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Not to be forgotten, Nokia E72 hits the shelves

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Images of the Nokia N900 from CTIA Fall 2009

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Rumor: Is Nokia prepping a Palm takeover?

Could it be? Word on the street is that Nokia is mulling over the idea of buying Palm. Wowsers. I guess it makes sense. When it comes to smartphones, BlackBerry and iPhone are tearing up the track. Android devices, by way of HTC or Motorola, is...

By Adriana Lee - Sep 23 2:53 PM 12 comments

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Due to 3G issue, AT&T pulls Nokia Mural off of store shelves

A 3G phone that doesn't work on 3G bands? What kind of foolishness is that? The Nokia Mural becomes the second Nokia device in two months to be recalled on AT&T - bad publicity for both the manufacturer and carrier, and frustrating...

By Aaron Baker - Sep 16 5:30 PM 2 comments

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Nokia Mural coming to AT&T September 6th

Mentioned briefly in my Weekly News In Review segment (now Tidbit Tuesday) back in May as it passed through the FCC's proverbial hand, the Nokia Mural 6750 has been formally announced by the company. Featuring external "cover colors" that...

By Aaron Baker - Sep 2 6:00 PM 2 comments

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Nokia 5530 XpressMusic Unboxing

Nokia's brand new 5530 XpressMusic is kind of like the 5800's baby brother, except it kinda looks cooler than the 5800. No 3G or GPS here, but you do get a 16:9 touchscreen and lots of media features. And WiFi!

By Noah Kravitz - Aug 20 9:15 PM 5 comments

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Samsung i8910 HD - Unboxing

Noah unboxes the phone that can record and playback 720p HD video. CRAZY! Hands-on with Samsung's i8910 HD - formerly known as Omnia HD.

By Noah Kravitz - Aug 17 5:55 PM 18 comments

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Nokia Surge (AT&T) - Unboxing and Hands-On

Smartphone + Messaging Phone = Smartphone for Tweens? The odd but interesting Nokia Surge is a full on smartphone in a messaging phone's body. Noah checks it out.

By Noah Kravitz - Aug 6 12:05 AM 25 comments

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Weekly News In Review: Android coming to Sprint; i465 in graphite

Since we can’t actively cover every news article that breaks (as much as we would love to), PhoneDog compiles various announcements and press releases that have been published throughout the week and places them in one easy to read article. ...

By Aaron Baker - Jul 24 5:30 PM 13 comments

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Nokia E72 passes through FCC, one step closer to US shores

Following in the design footsteps of the E71, Nokia's latest gem, the E72-2, has just passed through the doors of the FCC. Sporting a gold coloring, the E72 offers full HSPA on the 850 and 1900 MHz bands and quad-band EDGE and HSPA 2100 for those...

By Aaron Baker - Jul 16 9:05 PM 4 comments

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AT&T announces the Nokia Surge, coming July 19th

Despite the announcement today from AT&T, we had known about the Nokia Surge 6790 for quite a while (though at the time, it was codenamed "Mako"). Marketed at younger users with a "social circle," the Surge offers a sliding QWERTY keyboard, Symbian...

By Aaron Baker - Jul 13 6:30 PM 8 comments

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No Nokia Android phones

The Guardian recently published the erroneous report that mobile manufacturer Nokia had an Android device in the works, but a company spokesperson set the record straight today, responding, "[there is] absolutely no truth to this whatsoever."...

By John Walton - Jul 7 10:25 AM add a comment

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Nokia 5530 XpressMusic Black

Overview What's good: great looks; 3.2 MP auto-focus cam; MMS; Wi-Fi; Bluetooth, FM radio; accelerometer; proximity sensor; resistive touch screen is pretty sensitive; under $300; cool new home screen; a great little media player. What's bad: no...

By John Walton - Sep 18 11:05 AM 10 comments

Nokia N97

Nokia's flagship seems to have sunk. What's good: Cool slider form-factor, widgets, 3.5G, 5MP cam with dual LED flash, 3.5" 640 x 360 pixel display, N-gage gaming. What's bad: maddeningly glitchy software was not improved by a recent update;...

By John Walton - Aug 13 3:50 PM 27 comments

Nokia Surge 6790

At first glance with it’s slide-out keyboard and black plastic casing, you might think the Nokia Surge is intended to be a high-end messaging phone and perhaps that was the case. However, this Nokia is a smartphone and includes all the features...

By Joni Blecher - Jul 21 3:35 PM 8 comments

Nokia E75 Silver Black

What’s good: 3.5 mm audio/video jack, Internet radio, 3.2 MP camera, video at 30 fps, secondary camera, text-to-speech, long battery life. What's bad: priced way out of range, dual-purpose soft-keys responsible for many mistakes, awkward keyboard....

By John Walton - Jun 29 5:45 PM 7 comments

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Re: Re: Nokia N900 and E72 hit the shelves

Only deal-breaker for me on the n900 is the stupid resistive touchscreen. If they where to put a capacitive (with multitouch, anyone?) i would absolutely love it. But i ain't going back to outdated phones with resistive touchscreen s. I hate them.....

By eXPerience333 - Nov 19 8:35 AM add a comment

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