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The ongoing legal battle between Nokia and Apple has gained another layer of complexity today, as Nokia demand a United States International Trade Commission (ITC) investigation based on accusations of “Apple’s practice of building its business on Nokia’s proprietary innovation.” Distinct from the litigation in Delaware, which concerns Nokia’s wireless standard patents, this new investigation would concern UI, camera, antenna and power management technologies.
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By Satsuki Then on Tuesday, Dec 29th 2009 No CommentsNokia S40 phones confirmed for dual-SIM, QWERTY and touch in 2010
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Nokia's plans for 2010 included more entry-level S60 devices and halving their smartphone portfolio; the Finnish company also promised more flexibility in S40 handsets. IntoMobile have dug through the sound archives and come up with a quote from Kai Öistämö, Nokia's executive VP of devices, who confirms that not only will dual-SIM S40 phones be launches but handsets with more than just the traditional numeric keypad.
When Less is Sold as More
By Michael Gartenberg on Wednesday, Dec 23rd 2009 No Comments
I recently dined at a fancy restaurant here in NY with some friends and was surprised at the rather miniscule portions that were served. “Less is more” I was told and in this case it proved to be correct. Less was definitely more if we were talking about price. In terms of filling, however, less was most certainly, well, less. Fortunately there are also cheap, late night burger joints where more is just more.
This experience comes to mind as I’m looking at a new phone from Sony Ericsson called the Xperia Pureness, that takes a page from the “less is more” playbook. The phone sells in the US at places such as Saks Fifth Avenue for $990 US. Yes, that’s not a typo, this is a $990 phone. As Sony Ericsson puts it “In an increasingly complex world, an innovative phone is honed down to the essentials. Xperia Pureness is free from excessive features, leaving an exceptionally simplified mobile experience. Talk. Text. Time.” Yep, the theme of the Pureness is “talk.text.time” and when SE says that, they mean it pretty literally.
HTC profiled: Android success and 95% “target failure rates”
By Vincent Nguyen on Wednesday, Dec 23rd 2009 1 CommentGiven they’re the ODM behind the Google Nexus One, and that they’re fast becoming one of the recognizable brands in smartphones, it seems like 2009 – and 2010 – really is HTC’s coming-of-age. Over at Wired they’ve been looking into what the company has done to rise from the ranks of OEMs, including setting a 95-percent “target failure rate” for its R&D division, to encourage faster idea generation, and slipping into bed early with Google.
iPhone 3G now top cellphone in use in US; “Psychographic” advantage over BlackBerry say Nielsen
By Vincent Nguyen on Tuesday, Dec 22nd 2009 1 CommentHaving pulled ahead of Windows Mobile in US smartphone market share, the iPhone 3G has now been named the most popular single handset in use in the US between January and September 2009. Research firm Nielsen found that the Apple smartphone edged out the BlackBerry 8300 series (at 3.7-percent) with 4-percent of all subscribers; meanwhile a separate Nielsen report found that while RIM’s handsets currently have twice the market penetration of Apple’s (8-percent versus 4-percent), the iPhone has a “psychographic” advantage as the go-to device for users wanting the newest technology.
Nokia 5235 Comes With Music outed: Q1 2010 for €145
By Chris Davies on Friday, Dec 11th 2009 No CommentsNokia seem determined to fill in every possible gap in their line-up with different variants of otherwise identical handsets, and latest to the fore is the Nokia 5235 Comes With Music. As the name suggests, this is a version of the Nokia 5230 outfitted with the company’s unlimited music downloads service, and it’s expected to drop in Q1 2010 with an MRSP – unsubsidized and untaxed – of €145 ($214).
FON Peek hits Europe Dec 15th: €99 with no roaming fees
By Chris Davies on Thursday, Dec 10th 2009 No CommentsThe Peek emailer looks to be finally getting a European launch this month, courtesy of WiFi-sharers FON. FON’s CEO, Martin Varsavsky, has confirmed in his blog that the QWERTY handheld will arrive in Europe come December 15th, priced at €99 ($146) including the first six months of service. After that, the monthly service fee will be €12.90 ($19) with no ongoing contract, but to sweeten the deal owners will be able to use their Peek anywhere in Europe without paying roaming fees.
Nokia 6700 Classic Gold Edition: what recession?
By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Dec 9th 2009 No CommentsSomeone at Nokia obviously reckons we need an injection of glamour into our lives, Dynasty-style, since the Nokia 6700 Classic Gold Edition is almost painfully glitzy. Basically the standard 6700 Classic with a coating of 18-carat gold, Nokia have also loaded on some matching wallpapers, slotted in a complementary 8GB microSD and thrown a natural leather carrying case and strap into the box.
Samsung bada: do we need a new smartphone OS? [Video]
By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Dec 8th 2009 No CommentsAs promised, Samsung have unveiled their new smartphone platform, bada, and SlashGear were at the London event this morning. It’s important to note that bada seems at a relatively early stage; the first handset running the platform won’t go on sale until sometime in the first half of 2010, and Samsung didn’t have any prototype phones for us to look at. They did, however, outline some of their thinking behind bada, and show a demo video of the conceptual UI which you can see after the cut.
Video demo after the cut
Nokia 2710 Navigation Edition promises cheap turn-by-turn directions
By Chris Davies on Monday, Dec 7th 2009 No CommentsNokia have pushed a new cellphone out of the door, and the Nokia 2710 Navigation Edition unsurprisingly sets its focus on getting you from A to B. Billed as the Finn’s “most affordable Nokia Maps loaded, GPS-enabled phone” so far, the €100 ($164) handset is set to arrive in Q2 2010 and has device-based mapping (on a 2GB microSD card) so that it can be used for directions even without a data connection.
Video demo after the cut
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