Keepin’ it real fake, part CCXII: Nokia’s N86 cloned ahead of release

Filed under: Handsets, Nokia

It’s a sad state of things in the smartphone arena, folks. Nokia can’t even get its forthcoming N86 out of the door in official fashion before the cloning labs in China push out a suitable impostor. Of course, it’s not as if this hasn’t happened to Nokia before, but with such an [...]

Nokia 5900 XpressMusic Spotted: Real or Fake?

Remember the insane amount of gossip about the Nokia Tube before it finally hit stores? Well, it’s all about to get going again, with its successor, the so–called Nokia 5900 XpressMusic, starring in its own string of leaked shots.
A number of pictures reveal what is said to be the Nokia 5900. The phone appears to [...]

Keepin’ it real fake, part CXCIX: NokiPhone N3000i dual slider is one part N95, two parts iPhone, and six parts win

Filed under: Handsets, Nokia, GSM, Apple

Combining two pretty great ideas in a way that is all kinds of illegal in the US, the China-produced NokiPhone N3000i looks to be a pretty straightforward iPhone ripoff with bonus N95-esque dual slider capabilities. The GSM smartphone’s got 3.2-inch QVGA screen, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, dual SIM support, microSD slot, [...]