Nokia to close NewYork and Chicago Flagship stores in 2010

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Nokia is in cost-cutting mode right now. After announcing closure of its London Flagship store Nokia USA has announced closure of its New York and  Chicago flagship stores. This is sad news because I visited the London store only recently and the Chicago store last year. But in USA everything is so expensive in stores an most consumers prefer to order online. The prices of phones in the store were somewhat expensive. And this is a good move if this money is invested elsewhere Continue reading “Nokia to close NewYork and Chicago Flagship stores in 2010”

Test Drive Ovi Maps Navigation with a Free Drive Licence for a week [Holiday Offer]

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With the Festive Season fast approaching, Nokia has decided to allow its users to test drive the Ovi Maps Navigation 3.0 with a Free Drive Licence for one whole week. Continue reading “Test Drive Ovi Maps Navigation with a Free Drive Licence for a week [Holiday Offer]”

Nokia joins forces with New Alliance for a joint venture in mobile services in China

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Nokia today announced that it has joined forces with New Alliance, an investment company which is part of the Shanghai Alliance Investment Ltd, to form a 50/50 joint venture company which is designed to offer a range of mobile services in China and support the local developer ecosystem.

This joint venture company will be called Nokia Alliance Internet Services Company Limited. Continue reading “Nokia joins forces with New Alliance for a joint venture in mobile services in China”

Video : Qt demo on Maemo , Symbian and Windows Mobile

If you are a mobile developer and want to get your app onto multiple platforms then Qt is the way to go. Qt is truly cross platform as you can see in the video below that the UI is almost the same on a Nokia N900 (Maemo) , Nokia 5800 (Symbian) and a Windows mobile phone.

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HTC HD2 Price , How much are you willing to pay ?

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Tata Docomo is bringing the HTC HD2 to India but they have not revealed the details of the price.  So we thought of asking readers how much are you willing to pay for the HD2 Continue reading “HTC HD2 Price , How much are you willing to pay ?”

Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition lands in USA with lifetime voice-guided navigation

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Consumers in USA can grab the latest touchscreen navigation device from Nokia in the form of Nokia 5800 Navigation edition.  The phone is just the 5800 XpressMusic with better looks due the silver  bezel and a device lifetime voice-guided navigation for North America and you also get a a car kit in the retail box to make it easy for you to mount the phone on your car’s windshield Continue reading “Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition lands in USA with lifetime voice-guided navigation”

Dragon Dictation comes to iPhone Looks impressive

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You can now dictate  E-mails, Text Messages and any thing on your iPhone and with the magic of Dragon Dictation , the text will magically appear on your phone screen.

The App certainly looks impressive and using it is straightforward but we noticed it works flawlessly only with an American accent

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Motorola Droid ousts Apple iPhone for the 2009 Times Gadget of the Year

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Motorola is making news again , the almost-dead phone maker has bagged the Gadget of the year title by TIME magazine.

This  news also indicates the rise of Android in the US cellphone market and also Apple’s lack of offerings for the shopping season. Continue reading “Motorola Droid ousts Apple iPhone for the 2009 Times Gadget of the Year”

Tata Docomo brings the HTC HD2 to India

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Tata Docomo certainly surprised us today by tweeting that the HTC HD2 is going on sale on its network exclusively for one week starting from Dec 15th. Those of you who are drooling for the HD2 which is looking like one of the best smartphones in the market, head to a docomo dive-in store now ! Continue reading “Tata Docomo brings the HTC HD2 to India”

HTC 2010 Roadmap Leaked

Here is a big treat to all HTC fans. The HTC Roadmap for 2010 has been leaked. The Roadmap shows that HTC have some very interesting devices lined-up for us. The Roadmap shows devices that the company is set to release in the 1st 6 months of 2010.

Here are the various phones leaked and the specifications:

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Download Opera Mini 5 Beta2 and Opera Mobile 10 Beta 2

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If you are using Opera mini or Mobile on your phone ,  Opera has announced the 2nd version of its beta of the products and you can now download Opera Mini 5 beta 2 or Opera Mobile 10 Beta2 Continue reading “Download Opera Mini 5 Beta2 and Opera Mobile 10 Beta 2”

Enter the Nokia Ovi Promo to Win a Free Shopping Trip to New York City

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Do you wish to go on a shopping trip to New York City and also wish to take your friend along ? And how about some free cash for spending there. That’s not all . If you win you and your friend get a Nokia N97  too for keeps.

All you need to do is take part is to take part in the Nokia Ovi Win a Trip to New York contest and answer 5 simple questions about the city that never sleeps – NYC.

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Apple iPhone 3GS vs HTC HD2 High Definition Photo Gallery

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Centrinos and FoneArena have another surprise for you. This time both the HTC fans and Apple fans are in for a treat. This is a high definition photo gallery comparing the Apple iPhone 3GS and HTC HD2. Thanks a million to Centrinos! Continue reading “Apple iPhone 3GS vs HTC HD2 High Definition Photo Gallery”

Did the Indian Weather stop Apple from launching the iPhone 3GS

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Indian consumers feel humiliated , frustrated and irritated.  If the 3GS iPhone can go from Cupertino to China to Korea to Japan and even Mauritius ? Why not India. There are many reasons which might be preventing Apple from launching it here . But one reason which we like to bring to the table is the Hot and Humid Indian Summer. Continue reading “Did the Indian Weather stop Apple from launching the iPhone 3GS”