Nokia Updates Ovi Suite, Changes Name to Nokia Suite
Nokia has updated its Ovi Suite device management software and has made the biggest change in its name, which it has now rebranded Nokia Suite to keep in line with its previous plans to brand its various products under the Nokia banner to reduce confusion and to engender consistent branding across products. Key additions in […]
Intel Abandons MeeGo, Moves to Support Tizen with Samsung and LiMo Backing
After months of rumors and speculation, Intel has confirmed plans to officially end support and development of the MeeGo operating system project. In a blog post on the official MeeGo community forums, the decision to transition to Tizen was driven by the emergence of HTML5 as a viable development platform for applications. This follows the […]
Nokia Confirms No US Release of N9, Abandons MeeGo in US
After weeks of speculation regarding the fate of the N9’s release pattern after its unveiling earlier this Summer, Nokia has decided to place its bets squarely on Windows Phone 7 in the US and has stated that it will not offer the MeeGo-based N9 in the US, effectively cutting it off from its largest potential […]
Walmart and Straight Talk to Launch Nokia E5 on Sunday, July 17th (Updated)
According to the latest Walmart weekly circular, the world’s largest retailer along with the Straight Talk service will launch the successor to the Nokia E72 in the Nokia E5 for $199.99 this Sunday, which is intended to replace the E71-2 in the current Straight Talk smartphone lineup. Update: First live image of E5 in stock […]
Nokia Closes U.S. Online Store, Redirects to Amazon
Nokia has quietly shut down its longstanding online sales portal in the US after five years, following similar closures earlier this month in the UK and Spain. The portal was initially opened to offer interested customers easier access to unlocked phones and accessories, but has stated that the individual portals have become untenable thanks to […]
Nokia Rolling Out Symbian Updates for Select Phones
Nokia has announced that it will roll out updates to select phones running Series 60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 and Series 60 5th Edition which will include the Symbian Anna web browser, which adds support for non-ASCII characters, international domains, and will render web sites faster. The update will also update Ovi Maps, adding […]
Review – Straight Talk Prepaid Service: An Alternative to Tiers and Buckets
On May 10th, after weeks of looking for a prepaid service to serve as my new primary service to save some cash, I decided to skip the usual suspects in MetroPCS, Boost Mobile, Virgin Mobile, GoPhone and Verizon Prepaid and ended up choosing Walmart’s exclusive Straight Talk prepaid service. You may be wondering why I […]
Nokia Announces N9 MeeGo Smartphone
After months of false starts and delays, Nokia has officially announced its first and only commercial MeeGo-based smartphone in the N9. Unlike the previous mockups which showed the phone with a bodyshell similar to the E7 with a hardware QWERTY keyboard, the N9 is a full capacitive AMOLED touch display at WVGA resolution with a […]
Nokia Adding New Camera Features to Symbian Anna Update for N8
Nokia has announced new features being added to the Symbian Anna update for the N8 coming in the next few weeks, with key features taken from hacks performed by the Symbian community. When the update for the N8 rolls out it will add continuous autofocus for video capture and full 720p30 video resolution for video […]
Nokia And Apple Drop Patent Litigation and Counterclaims
In related news, Nokia and Apple have announced that each respective company has settled with the other for an undisclosed amount relating to the previous patent litigation against each other which began in 2009 relating to payment and royalty claims on wireless technology. In the settlement, Nokia will be receiving a lump sum plus ongoing […]