Nokia N900 undergoes extensive preview, N97 found sobbing in a corner

Filed under: Handsets, Nokia, Linux

Our amateur sleuthing skills tell us there might be a tiny bit of excitement about this N900 device. With the Maemo 5 environment already reviewed and measured up, it’s the turn of the hardware to get exhaustively previewed. The My Symbian team took a look at a prototype unit and… Continue reading

Nokia Erdos: a shiny specter, or an OLED-equipped reality?

Filed under: Handsets, Nokia

We’re in no position to say that Nokia’s so-called Erdos — which was recently caught lookin’ pretty in the video down in the read link — is anything more than a fanatical mockup, but we’re fully ready to be believers. To be frank, we’ve a hard time understanding why Nokia wouldn’t showcase this gem… Continue reading

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… Continue reading