NFC - Tap Into Something New With Nokia

NFC enabled smartphones like the Nokia N9 allows users to  easily connect to compatible accessories or experience multiplayer gaming through a single tap.  NFC. A new whole way to interact with almost anything, easily and very convenient. It lets you connect to any compatible accessories, say the Nokia Play 360, or the BH-219 headset or the BH-505 stereo...

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Nokia Philippines Website Gets a Facelift

Nokia Philippines has a new look! Following the other redesign of Nokia websites, we also got our own one. The background displays a photo of the Taal Volcano which was captured by Petrix Gueco. I really like the new layout of Nokia websites now. They are sleek, simple, and minimalistic. Head on to http://www.nokia.com/ph-en/ and have a look....

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Finally! Globe PowerSurf MB Now Available for Prepaid!

Haaaah finally! I've been requesting for this since it become available last August. You can now subscribe to Globe PowerSurf volume-based data plans. For an explanation, volume-based data plans is very good if all you do on your phone is check Twitter, Facebook and other sites which is optimized for mobile. Here's the rate table of Globe PowerSurf vs. Smart...

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Nokia RM-813 Passes FCC (UPDATE: More details added)

A new Nokia RM-813 phone has made it's way to FCC, Engadgets reports. Will post more info soon. Developing. UPDATE: I got more images as well as some info from the FCC website. This RM-813 phone will have a quad-band GSM (850/800/1800/1900) and quad-band WCDMA (Band I/II(1900)/V(850/VIII). It will also use the BL-5J with 1430 mAh capacity. It will also...

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Reserve Your iPhone 4S NOW From Globe! No 64GB Available

Just in case you're itching to get your hands on the new iPhone 4S, look! The pre-order page for Globe Telecom has been leaked before the official launch. The page lists the 16GB and 32GB both in Black and White. It looks like they won't offer the new 64GB model. As for the pricing, I guess they will offer the iPhone 4S for FREE on Plan 3,799 monthly for the 16GB variant. You...

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Symbian Belle for Nokia C7 Leaked!

Symbian Belle has been in the Internet for some time now and C7 users are always looking for that, too. Well, the time has come. Symbian Belle firmware files was leaked on Daily Mobile. More details below. Credits to Taylor for this leak. Nokia C7 RM-675 Symbian Belle 111.030.0607 Warning! No downgrade available for C7 unlike N8! Flash at your own risk. Not hacked. Not...

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Nokia Lumia 800 Price Cut on 2012

Eldar Murtazin strikes back again. He just said in a tweet that Nokia has already decided a price cut for the Lumia 800 that will take effect on second half of January or by February 2012. The price of Lumia 800 will be slashed by 15%. Eldar calls it "success", ironically. Well for me, it has been a tradition of Nokia to slash prices of a product after maybe 6 months or...

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Nokia Asha 303: Specs, Price, Release Date

Nokia Philippines has already announced that the Nokia Asha 303 will have a suggested retail price of P6,490 and will be available on Nokia Stores starting on November 25, yes that's tomorrow! The Nokia Asha 303 features a fast 1GHz processor, a 2.6 inch capacitive touchscreen coupled with a QWERTY keyboard for fast and easy typing. It also packs WiFi, 3.5G for fast internet...

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Smart Goes LTE, Closed Beta Program Starts

Smart Communications has already started a closed beta testing of the country's first LTE network. Smart LTE network can have a speed of up to 42 Mbps. Currently, Smart's LTE network is only available in Metro Manila. They have deployed LTE in 23 locations within Metro Manila. Check out the list below. Cubao 15th Ave Parc COD Reloc Ateneo Magnolia UP Diliman Singalong Manila...

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Mobile Phone Recycling Explained in 2 Minutes

Do you previously owned one of these phones? Is it sitting in your drawer? Change your mind, recycle your old phones. Nokia has just uploaded a video on YouTube explaining all about recycling mobile phones. Here are the highlights of the video: What was previously precious to you is the most precious forms of waste It contains almost every element in the periodic table 300...

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Why do you QWERTY? Win the Latest Nokia Asha Phones!

Are you a QWERTY phone user? How did it changed your lifestyle? Share it with the whole world and you could win a spanking brand-new Nokia Asha phones! All you have to do is write a 200-word essay about the topic "How using a QWERTY phone changed my mobile life for the better" and you essay should have a photo of yourself holding your QWERTY phone. So basically,...

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LG Optimus Black Holiday Sale!

Wanting to get an Android phone for a not-so-high price? Then this may be the best moment to get one! LG Philippines is offering the LG Optimus Black for only P17,990 P15,990! That's P2,000 off the regular SRP. For your reference, the LG Optimus Black sports a 5 Megapixel primary camera, 2 Megapixel front-facing secondary camera, a 700-Nit IPS Nova display, 1500 mAh battery...

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Modern Combat 3 and 2 Other Gameloft Games Now Out!

Are you an iOS gamer? Hungry for more games? Then check out Gameloft's latest releases. Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation MC3 is a fps (first-person shooter) game which features 13 intense mission campaign, a multiplayer which can support up to 12 person, a ranking system with up to 90 experience marks, high-tech modern weaponry, and a next generation high quality...

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Nokia Asha Series Coming Soon In the Philippines

Nokia Philippines has posted a photo on their Facebook page and says that the Nokia Asha 303 is coming soon here in the Philippines! No more information is available at the moment but they say stay tuned for more QWERTY coming our way. Other Asha phones maybe? For a recap, the Asha 303 features a QWERTY keyboard with a capacitive touchscreen, 1GHz processor, complete connectivity...

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Paid Contents Now Available at Nokia Store In the Philippines

Hey look what's finally here! I've been begging for Nokia since last year to make paid contents available here in the Philippines. And it has finally came! You can now buy paid apps, games, themes, or anything that is available at Nokia Store. Currently, the prices are in Euro (€) so if you're planning to buy using your credit or debit card, you may incur higher charges...

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Symbian Carla and Donna Updates Coming on 2012?

Well well well. Looks what's posted above. It's a super clear blurry shot of what seems to be a leaked slide from a Nokia presentation. It even makes hard to understand because of the foreign language. But according to SymbianLatino, it states that there are 2 more updates coming to Symbian, named Darla Carla and Donna. More details below. Symbian Belle Compatible with...

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HTC Sensation XE and Sensation XL Launched Here In the Philippines

HTC Philippines recently launched the HTC Sensation XE and Sensation XL last Friday at Republiq @ Resorts World Manila. The HTC Sensation XE is just an upgraded Sensation, with 4.3 inch touchscreen with qHD (540x960) screen resolution, 1.5GHz dual-core processsor, 768Mb of RAM, Android 2.3 Gingerbread, 8 Megapixel autofocus camera with dual-LED flash capable of 1080p video...

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Nokia N9 Press Release

We just got the official press release for the N9 launch here in the Philippines and it is really going to be available soon!!! "Since we announced the Nokia N9 in June this year, the feedback that it has gotten from discerning and avid smartphone users across the world has been nothing short of fantastic," said Nikka Abes, Corporate Communications Manager, Nokia Philippines. N9...

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New Gameloft Game! Block Breaker 3 Unlimited HD

Gameloft has outed yet another HD game for us Symbian^3 (Anna/Belle) users. Block Breaker 3 Unlimited HD is now available at Nokia Store! I'll post more screenshots as well as my own review of this game in the next couple of weeks. In the meantime, you may want to grab and buy this game now at the Nokia Store. For people here in the Philippines, watch out for this...

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Nokia Maps 3.8 Final Version is Now Available

Nokia Maps 3.8 has now graduated from the beta version and is now delivered to all Symbian Anna devices. The update weighs 16 Mb in size. Name: Nokia Maps - with enhanced Drive navigation Description: This new version of Nokia Maps has enhanced Drive navigation, live traffic services, improved Weather service and more. Navigate to your destination by car or on foot in 95...

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Adobe Opens Online Store on Southeast Asia, Prepare Your Bank Accounts

In a newsletter I received from Adobe, they have mentioned that they have opened up it's online store to cater the Southeast Asia region for easy and better direct purchases. They also have a promo this time and they will do free shipping on all purchases, which is really not a surprise at all... Because the price of the software listed on the online store is just mouth-watering....

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Smart Will Start Offering the iPhone 4S

Here's a big news for today. Smart is said to be in talks with Apple Inc. about offering the new iPhone 4S on their network. Manuel V. Pangilinan, President and CEO of PLDT (parent company of Smart) said thay they will first offer the iPhone 4S to it's high-end subscribers, end-2011. As with the case in the US, both AT&T and Globe has lost it's exclusivity in offering...

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BREAKING! Nokia N9 Unlocked Price

The Nokia N9 will be available unlocked starting November 19 at Nokia Retail Stores. Suggested Retail Price (SRP): 16 GB - P24,990 64 GB - P29,450 Via: YugaT...

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Eldar: Nokia Imaging Flagship Unlikely a Windows Phone

Nokia has not yet announced any successor to it's Nokia N8 imaging phone, which is still has the best camera in a smartphone up to present. Even the new Lumias announced by Nokia has only either 5 or 8 Megapixels of camera, which is still very far from the 12 Megapixels on the N8. So here goes a rumour that Nokia won't make the next imaging flagship phone to run Windows...

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Poll: N9 or Lumia 800?

Nokia announced their last Nseries device last June, which is the N9. It looks so beautiful. It is dubbed as an 'all-screen' phone without any single button on the front. You just use the 'swipe' gesture to navigate around it. Meanwhile, the twin phone of the N9, was just announced last October at Nokia World. That is the Nokia Lumia 800. It really looks like the N9, sans...

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First LTE Network in the Philippines Launching Soon

Whilst Smart has been busy deploying their HSPA+ dubbed '4G' network, they are about to launch another '4G' network in the country, in form of the LTE. Smart describes it as a "fast internet" with speeds to hit up to 50 Mbps. That means an hour of a HD video clip could load up in less than 1 minute, while an upload of 200 Mb file could be easily done in 5 minutes. Considering...

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Updates: Nokia Suite Version 3.2.100.0 Now Available

Click image to view in full-resolution. Nokia Ovi Suite got an update today. It brings the newer version 3.2.100.0. Changelog: Nokia Ovi Suite is now called Nokia Suite The application has a refreshed look and feel The new Support view offers info and help with using Nokia Suite and your device The Support view helps make sure you have enough free space on your device The...

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Nokia N9 Available Starting November 19th

Finally. The wait is over! You can now pre-order the Nokia N9 from Smart. You will get it for free on P2000.00 monthly plan which includes unlimited data. Or if you prefer a contract-free N9, then you should wait until November 19 on which it will be available on Nokia Stores. You can pre-order your own Nokia N9 starting today until the 18th. The pick-up date is on the...

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Nokia N8 Now Available in Bronze

The Nokia N8 is now available in a new color! After getting painted in Pink, it's now also available in Bronze. However, it's currently available in Nokia Shop Hungary at the moment. The new color looks good. It has a more premium look than the Dark Grey one. I seriously like this color, looks as if you have a Vertu phone. Yum! For now, it's only available at Nokia...

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Official: Nokia Has No Plans to Bring Nokia 600 to Market

It's official. The once known as the loudest Nokia phone is not making it to the market. Nokia said they has no plans to indtroduce it anywhere. R.I.P. Nokia 600. Source: http://twitter.com/nokiaVia: http://nblo.gs/pl...

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Nokia 600 Launch Cancelled?

Are you anxiously waiting for the Nokia 600? Really wanting to buy one? The Nokia 600 appears to be cancelled and seems it will not launch after all. Why? Check the proofs below. 1. Do a Google search of Nokia 600. Click the first link. You will see the error in the photo below. The Nokia 600 is now unlisted on all Nokia product page. Click the image to view in full-resolution. 2....

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3D Maps View Now Available in the Philippines

Ortigas Center - Pasig City Hey guess what? Nokia Maps here in the Philippines now include 3D buildings! No plug-ins, extra software required, but you just have to update your maps data. The latest map data version here in the Philippines is 00.02.44.110 and the release date is 26.09.2011. It has 3D renders of some buildings here in Metro Manila. I tried browsing some...

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