Advertisements If you’ve been following the Nokia N97 reviews, you will have noticed large contrasts in opinion about it. Whilst opinions on the software are understandably much more subjective, the physical hardware should be less so. Nevertheless, there are still comments about how the keyboard on the N97 has virtually no tactile feedback (e.g. BGR […]
Ovi Maps 3.0 is the latest edition of Nokia’s free Sat-Nav software. Below is a screenshot taken from Ovi Maps 3.0 on the Nokia N97. The improvements with Ovi Maps 3.0 are well worth the time to upgrade because the interface is much improved, requiring much less menu wading and button pressing than the previous […]
Previously, Michael Sherlock compared the browsers of the iPhone 3GS and Nokia N97. Now Michael compares other aspects of both handsets.. [Note, that although the N97 is more expensive in the US due to it being unsubsidised/unavailable on contract, outside the US, and at least in the UK, there are some really good deals that […]
This is TeknoReview’s review of the Nokia N97. Part 1 covers the hardware aspects of the phone including: build quality/aesthetics slide mechanism keyboard screen speakers They also cover the S60 UI slightly. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZJe9Nd_wx0] Part 2 covers most of the N97 software. User interface/Homescreen Ovi Store Web Browser Camera GPS Navigation Video Playback (ooh, I felt […]
I’ve just got off the phone to Carphone Warehouse Loyalty department. In trying to upgrade to a Nokia N97 , I was told that the stock has been locked. Apparently, many N97s are being bought, but just as many had been sent back. I was told it was a software issue and that’s why no […]
In episode 84 of The Phones Show, Steve: takes a quick look back at the E75 reviews the Nokia N86, 8MP camera phone interviews Lee Williams, Executive Director of the Symbian Foundation [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A9QyWWFKc4] The interview of Lee Williams is slightly disheartening as there are various indications that Symbian will predominantly focus on hard key input, […]
The new firmware (V11.0.021) is 6 seconds slower than V10, clocking 34s whereas before, we got 28s. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WFIwBtgQIc] However, there are several bug fixes in this firmware which hopefully means we won’t be needing to restart too frequently. The improvements are definitely worth the firmware upgrade (not always the case) The full change log (and […]
The V11.0.021 Firmware is now available for your Nokia N97.I’m in the middle of downloading as I write this. The changelog as discussed is >>here<< Hmm…I have not backed up anything. Though that wasn’t a problem the first time I updated the N97’s firmware. Uh oh. A glitch. Ooops….ok… I didn’t read the instructions and […]
In a few hours, it will be 1st July 09, the release of the new N97 firmware: V11.0.021. Teo, from Symbian-Freak, has found the changelog via serie-n.it, which at first glance for me looks great, as I’ve unfortunately encountered the bugs that required such fixes: USB detection error fix PC does not detect N97 or […]
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