By Carita on 20 November 2009
ESPOO, Finland - It was 1997 when I bought my very first mobile phone, a Nokia 2110. I had to rationalize why I needed a mobile phone and how it would benefit me. Back then, most of my family members and friends didn’t have mobiles so, being a pragmatic person, my reasoning was very practical. When I’d go to the grocery store and wasn’t sure if we had enough baking power in the house, I’d call home and ask someone to check. Or even better, when I was still at the grocery store, someone in the house would be able to call or send a text message asking me to buy more cereal.
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By James on 20 November 2009
GLOBAL - The Nokia N95 is one of the most successful Nokia’s of all time. For its time, its five-megapixel sensor, Carl Zeiss lens and flash were unheard of, and turned ordinary folk the world over into budding snappers. Right now there are over 5.7 million photos taken with the N95 on Flickr. Reasonable, then, to look at some of the best snaps in two bites. Here’s the first 10 that caught our eye from N95 users around the planet. We’ll feature another 10 next week.
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By JBC on 19 November 2009
JAKARTA, Indonesia – When you hear about Nokia and services, Ovi is the big thing that springs to mind. Nokia Life Tools though, is also a service, but not one that gets too much attention. Even though it should. Recently we saw the release of a bunch of new entry level devices and alongside their launch in Indonesia, was the introduction of Nokia Life Tools for Indonesia. This follows an already successful launch in India and Africa and forms part of a rollout across select Asian and African countries.
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By JBC on 18 November 2009
WHITE PLAINS, USA – The Nokia N900 hits something of a milestone today as the first units land in the USA, ready for sale. Those lucky enough to have jumped to the front of the pre-order queue will shortly be getting their hands on Nokia’s newest touchscreen device. Conversations regulars will be aware of our excitement at this news and we’re looking forward to seeing the first feedback from users.
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By JBC on 17 November 2009
GLOBAL – We can’t get enough of the Nokia N900. If you’ve been hiding under a bushel, you might have missed our N900 video extravaganza. Starting last Friday, we’re rolling out a video every day for the next 30 (working) days to show off the N900’s smarts. The videos will be wide and varied. The whole thing kicked off thanks to the tremendous response from Conversations readers when we posed the simple question “What would like to see us do with the N900“. You asked, we’re answering. Check out the first three videos after the jump.
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By Mike on 17 November 2009
GLOBAL – Every day the folks at MyDailyApp.com home in on a new Ovi Store app that’s caught their eye, and at the end of each week we look back over the previous seven days and bring you the best of the bunch right here on Conversations. This week we start with Norfello’s DocScanner, which does pretty much what the name suggests. Take a photo of a document on any S60 handset, crop it down to size then save it as an image file.
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By Mike on 16 November 2009
ESPOO, Finland – The Nokia 5330 Mobile TV edition launches today, ushering in a new era for Mobile TV. The stunning-looking device is sure to drive appeal amongst the 300 million people expected to be watching mobile TV around the world by 2012. The 5330 isn’t just about Mobile TV though, this 3G speed machine also packs in the latest in social networking, music and gaming in one sleek slide-design.
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By JBC on 16 November 2009
NEWSFLASH – STOP PRESS – If you’re in London town right now, and fancy seeing Rihanna at the Brixton Academy tonight then head into the Nokia Store on Regent Street.
There’s a limited number of tickets still available, and if you flash your Nokia device in the store and shout “I’m a Nokia Conversations reader, give me some Rihanna tickets, please” someone will either give you some tickets, or ask you to leave. We’ll leave it up to you to find out which. First come, first served. Enjoy!
By JBC on 16 November 2009
GLOBAL – The Nokia E72 is the device so many of you have been waiting for. If nothing else, today’s news that the E72 is now in stores will answer the endless requests we’ve had wanting to know when E72 goes on sale. And we’re soooo excited. What a device. It’s never easy following up an absolute winner, as the E71 is, but the E72 doesn’t disappoint (I had a little play with one last week – it’s really lovely). The E72 isn’t just about a few tweaks and a nice makeover, it also adds a whole bunch of new features. Read on to find out more.
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By JBC on 13 November 2009
BEIJING, China – This week a trio of new handsets launched in Beijing, cementing Nokia’s ongoing commitment to CDMA. The Nokia 1506 is Nokia’s most affordable CDMA phone to date, and will be the first of the trio to see the light of day when it launches in China before the end of the year. It will be closely followed by the 6316s and 3806 in the first quarter of 2010.
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