Recently we’ve spotted two Nokia devices that still wait to be officially introduced. Both 3608 and 8208 models are designed to sing along CDMA networks and seems made as part of Nokia’s plan to get a piece of the North American mobile phone market. From what we know, the 3608 is a low-to-mid range clamshell,…
Nokia + NAVTEQ acquisition finally complete
$8.1 billion was the number given to us on the first day of October 2007, the amount Nokia would spend to acquire NAVTEQ. Today, June 10 2008, that acquisition is complete.
Nokia Chat: Location based micro blogging with chat built in, I think
Nokia just launched Chat in their Beta Labs, it’s buggy, but the concept is totally cool. You can watch the video above with my buddy Phil and get ridiculously confused, or you can read my attempt at breaking this down below: Know what Twitter is? The microblogging service that limits you to 140 characters and…
Nokia teams up with the NRW Government and the City of Bochum for “Growth for Bochum” program
In what seems as an effort to return some good faith in Germany following the closure of the Bochum facilities, Nokia is teaming up with the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the City of Bochum to “stimulate growth, create new jobs and generate investment for Bochum and the neighbouring cities.” The main elements of…
New Nokia patent application gives insight in to haptic feedback technology – More details on Haptikos
Haptic feedback will be the next stage of touchscreen evolution. Apple has revolutionized the mobile industry with their multi-touch display proving that touchscreens work in the mass-market. But, critics of the sleek, flush, and glass-covered touchscreen denounce the multi-touch display’s lack of feedback – and it’s all true. So in an effort to bring the…
Nokia N96, Limited Edition, buy it for $1,193.22 and then write it off
The limited edition Nokia N96 will look like the regular Nokia N96, but it’s going to come to your door in a sleek wooden box. You can get the details here, which I found via Mark Guim’s (writer/owner at The Nokia Blog) Jaiku post. I really wasn’t going to bother posting this since the site…
Video: Founder of Plazes talks about the Nokia acquisition
Plazes&Nokia from Tiburon-TV – Viktoria Trosien on Vimeo. On June 23 we found out Nokia was going to buy Plazes, well here is a video with the founder, Felix Petersen, sharing his thoughts about the whole thing and location based services in general. [Via: ruk]
Nokia: Only 3% of people recycle their mobile phones
Nokia surveyed 6,500 people in 13 countries — including Finland, Germany, Italy, Russia, Sweden, UK, United Arab Emirates, USA, Nigeria, India, China, Indonesia and Brazil — to find out people’s attitudes and behaviors towards recycling. The findings highlight that despite the fact that people on average have each owned around five phones, very few of…
Nokia XpressMusic 5320 NAM hits the FCC
Whenever one of Nokia’s handsets makes it across the pond and officially lands on American shores, it’s a sure bet that the FCC will be giving a thorough going-over. The latest such handset to make the journey from Espoo is the Nokia XpressMusic 5320 NAM. The “North American” version of the NokiaXpressMusic 5320 boasts a…
Nokia and InterDigital settle patent case in UK
It seems that little tiff between Finnish handset manufacturer Nokia and InterDigital is wrapping up – at least in the UK. While the battle between the two companies rages on in the US, with InterDigital seeking a US International Trade Commission investigation of Nokia’s handsets on grounds of UMTS technology patent violations, Nokia has settled…