Say what you will about S60 in its current state today, but when it came out it was quite revolutionary. Hannu Pirskanen, who was a part of the early S60 UI concepting phase, as well as the Chief UI Designer of the Nokia 6110, died last week in his home town of Oulu, Finland. Christian…
Brief: Palm’s stock surged because of rumours saying Nokia is going to buy them
Palm’s stock yesterday rose $1.12 to $17.07 fueled by speculation that they were going to be purchased by Nokia. Do you think it could happen? I mean, it would give Nokia a foothold in the American market, but what the hell would Nokia do with webOS? They’re betting on Maemo and Symbian in the long…
Blurry Photo: Vertu Constellation F: Clamshell, HVGA screen screen, GPS, lots and lots of Euros
A blurry photo of what mobil.cz is claiming to be the Vertue Constellation F has just leaked on to the internet. This will be the first Vertu model to come in the clamshell form factor, and the first to have a GPS. No word on cost or release date, but expect it to cost a…
Nokia N86 NAM finally hits US shores
Nokia’s N86 cameraphone isn’t just your run-of-the-mill smartphone with an 8-megapixel camera. With a mechanical shutter, 8-megapixel image sensor, incredible low-light sensitivity and decent shot-to-shot times, the N86 enjoys its place at the head of the cameraphone table. And, it’s now available with full AT&T 3G support in the US! Nokia has finally given Americans…
Nokia Braille Reader beta bringing tactile SMS reading to Nokia phones
Nokia’s always on the cutting edge of mobile technology. They may not have the most usable or eye-catching user interfaces in the mobile space, but Nokia’s usually good for having some really high-technology packed into their handsets. The latest high-tech wizardry is Nokia’s Braille Reader that helps vision-impaired users read SMS text messages. Braille Reader…
Video: Nokia Booklet 3G unboxing
My buddy Stefanos Kofopoulos from Pestaola.gr got himself a Nokia Booklet 3G some how and has gone ahead and unboxed it. Quick recap of the specs: 1.6 GHz processor, 1 GB of non-upgradeable RAM, 160 GB 1.8 inch 4200 RPM hard drive, and supposedly 12 hours of battery life. To bad this thing is 575…
T-Mobile Goes Live with the Nokia 5130
Hitting the shelves today at T-Mo (and online) is the Nokia 5130. This candybar is a highly media focused handset that comes with a 2MP camera (with video and 4x digital zoom), 3.5mm headphone jack, 2″ QVGA display (320×240), microSD expansion to 2GB (1GB card included), 30MP internal memory, Bluetooth, speakerphone, MP3 player and much…
Nokia launches MyDailyApp.com to promote apps in the Ovi Store
Nokia has a new blog/site called MyDailyApp.com, where the company’s employees are talking about a new app every business day (Monday through Friday). The idea is to scatter around the Ovi Store and present the best apps found. A dedicated Twitter account is also launched – @mydailyapp. Now, here’s a problem. It’s nice to see…
Upcoming Nokia N86 8MP firmware to bring face detection
Nokia is preparing to release a new firmware update for its camera-flagship N86 8MP. According to AllAboutSymbian, with the new software installed, N86 8MP device owners will have the “Face Detection” option, a completely new feature for Nokia camera-phones. You know how it works, right? If this option is turned “on,” the camera application will…
US getting Nokia N900 on September 27th?
The Nokia N900 is Nokia’s first Maemo-powered device to sport smartphone functionality. The N900 comes from the same lineage that gave birth to the Nokia N810 Internet Tablet, but it transcends the “Internet Tablet” segment with true phone features – quad-band GSM/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900Mhz) support, 5.0-megapixel camera and GPS (just to name a few). With the…