Tag: Nokia
Nokia unveils E63 "messaging device"
Here’s the E63 – another QWERTY candybar from Nokia to join the E71. It’s designed as a slightly more mass-market version of the E71, but still keeps the business features that made that handset so popular. Nokia’s aim with this is to appeal to consumers who want to do work on their phone, but also access their personal stuff too.
The E63 keeps the Wi-Fi, exchange mail, and single-key access to contacts, your calendar and email, but it also adds an ability to switch modes from a po-faced ‘professional’ view, with your work email, appointments, and intranet data, to a ‘personal’ view that has pictures of your cats, personal email, and shortcuts to favourite blogs…
Shiny Video Review: Nokia N96
Ladies and Gentlemen, the N96 has arrived. The eagerly-anticipated follow up to the N95 and N95 8GB came out on the 1st October, and by clicking “play” on the above video, you’ll be able to see for yourself, too.
Couple of quick things to add – the PC connector isn’t as proprietary as I claim – it’s MicroUSB. Still, those connectors aren’t exactly common yet, so the point remains. Also, the phone does have Nokia Maps 2.0, I don’t think it comes installed by default. Of course, I strongly recommend using it over the rubbishy Nokia Maps 2.0.
Nokia N96
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The lowdown on Comes with Music – not unlimited, comes with DRM
The finer details of Nokia’s “Comes with Music” service have just been revealed to us here at Tech Digest. “Comes With Music” is the latest in a long line of digital music services which have been billed as the saviour of the music industry…
OFFICIAL: Nokia's first touchscreen phone, the 5800 XpressMusic
This, ladies and gentlemen, is the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, formerly known as the Tube. It’s not quite as red as we first thought, which is a shame, but our rumour was correct about the announcement date…
NOISE GATE: Why music subscription services will eventually work
This is the second installment of Noisegate, my weekly column on digital music. If you’re interested, then you can find last week’s, as well as future weeks’ columns right here.
This week I’m going to talk about subscription services and mobile phones. With the launch of Nokia’s “Comes with Music” expected this Thursday, and Sony Ericsson’s “PlayNow” service expected soon, too, I thought now would be a good time to muse on whether subscription services will ever really work in the long term.
OPINION: Sony Ericsson's "PlayNow" service is a little better than it first appeared
I was a bit doubtful of “PlayNow” when it first appeared on my radar. I’m still not convinced that it’ll suddenly persuade everything that it’s worth buying music again, but the deal is slightly sweeter than it originally appeared to be…
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic "Tube" to be announced on October 2nd?
A Czech website, Mobil.cz, has managed to get its hands on what appears to be the first official press shot of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, a.k.a. the “Tube”. The handset, which is Nokia’s first touchscreen device, is looking like it’ll be announced on October 2nd at the launch of Nokia’s “Comes With Music” service…
Nokia launch "mobile TV channel" with original programming. Viewing figures expected to skyrocket to double digits.
Nokia today announced that it is starting a new “mobile TV channel” called “Capsule N96” as a ruse to hawk the new N96 to consumers. Nokia have been playing up the N96 as a device for audio and video, no doubt to make up for the ground lost to Apple on the “expensive phones” front…
Shiny Video Review: Nokia 6210 Navigator
If you drive a lot, you’ll know the value of a sat nav. That constant nagging voice urging to you bear left. Bit of a problem in pedestrianised areas, though – or when you leave the safety of the car. Nokia have spotted that gap, and this is their Navigator phone, which comes with a big button to activate the GPS…
Sony Ericsson to launch mobile music service in a stunning display of originality
Sony Ericsson’s fortunes and market share have been declining of late, there are rumours floating around that they’re thinking about launching a mobile music service to fix things called “Me Too”. Just kidding. It’s actually called “Playnow”, named after their existing “Playnow Arena” a-la-carte download service available only in Scandinavia…
