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Nokia Internet Radio beta

Published by Stuart Houghton on December 10, 2007 in Applications and Music. 0 Comments

internet radioNokia have released an official beta version of Internet Radio - this allows you to use your phone’s internet connection to stream audio from a huge list of internet based ‘radio’ stations using the popular Shoutcast protocol.

This release supports only the Nokia N95, N91 and N82 handsets, with promises of full integration into new as-yet-unreleased phones.

If you have an older phone (and don’t mind getting your hands dirty, tech-wise), you can still be able to join in some of the fun by downloading this open source Shoutcast player.

For best results, Nokia recommend accessing Internet Radio via a WLAN access point rather than GPRS.



RIM’s touching new BlackBerry plans for ‘iPhone killer’

Published by Chris Leonard on November 22, 2007 in Handsets. 0 Comments

BlackBerry_Logo_Vertical_Color.jpgEveryone seems to be coming out with their own ‘iPhone killer’, whether it’s Sony Ericsson’s W960i or Nokia’s N82, and now even RIM’s developing its own BlackBerry version.

A US analyst, Carmi Levy at AR Communications, said RIM’s next range - the 9000-series - is ‘the future of the BlackBerry franchise’.

According to Levy, RIM’s preparing a 9000-series operating system and device platform, with the express aim of taking on Apple by targeting consumers normally attracted to the Pearl and Curve devices.

“The 9000 is supposed to be a touch-screen device, very similar in form factor to the iPhone,” Levy says.

The new-look BlackBerry devices won’t have QWERTY keyboards but instead will have a full-screen touch screen, better multimedia capabilities and the ubiquitous push-email.

The 9000-series devices are expected to appear early next year, a bit of a delay from the original target of late this year.

Mind you, RIM’s already pretty much sewn up the enterprise device market, and the Pearl and Curve have successfully bridged the consumer-business gap, so who would be against RIM making an impact, no matter when its 9000-series devices will eventually appear? Not us that’s for sure.

[Via Unstrung]



Nokia’s N82 cameraphone to beat all cameraphones finally unveiled

Published by Chris Leonard on November 15, 2007 in Handsets. 1 Comment

n82front.jpgAfter lots of hype and feverish anticipation, Nokia’s N82 has finally had its official unveiling.

It’s being heralded as one of the best ‘if not the best’ cameraphones around, boasting a five-megapixel camera, and the now standard NSeries Xenon flash and Carl Zeiss optics.

It features pretty much the same features as the N95 and others, being a ‘multimedia computer’, but also a ‘navigation device’ courtesy of built-in A-GPS and Nokia Maps.

The N82’s big selling point is the camera. As well as the features above, it has fast camera activation (around two seconds), autofocus (with an assist lamp), quick reloads between shots and ‘DVD-like’ video capture. Hi-res pics and video can then be saved on the 2GB microSD card that’ll come as standard.

If you want to share content, Nokia’s included wi-fi connectivity and one-click uploads to file sharing sites, and the ability to connect the N82 to hi-res TVs.

And this isn’t all - the N82 also has Nokia’s new content-driven 3D multimedia menu, plus Nokia’s Ovi mobile internet services (Nokia Music Store, N-Gage games (well, from December anyway) and Nokia Maps).

It might not look as sexy as the iPhone or even the N95 8GB, but one thing’s for sure, the N82 certainly looks like it’s going to live up to all the hype.



Someone’s got their hands on a Nokia N82

Published by Chris Leonard on November 8, 2007 in Handsets. 0 Comments

11-7-07-n82_1.jpgThe N81 has only just gone on sale with the launch of the Nokia Music Store, and now pictures and feedback on a real-life N82 are already emerging on the web.

Although the N81 was launched with Nokia’s Music Store, the N82 is being pitched as a camera phone. But not just any camera phone, oh no, that would be too boring.

According to Symbian Freak, the N82 will be the first Nokia to feature XENON flash to go with its Carl Zeiss optic and five-megapixel camera.

But that’s not all. The N82 will also have 3G/wi-fi, Bluetooth, in-built GPS and a micro-USB port. Like all new NSeries devices, it’ll also feature the NGage games platform, and the Music Store (as seen on the N81 and N95 8GB).

One notable innovation is an auto screen rotation, but unlike the iPhone (which only rotates for certain applications), the N82 will rotate any time, any place no matter what you’re doing.

You can see more photos here.



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