The video above is something Ricky Cadden from Symbian Guru and I made over 2 years ago, before the iPhone was even released. Until today, I believed stating your mobile browser was based on WebKit meant absolutely nothing since all WebKit browsers rendered websites in the exact same way. Turns out I was wrong, very…
Live from CTIA WITE 2009: Nokia booth tour
There’s no doubt that the fall CTIA (also known as CTIA WITE) is a smaller shin-dig than the spring CTIA conference. That much was evident in Nokia’s smallish booth in the San Diego Convention Center. We’re used to seeing Nokia’s massive booths bursting with cool hardware and enthusiastic people, so it was a bit disappointing…
Brief: Nokia Booklet 3G to go on sale in Germany on O2 for €249 on a €20/month 24 month contract
The Nokia Booklet 3G will go on sale in Germany for O2 customers on October 22 for €249 ($366) with a 2 year contract of €20 ($30) per month. To get unlimited data however, you’re going to have to cough up €25 ($37) per month. The Booklet 3G will supposedly go on sale in America…
Telefónica to offer Nokia Messaging in its Latin American markets
And Nokia has another partner for its Nokia Messaging scheme. It’s the Spanish group Telefónica, which will offer the Finnish giant’s email service to its customers across Latin America. I’m guessing some special plans will be introduced along with the new service, although there are no details about it in the press release. It [press…
Nokia X6 is at the FCC, all in its capacitive glory
The first capacitive touchscreen-equipped Nokia smartphone, X6, is at the FCC. As you can see from the image above, Nokia’s or FCC’s engineers prepared the device for thorough testing. I’m not sure I know which part does what, but I do know that 3.2-inch screen won’t work with a stylus. Then there’s 32GB of flash…
New Nokia E71 on Rogers Preloaded with Accessibility Software for the Blind
Rogers has just announced a new version of the E71 that is loaded with software specifically for helping out people with vision loss. The talks software by Nuace translates the whole operating system into speech, so even those who can’t make out what’s on the screen can get around. Voice calling, document editing, book reading,…
Brief: Nokia Booklet 3G appears in Best Buy’s database, October 25th launch, $600
The Boy Genius had his ninjas digg up a screenshot of Best Buy’s inventory system that shows the national electronic chain will being selling Nokia’s first netbook, the Booklet 3G, for $600 starting October 25th. This might be true, it might be shenanigans, either way, we thought you’d like to know.
Nokia joins the Wireless Power Consortium
Nokia, you know, the guys in Finland who make 4 out of every 10 mobile phones on the planet, joined the Wireless Power Consortium on September 30th. “Wireless charging technology carries significant potential to enhance consumer experience of battery charging” said Markku Verkama, Director, Devices R&D, Nokia. “Consumers expect ease of use and general compatibility…
AT&T: Nokia 6350: HSDPA, S40, GPS, pretty handsome
Nokia USA must be breaking out the champagne bottles because this is the second device they’ve brought to North American operators. The first, earlier today, was a pretty low end end clamshell for Verizon Wireless. The second device, the Nokia 6350 for AT&T, is slightly better, but not by much. For $30, after a mail…
Videos: Nokia: How will we be using our mobile devices in 2 to 4 years?
Nokia threw a lot of money at Kevin Cannon and Tobias Toft, both are taking a course at the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design. Nokia asked him how the mobile phone will change in 2 to 4 years, and how today’s young tech savy people needs will change as they “grow older and their lives…