Good news for the remaining Symbian S60 5th Edition fans in the U.S. – Nokia’s capacitive touchscreen-equipped device, X6 16GB is now available at the company’s flagship stores in Chicago and New York. The price is $455 plus taxes, which is super expensive even for an unlocked device with such a few apps available (when…
Nokia C6 hits the FCC: WiFi, quadband GSM/EDGE, triband 3G [non American 3G]
The Nokia C6 has just hit the FCC and while we don’t have a concrete specification list, or a set of pictures, we do have an outline of a device, plus we know what radios are going to be inside. As you can see below, it’s nothing more than a rectangle. Boring. Sorry. Then again…
Research: Nokia Losing Marketshare, RIM holds Number Two Smartphone Rank in 2009
Gartner has just published the results of some of their latest research regarding the performance of the world’s big-name cell phone manufacturers and platforms over 2009, and hints at where we’re headed next. Android, iPhone, and to a lesser extent, BlackBerry, are poisoned for substantial growth, while Nokia (though still the world leader), Sony Ericsson,…
Video: Nokia “Explore and Share” concept based on new “wireless technology”
Nokia Research Center videos usually have a bit more technical detail that what you’re about to watch below. In the following demo, a device is placed on a slab of plastic connected to a monitor, then someone selects what sort of content they want to add to their device at the point of sale. The…
Video: Anssi Vanjoki: Yes, the Nokia N97 was horrible, and no, we’ll never screw up like that again
In what’s probably the most honest video I’ve seen with a Nokia employee in front of the camera, Anssi Vanjoki, Executive Vice President of Markets, talks about the N97 and how it was a success in terms of sales, but it has failed in many other categories such as user experience and hardware quality. He…
Video: Nokia N900 running Google Earth kind of service through Flash Earth
I’m not sure Google will release the official Google Earth client for the Nokia N900 — at least until they don’t see the platform (now Meego) hitting the mainstream — but that doesn’t mean you can’t access something similar called FlashEarth on your Maemo-powered device. It’s not the “official way,” but it works and that’s…
Fring brings video calls to more Nokia smartphones
After getting a positive feedback for its video calling feature, Fring has expanded the list of supported devices. Initially, video calling worked with select touch-enabled S60 5th Edition devices only, and now most of Nokia’s popular Symbian S60 smartphones are on board as well. This means Nokia E71, E66 and other models — though we…
Qualcomm: “There will be a Nokia Symbian phone this year with Snapdragon”
Petri Sajari, Helsingin Sanomat, interviewed Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs and was told that by the end of this year there will be a Nokia device with a Snapdragon processor inside running the Symbian mobile operating system. This is huge for a number reasons. First, Nokia and Qualcomm have been fighting each other over wireless patents…
Ultrabrief: Nokia X6 16 GB to launch February 24th, new “Come Get Entertained” marketing campaign
Nokia is going to release the 16GB version of the X6, the version without “Comes with Music”, on February 24th in the United Kingdom. They’re going to be advertising it under a new campaign called “Come Get Entertained”. No word on price, but we’ll find out soon enough. For those unfamiliar with the Nokia X6,…
Nokia shares some interesting numbers on its services division
We may not see any new Nokia smartphone being announced during the MWC, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have any news. In addition to their MeeGo announcement, the Finnish giant used the event to share some cool numbers on their services. Here’s what we got: Ovi Maps: More than 3 million downloads to date…