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Curves
10/11/09

In reply to Limited Edition Nokia N97 Mini RAOUL Goes Well With Rich Mahogany
You know, I am not that big on cells, but that is a nice looking phone. I really like it and I generally dont give a damn about a cell one way or another.

Except, of course, the IPhone, and thats cause its a cult and not really a just a phone.
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GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
10/11/09

@Curves: Woz, you're the Leader? But you look nothing like the beans.
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GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
10/11/09

In reply to Limited Edition Nokia N97 Mini RAOUL Goes Well With Rich Mahogany
Is it Corinthian leather?
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
10/11/09

@GitEmSteveDave_Worked4TheWeekend:
No, you're thinking of the limited edition Nokia N97 Chrysler Cordoba version.
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Curves
10/11/09

@Jrsy Devil's Bright Idea®: Back in the day, the Cordobas had the coolest headlight design..
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shpe
09/02/09

In reply to Nokia N97 Mini Gets Official: €450 ($640) in October
and X3 and X6 pictures?
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Danny Allen
09/02/09

@shpe: [gizmodo.com]
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ipodrulz
08/25/09

In reply to Leaked Shots Show N97 Mini Officially a Bad Idea, N900 Looks Pretty Good
The N900 keyboard does not look like it's gonna be easy to type on.... especially with that retarded space bar.

The rest of the device looks delicious though!
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badasscat
08/25/09

@ipodrulz: The layout is retarded, granted. The keyboard otherwise, though, looks just like my HTC Fuze. I have massive hands - about a 10 inch span if I stretch my fingers out - and I can type on it just fine. I'd probably be more comfortable if there were a little space between the buttons, but it's really not difficultas it is. Still beats the hell out of a touch screen.

Not sure I could get used to that space bar placement, or missing an entire two rows of useful keys from my Fuze...
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ipodrulz
08/25/09

@badasscat: Not being a fanboy I'm actually a huge fan of Touch Screen keyboards. They give me more freedom, and keeps the screen big but the form factor small.

I'm not just talking bout the iPhone.. I also prefer the Hero over all other Android phones because it has the soft keyboard (Magic doesn't count... cause that thing feels cheap).
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
08/25/09

In reply to Leaked Shots Show N97 Mini Officially a Bad Idea, N900 Looks Pretty Good
I'm watching you Nokia. That N900 better not suck or you're officially dead to me..
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not_a_virus.exe.vbs
08/25/09

In reply to Nokia N97 Mini Not So Mini, Keyboard Not Great Either
I've given up on Nokia already, just bought a HTC G1 yesterday. The only phone that has captured my attention are the N86 and the E55, the rest have been crap. Who still uses resistive screens? The biggest thing that pisses me off is that when new software comes out, it usually involves buying a new phone, Nokia might upgrade the software once or twice, but it is usually minor bug fixes and things like that.

I like how with the G1 and WinMo new software builds come out all the time and you can just go download them and install them. S60 is allright I guess. I still love my N82.
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thelestat
08/25/09

@Mozoltov, motherfucker: SE and HTC both use resistive screens.

Not sure what the issue is, having used both Capacitive and resistive. There is no real difference. Capacitive is slightly faster, resistive is more accurate because you can also use a stylus.
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not_a_virus.exe.vbs
08/25/09

@thelestat: OK then, the resistive screens that Nokia uses suck.
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balls187
08/24/09

In reply to Nokia N97 Review: Nokia Is Doomed
Well, here is my take. From the title, I expected this to be the biggest fail phone ever.

But, it doesn't sound like it is. Just not perfect, and certainly doesn't (in your opinion) come close to the iPhone.

I don't understand why that makes Nokia doomed.

I'll use the internets favorite failure analogy: Vista, was for all intents and purposes a big failure (Im writing this from a Vista64 machine that I adore). MSFT is the number 1 maker of operating systems, and Vista was fucked. However, MSFT righted that ship and Windows7 is a much different story (even though it really is just shinier, better version of Vista).

So, Nokia puts out a phone that isn't a total steaming pile of shit. They can hopefully do a better job next time. It sounds like the real issue is the paultry processor and the shameful OS, which are two things that are design flaws that can be rectified. Corporate dogma, on the otherhand, cannot.
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HeddaPigeon
08/16/09

In reply to Fearless Retailer Leaks Pics of Unreleased Nokia Phones
Is it some kind of hidden requirement for 'leaked' photos to be out of focus, blurry and shitty as hell from the most awkward angles?

Also, while Nokia is big and all, is there any other company out there that produces so many phones that are so identical it makes you wonder why they bother to give them different names/model numbers? Just bump the specs and be done with it. :-)
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Sea Chicken
08/17/09

@HeddaPigeon: It's all listed in the the industrial espionage member handbook. Leaked photos must be blurry, shitty and taken from weird angles.
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tande04
08/16/09

In reply to Fearless Retailer Leaks Pics of Unreleased Nokia Phones
For what its worth, it looks like this picture is going to go bye bye since all the other blogs are pulling it at the request of the owner.

Probably no spilled tears but if you want it you better save it, not that many people are going to want it.
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Calobi
08/16/09

In reply to Fearless Retailer Leaks Pics of Unreleased Nokia Phones
What are those two with (what I assume are) touch-screens that tilt up? Specifically I'm interested in the one further left and more vertically-centered.

Edit: Those would probably be the two unknowns in the article, wouldn't they?
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tande04
08/16/09

@Calobi: No, that would be (from left to right) the N97 and the N97 "mini".
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Gossy... Fortune and Glory
08/16/09

In reply to Fearless Retailer Leaks Pics of Unreleased Nokia Phones
Good work making out each of the models, Nokias look so samey to me I'd be hopeless. Also, why bother going to the hassle of leaking the pic and not bothering to get it properly focussed?
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Jesustron
08/16/09

In reply to Fearless Retailer Leaks Pics of Unreleased Nokia Phones
Isn't that an E63 on the top right of the photo?
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wild homes loves you but chooses darkness!
07/29/09

In reply to Apparent Nokia N97 Mini Shrinks by Shedding Useless D-Pad
I'm actually interested in this-- I like the 97 fine, and I've been debating grabbing one and pairing it with my e71 (unlimited data and texts for $30 from AT&T is much, much better than unlimited data and texts for $50 for a carrier-locked smartphone) but I've been a bit turned off by the lackluster reviews. I figured some revisions were going to happen sooner than later-- this might be what I need, that I should jump in on this guy.
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friktionn
07/30/09

@wild homes loves you but chooses darkness!:
don't get it. you'll regret it. I've been trying with AT&T & a Nokia N82 for a year now. You'll enjoy it at first but then you'll realize the OS is slow & unresponsive, especially when it becomes full with content. Also it sucks to have a lot of features on your phone that aren't supported by your service provider.
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wild homes loves you but chooses darkness!
07/30/09

@friktionn: I appreciate the viewpoint, my friend-- but I'm already using an E71, and I'm interested in the N97 BECAUSE of Symbian. I appreciate that I can make it do whatever I want it to do-- and while I agree with you that it's oddly unsatisfying to have so many of your phone's features fall unsupported by a crappy carrier, it really doesn't diminish the value of the handset for me.

Cheers!
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tande04
07/29/09

In reply to Apparent Nokia N97 Mini Shrinks by Shedding Useless D-Pad
The same thing that would always help nokia would help. Subsidizing their handsets on US carriers.
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nbolmer
07/29/09

@tande04: Isn't it the phone company that subsidizes handsets?
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tande04
07/29/09

@nbolmer: Yeah but they phone maker has to let them have it in the first place. There is some give and take. Nokia doesn't seem willing to give much.

I find it extremely hard to believe that any carrier wouldn't of wanted either the N97 or the 5800. Even looking at that N97 mini I want it, just not enough to pay an unsubisidized price for it. Supposedly that is the thing about the mini one though, its a better price.
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shpe
07/16/09

In reply to Nokia Is Doomed, Pt. III: Profits Plummet By Two Thirds
I like nokia, because flash lite APIs...

look what I have done:

more here: http://work.shpe.ro/?id2=00030011
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
07/16/09

@shpe: Nice work but I'm more interested in knowing how you managed to get 4 icons at the bottom of the screen on your 5800XM instead of just the two for the phone dialer and address book...
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