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Nokia N97 Firmware 2.0 Attempts To Make It Less Godawful
12:12AM Matt Buchanan | Hello, Nokia N97 owners who ignored our heartfelt advice to look elsewhere for a smartphone. (You couldn’t go with the vastly superior E71?) Firmware 2.0 is out, and it supposedly—hopefully—makes life better. Kinetic scrolling! [DailyMobile via Engadget]
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4:00AM Jack Loftus | This limited edition Nokia N97 mini comes with lots of leather and the stamp of approval from fashion plate RAOUL. Also, leather—did I mention that yet? More »
Limited Edition Nokia N97 Mini RAOUL Goes Well With Rich Mahogany
4:00AM Jack Loftus | This limited edition Nokia N97 mini comes with lots of leather and the stamp of approval from fashion plate RAOUL. Also, leather—did I mention that yet? More »
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Nokia N97 Mini Gets Official: €450 (AU$770) In October
6:03PM Danny Allen | An extensive preview filled us in on the N97 not-so Mini, but it now has a price: €450 (AU$770) pre-taxes and subsidies. It should be available off contract in “many markets”, and includes Lonely Planet guidebooks and Facebook “Lifecasting”. More »
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Leaked Shots Show N97 Mini A Bad Idea, N900 Looks Pretty Good
9:19AM Matt Buchanan | “Hey guys, let’s take the N97, not improve or actually shrink it in any way, and call it the N97 Mini.” At least, that’s what these leaked official shots of the N97 Mini show. The N900 though, still looks decent. More »
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Fearless Retailer Leaks Pics Of Unreleased Nokia Phones
7:15AM Jack Loftus | An unidentified retailer has leaked a series of photos that reveal a number of unreleased Nokia phones, including the N97 Mini, N5800 with chrome edging (possibly the 5900), E72, E55, and two unknown sliders that may be an N86. More »
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Apparent Nokia N97 MIni Shrinks By Shedding D-Pad
11:20AM Matt Buchanan | Shrinking the N97 won’t exactly solve its problems, but this supposed N97 Mini makes the economical choice of ditching the borderline-useless D-Pad is gone. Weenie-sizing the price would help more, though. [GadgetReview] More »
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Nokia Is Doomed, Pt. III: Profits Plummet By Two Thirds
9:09PM John Herrman | Matt declared their latest, greatest salvo in the smartphone wars a wide miss, and analysts chimed in to say that yes, Nokia’s high-end prospects are grim. Well, Nokia’s second quarter earnings are in, and boy, are they gruesome: profit is down 66% from the same time last year, market share is basically flat, and product-wise, there’s no obvious cure on the horizon. [WSJ]
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10:27AM Nick Broughall | I’m at the Official Nokia N97 launch in Sydney this morning. It’s the first phone to ship with Nokia’s Ovi store on the handset.
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Nokia’s N97 Launch All About The Ovi
10:27AM Nick Broughall | I’m at the Official Nokia N97 launch in Sydney this morning. It’s the first phone to ship with Nokia’s Ovi store on the handset.
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