Intel and Nokia researching 3D UI and holograms for cellph

Chip maker Intel and cellphone leader Nokia have come together to create the first joint laboratory to focus on researching futuristic technologies for mobile devices, like 3D holographic displays for cellphones. The Intel and Nokia Joint Innovation... 

Nokia takes matters into its own hands, acquires US mobile

Nokia announced on Friday that it entered into an agreement to acquire US mobile analytics firm Motally for an undisclosed sum. The deal will give the Finnish cellphone leader the ability to understand how people use mobile apps, including enabled third-party... 

More Leaked N9 Pictures Surface

One of the N9’s latest leaked pics. It’s that time again: time for new spy shots of that ever-elusive N9. Nokia hasn’t officially announced the N9 yet, although considering the quality on these leaked pics, that could be soon. And right... 

Nokia’s MeeGo-powered N9, inspired by the MacBook Pro

Although Nokia’s N9 slider smartphone is still in development, the first images have began popping up on Chinese forums. According to those seemingly credible leaks, the case of the prototype device is said to be entirely metallic, with black plastic... 

Smoking Deal on a Nokia N900: $131.14 With Trade-In

Buy the N900 for $131.14 after extra-large rebate. Holy cow. NokiaUSA has a new summer promotion for the Maemo-powered (and now Android-powered ) N900 – buy the phone for $479, trade-in your old phone and get a $280 rebate + trade-in credit. This... 

Running Android on the Nokia N900: A Fun Diversion

Welcome to Android! What happens when you mix the most prevalent open-source mobile OS with one of the most “hackable” phones out there? You get Android, on the N900. This isn’t a how-to, as there is a better guide to setting up Android... 

Nokia: We don’t need Android, N8 due in US in Q4

Some news from Nokia dropped recently: The company will launch the N8, their new flagship Symbian smartphone, in the US before October. A new milestone device powered by MeeGo software is coming soon. Nokia doesn’t need Android to compete and,... 

Nielsen: Android sales surge past iPhone, but Apple still

Android has attracted more new subscribers over the past six months than the iPhone, although Apple’s remains the most-desired smartphone – for now. This is a summary of the latest survey of the cellphone market conducted by the market research... 

Apple posts the Nokia N97 mini death grip video

Responding publicly to Apple’s claim that nearly any smartphone can lose signal strength if held in a certain way, watchers opined that Nokia’s statement was the most respectful of Apple’s rivals. Maybe that encouraged Apple to post... 

Wall Street Journal: Nokia looking to replace their CEO

How quickly titans fall. Go back a mere five years and take a look at the landscape of the mobile phone industry and while you’ll find the primordial smartphone here or there, the vast majority of phones out there were mere mobiles… and Finnish... 

Nokia asks Russian authorities for assistance in returning

Apple isn’t the only company that has a problem keeping a grip on its prototypes. Now Nokia is experiencing the same pains as Apple did with the N8 prototype. Somehow a Russian blogger by the name of Eldar Murtazin got his hands on a Nokia N8... 

Nokia demos MeeGo running on a phone

Last week Nokia announced that future N-series phones would not use the Symbian operating system. While Symbian will still be used for lower-end smartphones Nokia is moving to MeeGo for high-end devices. A week later and a video has appeared of MeeGo... 

Nokia steps up rivalry with Apple, shows five phone grips

This is precious – Nokia shows the world the right ways to hold a phone in your hand, an unambiguous reference to Apple’s ugly antenna issues with iPhone 4. Exploiting the fact that holding Apple’s new phone in a certain way kills the... 

Nokia Drops Symbian on N-series Devices

The end of an era: No more Symbian on N-series devices. It’s official: the Nokia N8 will be the last N-series phone with the Symbian operating system. Instead, the company will shift over to MeeGo, a love-child OS of Nokia’s Maemo and Intel’s... 

Future Nokia N-series phones to run MeeGo

Nokia has decided that future phones in its N-series will no longer use the Symbian operating system. Instead, the mobile phone manufacturer is moving to use the Linux OS MeeGo. MeeGo is the result of combining Nokia’s Maemo and Intel’s Moblin...