Nokia has finally come back to U.S. soils with the release of the ATT branded 6650. This sleek, slim phone sports a 2MP camera, clam shell design, custom light keypad, 3G and 1500mAh battery. While this all sounds impressive R.Cadden from Symbian-Guru picked one up on contract to test and analyze how branding effects the unit. Hit the link for the full read and see if this unit worth the 2year contract and how Nokia fares in reintroducing the U.S. to S60.
Vaibhav Sharma from thesymbianblog has recently completed a great modification for the N-series flagship, the N96. He has packed the 1200mAh N78 battery into the N96 without any modification. The phone still looks stock and there is only positives to his modification. He questions why Nokia did not go with this solution in the first place stating that Nokia wanted to slim the N96 down, but as you can see this as no bulk whatsoever to the handset. I cant help but think that this will come standard in future release of the N96 handset. Full read below, Enjoy!
As the release for Nokia’s highly anticipated music device (XpressMusic 5800) approaches, I had to question the existence of the Nokia Music Store. I have heard many great things about it on the internet from users globally that have access to it, and it seems like a great solution from a Nokia mobile. But for users in the United States the Nokia Music Store is only news, we have never been able to access such a sweet application and it doesnt look likes its forth coming. I hope that with Nokia’s recent interest in the US market that they will not only focus on the handsets created for the U.S. but also making applications, such as the music store available either on launch day or in a more timely fashion. I understand that each country must have its laws that restrict Nokia from releasing each software/product globally at the same time, but watiing over a year is ridiculous. Comments welcome!
BGR has let loose a barrage of pictures showing the ATT branded version of the Nokia E71, the E71x. While looking similar to what Nokia has released the coloring is a little different, dawning a Gun Metal exterior. While all the internal components should be the same as the E71-2 the software portions will go through a re-branding process. BGR says that the phone should be available on a two year contract for $150. Release date is still unknown. For the full read hit the link. Enjoy!
Mobile Burn has a four part review on the highly anticipated Nokia Xpressmusic 5800. The 4 videos detail almost everything that you need to know about the phone. Hop over to Mobile Burn for the full vids and article.
User SR1329 from HoFo has uncovered an old article (dating 2007) regarding Nokia’s patented touch screen vibration technology, Haptikos. Many handsets on the market today support physical feedback but this involves the whole phone vibrating. Haptikos offers technology that will emulate actual physical buttons on a touch screen with clicks, and button depression. This sounds very similar to the technology that is seen on the yet to be released BlackBerry Storm. Whether its the same type of technology is unknown. But it seems as though Nokia’s is more specific to each button while the Storm is more of a whole screen depression. What comes to mind is that I was expecting seeing this technology on the upcoming XpressMusic 5800, but it will not be featured on this device. So I can only assume that this technology might be featured on the upcoming N-series touch device from Nokia. Only time will tell. Hit the link for the full read, Enjoy.
BGR has found the Nokia 5800 available for pre order on a site in Spain, but something looks wrong, AH! the price. According to the site the 5800 will sell for €429 or $548, this is quite a bit of difference from what was announced from Nokia back a couple months ago. According to Nokia the pricing should be around $400. Could this be an early adopter price hike? or standard pricing? Once the device hits more markets and retailers we should find what the true price will be. For the full read hit the link. Enjoy
As some of you may know various bloggers have been challenged by WOM World to “Face the Task” and use a N96 for various challenges. So far I havent seen too many interesting submissions, until last night. Jonny Bruha from ThoughtsOnS60 has posted his 3rd Task submission, and boy did I enjoy it. Great way to blow the competition away JB! Enjoy!
Ricky Cadden has released his weekly episode which discusses the newly released Nokia 6650 from ATT. He does a quick overview of the phone and for the most part finds the handset an incredible buy. He also quickly gos over the newly released Motorola S9HD, Tankzors and Nokia E63. Enjoy!
Gwapz from Mobile World Innovation has just posted some great side by side shots of the E71 and E63. This is a great set that shows just how different both devices are. From initial looks it seems that the E63 is quite a bit thicker, but well have to wait on Gwapz review and impressions to find out if the thickness feels different. Enjoy!
As the release for Nokia’s highly anticipated music device (XpressMusic 5800) approaches, I had to question the existence of the Nokia Music Store. I have heard many great things about it on the internet from users globally that have access to it, and it seems like a great solution from a Nokia mobile. But for users in the United States the Nokia Music Store is only news, we have never been able to access such a sweet application and it doesnt look likes its forth coming. I hope that with Nokia’s recent interest in the US market that they will not only focus on the handsets created for the U.S. but also making applications, such as the music store available either on launch day or in a more timely fashion. I understand that each country must have its laws that restrict Nokia from releasing each software/product globally at the same time, but watiing over a year is ridiculous. Comments welcome!
