finnish giant’s Flagship Stores will start selling the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic for $350. That’s unsubsidized price, without any contracts signed! Apparently, the Chicago store will be the first one to get the highly…
Tunebite app strips Nokia’s “Comes With Music” DRM
Not sure about you, but I love Nokia’s “Comes With Music” idea. You buy a phone and get all the music you want along with the device. The problem, though, is in the DRM. If you want to play the same music on some other media player, that’s impossible to do. Luckily, there’s an easy…
Nokia E71 spotted in black, red at Nokia World 2008
Nokia will be releasing new color options for its popular E71 smartphone. The full QWERTY keyboard-equipped device has been spotted in black and red at this year’s Nokia World in Barcelona. As you can see from the image above, the E71 keeps rocking even in new color. And with additional color options, the Finnish giant…
Nokia PC Suite 7.1 released with built-in Communication Center
The new version of Nokia PC Suite is out. Version 7.1 still can’t match Ovi Suite in terms of multimedia handling, but in the most important part, phone management arena, it excels. Aside from being more stable than previous releases, Nokia PC Suite now features the Communication Center built-in. In addition, there’s a new calendar…
Nokia’s Vertu to start MVNO operation, open flagship store in Japan
So this is the kind of MVNO deal Nokia was preparing for Japan. Their luxury arm, Vertu, announced that they have signed an MVNO deal with NTT DoCoMo to provide communication services to Vertu customers. Beginning from Q2 2009, Vertu will start operating its service under the name VERTU Club. In addition, Nokia-owned company also…