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At Nokia’s press event tonight at Mobile World Congress, CEO Stephen Elop fielded a variety of questions ranging from how he thinks Nokia will grab the attention of consumers to his share holdings in Microsoft. Interesting stuff all around, which you can read in the liveblog, but of most interest to those who are really…
Today at the press breakfast, Nokia unveiled its ticket for the ongoing 8 megapixel race. It’s called the N86 8MP and it’s a slider-shaped Symbian S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 smartphone. As you’re about to see from the images bellow, the device looks quite sexy, but what images can’t tell you is how it…
The Toshiba TG01’s slim profile, huge touchscreen display, and powerful Snapdragon silicon make it a Windows Mobile smartphone to be reckoned with. Barely unveiled, the Toshiba TG01 has already climbed to the top of our must-watch list. In fact, the TG01 could very well tread on turf carved out by the iPhone and iPhone 3G.…
We had heard Acer was coming out with a new phone for Mobile World Congress, and now we’re getting our first look at it; no specs, no OS, but a rather peculiar form factor. As you can see, this thing has a swivelling QWERTY keypad flipping out from under the touchscreen that makes the whole…
There are some changes in store for Windows Mobile. Microsoft VP of the Mobile Communications Group, Todd Warren sat down with Unwired View at Mobile World Congress 2008 and basically outlined what we can expect from future versions of Windows Mobile. Apparently, Microsoft is “also working on improving the base of media and picture experiences…
Nokia isn’t the only handset manufacturer that wants to keep making money of its customers after the initial hardware purchase. Samsung announced at Mobile World Congress 2008 in Barcelona that they intend to pursue an Internet-based services model, much like Nokia’s Ovi. The new strategy would unite all of Samsung’s premium web-services under one roof…
At the Mobile World Congress, Vodafone announced that it would launch a money transfer service in Afghanistan to enable its customers to quickly send and receive money. Back in March 2007, Vodafone unveiled the similar initiative in Kenya where an estimated 1.6 million people are using their scheme. The idea for the mobile operator is…
At this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, provider of the unlimited music download services Omnifone launched the MusicStation Max unlimited mobile music handset programme. Omnifone’s plan, very similar to Nokia’s “Come with music” initiative, involves partnering with handset manufacturers to give consumers the “freedom to download, play and share unlimited amounts of music, wherever…
Here’s the hands-on gallery for the Nokia N96. I’m sure this bad-boy doesn’t need any introduction, but for the sake of completeness, here’s a quick rundown of what to expect. Quadband EDGE Dualband HSDPA (850/2100 MHz) DVB-H Class C 125g 103 x 55 x 18 mm 16 GB internal memory AND a microSD slot 950…
I’m sure a lot of you are wondering where our Nokia N78 and Nokia N96 coverage went. I’ve been sitting on the footage all this time, and technical difficulty after technical difficulty just kept delaying your Nokia-gratification. At long last, here is the quick hands-on look from the Nokia booth at Mobile World Congress 2008…