If you happen to own one of five kinds of Nokia phone–an E72, E71x, 5800, N97, and N97 mini phones–and you’re fond of Netflix, then I’ve got some great news for you.
Netflix, just two days ago, launched a new kind of app exclusively for those five phones, that will allow you to remotely modify your queue, browse their library for possible additions to that queue, and even watch previews of upcoming releases.
It’s available on the Ovi Store, under entertainment.
About the only people saddened by this news is everybody at Blockbuster Online, who doesn’t have anything even remotely like this and is still jumping for joy over their new “download movies to SD card” system. This would admittedly be awesome except the downloaded movies will only play on a television, but that’s beside the point.
If you’ve got Netflix and Nokia, folks, you might as well get the app.
November 17th, 2009 7:09 PM | by Christen da Costa
Amazon has the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic Phone (Unlocked) – it can used on any compatible carrier in the US – for $199.99 – $50 mail-in-rebate + free shipping = $149.99 shipped! This phone has a 2.9-inch touchscreen, 850/900/1800/1900 frequencies, 4.9 hour talk time, media player, Bluetooth, 4GB microSD card and slot, headset and more.
November 10th, 2009 3:12 PM | by Christen da Costa
A tad behind schedule, but never the less the Nokia N900 has begun to ship to customers throughout the world. We’ve already got a brief hands on with the phone and I’m just hoping that they fixed some of the lag problems we saw at CTIA San Diego (videos after the ‘leap’).
I’d love to say I could say ‘I told you so’ but since I never once wrote about the inevitable demise of Nokia’s N-Gage gaming platform on this blog I really can’t. But alas, the gaming unit has met its end. The news actually comes as no surprise. First it was all about the N-Gage phone, which at best was like talking into a stack of stale hard tacos. That hardware obviously failed. Then Nokia had an epiphany and decided to make N-Gage less about hardware and more about an app store for a select set of Nokia handsets – they had to have the computing power. Course, then the iPhone came along and pretty much upstaged anything Nokia had done from a gaming stand point for mobile handsets.
But like all things Nokia, the N-Gage store will stay open until September 2010, with service running through the end of next year. Then Nokia will just offer all its gaming content through their Ovi store, So to reiterate, Nokia ain’t getting out of the gaming biz, they’re just simply rebranding it.
Last week I got a hands on with the Nokia N900 at CTIA San Diego. I wasn’t totally floored with the device, but I really dug the Maemo OS. For those of you who just can’t wait, good news, Dynamism has it up for preorder. You can grab it for $629 and according to the retailer it will ship October 27th…
We been pretty remiss when it comes to covering Nokia 3G Netbook, but some news hit today that we couldn’t possibly pass up. When it goes up for preorder at Best Buy on October 22nd the 3G will retail for $299. But before you get too excited, keep in mind that you’ll need to sign up for a 2-year mobile broadband plan from AT&T at $60 a month. Alternatively, you can score the 3G sans broadband plan for $599, which if you run the math is a hell of alot better deal, especially when you consider how ubiquitous WiFi is these days.
You might have read my review of the N97 – I didn’t like it. Sure, it has a touchscreen and full QWERTY keyboard, but at the end of the day they were both relatively useless – ok that’s unfair, the touchscreen was useless.
But not so with the N900. I’m at CTIA and got a hands on with the device. The OS build still wasn’t finished so a few things were a bit jittery and slow, but for the most part I’m really digging the Maemo OS. It’s much slicker and has a Web 2.0 feel to it, unlike Symbian. The UI is intuitive and for those of you that are looking for a multitasking operating system with an iPhone like skin here it is. The N900 uses a resistive touchscreen, so don’t expect multigesture controls, but you you can zoom in by drawing circles on the screen and flick through contacts, though it still isn’t quite as reactive as the highly touted iPhone. Checkout the video walk through (there’s 2 of them, ones a bit out of focus). It’s a bit long and drawn out, but it should provide you with a good sense of what the N900 has to offer.
September 30th, 2009 9:24 PM | by Christen da Costa
HURRY, THIS DEAL ENDS 9/30. Dell offers the Unlocked Nokia E75 Smartphone for a coupon low making it the best price we’ve ever seen on this handset. It features a full QWERTY keyboard, is complete unlocked to work on any GSM and WCDMA carrier, WiFi, Bluetooth, aGPS, Symbian OS 9.3, 3.2 megapixel camera and 2.4-inch 320×240 screen. It’s …Continue reading: Unlocked Nokia E75 Smartphone – $253 Shipped
September 30th, 2009 9:19 PM | by Christen da Costa
Amazon boasts a sick price on the Unlocked Nokia N97 Smartphone. This phone has a 3.5-inch touchscreen, media player, multiple ring tone, 5 megapixel camera with flash and video support, 9.5hr talk time and is completely unlocked to work on any GSM carrier. It’s …Continue reading: Unlocked Nokia N97 Smartphone – $530 Shipped
Verizon and Nokia announced the Nokia 7705 Twist, a completely square phone that twists to reveal a full QWERTY keypad. The specs are anything but square, featuring a 3.0 megapixel camera, V CAST Music with Rhapsody, voice commands, and a unique Contact Light Ring (customizable to flash on a particular call or message).
The Nokia Twist will be available online on Sept. 13 for…
Amazon has the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic Phone (Unlocked) – it can used on any compatible carrier in the US – for 
HURRY, THIS DEAL ENDS 9/30. Dell offers the Unlocked Nokia E75 Smartphone for a coupon low making it the best price we’ve ever seen on this handset. It features a full QWERTY keyboard, is complete unlocked to work on any GSM and WCDMA carrier, WiFi, Bluetooth, aGPS, Symbian OS 9.3, 3.2 megapixel camera and 2.4-inch 320×240 screen. It’s 
Amazon boasts a sick price on the Unlocked Nokia N97 Smartphone. This phone has a 3.5-inch touchscreen, media player, multiple ring tone, 5 megapixel camera with flash and video support, 9.5hr talk time and is completely unlocked to work on any GSM carrier. It’s 
