It looks like Nokia’s got another take on the Nokia Tube. No, it’s not a variant to the Nokia 5800 XpressMedia Tube, we’re talking about this here patent application from Espoo. Proving that there’s no end to patentable ideas, Nokia has applied for a patent on a tube-shaped mobile phone. The cylindrical handset sports a…
NeuTouch – multi touch engine for Nokia N95
What we have here is an interesting project developed by Bangkok, Thailand-based Sittiphol Phanvilai called NeuTouch. The same guy is a Nokia Forum Champion and is also responsible for the mobile YouTube client MobiTubia, which we covered in the past. To demonstrate this so called multi-touch engine for Nokia N95, the developer uses such components…
Low-end Nokia 1508 CDMA phone announced
Nokia has announced a new entry-level phone called Nokia 1508. An entry-level segment usually doesn’t involve any of the interesting features and Nokia’s newest device isn’t an exception. However, this is the Finnish giant’s CDMA device and is therefor important for the company as it tries to increase its market share in the U.S. Specs…
Nokia is India’s most trusted brand!
Nokia has emerged as the most trusted brand in India in the annual survey undertaken by Brand Equity of The Economic Times and conducted by AC Nielsen ORG-MARG. 8,000 respondents aged 15 and older across 12 cities in the West, East, North and South zones of the country were surveyed. The list consisted of 300…
European Commission okays Nokia’s acquisition of Trolltech
The European Commission recently approved Nokia’s voluntary tender offer for all the shares in Trolltech, which we covered back in January. Settlement took place on June 6, 2008, giving Nokia 52,411,283 shares and votes in Trolltech, or 99.4% of all the shares outstanding in Trolltech. Nokia will apply for the delisting of Trolltech’s shares from…
Nokia and Sasken tie up deal over German unit
Nokia has said that it has now completed transfer of its “adaptation software R&D unit” (the one in Bochum, Germany) to Sasken Communication Technologies As we know, Bochum lept in to the news in January when Nokia decided to close its cellphone plant, cutting 2300 staff. Apparently this deal means that 35 people at least…
Nokia launching flagship Nokia N96 handset in Q3 2008 alongside Nokia E71 and Nokia E66 business-class cellphones
Still waiting patiently for Nokia to go live with the famed successor to the uber-popular top-of-the-line N-series handset? Sure you are – we’re all waiting for Nokia to drop the Nokia N96-bomb. With that incredibly sexy black-gloss finish and backlit keypad, the dual-sliding N96 multimedia monster is set to take the N-series to a higher…
Another Supernova – Nokia 7610 Supernova gets real
Following on the recent unveiling of the Nokia 7310 Supernova candybar/monoblock handset, the Nokia 7610 Supernova slider has surfaced as a seriously attractive down-range option for anyone looking for a bit of style and flair in their handset. Like its Supernova siblings, the Nokia 7610 Supernova relies on EDGE data to serve up the fastest…
Flickr photos show Nokia N79, Nokia N85, Nokia 5800 XpressMedia Tube in the flesh
There’s nothing like a little in-the-flesh product leaks to start of the day. I don’t know how leaks like this happen, but I’m glad someone had foresight to save these images of Nokia’s N79, N85, and 5800 XpressMedia Tube before the originating Flickr account got deleted. The Nokia N79 hasn’t been confirmed for production and…
Nokia S60 Touch UI video gets updated
With all this talk of the iPhone 3G shipping worldwide in little more than a month from today, it seems only fair to give mention to one of the iPhone’s hardest-hitting competitors – Nokia. The Finns have been toiling away at their own touch-based solution to the smartphone market with a touch-based mobile OS –…