Nokia also debuted three phones for emerging markets today, the Asha Series. Here are some thoughts on these devices.Asha 303Of the four Asha phones announced today, the Asha 303 is the top-of-the-line. It comes with the best combination of features and quality that feature phone users have come to expect from Nokia. The 303 is an interesting animal in that it combines a touch-based version of Series 40 with a full physical QWERTY keyboard.The display is capacitive, but I found it to be somewhat unresponsive. It looks a little dull, too, and doesn’t hold a candle to the amazing AMOLED ...
Monthly Archives: October 2011
Nokia Reveals First Windows Phone
Nokia today announced the first applications that it has designed for Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform and the Lumia 800 and 710 in particular. The first is Nokia Drive. This navigation application offers free, voice-guided, turn-by-turn navigation to the 800 and 710, and incudes 3D mapping, offline support, and a landscape user interface for safer use while driving. Nokia also announced Mix Radio and Nokia Music. This offering streams pre-set playlists from Nokia’s servers to the 800 and 710. The application — or individual playlists — can be pinned to the start ...
Winamp for Android Adds Wireless Mac
Winamp has updated its Android application with one new key feature: the ability to sync music with Apple computers and iTunes wirelessly via Wi-Fi. There is a free version available in the Android Market and a pro version, which supports more features. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Motorola RAZR Pre-Orders
Verizon Wireless today said that customers wishing to pre-order the Motorola Droid RAZR Android smartphone may do so starting at 8AM Eastern time on Thursday, October 27. The RAZR costs $299.99 with a new two-year commitment. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Nokia 700 review
The Nokia 700, touted as the world’s smallest smartphone, is dropping as part of a trio of Nokia handsets (the 600, 700 and 701) running the new Symbian Belle interface. And it is indeed small. It’s slim. It’s quite sleek too, and many other ‘S’ adjectives as well.The thin frame holds a 3.2-inch AMOLED ClearBlack touchscreen, 5MP and VGA cameras, an external speaker hugging the bottom curve, and all this in only a 92g, 9.7mm-thick phone. It’s pretty swish.The thin Nokia 700 is certainly a tiny smartphone, but is it packing much hardware in that skinny ...
HTC Looking to Buy More Patents
HTC is highly interested in increasing its patent portfolio, chairman Cher Wang told the Wall Street Journal. The company believes it can adequately defend itself against patent-related litigation, but admits that owning more intellectual property would be helpful. “There’s so many innovations out there in Silicon Valley and different places, and that’s the exuberance of the mobile experience, I would love to buy many more small companies,” she said. Though she admitted that “sometimes we get in and the price goes really high,” forcing the company out of ...
Samsung Galaxy S II for T-Mobile
T-Mobile scores the best version of the Samsung Galaxy S II with its large display, faster processor, and zippier wireless data radio. But those aren’t the only noteworthy features of this superlative smartphone. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Nokia Maps for Android
Nokia has updated the HTML5 web app version of Nokia Maps for the Android and iOS platforms. When accessed from the browser, Android and iOS users can now use Nokia Maps even when offline, though it requires users to plan ahead by downloading and saving maps before the connection is lost. Nokia imagines this will help reduce data roaming charges. Nokia has also updated the points of interest available within Nokia Maps for Android and iOS devices with a greater selection. Last, the web app provides public transportation directions, as well. Android and iOS device users need only point their ...
Samsung Transform Ultra
Sprint today announced that it will sell Samsung’s Transform Ultra Android smartphone. The Transform Ultra is already sold by Sprint’s Boost Mobile brand. The Transform Ultra is a sideways slider that has a 3.5-inch display, 1GHz processor, and runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread with Sprint iD. Other features of the Transform Ultra include a 3 megapixel main camera, VGA user-facing camera, Wi-FI, GPS, Bluetooth, and microSD card support (up to 32GB). Tweet Vote on HN ...
Mango-Flavored HTC Radar
T-Mobile USA today announced via its Facebook page that the HTC Radar 4G will go on sale starting November 2. It will cost $99.99 after rebate with a new agreement. The Radar 4G is the first Windows Phone 7.5 Mango device to be sold by T-Mobile. Tweet Vote on HN ...