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the nokia phone blog
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07/28/2007 - The Nokia N95 and the Loose Slider - One of the problems currently plaguing an unconfirmed number of Nokia N95 phones is known as the "loose slider".... |
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07/28/2007 - Nokia Buys Twango - After the success of Youtube and Flickr, a veritable ton of new video slash picture sharing websites have been emerging from the every corner of the Earth. And they all seem to share one thing in common: a really annoying,... |
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07/28/2007 - Fingerprint Readers on Cell Phones? - ...could be coming soon, according to an article in Business 2.0. Several PC manufacturers such as Dell, Hewlett-Packard, and Lenova have added the fingerprint recognition hardware to higher-end laptops, and the next likely target is: cell phones.... |
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07/28/2007 - I don't want to say the word "iPhone" but... - Apple's quarterly earnings report came yesterday, and the news was...newsworthy all right. The company blew away almost every analyst estimate for last quarter, a feat accomplished due to higher margins on iPod and Mac computer sales. Oh yeah, the iPhone... |
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07/28/2007 - Siemens Stuck in a Rut - No matter how bad your day was yesterday, executives at Siemens AG probably had it worse. Not a good day for Siemens AG.... |
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07/28/2007 - The Lowdown on the Federal Universal Service Charge - Ever noticed a line on your wireless bill that says "Federal Universal Service Charge"? Yeah, I didn't either, at least until I stumbled upon the article called "Big Subsidies for Big Phone Companies". Alltel, one of the largest recipients of... |
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07/28/2007 - Digital Chocolate to Join N-gage Platform - I haven't mentioned the N-gage Platform in a good long time, mostly because there really hasn't been any news about it. Digital Chocolate joins Nokia's N-gage Platform.... |
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07/28/2007 - Nokia's Mobile Printing Service - Nokia's latest foray into the photo printing market is the XpressPrint service, which so far is only available to European Nseries phone users. Nokia's XpressPrint application allows European users to get photos delivered quickly and easily.... |
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07/28/2007 - 20 Minutes with the Nokia N76 (First Impressions) - Thanks to WOMWorld's Trial Program, I now have a shiny red N76 at my command, at least for the next 2 weeks anyway. If you're a blogger (or a pretty well-known forum power user), you can sign up for the... |
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07/28/2007 - Nokia Theatre's Email Grabber Contest - In the latest attempt to get people to sign up for its Weekly Newsletter, Nokia Theatre NYC has an ongoing contest to win what appears to be a Nokia 7610, the "spiderman" phone. Your chance to win a (possibly) Nokia... |
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07/28/2007 - Forum Nokia's $20,000 Contest - If you're a talented C programmer, then Forum Nokia wants you to develop an open source or freeware application for the Symbian OS. The grand prize? $10,000 big ones, and a bunch of other nice fringe benefits. Lots of prizes... |
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07/28/2007 - Universal Emergency Hand-Crank Charger: $12.99 - Today's deal is a Generic Brand emergency cell phone charger, powered by a hand-crank, for only $12.99 with free ground shipping. Get the universal emergency hand-crank charger and save yourself in an emergency.... |
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07/28/2007 - Clearwire and Sprint: Best Buddies over WiMax - Sprint Nextel and Clearwire announced an agreement today to create a national WiMax network that would reach a combined total of 300 million people in the future.... |
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07/28/2007 - Earnings Report: Motorola - Okay, so everyone knew that Motorola was going to have a really lousy quarter. The final magic number was 35.5 million, or the number of handsets that were shipped out in the second quarter. In other words, that was 46%... |
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07/28/2007 - Ooma: Horrible Name, Good Idea - The latest in telecom news (although not quite wireless news) is the Silicon Valley startup called Ooma. It's goal? To revolutionize domestic calling by offering free* and unlimited phone calls. Ooma: free, unlimited domestic calling with some fine print.... |
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the Nokia blog
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07/23/2007 - On Vacation, Be Back in 10 Days - In a few hours, I’ll be stepping into my first cruise to the Caribbean. I haven’t packed yet, but I’m really excited. Don’t expect any posts in the next week. I’ll be bringing my Nokia N95 and the Nokia N93i (thank you WOMWorld and Nokia). I’ll upload pictures from my Nokia N95 to Flickr if [...] |
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07/20/2007 - MarkTV Ep 03: Riding with the Nokia N95 - For the third episode of MarkTV, I attached my Nokia N95 to the sunroof and recorded my drive on Grand Central Parkway. It’s been a while since the |
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07/14/2007 - Review: Nokia Media Transfer Beta for Mac - I’ll be reviewing Nokia Media Transfer for Mac. It lets you transfer pictures, videos, music, and more between your compatible Nokia device and Mac. I’ve been waiting for this software to come out since I started using Apple. I like the fact that now I don’t need to put my phone in Mass Storage mode [...] |
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07/09/2007 - Video: Playing Global Race on the Nokia N95 - I showed off the Global Race game on my Nokia N95 to my co-workers last week and they were surprised to see something like it on a phone. I also brought in the Nokia N93i to catch their reaction and thoughts on video. |
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07/04/2007 - Nokia N93i Transformers Edition - A search on Google led to me to discover an interesting press release from Russia Nokia. I wonder why they did not release it Nokia Europe? According to the press release, Nokia N93i Transformers Edition is preloaded with the game “Transformers”, three thematic background images, as well as two exclusive ringing set in the model. [...] |
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07/01/2007 - Nokia Bluetooth Bus Shelters and Nokia NYC Events - According to Nokia, there are bluetooth enabled bus shelters around New York City where you can download free music every week, or a weekly listing of summer events around town. There’s actually one around where I work that I’ve seen several times, not knowing it sent bluetooth messages. Last night, I walked by and received [...] |
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06/28/2007 - Sighting: Plenty of Nokias in Live Free or Die Hard Movie - Nokia fanboys who saw the movie, Live Free or Die Hard, knows that a lot of Nokia phones were featured. I saw it yesterday and every time I saw a Nokia device, I shouted it out loud (in my head LOL). Terrorists and Bruce Willis had the Nokia N90. The Apple Guy, Justin Long, had [...] |
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06/23/2007 - How the Nokia N95 Saved Me From the Doghouse - I’ll tell you how my Nokia N95 saved me from trouble with the girlfriend. I am very thankful for its phone, text messaging, internet, and GPS functions, or else I would still be in the doghouse. Coming from Miami, her flight was supposed to arrive at JFK International Airport around 7PM. I promised to pick [...] |
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06/18/2007 - Sighting: Nokia N95 & GPS in Daddy Yankee and Fergie’s Music Video - My buddy, Ninong Brown, submits another sighting of the Nokia N95 in a music video by Daddy Yankee and Fergie. The GPS function is showed off realistically. Instead of outrageous simulated demo on the screen, you see exactly how the GPS looks like when using it on the N95. Take a look at 01:30 and [...] |
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06/15/2007 - Preview: Nokia Maps 1.0 Update - I will preview the Nokia Maps 1.0 Update that is going to be publicly available soon. I was already told what to expect in the update, so I tested out the navigation on my Nokia N95 during lunch to see for myself. Take a look at the screenshots to see how it looks. |
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06/15/2007 - Pre-Preview: Nokia Maps 1.0 Update - I just got the inside tip from Nokia that an updated version of their mapping software, Nokia Maps, is due to be launched over the next few days, with some really cool updates. I have managed to secure pre-launch access to the software and already started playing with it on my Nokia N95. Before writing [...] |
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06/11/2007 - Make Sure to Wear the N95 on Your Face! - At my summer job in the Emergency Room, nobody knows anything about the Nokia Nseries or S60 phones, so I was surprised when I heard one of the physicians say, “Make sure you wear the N95.” I turned around thinking to myself how he found out what phone I had. He was actually talking to [...] |
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06/08/2007 - Sighting: Nokia N95 in Michael Buble’s Everything Video - Ninong Brown sent a tip that the Nokia N95 appears in Michael Buble’s music video titled, Everything. Good eye, Guian! I only have one thing to tell the director of this video… You don’t need to slide open the the keypad to take pictures or videos on the Nokia N95! Check it out. |
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06/05/2007 - The iPhone Ads are Incredible and Makes Me Want to Buy It - Wow… did you see the iPhone ads?! When I first read the specifications of the iPhone, I thought, “Yuck… that’s nothing compared to my Nokia N95.” But after watching the ads, I forgot all about specs, numbers, and features, and actually considered it as my next phone. |
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05/26/2007 - Video: Can The Nokia N95 Stand on its Own? - I decided to see for myself if the Nokia N95 can stand on its own after watching Carol Chen’s aka Cybette’s video. I didn’t really try doing it before, so I was surprised that my N95 was actually able to stand still on its side and Cybette’s couldn’t. See the video to find out why. |
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Nokia Press Releases
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