All the stories tagged with Nokia
Nokia is a Finnish communications company that was the largest phone vendor (per unit) between 1988 to 2012. The company’s history go back to 1871 but the Nokia that we know today (the Nokia corporation) was founded in 1967 by the merger of three Finnish companies. It is then that Nokia worked on networking equipment and was ultimately involved in the launch of the first cellular network in 1981 (Mobira Oy). Nokia because a key developer of GSM, the standard that we all know today. Although Nokia still produces a range of phones that includes entry-level handsets and Symbian smartphones, the company is counting on the Windows Phone OS to regain the share that it once had. The current flagship Windows Phone device from Nokia is the Lumia 920.
Lëkki delivers Nokia 3210 in modern colors
12/21/2010, A blast from the past – that is what Lëkki intends to deliver by releasing their second classic handset, the Nokia 3210. This phone, when it was first released back in 1999, took the world by storm simply because it [...]
Nokia might look to Windows Phone 7-powered devices
12/20/2010, Once in a while, the unthinkable happens. Remember the first time when you heard news of Windows running on an Apple machine? How about seeing an Intel processor inside an Apple machine, as well? Another one of those moments are [...]
Nokia Phones Getting Dual-Core CPUs, Optical Zoom Coming
12/14/2010, At the International Mobile Internet Conference, Nokia has announced some broad plans for its smartphones by announcing an aggressive update schedule for its Symbian devices. Now that the company has re-taken over the reigns of Symbian development from the Symbian [...]
MeeGo user interface spotted running on a tablet
12/14/2010, It seems that the MeeGo user interface will find a home on tablets, as seen in a video that highlighted several of the menus, home screens, and the mobile Fennec (Firefox) browser. Although some of the design does resemble as [...]
Nokia Delays E7 Release To Early 2011
12/14/2010, Bad news for fans of the Nokia E7 as it has been confirmed that Nokia has delayed the release of the phone until early 2011. A spokesperson from Nokia stated that the move was to “ensure the best possible user [...]
Nokia X7 set to arrive via AT&T
12/07/2010, Gaming phones could very well be the next evolution of smartphones – if the Sony PSP Phone takes off, coupled with Nokia’s upcoming X7 gaming phone. The Nokia X7 will be available via AT&T, making it the first Symbian^3 device [...]
MeeGo Tablet Spotted in Russia
12/02/2010, It looks like a tablet running on Intel’s and Nokia’s MeeGo operating system, which is Linux-based, was spotted at an Intel event in Russia. Nokia is also expected to debut a tablet in the future and a Nokia Z500 tablet [...]
iOS 4.2 Supports New Technology To Reduce Network Congestion
12/01/2010, The folks over at Nokia Siemens Networks have confirmed that Apple’s new iOS 4.2 update supports a technology called Network Controlled Fast Dormancy, something that better optimizes how the phone connects to a network. The result is something that benefits [...]
Nokia Uses Gorilla Glass on Touchscreen Phones
11/30/2010, It looks like the change from resistive touchscreen to capacitive touchscreens had resulted in Nokia using Corning’s Gorilla Glass, which is advertised as being tougher to break than regular glass as well as being more scratch resistant. Niilo Alfthan tweeted [...]
Nokia N00 Prototype C Up For Auction On eBay, Possibly N87?
11/30/2010, If you have a penchant for purchasing prototype mobile phones, you might want to head over to eBay and check out a device that is labeled as a Nokia N00 Prototype C. The seller claims that it could be a [...]
Nokia X7-00 With Four Speakers Leaked On Video
11/26/2010, Here’s a nice Thanksgiving surprise. An unannounced Nokia X7-00 has been caught on video, showing a sleek body and a mouth-watering four speakers. The display appears to be a 4-inch one and it’s powered by the latest version of Symbian [...]
Nokia Opens Its Ovi Suite 3.0 Beta To The Public
11/26/2010, Nokia has announced the availability of a public beta for the latest version of its software synchronization suite, Ovi 3.0. The new Ovi has already been in private testing for the past few months and Nokia is now promising improved [...]
Nokia Releases Eco-Friendly Nokia N8, C7 Symbian Smartphones
11/24/2010, Nokia is releasing a greener version of its N8and C7 smartphones through carriers O2 and Telefonica. While having the same look and performance of the models that Nokia had released prior, the eco-friendly variants utilize bio-paints and bio-plastics. Also, the [...]
