All Posts Tagged With: "iphone"
Nokia Privately Paying Windows Phone Developers
According to a recent CNN article, Nokia is privately dispensing cash to developers to make apps for Windows Phone. They’re also offering incentives like pre-installing developers’ software on upcoming phones and marketing their products. CNN says such payments from phone manufacturers are unusual.
Prisoners Think the iPhone is Too Big
A prison guard at Folsom told Boing Boing co-editor Xeni Jardin that the iPhone isn’t the preferred cellphone to smuggle in. According to the guard, the iPhone “takes too much real estate.” A commenter thought of a couple of Nokia phones that might have more efficient use of smuggling space.
Is Nokia Going to be Late in the Game Again?
September. That’s when the next iPhone is rumored to come out. It’s also when industry sources claim HTC, Samsung and LG will launch the first Mango-based Windows smartphones. Nokia CEO Stephen Elop wants to release the first Nokia Windows Phone this year. Long-time Nokia fans probably assume December 31st, 2011 because Nokia has been really slow to act lately.
Demo: Nokia Maps on iPhone 4
Nokia Maps was released as a web app last week. Devices with HTML5 browsers can use it. That means iPhone, iPod touch and iPad with iOS4 or Android phones with Android 2.2 and Android 2.3. I made a video to show you how it looks on the iPhone 4.
Apple Blogger Ditches iPhone For Nokia C3
Cult of Mac editor John Brownlee wrote he doesn’t need an iPhone anymore. He loves his new phone, the Nokia C3. He admitted that the C3 is a “pretty big step down from any iPhone,” and the device just sucks at Twitter, Facebook, browsing the web, and more. The reason he loves the Nokia C3 is that he does all of that stuff on his iPad. Point of the story? If you have an iPad, ditch the iPhone and get a cheap Nokia phone…
Former Nokia CEO Now Living Ordinary Life, Will Never Buy an iPhone
Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo (OPK) worked at Nokia for nearly 30 years, but last September his position as CEO was replaced by Stephen Elop. What is OPK up to nowadays? Helsingin Sanomat reports that he is back to living an ordinary life. He turned down dozens of offers to serve on boards of various companies and plans to teach business management to young people. There have already been discussions with one educational institute.
Nokia N8 Components Cost $187.47, Four Cents Cheaper than iPhone 4
Researcher iSuppli Corp. told Bloomberg today that the components in the Nokia N8 cost $187.47. The most expensive element is the display and touchscreen which cost $39.25. Retail price of the Nokia N8 is $549 in the US without contract. Materials and parts were reportedly supplied by companies including Samsung, Toshiba, and Texas Instruments.
Nokia Responds to Steve Jobs’ iPhone 4 Antenna Press Conference
Steve Jobs held a press conference today about the iPhone 4 reception problems. It resulted in free cases for iPhone 4 owners and waived return fees for unsatisfied buyers. He also mentioned Nokia during the conference by saying, “You can go on the web and look at pictures of Nokia phones that ship with stickers on the back that say ‘don’t touch here’.” A couple of hours after the Apple event, Nokia released a statement.
Nokia Pokes at iPhone 4 Reception Problems
The Nokia Conversations blog are poking fun at the recent iPhone reception issues, by asking, “How do you hold your Nokia?” They listed the thumb and finger, cup, balance, and the four edge grip. The point is that there’s no signal loss no matter how you hold a Nokia.
Are You Ditching Nokia for the iPhone 4?
The iPhone 4 will be available in just a couple of days and a couple of reviews have already popped up. How are the Nokia faithfuls feeling? The next big thing from Nokia, the Nokia N8, isn’t due until the third quarter of this year, leaving enough time for some fans to join the dark side. Are you ditching Nokia for the iPhone 4?
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