Tag: Android

Video: Nokia N900 vs Motorola Droid vs Nokia N97 mini – Browser War.

Video: Nokia N900 vs Motorola Droid vs Nokia N97 mini – Browser War.

| April 24, 2010 | Reply

cellfanatic takes a look at the browsing capabilities of the Android powered Motorola Droid, Symbian fuelled Nokia N97 mini and Maemo 5 super awesomeness that is the Nokia N900. N97 mini looks strikingly beautiful here. Anyways. Nick compares features such as: screen size screen resolution screen type  (just a note, N900 does have a better [...]

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10 minute video hands on with the Google Phone Nexus One. Please take some pointers, Nokia.

10 minute video hands on with the Google Phone Nexus One. Please take some pointers, Nokia.

| December 31, 2009 | Reply

Not really a Nokia post, but an intriguing watch nonetheless. Basically how a modern mobile OS should feel and how the UI should look. Nokia touch phones are often more functional [aka plain/boring] when it comes to the UI. Only recently with the N900 have Nokia users experienced eye candy UI out of the box. [...]

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Video: Nokia Zero – Why the next flagship needs a proper name.

Video: Nokia Zero – Why the next flagship needs a proper name.

| December 21, 2009 | 26 Replies

This is a video for the Nokia Zero: The new Nokia phone to rule them all. This post is meant to demonstrate the importance of having a “memorable product name”. This goes for services as well as devices. Here I’ve taken “Zero” as an example. The rest of the post after the video explains why [...]

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Video: Droid Advert – or Nokia N900 advert?

Video: Droid Advert – or Nokia N900 advert?

| October 30, 2009 | 3 Replies

As well as a Nokia N900 advert, this could also be a Nokia N97/N97 mini advert based on how the Motorola Droid is supposed to be “better” than the iPhone. Real Keyboard Running Simultaneous apps (N900 multitasks like no other) Customizable 5MP camera Flash for night photos Removable battery Runs widgets on homescreen Allows open [...]

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Ovi Store Rant: 7 things wrong with the Ovi Store

Ovi Store Rant: 7 things wrong with the Ovi Store

| September 26, 2009 | 10 Replies

I just watched Episode 91 of Steve Litchfield’s “The Phones Show” where in this episode, he covers Application Stores: Apple’s App Store Nokia’s Ovi Store Google’s Android Market. The Ovi Store is supposed to be Nokia’s one stop shop for Applications, Games, and other content such as ringtones, videos, wallpapers and themes. I’ve been using [...]

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Videos: Nokia 5800 ‘hacks’: HTC Sense UI, Nokia N97 Homescreen, Alternate launchers (iPhone/Android) and Improved theme effects

Videos: Nokia 5800 ‘hacks’: HTC Sense UI, Nokia N97 Homescreen, Alternate launchers (iPhone/Android) and Improved theme effects

| August 25, 2009 | 8 Replies

Here’s a collection of videos (by TommyHecker and StL1ntL ) showing some modifications for S60 5th edition handsets like the 5800, N97, 5530, 5230, Satio and i8910. If you’re ever get tired of how your S60 5th edition UI is looking, you may want to try altering it with some hacks and/or legit apps. N97 [...]

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The Phones Show: Episode 88

The Phones Show: Episode 88

| August 23, 2009 | Reply

In episode 88, Steve Litchfield covers the following topics: Quick mini review of the HTC Magic – Android powered phone There’s a debate as to whether Touch or Keyboard is the way to go – Why not have both? N97/ Touch Pro 2/G1 /(oh and N900/N97 MINI)? Although Steve is right in that these hybrids [...]

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Nokia to make Android Netbook for 2010?

Nokia to make Android Netbook for 2010?

| June 27, 2009 | 6 Replies

Here’s me thinking that Nokia would be too stubborn and stick with just Symbian or Linux for their netbook OS, but it seems Nokia’s venturing out and dipping their toes into Google Android (though, powered by ARM and not Intel). As a fail-safe, Nokia’s collaboration with Intel will see an alternative non-Android netbook. Although it [...]

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Nokia N97 vs Samsung Omnia HD vs Sony Ericsson Idou

Nokia N97 vs Samsung Omnia HD vs Sony Ericsson Idou

| February 23, 2009 | Reply

Nokia N97 vs Samsung Omnia HD vs Sony Ericsson Idou I was all set on the N97 until a three way ruckus broke out with the Omnia HD and Idou both diving in to join the Super-Mobile-Convergence-Device war. Samsung and Sony Ericsson have extremely strong contenders, with: The Omnia HD packing in a most gorgeous [...]

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