Archive for January, 2010
Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition Unboxing Video
I’ll have more impressions and write a review in the near future, but for now, feast your eyes on the Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition and my unboxing. There are a lot of things inside the box, but I managed to keep this video short and to the point. Take a look.
PUSH N900 USA Kicks Off – Submit Mods/Hacks Ideas To Win Up to $10,000
Nokia just announced a competition looking for hackers and modders in the US to submit ideas to transform the Nokia N900 into something else. The top three ideas will be chosen from the ideas submitted by a panel of judges, after which the finalist teams will be provided with a Nokia N900 and some support to actually build their mod. Cash prizes range from USD 3,000 to USD 10,000.
Nokia N900 and Dell Vostro 1015 Bundled for $929
Dell is bundling the Nokia N900 with their 15.6-inch Vostro 1015 laptop for $929. The specs are from their $499 ‘Economy Package’ configuration which gets you 2.1GHz Core 2 Duo T6570, Windows 7 Home Premium, 2GB DDR2 SDRAM, 160GB hard drive, dual-layer DVD burner, 2 MP webcam, integrated WiFi, GMA 4500MHD graphics and a 6-cell battery. This bundle means the Nokia N900 is worth $430.
Nokia To Unveil New Phones on January 26th
Mark Loughran, Managing Director, Nokia UK, revealed to Pocket-lint on Thursday that they will unveil a new phone on January 26th. That’s the day right before Apple shows off its latest creation. No other information was shared.
Nokia Gives Away Free Worldwide Walk & Drive Navigation For New Ovi Maps
Today’s big news from Nokia is that they’re making walk and drive navigation free on their smartphones with the new version of Ovi Maps. These features used to cost extra. The new Ovi Maps is immediately available for download at nokia.com/maps for 10 Nokia handsets, including the popular Nokia N97 mini, Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and Nokia E72, with more Nokia smartphones expected to be added in the coming weeks.
Skyfire for Symbian S60 Updated to 1.5
Skyfire just released version 1.5 of their browser for Symbian S60 3rd and 5th editions. You can download it directly from your device by heading over to m.skyfire.com. I’ve briefly tested it on a Nokia N97 mini. I’m satisfied with how accurate it renders webpages, but it’s still not as fast as I want it to be.
Nokia Releases New Ovi Store Video
The official Nokia Conversations blog just shared a cool new video about the Ovi Store. Could it be somehow related to tomorrow’s press event? The Facebook, Gravity, and Qik apps get featured in an interesting animation. Take a look.
App Review: 2G/3G Mode Selection Applet for Nokia N900
2G/3G Mode Selection Applet works exactly as it sounds. Installing this applet adds 3 buttons to the Nokia N900′s status menu that lets the user change between 2G only, 3G only, or Dual (3G priority) connection. This is a really quick way to change modes without going through other settings. I made a video to show you how it looks.
Nokia to Announce Big News January 21st
A few members of the media have received invitations to an Ovi event on Thursday 21st January where some big news will be shared. Executive VP Anssi Vanjoki will take the stage along with Nokia UK GM Mark Lughran. I am looking forward to a device announcement, but I think this will be more about the Nokia Ovi store. We’ll find out soon.
Video: How to Enable The Hidden Portrait Mode On Nokia N900 Web Browser
I noticed a bug report about portrait mode on the Nokia N900′s web browser. Wait… there’s portrait view now? It seems this hidden feature can be enabled on the web browser by pressing Ctrl-Shift-o. This works on the latest Nokia N900 firmware 2.2009.51-1 and seems to be an undocumented feature. I made a video to show you how it looks.
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