Nokia N97 Camera Lens Scratching Problem Revealed!

Very soon after the Nokia N97 was launched, consumers started complaining about straight line or scratches appearing on the Nokia N97 camera lens. The scratches were appearing on most handsets regardless of the time used, country of purchase or country of origin.

Here is a shot shown a scratched Nokia N97 camera lens:

Here’s a lens with some more scratches:

Well now brkix, a member of the Nokiausers.net forums has uncovered the reason behind the Nokia N97 camera lens scratching problem. After dismantling the Nokia N97, brkix reports that there is a piece of plastic with a square piece of metal attached to notify the phone of the opening of the lens cover and in turn activate or deactivate the camera application.

The piece of plastic is the blue stuff which we see below the lens cover. This was the same thing people used to think was a cleaning cloth. The blue stuff is too close to the camera lens and it scratches the lens when it is moved especially if there is dust trapped in between.

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Nokia 5800i passes the FCC test: Looks very similar to 5800 but loses Wi-fi

After 5800 has turned out to be a major hit for Nokia, they are now readying for a small update to its first touch screen handset in the form of Nokia 5800i XpressMusic phone. After you hear the name, you may think that this is a upgrade over Nokia 5800 with some extra feature but sorry to disappoint, this model is not an upgrade over Nokia 5800 but in fact a downgrade over the present model, The Wi-fi connectivity has been removed from this particular model. Continue reading “Nokia 5800i passes the FCC test: Looks very similar to 5800 but loses Wi-fi”

Apple iPhone 3.0.1 OS Update Released Fixes SMS Vulnerability

Last week, O2 a UK based carrier said that Apple was due to roll out a new firmware update for the Apple iPhone in the coming weeks. Well now O2’s prediction has come right. Apple released the iPhone 3.0.1 OS Update on iTunes. The update was released a day before earlier predicted. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 3.0.1 OS Update Released Fixes SMS Vulnerability”

Hitachi Hi-Vision Cam Wooo Mobile with HD Video Camera Released in Japan!

This is the Hitachi Hi-Vision Cam Wooo, a mobile phone released by Hitachi sold by AU under the KDDI network. It is the first mobile phone capable of recording a video of 720 pixel resolution at 30 fps. The Samsung OMNIA HD offers 720p recording but at 24fps. Continue reading “Hitachi Hi-Vision Cam Wooo Mobile with HD Video Camera Released in Japan!”

Nokia Factory in Finland Pics

Some pictures bring a smile to any mobile phone enthusiast . Have you ever thought how it looks inside a Nokia Factory ? For that matter any mobile phone maker’s factory .  You might have seen an overview in this Video when the N97 started shipping but here are some old pics

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Its just a nice feeling when you see pictures of phones you have used in the past ! I loved my 6630 damn it !

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Nokia E52 , 6730 classic and 6600i slide coming soon to India .. launch date not far away

Apparently Nokia has launched the much anticipated E52 along with 6730 classic and 6600i slide in Taiwan / China  according to a Taiwan based site ePrice . Some pics from the launch below .. The E52 looks hot !

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Nokia N78 v30.0.011 Firmware Change Log

UPDATE : This change log is for the Nokia N78 . Sorry for the confusion.

Thanks to rwishi for the update

Thanks to Adrian for sending me the change log for the N78

We had recently posted about the new v30 firmware for Nokia 5800.Norman John at Symbian World has posted an interesting changelog he discovered in the new v30.0.011 firmware.


And the changes are as follows:
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Nokia 5730 vs Nokia N97 Photo Gallery

Here is a photo gallery showing the comparison between the Nokia 5730 XpressMusic and Nokia N97. The gallery is posted by Norman over at Symbian World and includes very good shots of the devices. The Nokia 5730 is the first XpressMusic device to be equipped with a QWERTY keyboard. Continue reading “Nokia 5730 vs Nokia N97 Photo Gallery”

Tutorial-Enable Macro Video Recording on Nokia Phone!

Warning-I say this from the beginning. FoneArena is not responsible if you damage your phone while doing this tutorial.

This is a tutorial on how to enable Macro/ Close Up Video Recording on Nokia phones. It has been tested on the Nokia N82, N95 8GB, N73 etc but it should also work on most other phones with Autofocus. Continue reading “Tutorial-Enable Macro Video Recording on Nokia Phone!”

Quickoffice Releases Newest Version of Mobile Office Suite for Nokia Symbian Devices

Quickoffice, Inc., the leading global provider of mobile office productivity software and solutions, today announced the latest update to its Quickoffice Premier 6 product for Nokia Symbian (S60 3.x and S60 5.0) devices. The company’s latest release delivers a complete S60 office suite by adding PowerPoint 2007 viewing capabilities to the already supported Word, Excel and PowerPoint file formats. In addition, the product now offers both editing and viewing of documents on the popular S60 5.0 touch user interface. Continue reading “Quickoffice Releases Newest Version of Mobile Office Suite for Nokia Symbian Devices”

Nokia N86 8MP vs Nokia N82 Camera Comparison

The folks over at Nokia Conversation have put together a Camera Comparison of the Nokia N86 8MP with the Nokia N82.

The subject matter of the Comparison was to compare the low light performance of the Nokia N86 8MP with that of the Nokia N82. the Nokia N86 8MP does not have a Xenon flash but the Nokia N82 does have it. The test was performed in a controlled lighting surrounding in Nokia’s UK headquarters. Continue reading “Nokia N86 8MP vs Nokia N82 Camera Comparison”