What is this Nokia with CDMA?

We don’t typically post FCC filings we can’t identify or link to a product we’re expecting, but this odd Nokia filing caught our eye. It’s got a CDMA radio with EV-DO and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, which means it’s likely headed to Verizon considering how chummy those two have gotten over the past couple years — nothing unusual there. What is odd, though… Continue reading

Motorola cries foul over exec that bolted for Nokia

Sound familiar? Yeah, Moto’s developing a reputation for trying to hold a death grip on its high-value employees, first with RIM and Apple — and now with Nokia, apparently. The company is trying to score a temporary restraining order that would prevent David Hartsfield, a former VP in product management that helped see the Droid through to completion among other… Continue reading

Nokia intros CDMA trifecta for China

Filed under: Handsets, Nokia, EV-DO, CDMA

Nokia’s newfound commitment to CDMA isn’t just a US effort — it’s a big deal in China, too, where a beefy percentage of the world’s CDMA users reside. On that note, the company has introduced the Asian market to three new models today spanning the low end to the midrange… Continue reading

Nokia 2705 ‘Shade’ lined up to replace Mirage on Verizon?

Filed under: Handsets, Nokia, Verizon Wireless, CDMA

It’s no Twist, but the latest Verizon-branded Nokia leak suggests that the newfound love between the two companies is showing no signs of slowing down — good news for a carrier shunned by some manufacturers for its CDMA ways. The alleged 2705 “Shade” would replace the 2605… Continue reading

Nokia’s swiveling wonder for Verizon passes FCC?

Filed under: Handsets, Nokia, Verizon Wireless, EV-DO, CDMA

Here’s what we know: a Nokia RM-526 (all Nokia handsets receive internal RM codes in addition to their consumer-friendly marketing model numbers) just passed the FCC, and the outline of the device pictured in the FCC ID label documentation makes it look a little… shall… Continue reading