February 2009

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N97 News, handset news, industry news
UK Operators Demand Nokia N97 Stripped Of Skype
02.27.09 | Permalink | 2 Comments

We knew this one would end in tears.
It turns that out Orange and O2 are furious with Nokia for the Skype pairing.
So here’s the jist, if you don’t already know. Nokia planned to pre-load Skype, the provider that lets customers make free calls, onto their flagship n97 handset.
Citing “operator sources”, the networks may end up [...]
N97 News
Nokia N97 Netbook?
02.27.09 | Permalink | Comment?

Nokia are moving into the world of netbooks!
At the Mobile World Conference , Nokia CEO Olli Pekka Kellassvo let slip that Nokia were “looking very actively at this opportunity”.
Over the past year the cut price mini lap tops have transformed how the PC companies do things. Companies like Dell, Intel and Sony et all can’t [...]
N97 News, handset news
Nokia N97 Available For Pre-Ordering
02.26.09 | Permalink | 1 Comment

You can be one of the very first people to get your hands on the Nokia N97.
Other than going into the biggest phone shop you can find and putting your name down on a very long list how do you get yourself a handset? June is a long way off.
Predictions about the release date haven’t [...]
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Nokia “Calling All Innovators” App Competition: The Winners!
02.25.09 | Permalink | Comment?

The final Grand Prize winners in Nokia’s ‘Calling All Innovators’ mobile app competition have been announced!
The winners were rewarded during Mobile World Congress, and now there is a perfect place to sell them in the newly announced Ovi Store.
With the theme of saving the environment, the grand prize winners of Calling All Innovators are:
in ‘Eco-Challenge’: [...]
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Nokia N97 Sneak Previews
02.19.09 | Permalink | Comment?

We thought it was about time that we had some video evidence up here of the Nokia N97 in action.
Gorge yourself on the Nokia N97 previews getting uploaded onto YouTube.
This one shows off the menu and applications navigation really well, and gives you a detailed tour of the handset, QWERTY keyboard and music systems.
In the [...]
N97 News, applications
Nokia N97 to be fully Skype-integrated
02.17.09 | Permalink | 1 Comment

Skype is developing a VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) software for exclusive use on the n97. The Skypey-goodness will be fully integrated into all handsets before they go on sale this June.
Unlike other Nokia handsets, the N97 will feature all the high end services you’d associate with using Skype on your home computer. You’ll be [...]
N97 News, Ovi, applications
Nokia joining the app family
02.16.09 | Permalink | Comment?

Nokia are joining the app family.
Their new Ovi store will be accessible from May and will be available on over 50 million S40 and S60 handsets around the world.
Nokia are doing something remarkably different with this one by offering unique location-dependent software downloads.
They’ve already signed giants like Facebook, EA, MySpace and lonely planet to their [...]
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Nokia N97 available in June
02.16.09 | Permalink | Comment?

Hot off the press!
Nokia have just announced when the N97 will go on sale.
Nokia initially said that the device will be available in the first half of 2009 but the new Nseries will be available in the UK from June, 6 months after the phone was first announced.
Get your name down folks.
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Nokia N97 Designer Speaks Out!
02.12.09 | Permalink | Comment?

“The beginning of new era.” Head of Nokia Design Team Axel Meyer talks candidly about the gorgeous looks and styling of the Nokia N97.
You’ll find that there is so much you may not think about immediately that goes into making a mobile, but he has explored every aspect, explaining some of it whilst answering questions [...]
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Nokia N97 Blog: Hello!
02.11.09 | Permalink | Comment?

Hello, and welcome to the Nokia N97 Blog! We are going to put all of the information, stories and interesting things about the most exciting new mobile phone around in one place - here!
The Nokia N97 is their big competition to the Apple’s iPhone, and is due in Summer 2009! We are here to make [...]