Phone News is claiming that AT&T has put an immediate halt on the sale of the Nokia 6650 due to a network upgrade that was performed in Florida, and is scheduled to go nation wide, that is decreasing the battery life of the 6650 drastically and even causing units to reboot spontaneously. AT&T is instructing…
Nokia joins the netbook race with the Booklet 3G: 10 inches, 1.25 kg, 12 hour battery life, HDMI out
In a move that is surely making analysts and mobile bloggers scratch their head, Nokia has announced a netbook called the “Booklet 3G.” Nokia is promising this Intel Atom based computer will give you 12 hours of battery life, while weighing only 1.25 kg (2.76 lbs) and standing 2 cm (0.79 inches) tall. Being a…
Motorola Sholes and BlackBerry Storm 2 hitting Verizon in October?
The leaked footage of the BlackBerry Storm 2 was a good sign that the next-gen touchscreen BlackBerry was headed to Verizon in the near future, revamped SurePress screen in tow. Turns out, it’s little more than a month away. New leaked documentation from Boy Genius points to an October. The Storm 2 will be launching…
Nokia N97 Mini Passes FCC
We’ve been seeing a fair bit of the unannounced N97 Mini lately, and now with some official certifications passing through the FCC, we might be seeing it hit the street sooner than later. We still don’t know much about the device proper, other than that it cuts size by ditching the directional pad and it…
Nokia 5530 up for preorder on Nokia’s USA website for $289.99; Amazon has the 5800 for $300
The Nokia 5530, which is a Nokia 5800 with a smaller screen (3.2 inches vs. 2.9 inches), no 3G and no GPS, has just gone up on Nokia’s USA website for preorder reports SlashGear. The problem is the cost: $290, and that’s without taxes and shipping. Nokia’s 5800, which has been out for a while…
Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition: Car kit included, lifetime navigation for Nokia Maps, only $405
In an effort to help sell more Nokia 5800 units and get even more people using Nokia Maps, which I believe is now called Ovi Maps, and doesn’t work with Google Chrome by the way, the Finnish company is launching a bundle that includes a car kit, car charger, and a lifetime walk and drive…
Nokia initiates layaway program for India, act now and with only 25 payments this fone can be yours!
Nokia is looking to help out poor people in rural India by letting them purchase mobile phones on a payment plan. If you’re poor enough, Billy Mays will rise from his grave and clean the filthy clothes on your back with OxiClean … not really. Let me try that again. If you’re poor enough, Nokia…
It’s up! Mobile-Review’s preview of the Nokia N900 has just hit the net
Eldar just tweeted that the English version of his preview of the Nokia N900 is up, and that the Russian version will be up soon. Quite shocking, since it’s usually the Russian version going up first, and then the English version. Anyway, read it here and enjoy the many photos and screenshots of the N900.…
Another photo of the Nokia RX-51 aka Rover aka Internet Tablet w/ 3G appears
Below we see a photo of the Nokia’s next Internet Tablet, set to be announced exactly 2 weeks from today at Nokia World in Germany. Eldar Murtazin from Mobile-Review has one, and according to his Twitter account he plans on posting a preview of Maemo and Rover by the end of today. I don’t know…
Yet another screenshot: Maemo 5’s virtual keyboard is just as bad as the Nokia N97
The phrase virtual keyboard either makes you smile with thoughts of the iPhone’s silky smooth capacitive touch screen, or cry due to a stern and unyielding opinion that a device should have buttons. The keyboard on the Nokia N97 is highly debated, and I’m in the camp that feels that the lack of a dedicated…