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Nokia 808 PureView

Paul Merak — Mon, 07 May 2012 05:08:37 +0000

The ultimate in image-capture smartphones, the Nokia 808 PureView , will arrive in stores this month, as announced by the Finnish smartphone manufacturer this week. PureView boasts Carl Zeiss optics and state-of-the-art imaging algorithms to make the most of its 41MP snapper. That should be OK for Skyping. Russia and India are rumored to be [...]

Nokia New Tablets

Paul Merak — Sat, 05 May 2012 09:40:18 +0000

At the end of 2011 Nokia’s CEO said that Nokia had ‘no exact plan’ for entering the tablet market. Then Nokia’s VP acknowledged in March that a tablet would be a good inclusion in the Nokia family of products, but he stressed the need to differentiate any Nokia slate from the competition. In an interview [...]

Nokia To Release Two MeeGo Phones

Paul Merak — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:12:43 +0000

According to reports, Nokia is planning to release another two MeeGo smartphones, a couple of budget handsets, as part of Nokia’s ‘Next Billion’ strategy for winning business in emerging markets. The MeeGo platform has been shoved aside somewhat as the company has directed its focus to the Windows Phone platform. But while the company was [...]

Nokia Lumia 900 at AT&T

Paul Merak — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:09:03 +0000

Nokia is spending $25 million to equip every employee of AT&T with their newest Nokia Lumia 900, to create an impression that Nokia Lumia 900 is the phone of choice for every professional. AT&T will start selling Lumia 900 Windows Phone on April 8th nationwide. Lumia 900 is first 4G Windows Phone and AT&T will [...]

MeeGo v1.2 OS Upgrade Now Live

Paul Merak — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:08:05 +0000

One month after initially appearing for developer testing, the MeeGo v1.2 update has gone live, a 284MB upgrade which by Nokia’s own admission will take as much as 40 minutes to install. It’s certainly worth waiting for – now users can make video calls using the Nokia N9′s front-facing cam. The MeeGo 1.2 update also [...]

Nokia Lumia 610 – first look

Paul Merak — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:48:47 +0000

At MWC in Barcelona Nokia has showcased their newest Lumia 900 as well as their new budget Lumia 610 Windows Phone. Lumia 610 is the cheapest Windows Phone and given the strict requirements Microsoft made on manufacturers, 610 is quite affordable. Nokia 610 is an entry Windows phone with full Windows Phone abilities. Lumia 610 [...]

Nokia Finds New Hope in Lumia 900

Paul Merak — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:11:46 +0000

Nokia has been losing money for a while now giving in it’s monopoly on smartphone market share to Apple and Samsung. Recent stats include loss of profit from last year’s 28.7% margin to 19.9% in last quarter. The newly incurred debt of $1.2 billion just in Q4 2011 is barely helped with $250 million in [...]

Nokia Lumia 900 made for AT&T

Paul Merak — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:33:31 +0000

This must be the first time in history that smartphone was made exclusively for a carrier, maybe even for US. Nokia has made this Nokia Lumia 900 exclusively for AT&T and their LTE network. How is it different from its predecessor Lumia 800? Nokia Lumia 900 has larger ClearBlack OLED screen of 4.3 inches. Lumia [...]

Nokia Lumia 800

Paul Merak — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:29:26 +0000

It’s an exciting time for the new Nokia/Windows partnership. The past few months have been all doom and gloom since the decline of each company’s respective market share. Combining their efforts took many by surprise, but if future collaborations prove to be as exciting as the Lumia, then it could make for the comeback of [...]

Nokia saved by Windows Phone OS

Paul Merak — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:31:01 +0000

Old Symbian operating system of Nokia smartphones got replaced by new robust Windows Phone 7 OS. Nokia Lumia 800 has proven just like iPhone 4S that one does not have to change the design to topple the sales, so long as there are solid software and hardware improvements. For the iPhone 4S, this was Siri. [...]

First Nokia Windows Phone – Lumia 800

Paul Merak — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 11:38:26 +0000

Nokia has married into a new operating system Windows Phone 7 from Microsoft. With over 50% of Windows Phones having received their long awaited Windows Mango Update Nokia is launching their first very own Windows Phone Nokia Lumia 800. Nokia Lumia 800 has been based on recently released Nokia N9 however, N9 is quite superior [...]

Nokia’s future plans – rumor

Paul Merak — Wed, 04 May 2011 18:24:38 +0000

Nokia Meego future is uncertain. There is to be one more Nokia MeeGo tablet later this year and that would be it. Gamers will be excited to hear that Nokia is coming up with fold-able 3D communicator device. Nokia made an application for a patent at the WIPO. Applying for a patent doesn’t necessarily mean [...]

LG happy with Android, others welcome MeeGo

Paul Merak — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 08:30:00 +0000

The MeeGo-Nokia partnership might be short lived. Their first and probably last venture device will come out later this year. Netbooknews has reported probable Nokia MeeGo tablet. Last MeeGo-Nokia project does not mean MeeGo will be out of the picture altogether. A number of companies are filling the void with LG as one of the [...]

MeeGo Linux: future uncertain

Paul Merak — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:02:43 +0000

Nokia just announced that it will be in partnership with Microsoft to implement Windows Phone 7 on Nokia smart phones. The Meego and Symbian will still be ship on the Nokia Phones until Windows Phone 7 is implemented. We all know Symbian is cry much ready to forgo but what about the more recent MeeGo [...]

Nokia about MeeGo Tablets

Ashley — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 16:29:48 +0000

At GigaOm’s Mobilize 2010 it was introduced that Nokia was going to make a tablet MeeGo that will be different from others available in the market. It will not be just a smart phone but it will perform other functions also. MeeGo should be developed for more high-end use where it could play a larger [...]

Nokia Booklet 3G – coming on 15th November

Twinkle — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:45:20 +0000

Nokia Booklet 3G will come on November 15, reports the NokiaMobileBlog after noticing its promotion page. The official price is $299.99 with an AT&T contract or $599.99 without a contract.

Nokia Booklet 3G unboxed at Best Buy

Twinkle — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:26:45 +0000

Earlier, we learnt that Best Buy got themselves an exclusive deal over the Booklet 3G and now, it is available at Best Buy for pre-orders. This beauty runs Windows 7 and is equipped with an Intel Atom Z530 processor, Intel GMA 500 graphic chipset.Available in Blue, Black and White.

ENT N97 MID

Kamal DS — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 09:30:46 +0000

ENT has launched N97 MID, which has a bright 7-inch TFT display and runs on an ARM processor. ENT is targeting it towards the media-centric people and to those who do browsing on-the-go. It has all the latest radios built-in: WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and even packs in 3G!Its smooth rounded corners will make sure that it feels comfortable in your hands.ENT says it will give you PC-class Internet experience, which we doubt would be possible on a MID like this that has a Marvell PXA303 ARM processor. It comes with 256MB flash-based storage which can be extended by use of SD cards (upto 16GB supported).It is powered by a lithium-polymer battery that should give you run time of around 4 hours. Oddly, the type of OS that it runs is not specified anywhere, but we expect it to be running Android OSNote: This shall not be confused with the symbian-based Nokia N97 phone

Nokia to offer its Booklet 3G on AT&T

Jane — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:50:46 +0000

Nokia is going to offer its Booklet 3G on AT&T network starting today. You will need to pay just $299 with a 2-year contract at $60 per month. If you wish to go contract-free, you will need to shell out $599.This beauty runs Windows 7 and will be out on October 22.Learn more about Nokia Booklet 3G

Nokia N900 MID as a portable SNES console!

Brooke — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:33:19 +0000

By now, you must have been able to make out that we are very excited about the Nokia N900 MID. Maemo is a very serious OS, packing plethora of business features for the businessman on-the-go. Now, you can add a bit of fun element to the mix too!You can now play SNES games on it. This means that you can play the ever-green and ever-interesting games like Super Mario World, Final Fantasy 3, Super Mario Cart and so on it.You can even use Wii control to enhance you gameplay experience.

Nokia N900 MID available for preorder for $565

Kamal DS — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:24:36 +0000

Nokia N900 MID is soon going to hit the market at a price of $650. Buy.com, on the other hand, is offering a pretty slick deal, retailing N900 for $565 ($569+$5 shipping cost).This MID phone is unlocked and can be used with any GSM carrier in the world.Learn more about Nokia N900 here[Buy.com]

Best Buy strikes exclusive deal on Nokia Booklet 3G in US

Jane — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:57:48 +0000

Best Buy will be the exclusive retailer for the Nokia's Booklet 3G netbook. Nokia's netbook will be launched in the US later this year, most probably during Christmas time.Of course, Nokia will also be selling this device themselves. In case you have forgotten the amazing specs of this Nokia beauty, here is a quick run down of its specs:

Microsoft Windows 7 OS
10.1-inch display
1280x720 resolution
1.6GHz Z530 processor
HDMI out

Pricing information is not available as of yet.

More Maemo based devices coming – Nokia to develop Maemo based devices for high-end segment

Paul Merak — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:14:09 +0000

Nokia has decided to focus on the development of the Maemo based MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices) for the high end mobile computing segment. Few days back, Nokia unveiled Nokia N900 which is based on Maemo platform and now Nokia will releasing even more MIDs in the futureIt is unclear whether the upcoming MIDs will have cellphone functionality or not.

Nokia N900 MID/phone available on pre-order in the UK

Brooke — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:50:43 +0000

In UK, you can now pre-order Nokia N900 MID at Nokia Online UK. Nokia is offering it for just £499 (inc. VAT) with free Sim card, which I think is a pretty decent deal for a MID+phone combo.Learn more about Nokia N900 MID here [Nokia UK]

Nokia N900 being tested in Helsinki

Peter — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:00:39 +0000

According to thenokiablog.com, the recently unveiled Nokia's Internet tablet, the N900 is being tested in Helsinki. Nokia's services sales manager, Chanse Arrington, is testing N900's apps (like Bounce, Twitter apps etc) before it is officially launched. Oddly, Nokia still believes that there flagship device is still Nokia N97, which they think is "more mass consumer friendly" than the Nokia N900."It's not a hard concept. It won't be positioned as a phone, but will be positioned as able to make phone calls," he saidCommentary: This is weird. We fully agree with the fact that Nokia N97 is more consumer friendly, but that does not makes it the flagship device. The Nokia N900 runs better, more sophisticated OS whereas the Nokia N97 runs old Symbian OS for which I should rather not go into details. The Nokia N900 has bigger and better screen and is powerful enough for being a MID (Mobile Internet Device). Can you think of N97 as a MID? NOREAD our huge post about Nokia N900

Nokia N900 MID avaialble for pre-order in Germany and Italy – €599

Brooke — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:12:47 +0000

Brimming with muscle power and storage capacity, the Nokia's newest cellphone/MID offering, Nokia N900, is now available for pre-order in Germany and Italy for €599

Here is the link to Nokia Germany
Here is the link to Nokia Italy

To learn more about the Nokia N900 MID, click here to read our long post about this spectacular MID

Nokia Smartbook to hit the market next year and an ARM-based Nokia netbook in the tunnel

Twinkle — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:43:43 +0000

We few days back mentioned about the much talked Nokia’s new Booklet 3G netbook and now the company is again in the news for its smartbook. Few sources in Taiwan claim that ‘Nokia will release an ARM based smartbook in mid 2010 next year.’Nokia Booklet 3G will there in the market in early 2010. But still, everyone is waiting for 2nd of September to hear for the formal words from the company. The Booklet 3G is rumored to carry US $799 price tag.

Fennec 1.0 BETA 3 released for Nokia N800 and N810 Tablets

Kamal DS — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 06:34:05 +0000

Fennec is the mobile version of Firefox. Folks at Mozilla have updated the mobile version of Fennec and is now in the BETA 3 stage. The update is for the Nokia N800 and N810 Internet Tablets.The current update improves browser performance and user interface. [Download Fennec 1.0 BETA 3 Maemo Build]Note: PC and Linux version also available for download

Nokia will launch Netbook in the Third Quater of 2009

Peter — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:32:07 +0000

World's largest phone manufacture, Nokia has finally decided to launch its first netbook in the third quarter of 2009.According to Commercial Times news-paper, which was quoted by Bloomberg news-agency, in Q3 2009 Nokia will unveil Intel Atom-based netbook as well as Qualcomm Snapdragon-powered smartbook. Quanta will produce the netbook, whereas Compal will manufacture the smartbook for Nokia.So, this means that although the Nokia is launching its own netbook, but it won't be making it on their own. Nokia is not all that new in the PC world. Back in the eighties, Nokia produced personal computers by the name of MikroMikko.It will be interesting to see how the current netbook manufactures react to Nokia's decision to enter the netbook market.

Intel and Nokia shake hands to create the next era of mobile computing

Paul Merak — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:40:05 +0000

Today, Intel and Nokia announced a long term partnership that will “shape the next era of mobile computing”. Their new collaboration involves several open source Linux software projects.both companies are expanding their longstanding relationship to define a new mobile platform beyond today’s smartphones, notebooks and netbooks, enabling the development of a variety of innovative hardware, software and mobile Internet services.It will be interesting to see what kind of innovations are made in the field of mobile computing. Nokia-book anyone?