SingTel and Nokia announced that they will deliver Nokia Messaging on the Nokia E63 with special data plans for SingTel’s Singapore-based mobile subscribers. As a result, SingTel is the first operator in Asia to launch this offering. As a special introductory offer, SingTel subscribers who purchase a Nokia E63 device with a MobileM@il Plus data…
Web version of Ovi Mail gets an update!
Web version of Ovi Mail got a minor update. Version 1.1 adds new languages to the mix, and now the service is available in total of 12 languages — including UK English, US English, Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Malay, Bengali, French, German, Hindi, Tagalog, Portugese (Brazil), Portugese (Portugal), Spanish. Moreover, Nokia has fixed a number of…
Nokia N97 with AT&T’s 3G frequencies hits the FCC
Good news for our North American readers who at the same time like Nokia smartphones. The single most desirable Finnish smartphone, N97, has been spotted at the FCC. And we’re talking about the real U.S. version, all with the right bands to sing along AT&T’s 3G network (1900 MHz). Everything the European/Asian version has is…
Nokia E75 starts shipping
Nokia announced that its long time awaited E75 handset has started shipping, as of today. Unfortunately, we don’t have the release dates at this stage, but we do know one thing — the both numeric keypad and QWERTY keyboard equipped S60 smartphone is set to be an instant hit for the Finnish giant. Existing S60…
Nokia flip-flops; Says WiMAX is failed technology, “Wireless Betamax”
Nokia used to praise Sprint for its bold effort to roll-out a WiMAX network in the United States. As market moves, so does the attitude of the Finnish giant. Even though we supposed to see few Nokia WiMAX-enabled devices last year, nothing from that actually happened. Quite the contrary – Nokia killed the N810 WiMAX…
HTC Snap, Touch Pro2 and more headed to T-Mobile USA
HTC’s latest messaging handset, the HTC Snap, made waves at CTIA Wireless 2009 as one of the slickest mid-range smartphones to rock Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard in quite some time. Before that, HTC launched the HTC Touch Pro2, at Mobile World Congress 2009, as the company’s flagship Windows Mobile Professional handset. Now, word has it…
Video: Nokia Point & Find demo!
If you haven’t caught our news describing Nokia Point & Find, here’s a short demonstration of the service showing just how cool it is. Simple point your Nokia smartphone to a billboard promoting a movie and instantly get additional information. Best of all, Nokia plans to expand the service beyond movies. Very cool!
Nokia E71x video quickie
It’s the end of the week and we’re slowly wrapping up our live coverage of CTIA Wireless 2009. One of the bigger product announcements at the show was AT&T’s Nokia E71x. The E71x is essentially the same as the Nokia E71, only the E71x supports the 3G frequency bands that AT&T uses. As the first…
Nokia Booth Tour – Live from CTIA Wireless 2009 Las Vegas
Nokia didn’t have too much to show off at CTIA Wireless that we didn’t see in Barcelona last month – namely the AT&T E71x and even that is nothing more than the same ol’ E71 with a gold star to make it feel special. Of course there was the very cool flip that was launched…
Nokia unveils two new accessories: Bluetooth Headset BH-216 and Bluetooth Speakerphone HF-510
Aside from showing the Nokia E71x for AT&T and Nokia 1661 for T-Mobile USA, the Finnish giant also unveiled two new Bluetooth accessories at the CTIA Wireless in Las Vegas. The first of the two is the Nokia Bluetooth Headset BH-216, which is touted as a “comfortable headset with a curved form factor that enables…