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Archive for April, 2009

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Demo of the N97 compass

Demo of the N97 compass

| April 11, 2009 | Reply

Advertisements This video demos the widgets and the N97’s compass.(Note to self, get screen wipes for the N97) [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbIIn5l7TY0] The point of the compass is to orientate your map in the direction which your facing. From the video, you can see it’s very sensitive thus a very promising addition to Nokia Maps. No more looking […]

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Bluetooth 3.0 coming April 21st

Bluetooth 3.0 coming April 21st

| April 10, 2009 | Reply

Your phone most likely has Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, capable of achieving 3Mbit/s speeds within about a 10 metre range. Bluetooth 3.0 is expected to have up to 480Mbit/s transfer rates and with Generic Alternate MAC/PHY (AMP) may allow for WiFi over Bluetooth. I transfer all my phone media to my computer via Bluetooth. Just […]

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HTC Touch Pro2 – What the N97 should have been?

HTC Touch Pro2 – What the N97 should have been?

| April 10, 2009 | Reply

With end of May/early June (release of N97) looming, I’m getting some doubts again about what I’m actually looking for in a new phone. Not really “the best out there” but “the best for me” (but as a phone geek it’s very much the same thing) The N97 claims to be a mobile computer: Relatively […]

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How the durabiliy of Nokia phones are tested!

How the durabiliy of Nokia phones are tested!

| April 10, 2009 | Reply

Nokia has been well known for a selection of fortuitously rugged phones. I bet many of you still have a working 3300 despite the many times you have dropped it. Or what about that 1600 that was found in the belly of a fish but still worked? My N82 lives even after swimming in a […]

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Nokia to buy Palm for $4.1 billion

Nokia to buy Palm for $4.1 billion

| April 1, 2009 | 58 Replies

Finnish mobile phone manufacturer, Nokia Corp (NYSE: NOK) said today it had agreed to buy US smartphone manufacturer Palm, Inc (NasdaqGS: PALM) for 4.15 billion dollars (3.14 billion euros) “Nokia is committed to be at the forefront of mobile user interface and internet services. By joining forces with Palm, we will  impliment our shared strategy […]

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