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Nokia 6710 Navigator Zooms To All The Good Things
GPS phones are definitely all the rage these days, but that doesn’t mean they actually make navigating easy. The Nokia 6710 Navigator does, though. And it’s all thanks to the touch-sensitive zoom bar. More »
Gadgets
Bang Bang, Nokia n-Gage: You’re Dead
7:18AM Brian Lam | Bang, bang, n-Gage: you’re dead. Again. Maybe for the last time. Here’s a short look at your meaningless life. More »
Business
Google And The Deadly Power Of Data
5:30AM Wilson Rothman | Today, as soon as Google showed off its beta GPS navigator, the stocks of Garmin, TomTom and other companies in that industry fell into the toilet. It’s hard to compete with free Google apps, but that’s not why they’re screwed… More »
Phones
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] Advertisement
Nokia 6710 Navigator: Travellers’ Best Friend
Cumbersome, difficult-to-fold, easy-to-crease maps are the bane of any traveller’s existence. But, that may not be the case for much longer, with the release of Nokia’s 6710 Navigator. More »
Phones
Nokia Patent Gives Another Glimpse Into Touchy-Feely Future
2:00AM Jack Loftus | Gadget patents are a strange lot. Is that dual-handed interface for an iTablet, or something else? Will my remote really Tweet someday? Probably not, but this one from Nokia has me thinking of a touch and, more importantly, pressure-sensitive future: More »
Peripherals
UN Approves MicroUSB Universal Phone Charger Standard
12:00AM Chris Jacob | The International Telecommunication Union, a branch of the UN, has decided on a standard for phone chargers that should finally cut down on a huge chunk of unnecessary e-waste. It’s about time. More »
Business
Nokia Suing Apple For 10-Patent iPhone Infringement
2:10AM Mark Wilson | Nokia is suing Apple for infringements on their GSM, UMTS and wireless LAN patents. $US200 million. Update. More »
Phones
Ballmer On Smartphones: “It Doesn’t Matter What The Critics Say”
1:00AM Wilson Rothman | In this segment of my exclusive interview series with Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer, I brought up the sore subject of Windows Mobile 6.5. After defending it, he cited another product that did well but suffers mounting criticism: Nokia smartphones. More » Advertisement
