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Nokia N96 Unboxed and Almost Reviewed

Nokia's new Nseries smartphone, the N96, which should be now in stores across Europe and some Asian countries, has appeared in an unboxing video. Moreover, a semi-review (more like a first impression) of the N96 has been spotted on the Web. Thus, if you want to know what you will get after buying ...

6 September 2008
07:58 GMT

Nokia's N96 Smartphone Starts Shipping

Nokia has just announced that the "first shipments" of its N96 Nseries flagship have started, thus the handset should be available across Europe by the end of this week. The estimated retail price of the smartphone is of 550 Euros (around 450 GBP or 790 USD), taxes and subsidies aside. Announced by Nokia seven m...

3 September 2008
09:11 GMT

Nokia "Goes With Music" in the UK

Nokia has just announced that its Comes With Music service will first be launched in the UK, in a collaboration with Carphone Warehouse, the giant mobile phone retailer. The new service will be embedded in a special version of the 5310 candybar, awkwardly named "Nokia 5310 XpressMusic Comes With Music Edition." ...

2 September 2008
10:30 GMT

Nokia N96 Hits the UAE Next Week

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has joined India in becoming one of the first countries where Nokia's N96 Nseries flagship smartphone will be on sale. Nokia has recently announced that the N96 is set to hit the UAE market in the second week of September, hence users there don't have much to wait at all. ...

1 September 2008
12:33 GMT

Nokia E71 to Reach Canada in November

The E71, one of the two new Eseries smartphones that Nokia has recently started selling, will be soon available across Canada. While lots of users might expect the handset to be picked by Rogers, the largest Canadian mobile carrier, it seems that the only operator to offer the E71 will be Fido. Of course, Fido is Rog...

1 September 2008
10:28 GMT

Why Nokia Is Late to the 8 Megapixel Party

Have you heard about the “2008 8-Megapixel mobile party”? You haven’t? Well, it goes like this: Sony Ericsson showed up first, sending its C905 19 mm thick Cyber-shot slider to set on fire the minds and souls of all SE fans. Shortly after, Samsung made its appearance – the Innov8 multimedia mo...

30 August 2008
06:58 GMT

Nokia Touchscreen Phone Concept Made in Brazil

Amidst the hype created by the official presentation of Nokia's latest N85 and N79 Nseries handsets, few might have noticed a newly-appeared concept phone that comes as one of the most interesting "unreal Nokias" seen so far. Designed by Ulisses Gardim from Sao Paolo, Brazil, the new Nokia concept (which wa...

28 August 2008
03:08 GMT

Nokia 6650 Officially Headed to AT&T

In case you are wondering what the upcoming Nokia handset that AT&T is preparing to offer is, it is Nokia 6650. Of course, you might be aware that a phone with exactly the same name has been around for more than 6 years, but we are now talking about a brand new Nokia 6650 – a clamshell, more exactly. The f...

27 August 2008
19:35 GMT

Nokia N85 and N79 in Video Presentations

N85 and N79, the latest and greatest Nseries handsets that Nokia unveiled just yesterday, can be seen now in two video presentations that allow users to get a better clue on how the devices look in real life. Both the N85 and N79 are running on Symbian S60 3rd Edition and will bring lots of high-end features.&nb...

27 August 2008
07:20 GMT

North America's Nokia N96 Priced at $895

At about the same time with the official unveiling of its two new smartphones (N85 and N79), Nokia has also announced the upcoming availability of the N96 Nseries flagship across North America. The North American N96 (aka N96 NAM) will be on sale in "the fourth quarter of 2008", meaning anywhere between October and...

26 August 2008
10:27 GMT

Vringo Content Now Offered by Nokia

Vringo, one of the most popular mobile video sharing online communities, has announced today the closing of a deal with Nokia, the world's largest handset manufacturer. Following the new agreement between the two companies, mobiles users now have access to Vringo's video ringtone application as well as to i...

26 August 2008
08:57 GMT

The Color-Friendly Nseries Smartphone: Nokia N79

Together with the N85 dual-slider, Nokia has also presented today the N79, its other new Nseries smartphone. This one comes in a candybar form factor, looking like a mix between the N78 and N82 models (which are both available for purchase). While the N85 will be available in only one color version (black), Nokia w...

26 August 2008
06:36 GMT

Nokia N85, the High-end Side of Mobile Entertainment

Nokia has finally presented, just a few hours ago, its two new Nseries smartphones: the N85 and N79. You might have already known that the N85 is a slider while the N79 is a candybar, but now we have all the details about the handsets as well as official pictures with them. Both the new Nseries devices are packing lo...

26 August 2008
05:24 GMT

More Nokia N85 Live Images, Official Details Are Still Missing

Nokia N85, the unannounced yet Nseries smartphone, has been recently spotted in new live images that confirm (once again) its existence. These new images are not of the best quality, but they are enough for us to see that the N85 does not look at all different from the N96, of which we know about everything there is...

25 August 2008
05:55 GMT

Nokia Confirms Major Vulnerabilities in Series 40 Phones

Nokia has confirmed that the major vulnerabilities reported by Polish security researcher Adam Gowdiak are valid. The Java Micro Edition vulnerabilities affect the very popular Nokia Series 40 phones and can result in vital phone functions being compromised.Earlier this month, Security Explorations, a Polish security...

22 August 2008
04:11 GMT

AT&T to Welcome Nokia 2680 Slide

AT&T's line-up of affordable phones seems to grow quickly lately, as after the arrival of Sony Ericsson W350 and LG Invision, a new pretty basic handset is prepared to be released. The phone in question is Nokia 2680 Slide.As its name suggests, this new Nokia comes in a slider form factor. What the name does not...

22 August 2008
03:25 GMT

Nokia N96 Will Be First Released in India

One of the most awaited smartphones of 2008, Nokia's brand new N96, will be first released in India, ahead of all the other countries that expect the handset's commercial availability. The Indian division of Nokia has presented the N96 during a recently-held event, saying that Indian users would be able to...

20 August 2008
08:53 GMT

Fake Nokia N79 Available Before the Original

Although Nokia has not confirmed yet the existence of an N79 smartphone, an N79 wannabe has already appeared on the Chinese market. When it comes to design and overall look, the handset is very similar to the real N79, which was spotted at the beginning of June, in two color versions (white and black). When it comes ...

19 August 2008
07:04 GMT

Lonely Planet Content Integrated into Nokia Maps

Nokia, the largest handset manufacturer in the world, and Lonely Planet, the famous travel guidebook publisher, have just announced the availability of Lonely Planet for Nokia Maps 2.0. From now on, Nokia users who love to travel can get Lonely Planet city guides for more than 100 destinations. The guides are inte...

19 August 2008
06:20 GMT

Nokia Launches 8800 Carbon Arte for the Rich

Nokia announced today the upcoming availability of a new luxury handset from its Arte series, namely the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte. Succeeding to the 8800 Arte and the 8800 Sapphire Arte models, the new Nokia comes with a similar slide-up form factor. Built from carbon fiber, titanium, stainless steel and polished glas...

19 August 2008
03:41 GMT

Nokia to Pair Select Handsets with the Zeemote JS1 Controller

Shortly after announcing a collaboration with Sony Ericsson, in order to release its JS1 Controller with the W760 slider in the Netherlands, the US-based Zeemote also made a deal with Nokia. The agreement will result in select Nokia phones being sold together with the JS1 in Germany. Moreover, the Finnish giant will ...

18 August 2008
04:36 GMT

Nokia Offers Free Ramadan Mobile Applications

Following the success of the Ramadan-related content in 2006 and 2007, Nokia has released new mobile applications dedicated to the Muslim religious celebration that will start at the beginning of September. Available as free downloads or pre-loaded on select Nokia handsets, the applications for this year's Rama...

14 August 2008
09:55 GMT

Nokia Prepares a Double Surprise for Next Week

It's been almost two months since Nokia last presented a high-end phone, so the Finnish manufacturer has thought that it's time to offer new mobile goodies that users should look forward to. Thus, the Espoo-based is getting ready to unveil two new devices next Monday (August 18). According to iGadget Life,...

14 August 2008
06:17 GMT

Nokia 3610 Fold Presented, New and Basic Clamshell

For all the mobile users out there who love uncomplicated clamshell phones, Nokia has just presented a new handset of this kind, named Nokia 3610 Fold and scheduled for a commercial release before the end of September. The Finnish manufacturer has been rolling out quite a few clamshells lately, if we're to thin...

13 August 2008
02:56 GMT

Nokia N96 Hits the FCC, North America Awaits with Open Arms

Nokia N95 8GB is undoubtedly one of the most successful Nokia smartphones to ever land in North America; hence, mobile users will probably be happy to find out that its successor, the N96, has just been approved by the FCC and is now ready to be commercialized across the States. Sure, the new smarpthone first need...

12 August 2008
06:34 GMT

Nokia 5610 XpressMusic Launched by T-Mobile USA

T-Mobile USA released, yesterday, a new handset from Nokia's XpressMusic family, namely the 5610. Although the phone is available in Europe since 2007, it is brand new for North America; hence, it will probably be well received by mobile users there. Initially rumored to be sold by T-Mobile for $150 with a co...

12 August 2008
02:58 GMT

Nokia N85 Approved by FCC

Nokia N85, a new Nseries smartphone that has not been officially announced yet by Nokia, has been approved by the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) and it should, sometime in the future, be released in the US. The N85 comes with support for quad-band GSM frequencies (850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz) as well as tri-...

7 August 2008
10:55 GMT

Nokia Presents Reset Generation for N-Gage and PC

Nokia has announced today that Reset Generation, the "game about video games", is available on its N-Gage platform and can be downloaded by users who own the following handsets: Nokia N95, Nokia N95 8GB, Nokia N82, Nokia N81 and Nokia N81 8GB. To play the game you have to choose from one of the ten heroes availa...

5 August 2008
12:43 GMT

The NFC-ready Nokia 6212 is FCC Approved

The FCC has recently approved a new Nokia candybar, namely the Nokia 6212 Classic, a handset that was first announced by the Finnish company back in April. The phone might not be seen by many users as a "good looking device", but at least it has some nice features packed in it. First of all, the 6212 embeds the NFC (...

5 August 2008
07:19 GMT

Nokia 6210 Navigator and Nokia 6220 Classic Launched in Qatar

Nokia and Consolidated Gulf Co. (also known as CGC), have recently released two new handsets in Qatar: Nokia 6210 Navigator and Nokia 6220 Classic, both running on Symbian S60 3rd Edition. Coming in a slider form factor, Nokia 6210 Navigator is the successor of the 6110 Navigator and brings lots of useful features,...

4 August 2008
07:10 GMT

Nokia 5320 XpressMusic Now On Sale

If a Nokia 5320 XpressMusic is all you've ever wanted but you couldn't get one until now because of "unavailability reasons", we are happily informing you that the handset has hit the shelves. For the moment, we're only sure about its availability in the stores across Finland (Nokia's home country...

2 August 2008
04:30 GMT

Nokia 5610 to Hit the US on August 11

Although Nokia 5610 is not among the newest handsets to come from the Finnish company, the US mobile users can't buy it yet, as it has not been released in the States. First believed to be launched in June, the 5610 will only be on sale starting August 11, offered by T-Mobile. According to Cell Phone Signal, th...

1 August 2008
16:06 GMT

Nokia Lowers the Prices of Its Youth-oriented Phones

As if it's not already the first choice for most mobile users from all over the world, Nokia has recently cut the prices for lots of its devices in order to make them even more attractive. Thus, according to Reuters, starting this month we will be able to get Nokia phones for prices about 10% lower. Most of the...

1 August 2008
03:18 GMT

Nokia N96 Hits the UK in October

Nokia announced that its super-mega-hyped N96 smartphone will be available across the UK starting the 1st of October. While this is a bit later than mobile users might have expected, it's still a good thing that the Finnish manufacturer has finally announced an official release date for the new Nseries handset. ...

31 July 2008
11:25 GMT

Nokia 6210 Navigator Available in India and Singapore

Nokia has recently released its new 6210 Navigator in two important Asian markets, namely India and Singapore. The new handset is not yet offered by any of the mobile carriers from India and Singapore, thus it can only be bought unlocked. In Singapore, the 6210 Navigator has a retail price of 678 SGD (almost 500 USD ...

30 July 2008
09:19 GMT

Nokia E71 Officially Released in the US

The latest Nokia Eseries smartphone, the slim E71, is now officially available for purchase in the US. The handset is not yet offered by any of the North American carriers, but it can be bought unlocked, for a retail price of $500. Of course, the E71 was already available at Nokia's Flagship Store from Chicago,...

30 July 2008
03:40 GMT

Nokia 5800 Tube Shows Its Interface

Samsung might have officially presented the first 8 Megapixel S60 smartphone, but Nokia is getting ready to unveil the very first full-touch handset to run on the popular Symbian platform: Nokia 5800 Tube. Although the 5800 is not a novelty anymore (as details about it first appeared several months ago), it's on...

28 July 2008
03:53 GMT

Nokia 6600 Slide Approved by FCC and Ready for a US Adventure

Nokia 6600 Slide, one of the latest mid-end handsets to bear the Finnish manufacturer's logo and touch, was recently approved by the FCC and it might soon be commercially available across the US. The phone works on the 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM frequencies as well as on the 850 / 2100 WCDMA ones, and the FCC a...

25 July 2008
03:36 GMT

Nokia and Qualcomm Are Now Best Palls

The Nokia - Qualcomm "wars" that have been making headlines for the past few years are now officially over, as the Finnish giant manufacturer and the California-based company announced today that they have reached an amiable agreement which cancels all the past litigations between them. If you remember, Nokia has sue...

24 July 2008
08:16 GMT

Nokia 2600 Classic Headed to AT&T

AT&T will soon offer a new Nokia mobile phone in the US, but before getting too excited you should know that we're only talking about an entry-level device: Nokia 2600 Classic. The handset is already on sale in other parts of the world (in India, for example), and now it's time for the US to get it too. For...

24 July 2008
06:56 GMT

Nokia N95 8GB Now Only $199 in Canada

iPhone 3G's launch in Canada seems to be a good thing not only for those who want to buy (or already bought) it, but also for the other mobile users who don't find Apple's device as attractive as it presents itself to be. Joining Bell Mobility, which offers five of its Samsung handsets for half t...

23 July 2008
06:09 GMT

Nokia E71 Hits the US

Nokia E71, one of the two new Eseries smartphones recently unveiled by the Finnish manufacturer, is now available in USA, from Nokia's Flagship Store in Chicago. Of course, we're talking about the North American edition of E71, which comes with 850 / 1900 HSDPA connectivity so as to work on AT&T's netw...

22 July 2008
04:04 GMT

Nokia Shipped 122 Million Handsets in the Second Quarter of 2008

Nokia just announced that during the second quarter of 2008 (April, May and June) it has shipped 122 million mobile phones worldwide. This represents 40% of the total number of phones sold by all the handset manufacturers in the same period, a number estimated at 303 million units, and reaffirms the Finnish company&#...

17 July 2008
07:03 GMT

Gold-Dressed Nokia E71 on Sale Now

Nokia E71, the new Eseries smartphone that Nokia released at the beginning of July, is now available in a luxury edition. Created by Goldstriker, the UK company famous for dressing lots of mobile devices in precious metals, the new E71 comes plated with 24 carat gold, which makes it look worse than both the original...

15 July 2008
11:14 GMT

Nokia Released Its Own Instant Messaging Client

Owners of Nokia phones will probably be happy to find out that the Finnish giant has developed its own Instant Messaging application, named simply Nokia Chat and aimed at offering a PC-like instant messaging experience on lots of its handsets. Currently in beta version, Nokia Chat is not just "another IM client" - or...

12 July 2008
07:51 GMT

Nokia Finally Owns NAVTEQ

Announced in October last year, Nokia's acquisition of NAVTEQ was finally completed today, after all the necessary procedures and requirements have been met. Based in Chicago, USA, NAVTEQ is an important provider of electronic maps and GIS data (Geographic Information Systems). The whole deal cost Nokia no less ...

10 July 2008
13:37 GMT

Nokia N96 Limited Edition Available for $1,200

About a month before the actual release of the N96 Nseries smartphone, Nokia is offering a limited edition of the handset, for 759 Euros - which means almost $1,200. That's surely expensive, but you won't give this amount of money only in return for a N96. More exactly, Nokia has initiated a campaign, toget...

10 July 2008
09:04 GMT

Symbian Foundation Gathers Nine More Companies

The non-profit Symbian Foundation, presented by Nokia at the end of June and set to transform all the Symbian-based mobile platforms into a single open source one, has welcomed today nine new companies as members. These are: - América Móvil, the largest mobile operator in Latin America and the fifth largest in th...

10 July 2008
03:17 GMT

Nokia 6650 Released by T-Mobile UK

T-Mobile UK has added to its line-up of handsets the Nokia 6650 (no, not the old one), a phone first announced back in March, during CeBIT 2008. Following an exclusive partnership with Nokia, T-Mobile is the only carrier that gets the 6650 and it will soon release it in other countries besides the UK. Nokia 6650 is ...

9 July 2008
21:02 GMT

Dual-Sliding Nokia 8208 and a 3608 Clamshell Unveiled

Nokia 8208 and Nokia 3608 are two brand new CDMA phones that will be released soon by the Finnish giant manufacturer. The handsets have quietly appeared on Nokia's official website and are presented as running on a Series 40 Users Interface. The 8208 model comes with a dual-sliding design and it's the only ...

9 July 2008
03:23 GMT




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