Yesterday, Jaiku announced that they are being acquired by Google! This is fantastic news – Congratulations to Jyri, Petteri and the hard working Jaiku team!! I don’t think I’ve been shy about my usage of Jaiku on this blog (or elsewhere) and I was stoked to learn that Google sees the value inherent in what … Read moreGoogle gets it – Acquires Jaiku
I use a variety of devices as I am sure you’ve gathered by now and I’ve encountered some interesting things when using the iPhone’s SIM card with my Nokia N95… Because you’ve got Visual Voicemail set up from the iPhone, there’s no easy way to call the ATT number and get your messages. It’s an … Read moreSharing your iPhone’s SIM card…? No DUN or MMS for you!
It was such a nice day today I decided to shoot a small driving movie with the N95. The leaves are in full effect here, though we’ve still got a ways to go with the fall season. Technorati Tags: N-Series, N95, Nokia, Driving, Travel, Katonah, Bedford, NY
Sometimes it’s the little things that make me nuts! I was just trying to explore the Downloads folder on the N95 and kept running into an error about my Wifi connection already being in use, which is one of the more annoying errors to find, though at least it’s descriptive. I snapped a screenshot to … Read moreNokia – Why is this still an issue?
The iPhone and Nokia N95 are constantly compared these days as they represent the über device from both Nokia and Apple. Aside from this detail they really target very different audiences. The iPhone is a more mass oriented unit while the N95 goes for the higher end prosumer mobilista. The gadget lust associated with the … Read moreNokia N95 or Apple iPhone?
If you use a Nokia N-Series you are probably familiar with the web upload (now Share Online 3.0 beta) feature on your phone to share content to Flickr and Vox. You may have also heard of and tried Shozu or the recently updated for S60v3 Zonetag. Shozu is the only application that easily lets you … Read moreThe battle to post your content online!
Nokia’s Unlocked Campaign is enjoying some magical timing right now. While there’s no way to have predicted that Apple would become so greedy with regard to apps on the iPhone – sometimes you just score. As I mentioned in my Unlock LA recap, Nokia has committed some substantial resources to the US market and finally … Read moreNokia Delivers with the US Nokia N95!
I have yet to post on Nokia’s acquisition of Navteq, but this certainly sums it up nicely … Nokia’s (NYSE: NOK) recent purchase of Navteq is more than just grabbing a navigation service, according to comments on the companies recent conference call. Anssi Vanjoki, Nokia’s EVP multimedia, said: “Maps and location based services is a … Read moreNokia +Navteq = The Future of LBS
I tried the Starbucks iTunes store yesterday at a few Starbucks in NYC but failed to get to work at all. I was able to connect to the T-Mobile HotSpot which directed me to the Starbucks captive portal page, referencing the music, but the iTunes application repeatedly failed to connect. The store was supposed to … Read moreSip. Buy. Repeat … another day perhaps
SMS Text News cover a piece on Nokia and Avaya’s FMC solution… Avaya and Nokia today announced the next phase of their strategic collaboration with a solution that provides users of Nokia Eseries business devices with one number access and advanced enterprise telephony capabilities as they travel across private Wi-Fi and public mobile networks. With … Read moreAvaya and Nokia rolling out FMC to Business
Now that I’ve had a day or so to reflect on the Nokia event in LA, I wanted to share some thoughts and observations. While preparing to head out for the trip I fully expected to see something new. I knew the US N95 was imminent and just before the trip, I learned that a … Read moreNokia Unlocks LA!
I took the plunge and restored and reflashed my iPhone yesterday. I had previously downloaded the update to 1.1.1 but waited to get home from my trip to take care of the update. Fortunately, things went smoothly and I was able to re-activate and restore my data as it was…. minus my apps and custom … Read moreiPhone successfully updated to 1.1.1