Thanks to Darla, we’ve spotted the Tripod stand DT-22 for Nokia N93 on the the Mobile FilmMakers site. The still-not-announced accessory will allow you to take videos with more stability. The Tripod comes in a compact size for portability and has an flexible adapter part to fit the phone, as well as adjustable legs for…
Nokia E61 awarded
Latest user benchmarking in London, UK conducted by Strategy Analytics rated Nokia E61 as the best new Converged Device according. The E61 out-scored the Motorola Q and Sony Ericsson P990i with higher user ratings for both usability and style/design. Both Moto Q and P990i let down users in terms of usability. Roughly at the same…
Using Nokia PC Suite on a Mac
Running Nokia PC Suite on a Mac is NOT a hassle free thing to do, and is also one of the reasons why Apple should embrace Symbian for its iPhone. Luckily, people like Mark Guim from the Nokia blog have been thinking about the issue and have come up with the solution. Again, it’s not…
Nokia N92 to be available soon
Just when we’ve almost forgot about it, Nokia is about to start global sales of its, mobile TV-enabled smartphone, N92. According to Reuters, the N92 sales will begin in Asia in the coming weeks. “The device is ready. In coming weeks N92 will start shipping in Vietnam and Indonesia,” Nokia spokeswoman Marika Kojo said on…
Nokia N93 firmware version reaches 20.0.058
Nokia keeps updating its phones. Unlike the previous N93‘s update which solved some major issues, the results of this one are not that visible to the end user. The recap: Faster initialization/startup time Optical zoom noise reduction algorithm updated UI improvements Apps: Search, WLAN Wizard added; QuickOffice updated Cover UI to not lit back-light as…
Nokia Research's MARA project
Thanks to the GigaOm, we’ve spotted an interesting research project from Nokia. It’s the Mobile Augmented Reality Applications (MARA) project, which explores utilizing camera equipped mobile devices as platforms for sensor-based, video see-through mobile augmented reality. The project also investigates new and exciting applications enabled by this technology, and UI solutions and paradigms motivated by…
Music Recommenders beta launched
Music Recommenders, Nokia’s music service announced recently at the Nokia Open Studio 2006, just launched in beta. As mentioned, the service, “godfathered” by David Bowie, will give users unique and customizable music recommendations, selected by the experts in 40 of the world’s best independent stores. Current beta site looks very stylish and simple navigation makes…
Nokia WLAN Wizard
Just after its Search application, Nokia again quietly released WLAN Wizard for S60 3rd Edition devices. The new application, which will come pre-installed with Nokia N80 Internet Edition, shows the available WLAN networks directly on the idle screen and it is possible to start web browsing immediately. When compared with classic Connection Manager, WLAN Wizard…
Nokia E62 update ready
Nokia E62 has been spotted on the list of Nokia Software Updater service. At the moment, not much information is known what will be updated. My guess is that E62’s update will follow the one of E61, which includes several known bug fixes and overall improvement of the performance of the device. Interesting point is…
Nokia N93i!?
Over at Mobile-Review forum, I’ve found the photos of something resembles the N93‘s successor. The new, still-not-confirmed device, is much smaller, thinner, a bit rounder in shape and will most probably have a mini USB support. No QWERTY keyboard though (like any other Nseries device). UPDATE: SlashPhone now has more photos of Nokia N93i. And…