Tag Archives: n9

Nokia and JBL’s PlayUp NFC-equipped Bluetooth speaker wants to pair up with your Lumia

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Nokia may have partnered with Monster for its last batch of Lumia-focused audio wares, but now JBL is also in on the deal. Say hello to first product from Nokia and JBL, the successor to the Play 360 portable speaker, dubbed PlayUp. The noiseybox is …


Refresh Roundup: week of June 25th, 2012

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Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging for an update. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it’s easy for …


Mobile Miscellany: week of June 18th, 2012

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Not all mobile news is destined for the front page, but if you’re like us and really want to know what’s going on, then you’ve come to the right place. This past week, we learned of the first market outside of China for ZTE’s new Grand X smartphone, …


Switched On: Clash of the troubled titans

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Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology. Fans of the Lincoln-Kennedy coincidences can appreciate similarly contrived dynamics in comparing Nokia and RIM (neither of which, contrary to the occasionally expresse…


Engadget’s smartphone buyer’s guide: spring 2012 edition

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Springtime is here. It’s a season of renewal, and similarly, an ideal time to replace your aging phone with one that you’ll adore. With this in mind, we give you Engadget’s smartphone buyer’s guide — your one-stop resource for selecting the best hand…


NITDroid now available in alpha form, brings Android 4.0.3 to Nokia N9 (video)

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It’s hardly the first time we’ve seen Ice Cream Sandwich parading around on a phone that shipped with MeeGo, but for those waiting for a proper, (semi) stable release to try it on their own N9, heads-up. NITDroid forum administration e-yes has laid ou…


Inception brings root privileges, rush of adrenaline to Nokia N9 community

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So, here’s the thing: Aegis, the security framework on the Nokia N9, has been busted wide open — thanks to an exploit known as Inception. Much like root access on Android, the software allows developers to write apps (and users to install apps) tha…


The Engadget Interview: Nokia VP of Industrial Design Stefan Pannenbecker

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Today at Mobile World Congress we spent a few minutes talking with Stefan Pannenbecker, VP of Industrial Design at Nokia about Espoo’s past, present and future handsets — including the just announced 808 PureView, Lumia 610 and Asha 302, as well as …


Meego 1.2 arrives for Nokia N9 users today

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Nokia N9 users, if you’ve yet to activate your beloved device today, then do so post-haste. It looks like our army of faithful tipsters found PR 1.2 ready to roll this morning. The 284MB update should be available worldwide, although a few users in S…


Meego 1.2 arrives for Nokia N9 users today

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Nokia N9 users, if you’ve yet to activate your beloved device today, then do so post-haste. It looks like our army of faithful tipsters found PR 1.2 ready to roll this morning. The 284MB update should be available worldwide, although a few users in S…