RIM’s been working hard to shoehorn a pseudo-BlackBerry-OS into Windows Mobile, but why settle for less when you can run both native operating systems at the same time with VMware? This demo shows a Nokia N800 running Windows CE and Android concurrently with no noticeable lag whatsoever. Why would you want to bother with this?…
Nokia Launches Stereo Bluetooth Speakers for your Car
While combing through my photos from Mobile World Congress, I stumbled on one little gem that had managed to slip through the flurry of press releases and launch events. These HF-310 Speakerphones were looking a little lonely at the Nokia booth when everyone was oogling the N97 not far away, but they were pretty impressive.…
Nokia “Comes With Music,” 5800 XpressMusic hit Australia on March 20th
Nokia’s “Comes With Music” is now officially announced for Australia, set to begin commercially available on March 20th, 2009, along with the handset maker’s all-touchscreen device – Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. You know how it goes – you purchase a “Comes With Music” handset and all songs downloaded during a year remain your property even after…
Nokia to make laptops?
It seems Nokia is considering to enter the laptop business. In a recent interview to Finnish national broadcaster, the company’s CEO, Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, said that they are looking “very actively” at this opportunity. He went on adding, “We don’t have to look even for five years what we know as a mobile phone and what…
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic NAM is available now in the US!
We told ya’ it’s coming! The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is now available for purchase in United States, in the company’s Flagship Stores in Chicago and New York City. Four hundred bucks ($399 to be more precise) buys you one of the best Symbian-powered smartphones ever made and certainly the first S60 touch-enabled device. Let’s quickly…
Vertu Constellation Pure series announced: New materials, similar pricing
Vertu is out with yet another special edition of its Constellation series. It’s called Pure and unlike other devices from the series, these are made out of steel, leather and ceramics. The price, however, remains steep and the Nokia’s luxury arm will be selling these for 6,800 EUR or about $8,574. Three color options are…
Windows 3.1 and Nokia N95, together at last!
It looks like the Nokia N95 and Windows 3.1 have finally been united! Wait… what? You read correctly, what you’re seeing here is good ‘ole Windows 3.1 installing itself on a Nokia N95. Polish developer Marcin-PRV devoted a good day’s worth of hacking to get the so-ancient-it’s-extinct Windows 3.1 OS up and running on his…
Nokia trades 1,000 resignations for severance packages
In a move that echos struggling US wireless carrier Sprint’s Motorola’s bid to help stave off compulsory job cuts, the world’s largest mobile phone maker has announced plans to offer severance packages to the first 1,000 employees who volunteer to resign their posts. The resignation-for-severance trade is being offered as part of Nokia’s company-wide effort…
eXpansys: Motorola Aura and Nokia 8800 Arte Gold – the height of luxury
eXpansys have let me know that they have two luxury phones that you might want to purchase available – and for the sheer cash-money newsworthiness, I thought I should share: The luxurious Motorola Aura combines superb craftsmanship and a distinctive interface inspired by luxury watches. The Motorola Aura features the world’s first 16 million colour…
FISHLABS joins the N-Gage
Nokia’s mobile gaming initiative just got stronger for an additional partner. It’s FISHLABS, which wowed to bring its games to all the N-Gage users around the world. As part of the deal, we should expect to see FISHLABS releasing many its popular titles for the platform. Among the games that are announced for this year…