Wow. A senior Nokia exec has just admitted in a frank interview that the company dropped the ball with the N97 when it came to user experience, admitting it was a “tremendous disappointment” and “something that we didn’t anticipate.”
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With Symbian 3, Nokia has a massive overhaul planned for its smartphone OS. We’ve seen the new look in action, but if you were hoping to get it on your current Nokia Symbian smartphone, you may be out of luck: a senior Nokia exec says it’s unlikely we’ll be seeing any backwards compatibility.
09Another week is nearing its end, but that doesn’t mean the gadgets news is slowing down. Far from it: another wave is about to wash on through, so catch up with the latest, quick, in our round up right here.
Nokia’s move to give Ovi Maps free navigation was a smart one, but at launch last week, the Nokia N97 was a glaring omission from the list of supported phones. But Apple’s flagship smartphone’s now got the free satnav skills, so read on to find out hot to get them.
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2009 has seems some stunners slide out from the gadget vaults of the world’s biggest tech players. Yet for every HTC Hero, there’s a Toshiba TG01. So, ladies and gents here’s our definitive round up of the most disappointing gadgets of the year. If they failed to live up to the hype or their software couldn’t hack the pace, they’re all here.
It may not be sunny outside, but we say take a Summer siesta anyway, and what better way to take a break than with all the breaking tech news? None, that’s what. Catch up with all the latest here in the lunchtime lowdown!
The Nokia N97 has GPS inside. So what, you might think. It’s only good for the odd map, isn’t it? Not if you’re a GPS master. Take a peep at our video and we’ll show you how to squeeze the most from the N97’s satnav superpowers.