I’m not sure what Nokia’s waiting, but this isn’t the first time we’re seeing their upcoming E63 model “in the wild.” We would love to see the Finnish giant going all official with this baby before this year ends, and then concentrate their efforts on the S60 5th edition devices next year. Sounds like a…
Nokia Growth Partners invests in Chinese mobile advertising network – Madhouse
Nokia keeps working on expanding its Software and Services division and just recently we caught a press release saying that the Finnish giant’s VC arm, Nokia Growth Partners, has invested in China’s largest and most intelligent mobile advertising network – Madhouse. No financial details were given, but apparently Madhouse has already managed several mobile advertising…
Nokia 2600 lands on AT&T; Available for free with a contract!
Yap, we knew this is coming. Nokia 2600 is now officially available on AT&T. It’s a low-end phone, meaning there’s not much exciting in terms of specs. Still, the candybar device manages to pack a 128×128 pixels screen, Bluetooth, VGA camera, and speakerphone. In terms of pre-installed apps, aside from the classics like calendar, alarm…
Swiss Mobile TV take-up disappointing
Swisscom’s Broadcast chief has spoken during the “Biel Bienne Communication Days”, and said that their Mobile TV service is not meeting expectations – his reasoning: not enough DVB-H capable devices! Up until recently the Nokia N77 was the only device receiving service – however that has now expanded to four devices (I can only assume…
Kodak inks patent cross-licensing deal with Nokia
Kodak, one of the biggest names in the digital imaging game, has just inked a deal with Nokia to cross-license each other’s patent portfolios. The deal wasn’t exactly explained in the kind of detail that we’d prefer to see, but the patent cross-licensing deal apparently “provides significant benefits to both companies, [and] is royalty bearing…
Nokia launches their tiniest Bluetooth headset, invites you to make your own
Nokia recently launched the BH-804, a rather fetching, minimal Bluetooth headset that comes with a neckstrap and charging pod, and due to drop before the end of the year. Pretty simple-looking deal with just two buttons, but if it’s not your cup of tea, why not enter Nokia’s Almighty Headset Competition and get Nokia to…
Mac users get Nokia Map Loader
Nokia Mac Dev Team has recently announced the very first beta release of Map Loader for Mac. Just like the PC version, Nokia Map loader for Mac allows users to quickly upload maps they need to their Nokia Maps-compatible mobile phone from a comfort of their computer, hence avoiding expensive mobile data charges. This feature…
3UK comes with Nokia on “Comes with Music”
3UK has confirmed that it will be the first operator in the UK to support the “Comes With Music” service – from 3rd Nov, the service will be available, on Nokia N95-8GB devices, when signing to an £35/month contract (for 18 months). You might remember Dusan reported about Comes With Music being offered by the…
Nokia’s survey “Life In Balance” finds that 53% of Americans receive work-related calls in a bathroom
Nokia is out with results of the “Life In Balance” survey to show how American use their mobile phones to keep the work-life balance. Here’s what they’ve found out: 53% of Americans have been interrupted by a work-related phone call or email while in the bathroom 24% of respondents have allowed a call or email…
Nokia E63 caught in the wild
Nokia is preparing to launch yet another QWERTY keyboard equipped smartphone a la E71. Apparently, the model’s name has been set to E63 and from the bare number we conclude its older brother [E71] is a better device. However, that doesn’t mean E63 sucks, quite the contrary. Here’s what we know, or at least think…