Remember the sleek, entry-level Nokia 7205 clamshell (flip-phone) that Nokia was preparing for Verizon Wireless’s network? More than a year since we first laid eyes on this slim flip, it seems the Nokia Intrigue 7205 has finally made its way into Verizon’s product-pipeline. Newly leaked pictures of the Verizon Nokia Intrigue hints at the No.…
Smartphone gains boost Apple and RIM marketshare at Nokia’s expense
It seems one of the only things growing in this hostile global economy is the number of smartphones being sold around the world. The growth of sales in this particular segment highlights the smartphone’s recent push to popularity. The smartphone market now sits at a new high, showing 3.7% growth in sales (38.1 million handsets)…
Nokia N79 Spotted in Classy Black Suit
Nokia had been touting the Black N79 with grey, blue, and black option covers on their site for awhile now, but we hadn’t ever seen one proper. Well, here we are, with one in the wing. Options are always solid, and the way Nokia changes the UI colour scheme based on what faceplate you have…
Vlingo Launches Public Beta for Symbian in British, German and Spanish Flavours
Following a private beta announced in our forums, one of my favourite voice applications for BlackBerry, Vlingo, is spreading its wings both technologically and linguistically with a new version for S60, supporting British accents, German and Spanish language recognition. What can you do with Vlingo? Well, just about everything, to be honest: transcribe messages, launch…
Nokia 5030, Nokia 5330 XpressMusic and Nokia 5730 XpressMusic officially announced
At the online “Your Music Player is Ringing” press event, Nokia unveiled three new music-centric phones — Nokia 5030, Nokia 5330 XpressMusic and Nokia 5730 XpressMusic — all of which are compatible with the company’s “Comes With Music” offering. Let’s briefly go through their specs, shall we? First comes the Nokia 5030, which is sort…
Fring now works with the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic
Good news for all the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic users out there. The popular VoIP/multiple IM network client, Fring, is now compatible with the Finnish giant’s first S60 Touch device! As expected, the S60 5th Edition application is tailor-made for touch, ensuring you can use nothing but your fingers and eventually the stylus to get your…
Monopoly Here & Now The World Edition hits N-Gage
Nokia NSeries smartphone owners who at the same time are fans of Monopoly will be glad to know that the popular game is now available on N-Gage. The official title is Monopoly Here & Now The World Edition, and it’s the latest and greatest version of the game, featuring most popular cities in the world,…
Nokia Fails to Keep Patent Dispute out of ITC Courts
Nokia may have won the patent battle with InterDigital in the UK over the summer, but the war rages on in the U.S. InterDigital, owner of some very early 3G patents, and currently licensing the technology to half of the world’s 3G cell phones, won an early case against Nokia, in which Nokia tried to…
Nokia E71 Due on AT&T April 1st.
The Nokia E71, as rumoured, will finally be finding its way to AT&T next month according to a leaked retailer inventory. It’s an enterprise favourite, even among the BlackBerry faithful, and will find a home in many a pair of thumbs. Other handsets due to land on Big Blue include an appropriately blue Propel, a…
Nokia “Your Music Player is Ringing” event is this Wednesday, March 11th
Nokia will be announcing something music-related this Wednesday, March 11th. The virtual event is called “Your Music Player is Ringing” and, honestly, we’ve no clue what will the Finnish giant unveil. Maybe that QWERTY keyboard-equipped Nokia 5730 XpressMusic? I’m only speculating at this stage – we’ll have more details within two days. If you want…