The Nokia N8 that was announced yesterday, and sadly isn’t due to hit store shelves until September of this year, packs a camera sensor that Nokia claim to be larger than anything else on the market. Whether or not consumers know that a large image sensor is required for better photos is up to debate.…
Nokia N8 officially announced [$495, shipping in Q3; Update: Non removable battery]
Update: Several videos after the jump. The Nokia N8, which we’ve known about, and seen, for a few months already, is finally official. Due to hit “select markets” in Q3 of this year for 370 EUR ($495), it’s the first Symbian^3 handset from Nokia, and the first to feature a 12 megapixel camera plus 720p…
Nokia teams up with Pepsi to launch Ovi Store football channel
Just in time for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, Nokia is teaming up with Pepsi to launch the Ovi Store football channel with exclusive content such as entertainment, apps and information from the “world’s most recognized football content providers.” In its official press release, Nokia touts the new channel as an “ultimate football…
Nokia N8 specification sheet leaked [12 megapixel, Xenon flash, 720p video, T-Mobile USA 3G]
Earlier today we reported on a preview of the Nokia N8 that Eldar from Mobile-Review published. He didn’t really like the thing, but anyway, for those of you still interested we have the full Nokia N8 specification sheet courtesy of Unwired View: 12 megapixel camera with f/2.8, 28mm wide angle Carl Zeiss optics, and Xenon…
Nokia C5 and Nokia X5 come with TD-SCDMA for China Mobile
China Mobile, the world’s largest operator in terms of number of subscribers, uses a non-standard form of 3G called “TD-SCDMA”. They invented this standard themselves, solely due to the fact that they didn’t want to pay patents for the WCDMA technology that’s used all over the world. New technology = needs new devices to support…
Nokia N8, first Symbian^3 handset, gets previewed and is deemed an embarrassment to Nokia
Eldar Murtazin, Editor in Chief of Mobile-Review, makes Gary Powell look like an amateur when it comes to leaking early prototypes. Eldar gets things weeks, even months before everyone else, and has been for years. How he does it … no one actually knows, and whether or not his opinions on preproduction unfinished hardware and…
Nokia E72 gets a major firmware update (version 31.023)
Nokia has released a new firmware update (version 31.023) for its E72 smartphone. Aside from fixing many of the known bugs, the new firmware also bring some new applications along with updates to existing apps. Here’s the recap: New pre-installed apps include Ovi Sync, Advance Communication Manager (which gives extra call functionality such as black…
Leaked Shot Reveals Nokia E72 On-the-Way to TELUS?
A few days ago I heard rumblings that the Nokia E72 may be coming to TELUS. I was a little reluctant to post on them, but now thanks to my good buds over at MobileSyrup, I have no problem doing so. They’ve attained an internal screenshot from TELUS’ systems, showing off the E72 for our…
OtterBox Cases for Motorola Cliq, Nokia N97 Mini, Samsung Behold II Released
Hey, so long as we’re talking about OtterBox, they’ve got a bunch of new cases for the summer, including the light Impact Series for the LG Chocolate Touch, and Commuter Series for the Motorola Cliq, Nokia N97 Mini, and Samsung Behold II. All Commuter OtterBoxes let you detatch the hard plastic casing if you want…
Breaking: Symbian^4 devices delayed to 2011, Symbian^3 expected in Q3
On Nokia’s Q1 2010 conference call. This was the first slide. Shit.