“In the next few months (U.S.) operators will carry a lot of new products from us.” said Alastair Curtis, Nokia chief designer, told Helsingin Sanomat, a Finnish newspaper. Something to look forward to if you’re a Nokia fan in America tired of importing your mobile phone from another part of the globe. [Via: Reuters]
Nokia brings RTTI to phones
Electronista reports that Nokia is teaming up with ARC Transistance (European automobile club network) to give users RTTI (Real Time Traffic Information). Apparently the service will be offered as an option in Nokia Maps 2.0, and will incur a service fee. Obviously RTTI can benefit drivers by letting them know in a timely maner about…
Samsung add to DVB-H devices with SGH-P960
Samsung has shown off a “new” mobile phone, the “SGH-P960” in response to the EU choice of DVB-H as the Euro Mobile TV standard. This builds on previous P9xx series devices, to provide a 2.6-inch QVGA screen and 3.0MP camera. A number of device manufacturers support DVB-H (notables including Nokia, Motorola, LG, and of course…
Video: Nokia 6600 Fold design story
Don’t know about you, but I find the recently announced Nokia 6600 Fold to be the single best looking Nokia clamshell phone to date. The reason is obvious — Nokia isn’t usually known for its good looking clamshell phones. Yeah, it’s true and I’m sad that’s the case, but so far I haven’t seen a…
Nokia N95 8GB hits Rogers Wireless in Canada
All hail the mighty Nokia N95 8GB! With it’s high quality German optics and that huge 8GB of onboard storage, the Nokia N95 8GB is a big winner for Nokia’s high-end lineup. Well, it’s at least a huge success in Europe. North American, not so much. Well, it looks like Nokia isn’t satisfied with taking…
Thinking from a different perspective: What do people less well off fancy in a mobile?
Coverage from Nokia’s Design Studio event in London is finally starting to flow out. Thanks to Nokia Conversations for a link to Raphael Grignani’s write up, which linked to The Near Future Laboratory’s writeup,which drove me to do a few Google searches in an attempt to discover more information about the designers presenting at the…
For Sale in Spain: White Nokia N78
For those of you interested in the Nokia N78, the 3.2 megapixel, WiFi, GPS, 3.5 mm headphone jack, HSDPA device packing the latest version of S60, here is an image of a white model found on Nokia’s Spanish website:
Pictures: Three flavors of the Nokia N82
After running the series of photos comparing the N95 8GB with N96, and N78 with N82, it’s the “pure N82” time only. Three Nokia N82 versions are on display – black, white and the silver one. It’s much easier to pick the favorite color this way, even though I guess most of you folks prefer…
UK: Nokia and Sagem PAYG handsets for £5 at Asda
Asda has announced Britain’s lowest priced PAYG (Pay As You Go) mobile phones deal, selling handsets for £5! Apparently it’s a “no strings” deal so you can buy just the device, without needing to buy an credit (although clearly you’d need some to make calls…..). Over 50,000 of the handset will be available at stores…
Spike Lee and Nokia take film Mobile
Director Spike Lee has hooked up with Nokia to direct a movie made with Mobile phone video footage from “everyday people”, in what he is apparently calling the “democratization of film”. The film will be by Nokia Productions and will be over 3 acts – an “assignment” will be announced online for each act, adn…