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24 Oct 09 N900 release pushed to November, Nokia acting on feedback

The Maemo 5 powered Nokia N900 has created quite a buzz, however the launch of the same has been pushed back from October to November for Nokia to act on user feedback received during the pilot testing it did. Some 300 pre production units were given for test purposes and the findings have given Nokia some work before they rollout the device to the masses.

Last I heard about the device was on the first Engadget show where the resistive touchscreen was criticized. Hope Nokia delivers something good in November.

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14 Sep 09 Nokia N97 Review

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Apart from other phones were a few of the features have been compromised for the price that they are offered in, N97 seems to be one which can’t be taken for granted, since it is believed that N97 is a bold try of Nokia to fit all of today’s top features under one hood and offer a special ride. The complete fact that the whole mobile is a touch-based is the real thing that has refused the customers to switch over to iPhone. (more…)

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14 Sep 09 Nokia N900 Review

n900-xAfter many years of power-packed study and intense work, Nokia has come up with its phone that will belong to the class of mobile computer and Internet Tablet featured phone. The fact is that N900 is totally convincing in all ways and can surely be called “The Beast”, amongst the Nokia family of mobile phones. The basic features and functionalities have truly been rendered from the other basic models and smart-phone. From all the comments that the users have given I am pretty sure Nokia N900 deserves a great appreciation. To make it simple, the designers have just taken the best of features the previous models had and have carefully blended it and brought up N900. (more…)

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26 Aug 09 Nokia E90 and N97 keyboard shortcuts

You might have your share of complaints with the QWERTy nokia gives you in its latest smartphones, however here are some keyboard shortcuts during WEB for the N97 and the E90. Hope they help you…

  • Chr + > = zoom
  • Chr – F = find in webpage
  • Chr – H = starts user pre assigned startpage
  • Chr + P = change profiles (while working in Web)
  • Chr – G = pop-up URL bar
  • Chr – O = start overview frame

You can also try these in other E series models :)

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26 Aug 09 Press photo of N97 mini leaked, to be announced at Nokia World 09

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The N97 mini is as real as you can imagine and here is the official press photo which begeek.fr has managed to get. You can see the missing dPad in the N97 mini keyboard and the same irritating placement of the spacebar.

The device would hopefully go official at the upcoming Nokia World in September.

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26 Aug 09 Nokia Maemo 5 N900 official shots

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Here is the official shot of the Maemo 5 interface running on the upcoming Nokia N900.

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04 Aug 09 Rumors confirm N97 Mini for September announcement

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According to fresh rumors the Nokia N97 Mini shall see the light of day at Nokia World 09, early next month. Apparently the scaled down version of the N97 kicks out the D pad (nav button), and the screen size is reduced to around 3″.

The phone will certainly be cheaper and will appeal to the ones who have been terming the nokia communicator series as a compass box :P

N97 Mini Source

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10 Jul 09 Nokia N97 Review – Beyond Business

n971Nokia N97 is S60 5th edition mobile computer with a large 3.5″ TFT display with a resistive touchscreen and fragile display. WLAN and HSDPA are some of the best featured options available to the user, use of broadband provides unlimited speeding experience for internet and entertainment. What is more compelling is the fact that the phone also supports QWERTY keyboard, which can be viewed when the phone is horizontally flipped up. (more…)

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09 Jul 09 Nokia Admits, N97 banks of specifications

This is where I feel Nokia gets is both – right and wrong. Some Nokia guy actually goes all the way to say that The new iPhone seems to have the same design and colour, upgrading from a sub-standard two-megapixel camera to a still low 3.2-megapixel camera…

The guy conveniently forgets the effect iPhone Video has on YouTube, the App store, OS 3.0 – in short the OS, UI, usability of the phone! specifications don’t make a great gadget – features and integration does! The strength os the iPhone is the usability and experience. If only Nokia could get over those number of megapixels etc. And at the same time get better processors and ram in place.

Nokia UK’s General Manager, Mike Loughran

The new iPhone is an evolution rather than a revolution and for people trying to decide whether to get a Nokia N97 or an iPhone, it comes down to a decision on performance and value for money… The new iPhone seems to have the same design and colour, upgrading from a sub-standard two-megapixel camera to a still low 3.2-megapixel camera, and is probably a disappointment for many people given the high tariff and lifetime ownership costs.

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04 Jul 09 Nokia N97 gets firmware update v11.0.021

A quick firmware update for the latest Nokia gizmo the N97 is out. Version 11.0.021 of the firmware fixes some bugs and increases efficiency. Here is the change log:

USB detection error fix
PC does not detect N97 or USB charging connection not detected
Widget
Home screen online/offline widget crash fix
Fix for “Alphabetical and Number input are mixed in facebook until end key is pressed
Widget UI improvement – New facebook widget fixes a problem of Home Screen background visible on soft-key area
Browser fixes to improve widgets stability.
MfE related fixes
Partial fix for Messaging/calendar entry lost
Mail for exchange calendar entry synchronization error fix
UI transition error fixes (Portrait <-> landscape transition, there is a home screen corruption.)
UI transition (Slowness and bad effects)
Slow Touch UI response
Picture of the device lock appears half of the screen when transitioning the UI sometimes
Landscape: in some cases the soft buttons on touch (right hand) show the Home Screen in background (install maps.google.com)
Photos thumbnail performance and stability improvements
Device performance deteriorates when lots of content in the device – especially photos
Partial fix no display backlight illumination when unlocking lock-key – CAP Genius reported already
New version of Accueweather to improve the “Connection error” situation
Device reset when browsing with high speed packet access (for Malaysia)
“Browser soft key UI doesn’t work after putting Chinese character with qwerty keyboard”
Java fixes (TCK, Pre-install app disappearing, *#7370#*)
Operator fixes (CMCC, Hutchson and Telefonica, Vodafone)
Ovi store client now embedded in the core image
  • USB detection error fix
  • PC does not detect N97 or USB charging connection not detectedwidget
  • Home screen online/offline widget crash fix
  • Browser fixes to improve widgets stability
  • Mail for exchange calendar entry synchronization error fix
  • UI transition error fixes (Portrait <-> landscape transition, there is a home screen corruption.)
  • UI transition (Slowness and bad effects)
  • Slow Touch UI response
  • Landscape: in some cases the soft buttons on touch (right hand) show the Home Screen in background (install maps.google.com)
  • Photos thumbnail performance and stability improvements
  • Device performance deteriorates when lots of content in the device – especially photos
  • New version of Accueweather to improve the “Connection error” situation
  • “Browser soft key UI doesn’t work after putting Chinese character with qwerty keyboard”
  • Ovi store client now embedded in the core image

More here

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