It’s good to see Nokia finally making true world phones. By this I mean a single device that sings on both 900/2100MHz and 850/1900 MHz, used in Europe/Asia and North America, respectively. On that note, the Nokia N97 mini has been spotted at the FCC with a quad-band 3G radio, meaning you’ll be able to…
Nokia in court in Brazil over the Ovi name
Quote of the day: “What Nokia apparently has not realized is that the 190 million inhabitants of Brazil speak Portuguese and not Finnish.” – Tore Haugland, Chief Executive of Ouvi There is a company in Brazil called Ouvi that is royally pissed at Nokia since Ovi, which means “door” in Finnish, is pronounced the exact…
It’s official: Dopplr purchased by Nokia
Will had the scoop on the confusion last week when TechCrunch said Nokia purchased Dopplr. It was claimed to be yet another example of TechCrunch doing shoddy journalism, but as of today, TechCrunch is in the clear since Nokia just announced they’ve purchased Dopplr. The press release is so short, I figure I’d copy and…
Video: Taking a picture with the Nokia E72
The Nokia E71, the device I’ve been using for over a year now and you’ll have to kill me if you want to pry it out of my hands, has a terrible system for taking photographs. You have to push the letter “T” to focus, and then hit the center button of the d-pad to…
UK: Nokia launches £20K developer competition
Nokia has launched a competition for UK Mobile Apps developers, and is offering a decent wedge of cash to the winner – how does £20,000 sound to you?! The competition is called “Calling All Innovators” and will have 5 categories: Social location Business and productivity Communications and social networking Games Just for fun Apparently each…
Nokia battling for Ovi brand in Brazil
Nokia’s Ovi brand apparently isn’t as unique as the Finnish mobile phone giant would like. Ovi is Nokia’s online portal for mobile services, app and music downloads, and videos. Turns out, there’s a similar mobile-related brand called “Ouvi” in Brazil. And, you know what happens when competing trademarks and copyrights in the mobile space butt…
Vertu Constellation Ayxta: Clamshell, expensive and built like a German tank
A press photo of the Vertu Constellation Ayxta has leaked, but it has still not been announced on either Nokia’s site or Vertu’s site. If T3 is to be believed, then this thing has a microSD slot, 3 megapixel camera, microUSB port, ringtones recorded by Zero 7, the concierge service of course, all for 4,900…
Update available for 4 Nokia smartphones: E63, E66, E71, N96
Nokia has released firmware updates for 4 of its smartphones. The updated firmware for E63 (v200.21.012), E66 (v300.21.012) and E71 (v300.21.012) devices includes a new version of Nokia messaging and Hotmail application, and improved HTML support. As for the N96 update (version 30.033), it will add a Facebook app and improved ringtone audio levels. In…
Nokia to acquire travel planning site Dopplr?
You’ve probably never heard of Dopplr. If you have, you’re probably willing to throw-down in Dopplr’s name. For those of you in the first camp, Dopplr is a travel planning site that draws on the power of social networks to give you travel tips and advice from people just like you. And, for some reason,…
Ovi Store client updated to enable re-downloads; Available on more phones
Nokia has finally solved the single most annoying bug of the Ovi Store – re-downloads. The problem was when you purchased an app, you couldn’t re-download it in the case you’ve lost a phone or switched to the other device. No more, re-downloads are working now with the updated Ovi Store client (version 1.05), and…