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Nokia to Cut Down Smartphone Releases to Half

Friday, December 4, 2009

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The Finnish giant is throwing in the towel; iPhone and Android has won the mobile war. Instead of taking on the pretenders by coming out with better smartphones, Nokia will cut back on its smartphone portfolio by 50%. That means less Nseries or XpressMusic phones in 2010. Nokia announced 20 smartphones in 2090, which means we [...]

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Nokia Symbian upgrade on its way, Major Milestones in 2010

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

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Nokia has taken some serious hits with regards to their aging Symbian platform. So it’s not surprising that the main topic at the recently concluded Nokia Capital Market Day was the future of the Symbian operating system. They didn’t go into specifics as to what it’ll be like, but they did promise to “deliver a major [...]

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Nokia X6 available in the UK by November 27, Free on Orange £35/month plans and above

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

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Those in the UK waiting on the release of the Nokia X6 will be happy to know that it will finally be going down by this Friday, November 27th. It will be available via the Nokia UK online store unlocked for £449 or $744 in the greenback. Orange is one of the first confirmed UK [...]

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Nokia N900 now just $479.99 at Amazon

Friday, November 20, 2009

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The Nokia N900 is still on a pre-order basis, but that’s apparently not an issue with Amazon as they’ve further lowered its price to just $479.99. This price is inclusive of a $50 mail-in rebate which previously stood at $560. We’re not sure why they decided to drop the price of the Nokia N900 by [...]

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Nokia N900 on Sale: Maemo has Dropped

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

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The Finnish giant is sais to be abandoning the S60 over Maemo for its smartphone. The Nokia N900, which runs Maemo, is now available in Nokia stores in the U.S. Distribution of the N900 will be a little limited but the device will go unlocked. Yes, there aren’t a lot of GSM carriers out there [...]

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Apple iPhone Beats all Nokia Phones in Profitability

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

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Frankly, I’m surprised this is news at all. The summary from Strategy Analytics: Apple became the world’s most profitable handset vendor in Q3 2009. Fueled by strong volumes, high wholesale prices and tight cost controls, the PC vendor has successfully broken into the mobile phone market in just two years. What can Nokia do to regain [...]

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Nokia N900 Freaks Out in Ad

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

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We could hardly believe our eyes when an otherwise normal human male, albeit probably needing a new prescription, starts breaking into elastic pieces before our eyes, not peacefully we may add, and end up as a touchscreen handset with slideout QWERTY keyboard. It’s the delayed Nokia N900! No problem, right? Big problem. This Maemo-running smartphone has [...]

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Nokia Booklet 3G hitting Best Buy on November 15

Sunday, November 8, 2009

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It’s no secret that the Nokia Booklet 3G will be available through Best Buy in the US, and now we’ve got a date to look forward to when it will actually hit stores across the nation. November 15th is the big day, but for Reward Zone members, you can already pre-order yours beginning today. As [...]

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Nokia X6 available beginning November 16th

Saturday, November 7, 2009

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Still remember the Nokia X6 phone that was launched back in September? Yeah, most of you have probably forgotten about it already largely thanks to the impressive phones that were unveiled in the last couple of days which include the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 and Motorola Droid, but for those hardcore Nokia fanatics out there, [...]

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Nokia N900 release postponed to November

Saturday, October 24, 2009

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Like us, a lot of you guys out there were probably impressed with the Maemo-powered Nokia N900, and couldn’t wait to get your hands on one. People in the US were a little bit more fortunate than us here in Asian as they’ve gotten word that the Nokia N900 will be available for retail this [...]

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