Archive for the ‘Nokia’ Category

Nokia’s N-Gage blog has confirmed in a post that it will shutter the N-Gage mobile gaming service and community next year in order to shift focus towards gaming on its Ovi platform.

A post on the Maemo.org messageboard has confirmed that Nokia has delayed the release of the highly anticipated N900 smart device after receiving feedback from a group of 300 selected testers that were loaned pre-production units in October.
The launch of the device is now scheduled for November, which places it inline with the expected launch [...]

Nokia has filed a lawsuit against Apple in Delaware Federal District Court, claiming the iPhone violates 10 of Nokia’s expansive GSM, UMTS and Wi-Fi patents.
In a press release, Nokia stated:

“The ten patents in suit relate to technologies fundamental to making devices which are compatible with one or more of the GSM, UMTS (3G WCDMA) and [...]

Nokia has announced the forthcoming launch of the Nokia 6350 entry-level 3G clamshell for October 4th.
The 6350 features dual-band HSDPA, quadband GSM, a 2.0 megapixel camera with video recorder, external media player controls, microSDHC expansion slot, support for AT&T Navigator and Video Share along with stereo Bluetooth support and speakerphone.
Pricing is set at $29.99 after [...]

Best Buy has sent a press message confirming that it will be the exclusive US retail partner for sales of the recently announced Nokia Booklet 3G netbook outside of direct sales from Nokia, with launch and pricing information at a later date.
The Booklet 3G features the Intel Atom processor, integrated 3G HSPA modem with A-GPS [...]

Following up, Verizon will also launch the successor to the Nokia 2605 clamshell in the 2705 Shade on October 6th.
The Shade will feature a 1.3 megapixel camera with video recorder, GPS support via VZ Navigator and interchangeable faceplates for $199.99 Retail/Month-to-Month, $99.99 on Verizon Prepaid and on a 1 year agreement, with the 2 year [...]

AT&T has officially resumed sales of the Nokia Mural 3G clamshell after first being released on September 6th with issues related to its 3G radio, which did not function correctly on AT&T’s 3G service.
The Mural features a 2.2 inch internal QVGA display, dual-band HSDPA and quadband GSM/EDGE, microSDHC expansion slot, 2.0 megapixel camera with video [...]

T-Mobile has begun shipping the Nokia XpressMusic 5130. It is now available for ordering online.
The XpressMusic 5130 is a lower-end version of the XpressMusic line for the United States, replacing the aging 5610 slider music phone. While losing slider functionality, the phone is significantly cheaper, available for free with contract online; down from the $99 [...]

Following up on a previous report, Verizon has launched the Nokia Twist 7705 mid-range messaging and multimedia phone.
The phone features features an open swiveling hinge with lighted indicator ring, QWERTY keyboard, HTML browser, Habitat mode carried over from the 7205 Intrigue, microSDHC expansion slot and a 3.0 megapixel camera with video recorder, autofocus and flash.
Pricing [...]

The Verizon Nokia Twist has been revealed thanks to a leaked internal employee information slide. The Nokia Twist has had an interesting lifetime as its bodyshell was cloned in China long before Nokia’s device was complete.
The messaging and multimedia phone features an open swiveling hinge with lighted indicator ring, QWERTY keyboard, HTML browser, Habitat [...]