Archive for January, 2009

Nokia’s Comes With Music goes on European tour, Asia next, Americas deemed too boring

Filed under: Multimedia, Nokia

Nokia's Comes With Music goes on European tour, Asia next, Americas deemed too boringIt was just yesterday that Reuters predicted Nokia’s Comes With Music service was headed for something of a pilgrimage through the wilds of Europe, and now we have the official confirmation of this “pan European” expansion. The company has secured… Continue reading

Nokia’s Comes With Music service plans world tour

Filed under: Handsets, Multimedia, Nokia, Symbian

Nokia’s all-you-can-eat Comes With Music service has been humming along quite nicely across the pond, but until now, we’ve been left in the dark about its plans for world domination. No more, as a recent Reuters report has it that the unlimited music service should be headed to… Continue reading

Nokia 5730 XpressMusic gets exhaustively previewed

Filed under: Handsets, Nokia, Symbian, GSM, EDGE

Well, hello there 5730 XpressMusic, so nice to finally meet you! This admittedly odd looking Nokia has been brought to our attention courtesy of Russia’s own Mobile-Review, and while we’re still trying to decide whether or not the QWERTY slide-out keyboard is a turn off… Continue reading

Nokia and Securitas team up on GPS-based security service

Filed under: Handsets, Nokia, Misc

Nokia’s already done a bit on its own to exploit the built-in GPS on its phones, and it’s now enlisted the help of Securitas to take things a bit further into Big Brother territory, with the pair today announcing a new security service that’ll let folks keep tabs on you and… Continue reading

Nokia 6208c poses for beauty shots

Filed under: Handsets, Nokia, GSM, EDGE

Outside Asia, the world seems to have turned squarely against styli in the past couple years — but devices like Nokia’s 6208c certainly give us pause. ePrice has a review of the freshly-announced set with plenty of fabulous pictures, and unless you’re in a Chinese-speaking territory, this is… Continue reading

Nokia N79 Eco shrinks packaging, ditches phone charger

Filed under: Handsets, Nokia

If syncing your phone with a workout routine isn’t your cup of tea, Nokia has unveiled another N79 variant, the Eco. For the same cost as the standard version, you’ll get smaller packaging, a petrol black casing with dark gray / steel gray / deep plum covers, and no charger whatsoever. The company… Continue reading

Nokia’s 5800 XpressMusic gets firmware update v11.0.08

Filed under: Handsets, Nokia

Apparently news of the firmware update for Nokia’s 5800 XpressMusic popped up late December, but is only just now available for everybody to get at. The change list is huge (and can be perused via the read link) but highlights include: Google search fix, browser fixes for flash, messaging application crashes, and other UI… Continue reading

Nokia N79 Active to come with heart rate monitor, guilt

Filed under: Handsets, Nokia, Symbian, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS

We knew something was up with these Bluetooth heart rate straps from Polar, and sure enough, Nokia has announced a partnership to get serious fitness monitoring integrated with its products. The first to take advantage will be a special… Continue reading

Polar’s Bluetooth heart rate monitor (for Nokia?) gets FCC approval

Filed under: Nokia, Accessories

Huh, wonder what’s under that white sticker! Don’t suppose it could be a “Polar for Nokia” logo, could it? We’re betting it is, which means fitness freaks with Finnish phones banded to their arms should be able to start tracking their grueling 20-mile jogs through San Francisco before too long. We know it’s Bluetooth… Continue reading

Nokia E71 gets biggie-sized update

Filed under: Software, Nokia, Symbian

If you’re in Europe and you’ve got an E71, sit down for a second — we have something serious we need to share with you: you’ve got a massive upgrade waiting. Nokia’s svelte, sexy QWERTY set has been upgraded to v200.21.118, bringing with it a laundry list of fixes, additions, and… Continue reading