If you’re in America you probably have no clue what Jaiku or Widsets actually are. Jaiku is the Finnish version of Twitter. Main differences are the fact that it has some location based services embedded and it is an application that sits on your phone as opposed to SMS powered. Widsets is what happens when…
What does Nokia mean by “entirely new type” of mobile phone?
The Nokia E90 just launched in Finland, limited quantities of course, and during a press interview Antti Vasara, General Manager of the Mobile Devices Business Unit said a few interesting things: Nokia is not too enthusiastic about touchscreens, since all their tests had shown that users prefer keyboard and joystick for an input device. But…
Review: Nokia Media Transfer (Verdict: Beta, but a nice start)
According to the latest numbers from Steve Jobs there are 22 million active OS X users. These poor souls have been ignored by Nokia for the longest time, until now. Alex Wrege takes an in-depth look at what exactly the “Nokia Media Transfer†application does and initial reactions so far indicates that this program gladly…
Nokia S60 team wants your feedback; S60 Agents pilot program launched in New York
Nokia’s S60 division launched S60 Agents pilot program in New York. The idea behind this is to gather as much as possible feedback from the people living in Big Apple, and to increase the awareness about S60 ecosystem.
Nokia teams up with Björn Weckström: N76 Signature edition coming soon
Nokia and Finnish artist Björn Weckström are working together to offer a customized, limited edition of the already stylish Nokia N76 smartphone. The new N76 Signature edition will take inspiration from natural forms “made when the wind, together with the high tide broke up the ice along the Finnish sea shore.” This limited edition device…
Nokia N95 users can now use Barablu VoIP client
Good news for Nokia N95 owners – Barablu VoIP client is now fully compatible with Nokia’s flagship “multimedia computer.” Those not familiar should know that Barablu is the Skype-like free mobile VoIP client that allows users with WiFi-enabled handsets to call for free, or to call land and mobile lines for next to nothing. Other…
NTT DoCoMo launches FOMA F904i
NTT DoCoMo today launched the Fujitsu-made FOMA F904i, powered by Symbian OS with MOAP running on top of it. The new clamshell device allows users to enjoy the one-seg mobile TV on the 3.1″ rotatable 16:9 240×432 full wide screen. There’s also the 0.65″ 96×30 external screen, two cameras – VGA for video calls and…
The Nokia 8600 Luna is finally here!
No more pre-ordering, spy-shooting anticipation folks. Nokia has announced their Nokia 8600 Luna to start shipping this quarter! This thing just oozes so much sexiness that we just had to dedicate a whole separate post to this super-slick handset. The translucent black slider, crafted out of steel and glass, rocks-out like the high-end designer phone…
Augmentra announces new version of ViewRanger, GPS navigation for outdoor enthusiast
GPS-enabled software developer Augmentra announced the latest version of ViewRanger off-road mapping, navigation and information software for Symbian S60 based smartphones, that also supports Nokia N95‘s built-in GPS receiver. Unlike “regular” navigation apps out there, ViewRanger is specifically designed for the off-road users — such as hill-walkers, mountain bikers, geo-cachers, birdwatchers, or rural tourists —…
Is this the Sony Ericsson P3i?
Sony Ericsson has recently announced its new flagship device – P1i. Now, at Mobile-Review forums someone posted a photo, claiming it is the P3i. It’s hard to tell whether or not this is true. As far as we can see from the image bellow, the device looks practically the same as P1i, except maybe the…