If you’re looking to purchase the Nokia N900 but have been a bit uneasy about its $649 price tag you’ll be happy to know that the device has dropped to $479.99 on Amazon.com after a $50 mail-in rebate.

For close to 5 bills you will be getting the Maemo powered Nokia N900 with a 3.5-inch touchscreen, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 5MP camera and an unknown release date.

At least it’s unlocked, right?

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Nokia’s new Maemo toy, the N900, has been officially announced for the American public. We don’t have subsidized offers to show you yet as no carrier is willing to sell the phone at this point. The N900 will be available through Nokia’s flagship stores in New York and Chicago or online. The official price is $649 but for that price you’ll walk away with an unlocked N900 phone. What do you say? Do you love Maemo 5 so much that you’d be willing to pay so much cash for the phone? Or would you rather get an iPhone, a Droid or a Hero instead?

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It looks like Nokia is rethinking its smartphone policy when it comes to its Nseries. The manufacturer is said to focus on Maemo instead of Symbian and therefore all of its future Nseries phone will run Maemo by 2012.

Is Nokia thinking about ditching Symbian? That wouldn’t be such a good idea, would it? Nokia owns Symbian and it should figure out a way of making it more interesting and adapt it to our current needs instead of trying to replace it. But that’s what Nokia seems to be doing. Let’s not forget that the Nseries usually carries Nokia flagship phones. And if the next flagship phones are coming with Maemo OS, should we assume that Maemo will become the preferred mobile OS when it comes to Nokia mobile handsets?

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Those of you anxiously awaiting the release of the Nokia E72 have to wait no longer as the device was announced today to be available for purchase.

For those who don’t know, this S60-powered device features a 5MP camera, A-GPS, 3.5mm headphone jack and a microSD slot with an included 4GB card.

Exactly where this is on sale, we don’t know, but Nokia assures us it is so when we find out we’ll let you know.

The Nokia 1506 is the last cellphone released by Nokia on to join the CDMA category, it will become available later this year, but only in China…

The simple features and simple design of the 1506 make it the most affordable CDMA handset that will be launched in the upcoming months, and its cheap price has a reason: it only work to make calls, receive/send SMS, and the extra details include a voice recorder, a good battery, and a handsfree speaker.

The Nokia 1506 can be colored in black, or plum.

On top of the Nokia 6316s that we just mentioned earlier today, Nokia has presented another CDMA cellphone entitled 3806 and also known as a compact companion.

The Nokia 3806 is top-notch in terms of design and beauty, and the specifications can be considered rather normal. Instead of a 8GB microSD card, it only supports 4GB. A 2-megapixel camera is part of the deal, as well as bluetooth 2.1.

In terms of colors available for the Nokia 3806, we’ve got piano black, pure white, and rose gold.

Nokia has announced a couple of CDMA cellphones today, and one of them is the 6316s that has an estimated release date set to the first quarter of 2010.

The Nokia 6316s is a multimedia device, it has everything you need and don’t need, be it music, image, GPS, web browsing, bluetooth, a nice 2.2-inch screen, bluetooth 2.1 and stainless-steel look. The best part of the 6313s is the support of China Telecom services and the preloaded applications.

This model will be available in 3 colors: black, gold, and red.

We all enjoyed a first glimpse at the Nokia X6 a few months ago, and it would appear that it is ready to ship.

Most people in most parts of the world should expect it within a week, which is at the same time as a Rihanna release party. As for those in the United Kingdom, you should expect to have it around November 12. The price is still a tad high at $891.

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For the people who are using chargers for their phones, you can bet that a large number of them are using second class or replacement chargers rather than the genuine Nokia chargers. And while this does become a cost-friendly alternative, safety and quality are bound to be up for criticism. Nokia takes the initiative to offer a charger exchange program to protect consumers by providing them free authentic charger replacements.

Some of the hazards include exposure of the chargers which could cause problems such as electric shocks. However the exchange is limited to a certain scope of models (AC-3E, AC-3U and AC-4U). If you want to learn more about the program, you can check it out here.

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The Nokia X3, a mobile phone many of us may recall that launched in September has gained the nod of the FCC. This phone is not 3G capable but comes armed with an array of features such as a 3.2 megapixel camera, FM radio, stereo speakers, micro SD expansion ports and dedicated music keys. Though there is no word on who among AT&T and T-Mobile will be carrying it, The Nokia X3 will retail for about $169.

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On top of the Nokia 2220 and 2690 that were presented by Nokia earlier today, they’ve got three new cellphones: the Nokia 1280, 1616, and 1800.

All these three cellphones are very basic as you can check by their price, €20, €24 and €26 respectively. In terms of features, besides being able to make/receive calls and text messages, the cellphones feature FM radio, a flashlight, an anti-scratch cover and dust-resistant keymat, and also a prepaid tracker. As for the battery life, it is close to 22 days if the phone is in standby mode.

A beta version of Opera Mobile 10 has just been released exclusively for Symbian powered smartphones. This new version has a couple of very enticing new features with the most highly sought after one being the fact that it is 50% faster than version Symbian versions.

Additionally, the version 10 beta adds tabbed browsing and a “speed dial” page similar to the one found as the default page in Google’s Chrome.

You can get the Opera Mobile 10 beta here.

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Nokia announced a couple of new cellphones including the Nokia 2220 and the Nokia 2690.

The Nokia 2220 will be released this year and can be considered a basic cellphone, the goodies include bluetooth, a VGA camera, support for Ovi Mail, MMS, and being able to record FM radio broadcasts. Its price tag is set at $66.

As for the Nokia 2690, it’s a big brother of the 2220 and in addition to the previously mentioned features, it also has a 3.5mm jack and a 2GM microSD expansion card. This model will only become available in 2010, and cost approximately $80.

The S60 platform that is used in many Nokia cellphones all around the world has received a serious support update, because Google Voice and S60 can now work together.

The announcement was made today at the Google Mobile Logo, and one of the cool features is the voice-based search, which lets users speak where they want to go, instead of having to type it down like it happens in most cases. The other good feature is the related to the google search shortcut that is placed at the home screen of any S60 mobile phone.

The Google Voice for S60 can be downloaded for free at m.google.com

More info at Google Mobile Blog

So you just bought yourself a shiny new smartphone and are obviously worried about keeping it shining for as long as possible. There are plenty of cases for all different phone models out there. We had the opportunity to review one such case from OtterBox, specifically their recently released Commuter series for the Nokia E63.

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The Commuter series is a combo-case: it offers silicone skin protection (that’s available individually as their Impact series of cases), with the added protection of a rugged outer case (available from the OtterBox Defender series). Silicone protection is designed for protection from drop-impact. The great thing about the Commuter series is that it doesn’t add bulk to the phone - for our test phone, the E63 (which is slightly thicker than the E71) looked as sleek with and without the case. The molded polycarbonate shell further absorbs shock, while still exposing the camera on the back of the phone.

The case also comes with a clear protective film, which is a welcome relief for those used to Nokia’s flimsy film which just about peels off right after you buy the phone (you know what I’m talking about!). Commuter essentially exposes all the buttons, USB port and audio jack through silicone plugs. We drop-tested the Nokia E63 a few times, both on carpet and pavement (from a waist-level height), and there was practically no visible damage to the external body.

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The one minor change in design we would’ve liked is an opening for putting on cell phone dangles. At the moment, the silicone covering closes it; while you can still pull out the dangle from underneath, it can look a bit odd. (Of course, this problem is easily solved by making the hole yourself with a pin).

The Commuter Case for Nokia E63 is now avaiable from OtterBox for US $34.95. The Commuter series is also available for a variety of popular phone models, including the iPhone 3G/3GS, the Nokia E71, BB Storm, BB Curve and more. Note that it doesn’t prevent water damage.

Overall Whack Rating: 4.5 / 5

The official numbers are in and the mobile business look to be improving. 290.5 million cell phones have been sold in Q3 which is 5.6% more than Q2 2009. Furthermore analysts predict that the final quarter of 2009 will see a year-to-year improvement. Q4 2009 mobile phone sales should amount to 300 million handset which would be 3% more than in Q4 2008.

Atop the mobile business Nokia is still the leader with 37.3% market share. Samsung follows with 20.7% while LG is far behind on third position with 10.9%. Sony Ericsson and Motorola have swapped places with Moto closing the top five at 4.7% market share. Sony Ericsson is probably going to lose fourth place soon as it only surpassed Motorola by 0.2% which translates into 0.5 million units. Do you think Verizon can sell that many Droids in the following months?

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Can someone explain why there are so many gadgets colored in pink? Is it because women love the color pink? I guess so… So anyway, good news for lovers of pink gadgets, because Nokia has presented the Illuvial Colletion, which basically takes some Nokia models and adds a color + goodies.

The Nokia 5530, 6303, and 6700 were the chosen models for this collection, and besides getting the pink colors, they are also come with a leather case and strap. And there are even a few pink backgrounds for the cellphone included in the deal. The Illuvial Collection is already available on the UK and will become available on Europe in the following weeks.

The time has come for Nokia to announce the shutdown of their gaming service commonly known as Ni-Gage.

The killing time is set for 2010, but fans of the system can buy games and download them until September 2010. On the other hand, the online N-Gage community, which is pretty big, will be up until the end of 2010.

After the shutdown, the only place where you’ll be able to find games is at the Ovi Store, because Nokia has confirmed that it won’t publish any new games. As the singer would say… “Another one bites the dust!”

Epocware has released a new application for the Symbian S60 platform, version 3.0 and 5.0. It is named “Handy Phoneguard” and as the name suggests it is suppose to guard your cellphone. In other words, it won’t authorize other people to access your data in case you lose the phone.

The Handy Phoneguard has a special feature that seems pretty good, which is protecting your data - contacts, messages, images, videos, etc- via password and encryption - so whoever gets (or steals) your phone won’t have that joy…

Other features of the Phoneguard include: delete data in case the cellphone gets stolen; and setting up a password when turning on the phone.

Nokia has recently released a new firmware for the Nokia 5800, which is now set at version 21.0.101.

This new firmware has a couple of interesting features, such as an advanced e-mail application, a better version of Ovi Maps 3.0, an easier navigation experience, and a lot of bugs disappeared. At the moment this firmware update is only available in Asia & Europe, so don’t wait much more and just head over to Nokia Software Update website to download via your PC, or to read information on how to update via your cellphone.