I’ve waited with this article for quite some time now, trying to find good arguments to suggest our readers to go on and grab the N97, but honestly I couldn’t. Again, this is not to say the Nokia N97 is a bad device – it’s just too expensive for what it offers. Sure there’s 32GB…
HD Video: 10 minute review of the Nokia E55 and E52
Rafe over at All About Symbian has been playing with the Nokia E55 for a while now, and has produced a 10 minute video review that is quite comprehensive and covers a wide range of topics. The Nokia E55 is the first half qwerty device to come out of Nokia, and if the keypad layout…
Screenshot: Nokia’s Maemo 5 looks nothing like Symbian, and that’s a good thing
The screenshot below (click to enlarge) was captured by Eldar Murtazin of Mobile-Review, and was posted on his personal blog. It doesn’t reveal too much to be considered interesting. A new way to manage connections, new icons, new color scheme. This is however something we’re going to be seeing a lot more of in 2…
Nokia N86 8MP Review (Verdict: Solid Camera)
So, the N97 didn’t make as big of a splash as we were expecting – that hardly means it’s the only card up Nokia’s ample sleeve. During their Mobile World Congress ’09 announcement, the N86 showed a lot of promise as Nokia’s first handset with an 8 megapixel camera. The two-way sliding form factor had…
Thailand’s AIS to offer Nokia Messaging, too
Nokia has a new partner on board for its Nokia Messaging service. It’s Thailand’s AIS, which is launching the service along with two dedicated data packages: Nokia Messaging Bt 199, which comes with 5MB of email data per month, and (obviously) Bt 200 more expensive one, Nokia Messaging Bt 399 Unlimited. Again for those new…
Heads up Nokia N97 owners: New firmware out: 12.0.0.24
Check back on this post for updates as I find them. For now, go ahead and update your device. [Hat tip to My Nokia Blog] Update: Mark from The Nokia Blog made a video of the update. Update: The update is huge, coming in at 146.4 MB. Update: From Howard Forums user ltalis: “everything stayed…
Unannounced Nokia N97 Mini and 5900 smile for the camera
A photo from an unnamed retailer was published to Flickr and Mark from The Nokia Blog was there to snag it. Unfortunately, the owner of said photo made Mark and Engadget remove his fuck up. Thanks to the internet however, that photo will never die! As you can see below, there are a lot of…
Brief: Nokia vs. InterDigital: Round 9,245: Nokia did not infringe on 4 patents
Nokia and InterDigital have been fighting it our for a few years now, regarding four patents relating to UMTS (aka 3G) technology. A Houston Judge yesterday ruled in Nokia’s favor saying he has determined no patent infringement took place. Of course InterDigital is upset with the decision, and are making a petition for another round…
Qt is now even more officially part of Nokia; Changes name to Qt Development Frameworks
Qt is now even more officially part of Nokia. Hence the new URL which is qt.nokia.com. Moreover, the name has been changed from Qt Software to Qt Development Frameworks. And while the rest of us don’t actually care about the name change, Nokia’s Daniel Kihlberg thinks this is important as at the end of the…
Smartphone segment keeps growing, but not for Windows Mobile or Symbian
The smartphone market is still seeing solid growth, despite a weak global economy that has consumers cutting back on non-essential goods. Gartner is reporting that Global sales of smartphones in the second quarter of 2009 increased 27% year-on-year, accounting for more than 40 million units sold. Meanwhile, mobile phone sales in general slid 6.1%, compared…