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Feature Article #1

Nokia C3 Launch in Vietnam Drew a Large Crowd

You were probably surprised when people lined up for the Nokia C3 in Indonesia, but it looks even crazier when the affordable messaging smartphone launched in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam on Sunday. About 7,000 buyers supposedly showed up where only 5,000 units were available. There’s a video you definitely have to watch.

Mark Guim | August 10th, 2010 | Continued

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Feature Article #2

Framestore Working on FX Studio App for Nokia. Join Competition to Win a Nokia N8

Framestore, the studio that creates visual effects for Hollywood movies such as Avatar, Prince of Persia, and Sherlock Holmes, is currently working with Nokia to create a mobile app called FX Studio. It allows people to add Hollywood-quality special effects to their video clips. They’ve created over 20 original effects already, but they’re asking [...]

Mark Guim | July 14th, 2010 | Continued

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Feature Article #3

How to: Replace Battery in the Nokia N8

We’ve been told by Nokia that the battery on the Nokia N8 isn’t removable by the user, but early photos show us that it isn’t that hard to do. Fortunately, a service manual from Nokia Care show us exactly how to do it step-by-step without messing things up.

Mark Guim | July 5th, 2010 | Continued

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Feature Article #4

Nokia N8: Will 256MB RAM Be Enough for Multitasking?

iPhone users rejoice today as they finally get a taste of multitasking. Nokia users have been doing it for a while now, but with certain limitations. Running too many multiple apps in the background results in “memory full” errors. Previous Nokia N97 and N96 power users are aware of this. Is the Nokia N8’s 256MB [...]

Mark Guim | June 21st, 2010 | Continued

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Swype Now at Nokia Beta Labs. Brings Portrait Qwerty to Symbian^1 Too

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One of my wishes for Nokia became true this morning when Swype for Symbian became available at Beta Labs. If you are unfamiliar with Swype, it’s a faster way to input text on screen by sliding your finger over the letters. I know it sounds crazy, but it works really well after learning how to use it. Watch the official announcement video and a raw footage of me Swyping one-handed with the Nokia C6 after the jump.

My Nokia C6 Typing Challenge Entry for #NokiaBox

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For our next #NokiaBox challenge, we were asked to submit our fastest time typing “The quick brown fox jumped over the NokiaBox,” using the touchscreen and the QWERTY keyboard on the Nokia C6. My teammate Erick used QWERTY while I opted for the touchscreen. Our combined time will set our entry. Watch my part of the challenge after the jump.

Nokia N8 Releasing September 23rd in the UK, 1 Week Before Anyone Else

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Nokia has been buying Google Adwords to reveal the release date in the UK. The ads in question say the Nokia N8 is in stock and ready for dispatch on September 23rd. They also included that the UK will have it one week before anyone else. The ads forward to nokia.co.uk/n8 but the pre-order button is yet to be seen. Perhaps they went up prematurely.

Nokia E72 Firmware Update v51 Changelog

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If you have a Nokia E72, check the software updater on the device or your computer because an update is forthcoming. Email, calendar, and contacts experience are expected to improve and there will be some menu layout changes. Check out the long changelog after the jump.

Video: Nokia Nuron’s Twilight Parody Selected from Poptent

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Back in June, Nokia asked the Poptent community to create a commercial about the Nuron. If you are unfamiliar with Poptent, it is a portal that connects brands with independent commercial videomakers. Out of 44 submissions, Nokia purchased 3 videos for $5K each, one for $1K, and 2 at $500 each. One of the finalists’ video was just upload to the NokiaUS Youtube channel. Twilight fans might like it.

Video: Nokia N8 Powered by Hamster

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A new video from Nokia shows an interesting project from Peter Ash who created a hamster-powered phone charger. In one of the scenes, you can see the Nokia N8 being charged. Peter said that their hamster kept them awake at night because it wouldn’t stop playing with the wheel. It got Peter thinking about ways to use the hamster’s energy to good use.

The New Pixelpipe Send & Share for Symbian is Now at the Ovi Store

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I’ve been beta testing a new version of Pixelpipe for several weeks and I’m glad to finally see it at the Ovi Store! The new Pixelpipe now lets you upload photos, video, audio & files directly from the Nokia Send menu “via Pixelpipe” to over 110 services across the Social Web. It was previously done as a Nokia Share Online plugin. Watch the video after the jump to see how it works.

App Video: Gravity Updated to 1.32 with New Images Section

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Gravity, one of our favorite apps for Symbian was just updated to version 1.32 (build 6601) to include a new images section. It also fixes a couple of bugs. The new image section lets you easily change the image size and the photo hosting service on the fly. We have a video after the jump to show you how it looks.

Nokia C6 Firmware Update 11.0.029 Changelog

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If you have the Nokia C6, check the software updater on the device or your computer because some people have seen the v11 update already. This is not a major update, but it provides better stability and fixes some bugs with the email client. Read on for the changelog.

Deal: Nokia C6 $259 at Dell After Coupon (Expires 9/3)

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Use coupon code GLJ8NTZBZP3XDN to get the Nokia C6 for $259.99 at Dell. Coupon expires September 3rd, 2010, 06:00AM CST. It’s cheaper than Nokia’s retail sites ($309) right now and even Amazon.