Apple’s iPhone is an interesting product, but its sales goal is not very high, Anssi Vanjoki, the head of the multimedia unit at Nokia (NOK1V.HE: Quote, Profile , Research) was quoted as saying on Thursday. Apple unveiled its much-anticipated take on the smart phone on Tuesday, presenting a sleek device with a large screen that…
Charlie Demerjian hits up the Nokia Booth at CES
One of my favorite writers at the inq, known for his lengthy rants and sarcastic humour, Charlie takes a stab at the three devices Nokia unleashed at CES. The N800, N93i and the N76. Conclusion: He wants an N76. Other than that, there is not much here, it is fairly simple. I like simple in…
Symbian Year in Review: 2006
Well done Rafe, he is on a role for producing great content. Check it out at All About Symbian: 2006 was the busiest ever year for the Symbian, S60 and UIQ world. 2006 marked the arrival of the first Symbian OS 9 devices. Despite some initial bumps the new OS roll out (and related software…
Tommi doesn’t get the Nokia CES Blog … neither do I
After piloting event blogging with From the World blog last December, I thought we had learned how to do it right. Well, not quite. Here’s Nokia Nseries at CES Blog (click "Blog" from the link list at the top) Is it just me or is there something wrong about it? Here’s how I’d improve it:…
New applications in the Download! Client … I have a few questions
Source: Tommi’s S60 application blog Quick note: I just noticed that quite a many of new applications have appeared in the Download! client of my Nokia N73, compared with the last time I checked it. The availability of apps varies, depending on your phone model, operator, country, and the position of the moon. Some of…
Jonathan Greene experiences the Apple, Nokia, and Sony stores in NYC
I was really excited to check out the Nokia Store for the first time. I had tried to make it over on previous trips to the city, but had run out of time each prior trip. They’ve got a sweet piece off real estate – across from Tiffany’s on 57th and while narrow is packed…
Reader Mini lets you use Google Reader on your Internet Tablet
https://readermini.com/ I write this for two reasons: Google Reader is my favorite RSS reader, and without RSS my web browsing experience would be significantly impacted. I also wouldn’t be able to run this blog. To point out that Opera (proprietary software) is being used on the Nokia Internet Tablets instead of something using the WebKit…
ArsTechnica’s first impressions with the Nokia N800
Sari Lönnqvist of Nokia’s N800 team walked me through the N800’s new features while giving me plenty of opportunity to try it out myself. Overall, the unit feels like a big improvement over the 770. When I reviewed the older unit, I found it to be slow and underpowered. In contrast, the N800 feels much…
Nokia is finally starting to get it: USB Charging Solutions
Check these babies out: Nokia CA-100: And the Nokia CA-70: This is a step in the right direction. How do we know when we will have reached our destination? Simple: When there will be one cable for charging and moving data, the iPod has been doing it for 5 years now. It’s about time a…
On January 8th Nokia published 9 Press Releases, let’s review them shall we
PR Number 1: Nokia Shares Vision of Convergence with New Internet Collaborations, New Products at CES 2007 This is basically a summary of all the announcements Nokia’s CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo made during his speech which I suggest you watch. PR Number 2: Nokia Nseries gets trimmer in 2007 with the Nokia N76 Everything you need…