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Although Microsoft's marketing department likes to keep its execs on a short leash, you really should listen to its CEOs when they espouse launch schedules.They are, after all, CEOs and tend to have the big picture (like dates) related to major projects that drive revenue. Recall 2008, when Bill Gates told the world that Windows 7 would arrive in 2009 causing Microsoft marketing to scramble-out a redaction attempting to reset expectations...

With Ovi Maps Racing, the first location-based mobile game by Nokia, players can navigate and access their location, create a track and race around the block. Utilizing actual map data by NAVTEQ and the GPS technology of the mobile device, Ovi Maps Racing allows players to create a racing track out of their own physical location, whether at home or in the office *). Racing is experienced with easy and enjoyable touch controls and...

Opera Software, maker of the world’s most popular mobile Web browser, plans to reveal Opera Mini for iPhone in an exclusive press and partner preview during the 2010 Mobile World Congress (MWC). Visit Opera’s exhibit in Hall 1, C44, to witness a new way to surf the Web on the iPhone — an experience that Opera promises will be fast, easy to use, and packed with favorite Opera features.Opera Mini is renowned for its compression technology,...

Nokia today announce the 6303i Classic, an updated version of Nokia 6303 classic phone. This phone is not smart phone, but with some basic phone features, this great value for money phone, it has a great camera, music and long lasting battery.Nokia 6303i Classic features with 2.2 inch screen and 3.2 megapixel camera with auto focus and dual LED flash, Bluetooth and has 3.5 mm audio jack. Nokia Messaging service provides instant access to...

If you're someone who regularly finds themselves driving, or cycling, or skiing, or cooking, or cleaning, or doing anything - for that matter - which requires your hands and at least a portion of your concentration, then you'll know the value of a Bluetooth headset. But in the more energetic of the aforementioned pursuits, you'll find that a regular ol' one-eared headset won't do. They fall out. When you're halfway...

Nokia has today announced that since the 21 January 2010 launch of the new version of Ovi Maps with free walk and drive navigation, there have been over 1.4 million downloads. The one million mark was reached just one week after the launch. “We’re averaging a download a second, 24 hours a day,” said Anssi Vanjoki, Executive Vice President, Nokia. “When we announced free walk & drive navigation we knew...

Here are some fresh new pictures of the Sony Ericsson Aspen. The Sony Ericsson Aspen is the first smartphone, officially said to run Windows Mobile 6.5.3. It belongs to the GreenHeart family, which houses other eco-friendly handsets by the manufacturer. In addition, it adds a personalized homescreen that you can use on the 2.4-inch touch-sensitive display. A front-facing QWERTY keyboard will be on board to...

We’ve had the Nokia 5233 for about a day now. As you power screw, this is Nokia's fashionable "affordable" budget Vie emblem, and is fundamentally the 2G (aka 3G-less) version of the Nokia 5230. Behold the unboxing : (If you’re reading this on our RSS feed and cant see the video, the YouTube version can be found her...

One of the devices that I most enjoyed sightedness demonstrated at CES was the Nokia N900. This sac computer's baronial specifications, its dry create, its multitasking capabilities, a web application that looked like it could cover on the iPhone's, and yes, I'll take it - the alter young widgets on its personalized desktops had me intrigued. But what I truly desired was to pass a bit of moment exploit to experience one on my own.My occurrence...

Developers will soon be able to make their mobile phone applications accessible by Ford’s SYNC connectivity system. Radio service Stitcher, twitter client OpenBeak, and music discovery service Pandora have already adapted their apps in a relatively short amount of time, allowing basic control through voice or steering wheel/console buttons. Video by IntoMob...

James from Tracy and Matt gives us a quick demo and tour of the Nokia N900…...

White Plains, NY ? Today, Nokia and AT&T announced that Ovi Store by Nokia is now available to AT&T customers using the following Nokia devices ? the Nokia E71x, Nokia Surge, Nokia Mural, Nokia 6650, Nokia 6555 or Nokia 6350 ? with more devices to come. These AT&T customers will also be able to download free and paid content from Ovi Store with the convenience of charging their paid content purchases...

Meet the new device from the Sony Ericsson XPERIA series. The Sony Ericsson Robyn is a compact device that runs on the Android OS. The phone has a 5.0 MP camera, micro USB port, Wifi and a 3.5mm audio jack (Unfortunately there are no other specs for the device) [Via] ...

Apple is set to announce that it has acquired the ad company Quattro Wireless for $275 million, several sources confirmed. The announcement of the acquisition might come as soon as today, upping the ante in the mobile advertising business significantly. [Via] ...

After many leaks and hands-on’s the Nexus One has just been officially released by Google a few minutes back. Unvieled by Peter Chou, CEO of HTC and head in the creation of the Nexus One’s hardware the superphone(as its called by google) is what the leaks predicted: - The specs match previous leaks. It’s a 3.7? AMOLED display with a trackball. - It comes with features such as a light sensor,...

Here’s a funny video on how to improve the connection / reception on a mobile broadband modem. Check it out after the break…...

Matt unboxes the new Nokia X6 in this video and tours the hardware and user interface. Nokia X6 is the most technologically advanced music-oriented handset of the manufacturer to date and sports 3.2-inch touch sensitive screen, 32GB built-in memory, 5-megapixel camera with double LED flash and Carl Zeiss optics, A-GPS, 3.5mm jack and battery that will allow 35hrs of continuous audio playback. [V...

Jay from MyNokiaBlog demoes 9 different homescreens on his Nokia N900. Video after the break… Read more over at MyNokiaB...

Here are tons of hands-on videos of the Nokia N900, everything from boot time to web browsing and facebook. The videos covers: Booting Desktop, Shortcut and Widget Desktop Background Changing OS without Cancel/Back buttonMulti Tasking CameraPhoto TaggingPhoneWeb Browser and Faceb...

Nokia N97 qwerty users were recently blessed with the introduction of the long-keypress which allows users to access symbols and numbers via this method. This function is sadly missing in the Nokia N900 but this will soon be remedied in the next firmware update as part of the internal build version 2009.52-10, according to Maemo Bugmaster Andre Klapper. [via] ...

The Release Candidate of Firefox Mobile 1.0 is available for Nokia’s Maemo N900. The release is dated 31 December 2009. Download the new Release by visiting Firefox.com/m via your Nokia N900. You are encouraged to provide feedback and bug reports. Whats New: Easy Web NavigationOptimisation for Touch InterfaceSynchronise SeamlesslyIncreased Security ...