Just recently, Nokia has launched a new ad-supported video service called Medeo. The idea is to provide Nokia smartphone owners with an additional service that will keep them entertained while on-the-go. Accessible through Nokia’s mobile-optimized website (www.nokia.mobi), the new service features “latest on everything from red carpet news, interviews with your favorite TV and movie…
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Famous Finnish designer Ristomatti Ratia creating a fashion phone with Nokia and Tommy Hilfiger
You’re just going to have to trust this translation from Finnish website Kauppalehti, but it essentially says that Ristomatti Ratia previously stated he was working on a concept model for Nokia and Tommy Hilfiger, but when the journalists contacted him he would not confirm nor deny the allegations. That is a sure fire way of…
Pharrell dumps his Gold BlackBerry 8800; Takes a Gold iPhone instead
What would you do if you’re a famous rap star? You have all that money, you need to show off it a bit. Scrap that, you need to show everyone just how rich and cool your are. People expect that, or not… Anyway, popular rapper Pharrell Williams decided it’s time to grab a new phone.…
Canadian man gets a $85,000 mobile phone bill
In case you thought that $10 “unlimited mobile browsing plan” allows you to tether your phone to your computer, think again. A Canadian man from Calgary thought tethering was included in the price, hence he went forward using its mobile phone like a modem all the time. After a month of downloading HD movies and…
Strategy Analytics’ research: Palm Centro, Samsung i760 best designed handsets
We all know there are different kinds of research methodologies and you should always check several sources before making any judgments. But this one comes from Strategy Analytics whose buyer behavior writeup suggests its the Palm Centro that users picked as the best designed handset. Now don’t get me wrong, the Centro is quite nice…
Nokia 2600 Classic outed by the Chinese
The Nokia 2600 Classic showed up on Chinese site IT168 yesterday. This monoblock has a 128×160 resolution screen, 32 MB of non expandable memory and a VGA camera. With dual band (900/1800) GSM support it is not going to be a hit in the western hemisphere. [Via: Newslaunches]
N-Gage launching next week, at least for some people
N-Gage, Nokia’s software platform for delivering video games to Nseries users, is poised to launch next week, but only for owners of the N81. Ricky Cadden shot me a very angry instant message with the news. This is quite devastating and a marketing stunt that most certainly pisses more people off than makes happy. Personally…
US ITC rules in favor of Nokia in Qualcomm complaint
When is too much just too much? When two companies keep going at each other for alleged intellectual property infringements like a twisted, never-ending game of “Who’s at fault,” we’re going to draw the line and say enough is enough. Of course, with two industry heavy-weights at bat, we highly doubt our pleas for civility…
Palm finally pushes Treo 755p through Verizon Wireless certification process
Well, ain’t this a bit of unexpected good news from the ailing Treo-maker. It seems that recent layoff plans and negative quarterly results haven’t stopped Palm from continuing to push the Palm Treo 755p through Verizon Wireless’s certification tests. We’re hearing that the hugely disappointing Treo 755p has been given the thumbs-up to hit Big…
Motorola A1600 MING 2 – MOTOMING successor coming next year?
The successor to Motorola’s svelte and dated MotoMING A1200 MING PDA phone has been a long time in the making. Motorola’s original A1200 MING was a great idea, but it just never quite captured a significant following in the US – although you can still find some brand-new (albeit years-old) A1200 MING handsets in some…