Nokia updates the social app with new features
As many of you know I am not a fan of the Social app on current Symbian phones. In the past numerous problems I have encountered while using the application have pushed me away from using it. One example would be launching the application to find my account has been signed off over and over again. Nokia has now released an update to the Social app with several new features that in my opinion should have been in place before going live with it in... Read More
Nokia makes the 5250 a reality
Love it or hate it a Symbian^1 phone at this price point will easily become an instant hit. At $150 unlocked you are not going to find a much better phone. What do you think, will this be a success for Nokia? Amplify’d from www.boygeniusreport.com Today, Nokia made the music-centric, full touch-screen 5250 handset official. The device will include a 2.8-inch TFT touchscreen with 640 x 360 resolution (16:9 aspect ratio), 512... Read More
Nokia impresses with their latest Ovi store video
via conversations.nokia.com I am very impressed with Nokia’s latest video efforts touting the Ovi store. This video is both creative and captivating and makes you want to grab your phone and start buying applications. What do you think? Posted via web from Sloan Bowman Read More
The apps begin to flow for the Nokia N900 with the Ovi store (beta)
via unwiredview.com If you are a Nokia N900 owner get ready to have even more applications readily available for your device through the Ovi store. The Ovi store is still in the beta stages but shows great promise and is a great step forward for the Maemo platform. With the Ovi store coming to more and more Nokia devices it is providing a consistent experience on loading applications to your devices. Consistency is an important thing because it... Read More
Skype Video On Symbian Thanks to Fring
via fring.com I have been waiting for video calls on my Symbian phones for so very long. I’m happy to say that now the wait is over. The great folks over at Fring have added the ability to to use Skype video calling within their application. Today is a good day. Posted via web from Sloan Bowman Read More
One week with the N96 as the be all do all
David Gonzales over at Electronic Pulp has started his first week with the Nokia N96 as his only device for all multimedia and communication needs. Sadly I feel a rather bad review is on its way. I currently use the N96 as my primary device and I’m far from happy in many ways. I won’t go into detail about the many things I dislike about the N96 right now but I did want to cover just a few. It should be noted that I am using the NAM (N96-3)... Read More
Why oh why do you hate me Mr. N96
I have been using the N96 for a couple of weeks now and I am getting more frustrated every day. The firmware release that I am currently stuck with, 11.018, is driving me mad. It seems to crash at least once daily and I have to yank the back off pull the battery to get it back up again. This is not something I would ever expect from a high end Nokia N-series device. Frankly I cannot believe they ever put a software version out this bad. My previous... Read More
Why the N96 went back into the box..
I have been using the N96 for a couple of days now determining if this is the right phone for me. At first I didn’t like it all. I have been so used to the N95 form factor that something thinner felt kinda funny in my hands. After playing with it for a while though I did grow to appreciate not having a huge block in my pocket. Form factor aside the S60 feature pack on this phone was pretty impressive. They have added a lot of eye candy and everything... Read More
Amazon Video on the N96
I recently transferred my first Amazon mobile video to the N96 to see how it performs. My first impressions were actually not that great. I kept having a problem with the decoding of the video. The screen would turn into a green blob of blocks and then recover on random scenes. I know it wasn’t a problem with the video because I can watch it outside of the N96 and all is well. Overall the quality if great if they can work out these kinks. I... Read More
What happens to the tablet?
As all of the news of the new shiny N97 flows through the web I can’t sit here but wonder what is going to happen with the Nokia tablet lineup. The N810 has been one of my favorite devices now for over a year. I constantly hear from people what kind of phone is that, and as always I reply with a smile, its a internet tablet. Like most of you I plan on upgrading my N95 to the N97 come the US release date. I ask myself what would I need a tablet... Read More
