Introduction The Nokia N97 is the Finnish handset makers’ latest flagship N Series device. I first saw the N97 in December of 2008 where I first got to play with a prototype and was shown the facets of this new handset. The Nokia N97, with its touch screen and full QWERTY keyboard has qualities that…
My wonderful wife and I just returned from a week-long trip to England where we tried many different technologies in order to stay connected while being overseas. My findings: it’s incredibly easy and cheap to stay in touch while in Jolly Ol’ England. The tools we utilized were: an unlocked Euro Nokia N97 (my primary…
It’s been a while since I’ve talked about the Nokia N97, but the device that was previewed to me and a few other bloggers at Nokia World 2008 is almost ready for prime time. To prove it’s shipping, Nokia Conversations posted the video below to ensure the general public will have handsets available soon. Are…
Over the past few days, there have been many arguments about the Nokia’s soon-to-be-released flagship device: The Nokia N97.’a0 According to a Forum Nokia post, the N97’s CPU will be an ARM 11 processor running at 434 Mhz. To compare the N97’s processor speeds, another site has charted competing smartphones including the BlackBerry Bold, HTC…
Skype, the darling of PC-based Internet telephony, announced news today that will extend the company’s reach beyond the personal computer. At Mobile Wold Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Skype announced a partnership with mobile handset maker Nokia whereby Skype software will be pre-loaded onto some NSeries phones starting in the third quarter of 2009. The upcoming…
I’ve the Nokia N85 when it was announced, but the time has come to post a full review. Overview The Nokia N85 is among the newer cell phones to come out of Espoo, Finland. This multimedia computer (as Nokia calls it) continues the NSeries tradition of fantastic imaging with a 5 mega-pixel camera and Carl…
I’ve long held the belief that location based services on the mobile platform will be very slow in terms of adoption. However, yesterday, Apple announced the new capabilities of iLife ’09. In this update, iPhoto ’09 specifically will include: facial recognition that will allow you to find and categorize your pictures based on the faces…
We were geeking around with the N97 and today we decided to take pictures of the two devices side by side. Have a peek! (Photos courtesy Dave Weinstein from GizMag.com)
Nokia today announced it’s newest NSeries handset – the Nokia N97. This new offering from Nokia will feature a beautiful 3.5″ touch display combined with a tilt-out full QWERTY keyboard and will run the newest version of Symbian S60. The new handset from the Finnish mobile phone giant is being called the first “true mobile…
Today I got a call from a random lady who was on my blog reading about mobile handsets, mobile VoIP, and other topics I constantly cover. The caller was calling from Austin and is very frustrated with the state of the mobile phone industry. She told me that because she works in the energy industry,…