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Archive for May, 2007

Nokia 6500 Slide Phone

Thursday, May 31st, 2007

Several new phones were released today – among them the new 6500 series. So far the 6500 series is home to only two phones – the 6500 Slide and the 6500 Classic.

The Nokia 6500 Slide Thumbnail

The Nokia 6500 Slide Phone: Don’t let the sleek looks fool you.

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How-To: Beware of the Fake “Nokla N95″ Phone

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

As if buying cell phones on ebay wasn’t annoying enough already, with a bajillion things that you should know, it’s about to get a lot worse – at least if you’re thinking of purchasing a Nokia N95 phone.

Learn how to spot the fake Nokia N95.

Learn how to spot the fake Nokia N95 in this How-To.

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Nokia to Hit 40% Market Share?

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

Very possible, said Nokia CFO Rick Simonson today during the Lehman Brothers Worldwide Wireless and Wireline Conference in New York.

Apple iPhone

Some tidbits during the conference.

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Contest: Cool Phone Sweepstakes

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007

Enter to win a Nokia E62 PDA smartphone in Nokia’s Cool Phone Sweepstakes.

Enter to win the Nokia E62 phone in Nokia’s Cool Phone Sweepstakes.

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Speccy 1.3.1 Released

Monday, May 28th, 2007

Marat Fayzullin has released Speccy 1.3.1 for Symbian Third Edition phones. Changes over the previous version 1.2 include some bug fixes, support for multiple disk drives, a new zoom mode (fill-screen), better TV scanlines, and the ability to record game music as ringtones.

Speccy emulates the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, a computer/game console from way back when (1982).

Link: Speccy 1.3.1

Speccy 1.3.1

Verizon’s VCAST Song ID

Monday, May 28th, 2007

Verizon’s latest get-rich-quick scheme involves the exploding downloadable music market and is called: SongID.

Verizon's SongID

Verizon’s SongID service.

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How-To: Buy a phone off eBay for the lowest price

Sunday, May 27th, 2007

It’s a well-known fact that shopping on eBay will (almost always) give you the cheapest/market price for mobile phones.

So here’s my list of handy tips that’ll help you score any mobile phone – whether it’s a Nokia or anything else – for cheaper than what everyone else is paying, not to mention some helpful hints when dealing on the ‘bay.

How to buy a phone the nokiaphoneblog way.

How to buy a phone off ebay, the Nokia Phone Blog way!

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Verizon’s Answer to the iPhone: LG Prada KE 850

Saturday, May 26th, 2007

It’s no unknown fact that the iPhone will debut on AT&T, which probably means mucho buckaroos and new subscribers for the wireless carrier. But what of Verizon, you might ask?

It turns out that the second-largest mobile phone service provider has been developing some new weapons phones that may just give the Apple phone a run for its money.

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Forbes: Buy Ericsson

Friday, May 25th, 2007

One of Forbes’ editors (who does the International Investment Report) recommended buying shares of LM Ericsson stock for a couple of reasons:

Forbes says...buy Ericsson!

Forbes says…buy Ericsson!

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The Mobile Phone Telescope

Thursday, May 24th, 2007

If you’re serious enough about using your phone as a digital camera to, say, buy a Nokia tripod for your phone, then you might as well go one step further: attach a 6X telescope to the back for that extra magnifying oomph.

Mobile phone telescope

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