Category: Nokia

Gallery: Frosty Metal Nokia C7 vs Silver Nokia N8

The Nokia N8 and C7 have been available for quite a while in the market, and we’ve already brought you reviews of the N8, many photo galleries of it, and a separate gallery of the Frosty Metal Nokia C7. I happened to have both the silver N8 and the Frosty Metal C7 in my hands at the same time, so I thought I’d share a hardware tour comparison with you, explaining the key design differences between these otherwise slightly similar Symbian^3 devices. Continue reading “Gallery: Frosty Metal Nokia C7 vs Silver Nokia N8”

Nokia X2-01 Review

Here is the FoneArena Nokia X2-01 review. What would you do if you were a teen and given a handset as sleek with a solid qwerty and  music DNA running on the handset. One would type so fast, so fast you can barely see them! The X-series range of phones are music oriented devices, Nokia has picked up the demand and love for social networking and heavy texting and has released this lovely looking device X2-01.  Does this phone deliver ? find out in our review below Continue reading “Nokia X2-01 Review”

Nokia launches Ovi Store with operator billing on Reliance

Nokia has launched it’s Ovi Application Store on Reliance’s Network with operator billing. This is the first time Ovi Store is getting such a payment option in India.

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MWC 2011 : Nokia WP7 Concept Previewed

Like we had already posted , Nokia’s Windows Phone 7 based concept phone renders got leaked earlier this week. Today at the Nokia event we got confirmation from Jo Harlow that these concepts were a culmination of two months of combined work by Nokia’s hardware engineers and Microsoft’s software engineers.

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MWC 2011 : Nokia Event Summary

Nokia’s presence in Barcelona for MWC 2011 is subdued to say the least. Their Friday announcement regarding having Windows Phone software as their primary platform has ruffled up more than a few feathers. Today Nokia tried to shed some more light on the matter and FoneArena was there live to witness Stephen Elop put up a brave face in front of the media.

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Nokia might launch Android phones in 2012

We earlier told you about Nokia’s CEO Stephen Elop having talk with Steve Ballmer of Microsoft and Eric Schmidt of Google. Nokia went official on their partnership with Microsoft but the source mentioned that the Android deal fell through. But according to Eldar Murtazin, Nokia is considering becoming partners with Google.

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Nokia Windows Phone 7 concept phone looks bitter sweet !

Nokia yesterday announced their strategic partnership with Microsoft, where both the companies were aiming to save themselves. It was quit unexpected, that Nokia couldn’t see MeeGo as their winning smartphone platform but it certain that their attention has all turned towards the US market and hence this decision. Coming to the concept, just after hours of announcement this concept phone by these two companies has already been making rounds. Continue reading “Nokia Windows Phone 7 concept phone looks bitter sweet !”

Symbian PR2.0 Portrait QWERTY and Broswer Screenshots Leaked

We all had a sneak peek sometime back at the Portrait QWERTY keyboard and the new browser that was supposed to be launched along with the PR1.1. Since it wasn’t included, Nokia seems to have made a few tweaks and improvements to it.

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Nokia and Microsoft Announce Strategic Partnership

As we mentioned earlier, Nokia and Microsoft announced their plans to form a broad strategic partnership at the Nokia Capital Market’s Day in London today.

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Nokia C5-00 Firmware Updated To Version 062.001

Nokia recently released a new firmware update for its popular budget phone, the Nokia C5-00. The latest firmware version is numbered 062.001 and it comes with some improvements in performance and usage.

Nokia C5

Nokia recently released a new firmware update for its popular budget phone, the Nokia C5-00. The latest firmware version is numbered 062.001 and it comes with some minor improvements in performance and usage. Even though Nokia C5 has support for User Data Preservation (UDP), you should backup all your data before updating this device. Continue reading “Nokia C5-00 Firmware Updated To Version 062.001”

Nokia N9 Not Killed – Might Come with Windows 7

The news that Nokia’s first MeeGo device, the Nokia N9 has been cancelled is making the headlines all round. But we didn’t post about it because we knew something else was happening. Now it seems that the handset itself hasn’t been canned, the operating system has now been changed from MeeGo to Windows Phone 7.

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Nokia CEO Stephen Elop : “Nokia, our platform is burning”

Engadget managed to get hold of a memo circulated within the company and it has some strong words from Nokia CEO Stephen Elop.

Here are some really strong quotes from the letter.

“The first iPhone shipped in 2007, and we still don’t have a product that is close to their experience”

“They changed the game, and today, Apple owns the high-end range.”

“And then, there is Android. In about two years, Android created a platform that attracts application developers, service providers and hardware manufacturers”

“Chinese OEMs are cranking out a device much faster than,the time that it takes us to polish a PowerPoint presentation”

“This is one of the decisions we need to make. In the meantime, we’ve lost market share, we’ve lost mind share and we’ve lost time.”

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