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T-Mobile-branded Nokia 7510 Supernova has appeared at the company's website. It doesn't support AWS 3G, but it still comes with featur...
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Sales of Nokia's Comes With Music service have been "Okay, but not Earth-shattering," according to a report. The unbroken planet is sighing with relief
Nokia's USA-specific Web site has listed the 7510 Supernova with T-Mobile branding on it. The 7510 was first announced in June 2008 and is a flip phone with a push-to-open design, quad-band GSM/EDGE and FM radios, and 2 megapixel ...
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Nokia has quietly released a huge firmware update for the North American version of its N96. By this update, besides getting some improvements, your device now is having compatible with the new Mail on Ovi service.

N96 has a large 2.8″ screen, 16 gigabytes of internal memory and supports for high-quality videos in a wide range of formats. In select markets, the integrated DVB-H receiver offers live broadcast TV with an automatically updating program guide.
You can get the new N96 firmware update easily via the Windows-based Nokia Software Updater.
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Nokia has made a firmware update available to the North American version of the N96. Aside from some major bug fixes (including Bluetooth compatibility, stability, and camera performance), the update also makes the N96 compatible with Nokia's newly-launched Mail ...
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The latest N96 firmware v12 is now available for North American users through Nokia Software Updater. Changes and improvements made from MCU SW v11 to v12 include:
Switch 4.0 - improved switch application to transfer user data from/to other devices; Still image quality is improved, with... [Continue reading Nokia N96 NAM gets a firmware update]Seems Nokia started bombarding the phone market with their touch-screen phones. Nokia 6208c, which is unveiled in Nanjing China today, is the company’s fourth touchscreen devices after Nokia 7700/7710 (2003), N810 Internet Tablet (2007) and Nokia 5800 Xpress Music (2008).

With the large input area, the touch screen on this device is optimized to write Chinese characters and expected to hit select markets in the first half of 2009.
Nokia’s press release:
In an event held today in Nanjing Nokia unveiled the Nokia 6208c, a new pen input device which caters for a number of different customers, specifically those in China. The touch screen on the 6208c is optimized to write Chinese characters and messages in the most natural way, with a pen.
The design of the stylus, attached to the back of the phone, is inspired by bamboo slips and works perfectly with the large color display which is reminiscent of an ink stone, another element from traditional Chinese art and culture. All these design cues are implemented using premium materials such as the stainless steel back cover, which makes the handset both easy to use and comfortable to hold.
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When I read this news, I believe that it should be the unofficial thing. According to APA, Nokia phones with the image (in form of wallpaper or screensaver, maybe) of Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) hits the Moscow stores.

Nokia officials said they had nothing to do with that image of the late Soviet Union leader, and called such a move a great blow to the brand of the company.
Nokia official said:
“Even if Nokia was on the brink of ruin and release phones or panel with a portrait of Stalin was the only chance to save our business, Nokia will be has not done that.”
[via Switched | image-courtessy of Switched]

First mentioned back in November as part of the Nokia’s internal smartphone roadmap, the upcoming Nokia RM-412 Victoria has been approved by the FCC. However, even now we know almost nothing about it, except that it is a quad-band GSM / tri-band WCDMA (900/1900/2100 MHz) phone with Wi-Fi ...
[Continue reading FCC Approves Nokia RM-412 Victoria]...And it has passed all the tests with dignity! Just watch:
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Nokia China has revealed details on the upcoming 6208c phone for the local market. It hasn't been officially announced yet, and unfortunately we have no idea on when it's released and how much it will cost. Visit <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?langpair=auto|en&a...
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Mozilla's Firefox Mobile has hit the Alpha 2 stage. It was codenamed Fennec, and is still available for the OS2008 (”Maemo”) software platforms that runs on the Nokia N810 Internet Tablets. In addition, Windows, OS X , and Linux users can also take the browser for a...
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Nokia's UK website now features the CWM version of the company's N96. Apart from the newly added support for the Nokia's "Comes With Music" service, the handset doesn't offer anything new in terms of specs. And it's 16GB of onboard memory are enough to storre all the music you ...
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The new Nokia 6208 Classic doesn't look like most of the Nokia's handsets. It comes in a candybar form-factor and has both a physical keypad and a touchscreen display. They say it will only be available in China, but hopefully it won't.
The device is powered by a tweaked version of the ...
[Continue reading Nokia 6208 Classic Phone]Mozilla has released Alpha 2 of its mobile web browser called Fennec that is available for the OS2008 (”Maemo”) software platforms that runs on the Nokia N810 Internet Tablets. (Yes, you can also take it for a test spin on Windows, OS X , and Linux computers, according to Mozilla, “to give people who don’t have a Nokia Internet Tablet the ability to localize, experiment and build add-ons”).

According to their release notes, the main objectives of development was to add touch screen support and other features for mobile phones and other handheld devices.
Alpha 2 offers faster panning; faster zooming; improved responsiveness of pages loading; new content manipulation hooks for extension authors; look and feel improvements to improve usability
The new version also offers an easy navigation to Web content such as bookmarks (including tags), smart URL bar, tabbed browsing with thumbnail images, tntegrated Web search and easy access to multiple search engines.

Nokia N79 has got a new firmware update version 11.049. While the update seems to be minor, as the version number didn't get far from the previous 11.046, the oh-so-long list of changes will...
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FCC has approved the Nokia’s 5800 XpressMusic, which means it will be heading to the U.S. market. The phone supports 3G, but isn't carrier-branded. Apparently, they've decided to sell it outright, so be prepared, as it will cost you big time.
The release date and pricing weren't a...
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Meet the new Nokia 8800 Gold Arte, the latest addition to the Nokia’s luxury Arte lineup. It is covered with 18 carat gold with leather accents to add some classy feel. Features include a 2" OLED display, 3.2Mpix autofocus camera, and 4GB of onboard memory.
Pricing and availabilit...
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