Patent applications, be they from Apple, Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Microsoft, etc., all have one thing in common – they employ hand-sketched, incredibly vague images that outline their ideas. Well, Nokia’s breaking rank with their newest patent application filing. The image you see below isn’t some poor-quality spy-shot of an N-series slider in Nokia’s pipeline, rather,…
Nokia: Way to go, Verizon – LTE is the 4G future
With Verizon’s recent announcement to kick off LTE (Long Term Evolution) 4G network tests next year (in partnership with Vodafone), it’s starting to look like LTE will dominate the US mobile-broadband landscape in the future. And, following on successful initial testing of LTE networks by Nokia, and the recent adoption of the standard by the…
The power of Christ compels you: N82, she’s back from the dead *UPDATE*
My Nokia N82, the device that stopped taking pictures one night for no apparent reason, is finally up and atom. While hanging out with a bunch of friends tonight (Flickr album here) I received a call, went outside, 5 minute conversation, then as I was walking back into the pub I decided to check my…
Nokia N95, N95 8 GB and N82: The evolution of the multimedia computer
In the beginning … When the term “multimedia computer” was first unleashed by the Nokia marketing machine it was ridiculed and rejected by the masses. How dare does a company even attempt to begin to compare a fully functional notebook or desktop computer to a mobile phone? Yes one can install applications on a S60…
Decision Time: Nokia N82 Review, to publish or not to publish?
I’m in the last stretch of my Nokia N82 review titled “Nokia N95, N95 8gb and N82: The evolution of the multimedia computer,” when all of a sudden my N82 breaks. I wanted to take a picture so I took the phone out of my pocket, flipped the shutter down and this is what I’m…
Video: Another Nokia N810 Internet Tablet unboxing
The previous N810 unboxing video was awesome because of the soundtrack the guy used, this one is awesome because the producer uses an awesome camcorder to get insane amounts of detail. WOM World, the PR Firm Nseries hires that speaks exclusively to bloggers, recommended this video and I’m in full on agreement. There is also…
Reminder: Next week is Nokia World
Next week Nokia is holding their yearly Nokia World event, which the equivalent of Disneyland for Nokia heads I hear; I’m going to be there covering it. The show is on the 4th and 5th of December in Amsterdam, a few of the keynotes will be streamed live (many will be archived for later viewing)…
Nokia goes from first place to ninth place in Greenpeace Study
Nokia who used to be the greenest company in the land has gone from first place to ninth place according to a study preformed by Greenpeace. A mobile phone user was instructed to go into a shop and ask that their model be taken in for recycling, but shop keepers in Argentina, Philippines, Thailand, Russia…
Apple may be suing Nokia over touchscreen patents
So we all know that Nokia is working on an S60 Touch lineup. Touchscreens are the future and all the rage, so it makes sense that Apple’s starting to feel the pressure to keep ahead of the curve. Now, an analyst for London-based Nomura, Richard Windsor, is predicting that Apple may be unleash their legal…
Video: Nseries viral ad from the far land of Hong Kong
This is truly classic and if it wasn’t for the subtitles I wouldn’t be laughing as hard as I am right now. Check out cool.nseries.com yourself: