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Many of Nokia’s latest devices include the ability to receive firmware updates over the air, but there are still a large number of handsets out there, both running Symbian and Series 40, that need to be connected to a computer in order to get the latest software. Until now you had to have a machine…
Nokia has issued a small firmware update for its Symbian flagship – E7. The 907 kb-heavy download brings E7’s firmware version from 13.016 to 14.002 (PR 1.1). We’re talking about a small update here which doesn’t add any major features to your smartphone — rather, it packs minor performance improvements along with a number of…
The Nokia C7 has been spotted hanging out in T-Mobile U.S.’s inventory system, bearing the name “Astound” and a “frosty metal” paint job. We had heard the name Tiger last week, but that could have just been a codename. The C7 is a decent little package, including an 8 megapixel camera, 3.5-inch 640 x 360…
The Nokia N8 achieved a lot of “firsts”. It was the first device on the market with support for all 5 3G bands, meaning you could use it anywhere in the world and still get high speed mobile broadband. It even does T-Mobile’s funky 1700 MHz band. It was also the first, and remains the…
For all the love that Nokia gets in Europe and Asia, they’ve got almost no presence in one of the largest economies on Earth: the United States. It’s not that their devices are poor, they make some of the best smartphones out there … barring the complexity of the user interface. No, it’s their arrogance…
Late last year Nokia debut the “Touch and Type” moniker which they use to classify feature phones that run their proprietary Series 40 operating system and feature both a traditional keypad and a touch screen. We’ve already seen the X3 Touch and Type that’s a music centric device and the C3 Touch and Type for…
Ever been in a situation where a friend of yours is trying to show you a video of something that happened to him at a party and the two of you end up standing far too close to each for 10 minutes as he tries to find the exact frame to point out to you,…
Forget about Android versus iOS versus Symbian for a moment and think about cost considerations. If you could pick up one of the best cameraphones on the market for less than $350, would you? Dell has Nokia’s N8 on sale for an astonishingly low price of just $330. You have to get the vomit green…
Nokia has recently begun consultative talks with employees about the coming changes that the organization will face under the reign of Stephen Elop. Elop, who became the CEO of Nokia in September 2010 after his predecessor Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo failed to keep the Finnish firm competitive after the launch of both the iPhone and Google’s Android…
An image of Nokia’s yet to be announced E6 has recently sprung onto the internet and while it’s a little bit blurry, it shows a lot of promise. First thing you’ll notice is the full metal body that has a striking resemblance to the E71. The E72, the successor to the E71, felt a little…