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More Leaked N9 Pictures Surface

August 20, 2010
One of the N9's latest leaked pics.

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 now, the N9 looks like it’s got potential. It’s an angled slider (like the N97 of yore) with a keyboard that has four rows, generously-sized buttons, and ample space between keys. The only drawback is that tapered-edge fad that Nokia’s attempting to usher in with the N8.

Slashgear reports that the N9′s body will be “fully metallic”, and from the looks of it, will come with a large touch-screen. It will run MeeGo (Nokia and Intel’s collaborative OS effort) and could very well be one of Nokia’s better high-end devices.

Check out the rest of the pics at Slashgear.

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

August 13, 2010
Buy the N900 for $131.14 after extra-large rebate.

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 might be the deal of the summer here.
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Running Android on the Nokia N900: A Fun Diversion

August 10, 2010
Welcome to Android!

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.
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Three Great N900 Tweaking Tools: Shortcutd, Tweakr, and Phone Speakers Switcher

July 14, 2010
Shortcutd, Tweakr, and Phone Speakers Switcher.

Shortcutd, Tweakr, and Phone Speakers Switcher.

There’s quite a few tweaking programs for the N900. But these three all bring something new to the table when it comes to managing calls and button presets.
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What’s Coming: Nokia’s Mysterious C0 Phone

July 1, 2010
Nokia C0: The model number remains a mystery.

Nokia C0: The model number remains a mystery.

There’s been some sightings of a new phone in the wild: a Sidekick-ish slider branded with the mysterious “C0″ designation. Nokia uses zeroes to indicate prototype phones, and the C probably means it’s destined for the C-series line of medium-end phones. That hasn’t stopped people from calling it out as the elusive N9, a phone that’s been in the rumor mill without any real concrete info.
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Nokia Drops Symbian on N-series Devices

June 25, 2010
The end of an era: No more 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 Moblin. It’s the end of an era!
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Deal: Nokia N900 for $369 Shipped at Dell

June 23, 2010
Grab the N900 for the low-low price of $369, shipped.

Grab the N900 for the low-low price of $369, shipped.

Dell, it seems, is doing a slam-bang job of clearancing out Nokia phones. The latest deal is the absolute cheapest price that I’ve ever seen on a Nokia N900: $369 with free 3-5 day shipping.
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What is Wrong With Nokia?

June 18, 2010

Nokia certainly knows how to break bad news. They released a press release on Wednesday with the title “Nokia lowers Devices & Services second quarter 2010 outlook and updates the full year 2010 outlook”. What the heck is going on over there?
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NokiaUSA Goes Nuts With New Promos

June 10, 2010
Get a free Nokia Booklet 3G with purchase of $999 or more.

Get a free Nokia Booklet 3G with purchase of $999 or more.

There’s all kinds of weird stuff going on lately at NokiaUSA.com, Nokia’s American retail site. Namely a couple of odd promos that leave me scratching my head.
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Nokia Announces T-Mobile-Exclusive E73 Mode

June 3, 2010
The E73 Arrives at T-Mobile on June 16.

The E73 Arrives at T-Mobile on June 16.

Nokia’s latest phone announcement is the E73 mode, a QWERTY-packing smartphone that’s practically identical to the E72. It looks like they even recycled the same data sheet. It’s headed (exclusively) to T-Mobile, and carries the elusive WCDMA 1700 mhz band.
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