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Archive for December, 2006

Week in Review (Week of December 24)

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

Happy Holidays, folks. Hope your Christmas/Chanukah/Kwanzaa/Whatever was more eventful than my own. In this entry: the N76 vs. the RAZR, WiMAX, Nokia in 2007, and Verizon’s ads.

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Nokia N00 at the FCC?

Wednesday, December 27th, 2006

The (only) news in the past week has been the appearance of a new Nokia device at the FCC. Although it’s code named the N00 (or NXX) as branded on the phone itself), no one seems to have any clue as to what the actual model number is. Could it be Nokia’s first phone with a name? Who knows.

Nokia NXX phone?

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Nokia 6010 or 6030 at Walgreens $9.99 After Rebate

Monday, December 25th, 2006

Walgreens (in-store) is selling the Nokia 6010 and 6030 phones for $39.99. Factor in the $30 rebate and you’re looking at $9.99 (plus tax) after rebate, with I believe $10 starter airtime.

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Compusa: 12 Days of Christmas Day 9: Nokia N80 Phone

Thursday, December 21st, 2006

Compusa is running a promotion called the 12 days of Christmas: basically a warm deal every day until Xmas. Today’s deal is for an unlocked Nokia N80 phone for $599.99.

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A Nokia phone auction for a (good) cause…

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

So Nokia and Brian Eno have teamed up, yet again, to offer you more super-expensive 8800 Sirocco Edition phones: it’s all for a good cause though.

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Phone Preview: Nokia 6315i Phone

Tuesday, December 19th, 2006

Nokia USA managed to sneak this CDMA phone onto the web site when no one was looking.

Nokia 6315i phone

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The Week in Review (Week of December 10)

Thursday, December 14th, 2006

Lots of action this week in the wireless world. In this entry: corruption, hot phones, more Sprint woes, and a ruling that could change the face of phone unlocking forever! Okay, maybe not…

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New Nokia Phone Cases Round 33 1/3

Wednesday, December 13th, 2006

Here we go again. Nokia has released another slew of cell phone cases, and more than I really care to report about here. Time to dive into New Phone Cases: 33 1/3.

Nokia CP-186 N91 Case

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Game Review: Virtua Tennis Mobile

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

Believe it or not, SEGA is still alive and kicking. And they’re still publishing (or should I say licensing) a lot of their older games for use on, of course, mobile phones.

The Virtua Tennis franchise has been around for quite awhile, at least since the dawn of the Dreamcast. (anyone remember the Dreamcast?) For its time, it was an impressive game in terms of graphics and gameplay.

Virtua Tennis Mobile review.

A review of GLU Mobile’s Virtua Tennis Mobile.

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Speaking of the Nokia 770 Tablet…

Sunday, December 10th, 2006

CompUSSR (Compusa to some) is selling the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet for $349 – $100 rebate = $249. Try in-store pickup to save on shipping.

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