Jason Chen from Gizmodo sat down with someone from Microsoft to talk about the future of Windows Mobile and why in its current state the mobile OS is a steaming pile of you know what. The Redmond based company admits that placed an abundant emphasis on the business and enterprise side of the platform, but…
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…
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…
Video: Nokia 5310 commercial from China, what is so funny?
Something about that song and his facial expression makes not only the girl burst out laughing, but me too. Notice the black 5700 too:
Fun with Photoshop: What would a black Nokia N82 look like?
At Nokia World 2007 a team of bloggers huddled around the n82 product manager as if they were going to receive the mission critical game plan that would insure success during the last 15 minutes of a football match. One of the things that came up was the color, everyone wants black. While I’m not…
Meet 1 of Nokia’s 300 designers, the creator of the 6500 series, Anton Fahlgren
Australian IT has an article profiling the creator of the Nokia 6500 Classic and Slide, Anton Fahlgren. He talks about what design is to him and how the meaning of the word has evolved through time to include not only the exterior design of a product, but the interaction that takes place on the screen…
Brief: Nokia makes deal with WiFi provider The Cloud to offer free access to Music Store
Nokia signed a deal with a WiFi provider known as The Cloud, if you’ve ever been in airport surely you’ve heard of them, that will give users of the Nokia Music Store access to the service. My only question is why not give them free internet too? Brand it as “Comes with internet.” Apple has…
Engadget interviews HTC CEO, calls US operators too powerful
Newsflash: American operators are holding back the country in terms of wireless telecommunications. Not really news, we all know this, but this is the first time we’re hearing the CEO of a major mobile phone manufacturing company say it outright. “US mobile operator behavior is very different. They are very powerful. [Chuckles] They are quite…
Nokia is not calling Ogg proprietary
In a recent article on Slashdot, Zonk posts a submission from “a nona maus,” that states Nokia called Ogg proprietary and is an inferior format because it lacks DRM. I just had to read Nokia’s 4 page letter (PDF) to the W3C that Slashdot was referencing because frankly I couldn’t believe my ears. The incriminating…