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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: - America Movil, the largest mobile operator in Latin America and the fifth largest in the wo...

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

Nokia XpressMusic 5320 Might Hit the US

The US might soon get a new Nokia Xpress Music handset, namely the XpressMusic 5320, as the phone was recently approved by the FCC. If Nokia indeed plans to release the 5320 in the States, it would be the second XpressMusic to be available this year for North American users, after the 5310, which was launched by both...

8 July 2008
12:35 GMT

Nokia N95 in New Continental Diamond Edition

Nokia N95, the highly popular Nseries smartphone released by Nokia more than one year ago (in the spring of 2007), now comes in a new luxury edition. Offered by Continental Mobiles, a UK-based company specialized in luxury products, the new N95 features a Sterling silver panel in the front, which is encrusted with lo...

8 July 2008
11:27 GMT

Nokia Says: Recycle More

Nokia, the giant handset manufacturer, has released a survey showing that only about 3% of the mobile users around the globe are recycling their old cell phones. The question behind the survey was "What happens to most mobile devices when people no longer use them?" and, as it turns out, unfortunately, about 44% of t...

8 July 2008
02:58 GMT

The CDMA Nokia 1508i Approved by FCC

Nokia 1508i was recently approved by the FCC to work on the CDMA 1900 MHz frequencies, this making the phone ready to be commercialized in the US. Nokia said the handset should hit the market in the third quarter of the year, hence in the next few months the 1508i might get to US users. Officially presented at...

8 July 2008
01:56 GMT

Nokia E71 and E66 Available in India

Nokia has announced the availability of its latest Eseries smartphones, the E71 and E66, for the Indian mobile market (the second largest in the world in terms of subscribers). The new handsets were officially unveiled by Nokia on June 16, when the Finnish company presented them as "email-optimized devices." Coming t...

7 July 2008
05:15 GMT

A Nokia Aeon Wannabe

Nokia's Aeon phone was presented almost two years ago, in the fall of 2006, as one of the best looking concepts to come from the Finnish company. Since then, we have not heard new things about it, thus we can't know whether Nokia is indeed working to transform the Aeon into a real device or this remains onl...

5 July 2008
04:31 GMT

Nokia Shows It Cares About Bochum

Nokia's factory from Bochum, Germany, is now closed (as of June 30), and it looks like the Finnish company has reached convenient agreements with the German authorities, agreements set to be beneficial for all the involved parties, including the ex-Nokia employees from the Bochum plant. Together with the Ci...

3 July 2008
12:44 GMT

Nokia in New Web Services Deal with Telenor

Nokia and Telenor, a leading global mobile operator, have announced a new collaboration set to fasten the embracing of new Web services for Nokia's Ovi platform. Following the cooperation between the two companies, Telenor's customers from Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Hungary will be able to enjoy, in a simp...

3 July 2008
08:11 GMT

Nokia Announced Wireless Loopset for Hearing Impaired Users

Nokia is not all about mobile phones, as the Finnish company also has a wide range of mobile accessories, out of which the latest-announced is called Nokia Wireless Loopset and it's targeted at users with hearing aids, being created to help them enjoy a better communication experience. The Wireless Loopset is b...

3 July 2008
03:56 GMT

Nokia 6220 Classic Hits India

Nokia has chosen India as one of the first markets to get its 6220 Classic candybar released, a nicely-featured device announced by the Finnish company back in February, during MWC 2008. We don't know if this has anything to do with the fact that Nokia has been recently recognized as India's most trusted ...

2 July 2008
12:26 GMT

Nokia's Free Hands Challenge Offers N82 Smartphones and a Trip around the World

Nokia has unveiled a new contest that basically asks users to free their hands in order to win lots of prizes, including N82 smartphones and a trip around the world. The "free your hands" part means that you will have to make a short video (not longer than two minutes) in which to present a cool or unusual thing that...

2 July 2008
08:22 GMT




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