Posts Tagged ‘Nokia’

Posted on September 9, 2009 - by admin

Nokia X6 and X3 – they got the music in ‘em

Nokia is soon to release two new phones with a distinct focus on music – the X6 and the X3

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Posted on September 9, 2009 - by admin

Nokia completes LTE modem as 4G network rollouts approach

Finnish wireless giant Nokia announced that it has completed trials with the "first ever Long Term Evolution (LTE) capable Internet Modem."

The product upon which the trials were conducted was the Nokia Internet Modem RD-3, a development tool by no means intended for consumer use. The company says it will be used with network vendors as well as measurement equipment manufacturers and operators. The RD-3 is interoperable with GSM/EDGE and WCDMA/HSPA and supports multiple LTE frequency bands with a theoretical peak of 100 Mbps downstream.

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Posted on August 28, 2009 - by admin

Nokia N900: The future of the ‘MID’ form factor?

There have been a couple of form factors in recent years that have completely failed to capture the public’s imagination, despite their promising capabilities: Tablets and Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs).

However, with the dramatic level of rumor circulating about Steve Jobs and Apple’s pet tablet project, there may be hope for that form factor after all. And with Nokia’s announcement of the N900 today, the MID concept looks like it might stick around too.

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Posted on August 25, 2009 - by admin

Nokia introduces its first notebook PC

Today, Finnish mobile phone leader Nokia introduced its first notebook PC, the Nokia Booklet 3G.

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Posted on June 3, 2009 - by admin

Nokia N97 to ship this month

Today, Nokia announced that the N97, the newest handset in its flagship N-series, will go on sale in 75 countries this month. The device was first unveiled six months ago complete with its full spec list, and a €550 suggested retail price tag.

The 3.5-inch touchscreen N97 will be the first of Nokia’s mobile phones to ship with the Ovi Store app natively installed. Nokia’s mobile applications store opened for business last week, but faced harsh criticism for its frequent inaccessibility, and overall lack of captivating content.

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Posted on May 23, 2009 - by admin

Google releases new S60 beta of Sync for Mobile

Last February, Google unveiled the preliminary beta of Google Sync for Mobile, which synchronizes contacts and calendar data between the user’s Google account and his iPhone, BlackBerry, Nokia Standard, S60, Sony Ericsson, or Windows Mobile device.

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Posted on May 13, 2009 - by admin

Nokia’s file sharing site gets de-prioritized

Nokia’s Ovi Share has been put into stasis. Ovi Share was built from Redmond startup Twango which Nokia purchased in 2007. As a part of its online services restructuring that the company announced in late April, Ovi Share will continue to exist, but with a considerably dimmer future.

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Posted on May 12, 2009 - by admin

The Cellphone Industry’s Field of Dreams

If you build a mobile app store, cellphone customers will come.

At least, that’s the latest mantra of the mobile phone industry. As we’ve noted before, Apple’s wildfire success with the App Store for the iPhone and iPod Touch is fueling fierce competition among the makers of other handset devices, which are all eager to create worthy rivals to Apple’s mobile storefront.

As Microsoft and Nokia prepare the grand openings of their mobile application stores later this year, each company is trying various approaches to entice consumers.

Read the full story at New York Times

Posted on May 6, 2009 - by admin

Nokia E75 mobile phone – Nokia takes on BlackBerry for mobile email supremacy

Nokia Australia today launched its latest addition to the Nokia Eseries range, the Nokia E75, and showcased its consumer and corporate email solutions at a media event in Sydney.

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Posted on April 9, 2009 - by admin

Nokia adds 2 more phones to its Comes With Music service

Nokia’s pioneering digital music offer, Comes With Music, is now available on the Nokia 5130 XpressMusic and the white Nokia 5310 XpressMusic, providing Australian music lovers with more affordable music devices.

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