Nokia is holding a huge party today (or tomorrow depending on your time zone) and I’m trying to figure out what exactly are they going to announce? It was publically stated that this event was not for the launch of a new product, but instead to celebrate Nokia’s efforts in America, California especially: The LA…
Pictures: Nokia rolls out a 2 page advertisement in the New York Times
1024×768 resolution uncropped images can be found here for the first and second ad.For those who don’t want to click to see the pictures, here is what the ads say verbatim: “Brilliant is only the beginning. Built in GPS, free world maps and a 5-megapixel camera are just the start. On top of that, we’ve…
USA Nokia N95 available in Chicago and New York, $700 and support for American 3G
Quick lowdown for people asking what the differences are between the Euro and USA N95. The American N95 has more RAM, double the European model, a larger (much needed) battery, support for American 3G frequencies and the only negative is that there is no longer protection for the Carl Zeiss optics. Don’t be jealous my…
Nokia to publish 29 minute movie about music to advertise their new store
Using Firefox? Then no music recommenders website for you! Reuters is saying that instead of Nokia dropping some serious cash on a world wide marketing blitz, they are going to post a 29 minute video, as well as bite sized portions of it, on video sharing sites such as youtube in the hope that people…
Nokia orders WiMAX chips from Intel, new Internet Tablet in 1H 2008 confirmed
I’m still skeptical about WiMAX, the world is moving towards UMTS based LTE, hell even Verizon dropped CDMA. This is not stopping Nokia from wanting to test how effective WiMAX will be in the future. A spokesperson for Nokia told Reuters that “Nokia will roll out the first WiMax-enabled Internet tablets using Intel chips in…
Confirmed: Next Nokia Internet Tablet to have GPS
Thoughtfix spotted “LJPRX-44” on the FCC pages and the test results show that the next internet tablet will have GPS enabled! A request for the standard 45 day confidentiality agreement was filed during the second week of September so it is safe to say we should be seeing this device hopefully before Nokia World on…
Nokia N95-3 launch in 7-10 days – the US version of the Nokia N95 is almost here!
We can’t wait for the US-spec Nokia N95 (the Nokia N95-3) to finally hit Yankee shores with its support for US-friendly 3G frequencies. With the Nokia N95-3 having recently passed through the FCC’s testing labs, the official launch of the device is imminent. The question is, just how imminent? Well, Engadget Mobile‘s sleuthing (by which…
Apple iPhone bests Nokia N95, HTC Touch in usability study
So, there’s this Texas-based usability consulting firm called Perceptive Sciences. They just released the results of a test that put the Apple iPhone heads-up with the Nokia N95 and HTC Touch in a usability battle. The winner? Apple iPhone. The results are sure to rile up the iPhone-haters out there, but the results speak for…
Review: Nokia CP-218 jogging wrist strap
Jogging is a sport being picked up by adults that are increasingly becoming health conscious. It is something that becomes infinitely easier once you have music playing in the background so you don’t have to the breathing patterns that clearly signal you’re out of shape. Some prefer dedicated mp3 players, but Nokia thinks you should…
Nokia S60 party in San Francisco on October 23th in Union Square
I’ve already been to two of these things, one in NY, the other in Chicago, and trust me when I say you do not want to miss this. Phil Schwarzmann knows how to throw a festivel and besides the free booze you get to grill Nokia employees about anything and everything you might want to…