Nokia E7 Powered by Symbian^3 OS Debuts at Nokia World in London

September 22, 2010 · Filed Under Cell Phones/Mobile Phones · 1 Comment 

Nokia unveiled another Symbian^3-powered smartphone called the Nokia E7 at Nokia World 2010 event in London. While the Nokia N8 was more of a multimedia powerhouse, the Nokia E7 is solidly aimed for the business and enterprise market. The Nokia E7 is the latest reincarnation of the legendary Nokia Communicator series that businessmen around the globe used to love before BlackBerry was even famous.

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Nokia C3 Touch and Type Phone Unveiled at Nokia World Summit in London

September 22, 2010 · Filed Under Cell Phones/Mobile Phones · 1 Comment 

Participants at the currently running Nokia World Summit in London were a bit surprised that Nokia announced a new Nokia C3 Touch and Type entry-level phone. In my previous Nokia C3 review, I gushed over its BlackBerry-like full QWERTY keyboard design. But now I’m also surprised that this Nokia C3 Touch and Type is nothing like its namesake. Sure they are running the same Symbian S40 OS but in terms of looks and construction, Nokia’s C3 Touch and Type phone is a big departure from the Nokia C3!

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Nokia C6 Review: Nokia N97 Mini Stripped Down With a Lower Price

August 23, 2010 · Filed Under Cell Phones/Mobile Phones · Comment 

Rounding up Nokia’s C-series of new smartphones is the top-of–the-line C6. This slider phone mimics the look-and-feel of the Nokia N97 Mini. They both share the same screen display size and powered by an ARM 11 434 Mhz processor. The touchscreen display is also resistive and needs extra effort to use. If you don’t like touch typing, there’s a very good slide-out keyboard. The Nokia C6, like the N97 Mini, runs on Symbian S60 5th Edition OS.

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Nokia C3 Review: Cheap Social Networking SmartPhone with Wi-Fi Support

August 23, 2010 · Filed Under Cell Phones/Mobile Phones · Comment 

Earlier in my previous article about the Nokia C5, I lamented the sad fact that it was lacking Wi-Fi and has no QWERTY keyboard. Fortunately, the company is also offering the Nokia C3 which resembles the Nokia E63 and also features Wi-Fi support. The E63 became an instant hit for its BlackBerry-style construction and cheap price tag when it was first introduced in 2008. The C3 is most likely the sequel to this model.

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Nokia C5 Review: The New Budget SmartPhone for the Masses That Runs on Symbian S60

August 23, 2010 · Filed Under Cell Phones/Mobile Phones · 1 Comment 

With the release of Nokia C5, Nokia is really trying hard to earn itself a solid foothold on the smartphone market. While it is still the world’s undisputed king of cellphone makers, the Finnish company has so far failed to garner any impact on the profitable smartphone category. Apple and Blackberry are lording it over this sector and Nokia’s attempt to dislodge them with similar high-priced models has so far failed. Nokia is changing tact and is now focused on offering cheap smartphone for budget-conscious people.

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Nokia, Samsung, Sony and Toshiba to Create a New HD Cable to Connect Smartphones and HDTV

August 14, 2010 · Filed Under Peripherals · 1 Comment 

Leading phone makers Nokia, Samsung, Sony and Toshiba have banded together to form the MHL (Mobile High-definition Link) Consortium. This unified initiative’s main objective is to create a new high-definition audio/video cable standard for smartphones and other mobile devices that will let them connect directly to high-definition TV (HDTV) and displays.

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High Speed 3D Car Racing Game Free Download For Nokia Symbian S60 Smartphones

July 17, 2010 · Filed Under Mobile Phone Apps · 1 Comment 

Nokia phones can now finally run a free full 3D racing game. Nokia touchscreen models like Nokia N900 powered by Maemo Linux will finally be able to test if its capacitive touch screen display is sensitive enough for fast-paced gaming. Even new phone model like Nokia N8 can download and play this free game without errors. You can download this free game for Nokia Symbian S60 smartphone handsets released by Russian publisher Herocraft at Ovi Market. The free version of this exciting High Speed 3D car racing game ready for download has enough content to fulfill any gamers delight. You won’t have to pay any dollar to appreciate this excellent racing game. There are so few developers taking time to create 3D games for the Nokia Symbian 3 OS and Symbian S60 platforms and this free car racing game is therefore heavensent to those who gets bored with their phones whose only functions are sending SMS and calling colleagues.

Screenshot of the High Speed Car Racing Game App for Nokia Symbian S60

Download and Play a High Speed Car Racing Game App for Nokia Symbian S60

High Speed 3D offers Real Street racing experience with the free version already shipping with 20 racing tracks and 9 cars to choose from. It follows a good storyline. You start out a racing career as a rookie driver and you must join and win races to increase your street cred. Each time you win a race you earn money to buy better cars. You also get to customize any car with a complex set of body and engine parts. This game features true driving physics courtesy of the APT3d game engine by the game’s developer APetrus. This engine now supports touch screen and accelerometer controls. High Speed 3D is one of the earliest game to implement these capabilities on the Symbian S60 operating system.

This game doesn’t offer multiplayer option but it does have the means to let you post your score online to compare with other players. For a free game, this is a must-get app. Even if you are not a hardcore fan of racing games, you will still have tons of fun playing this on your Nokia phones. Read more

Download Free Firmware Update for Nokia N97, Nokia N97 Mini, Nokia E66, Nokia E71

July 5, 2010 · Filed Under Download Free Updates · 10 Comments 

Those of you who still own Nokia smartphones, kindly check and download the free firmware updates for your handset. Recently, Nokia announced that Nokia N97, Nokia N97 Mini, older models E66 and E71 can be updated to the latest firmware. Download them free from the Nokia Software Update web page or via Nokia PC Suite Software Updater (a notification will pop-up if you are using this desktop application provided by Nokia). I doubt if many of my dearly-beloved readers have Nokia phones but a few of them especially from Europe, do still love Nokia in spite of the company’s clumsy smart phone strategy.

Nokia N97 Firmware Download image

Nokia is Rolling Out Free Firmware Updates to their N97, N97 Mini, E66 and E71 Handsets

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New Nokia N8 Mobile Phone Full Technical Specs

May 31, 2010 · Filed Under Cell Phones/Mobile Phones · 5 Comments 

In order to fulfill its objective of outperforming the iPhone, Nokia incorporated not only of 256MB of RAM but also added an additional 512MB of ROM to the Nokia N8. The Symbian^3 OS is being proclaimed as a true multitasking operating system and its only basic for the company to put enough memory juice to this phone to take advantage of this feature.

Nokia N8 Full Technical Specifications

Nokia N8 Mobile Phone Photo

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Nokia N8 Smartphone Release Date, Specs and Features Revealed

May 30, 2010 · Filed Under Cell Phones/Mobile Phones · 2 Comments 

It looks like Nokia wants to show its detractors that it can also come up with a cutting-edge phone that will rival the iPhone and other big-name Android phones. The Finnish company is scheduled to market its flagship Nokia N8 smartphone, Nokia N8 release date is anytime in the 3rd quarter of 2010. The Nokia N8 mobile phone is purported to be the best ever phone to come out of Nokia’s production line.

Photo of Nokia N8 Mobile Phone in 5 Different Colors

Five Colors of the Latest Nokia N8 Mobile Phones

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