Nov 24
Filed under: Nokia
Over the years, Nokia handsets have fallen victim to the infamous KIRFing process time, and time, and time again. Evidently the suits up in Espoo have had enough, as evidenced by a new marketing campaign urging bargain hunters in India to avoid unbranded / duplicate handsets. The ad, which was spotted in the Mumbai Mirror, is comical in a number of ways. For starters, the notion that “originals last forever” is obviously misleading untrue, and secondly, the whole “instilling fear” tactic is severely unnecessary. Nokia asserts that all KIRF handsets lack an IMEI number, and thus owning one “could be a threat to your safety and national security.” Or is that longhand for “a threat to Nokia’s bottom line?”
Nokia warns that KIRF phones are a threat to personal safety, national security originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Tags: Bargain Hunters, Bottom Line, Engadget Mobile, Fear, Imei Number, Kirf, Longhand, Marketing Campaign, Mumbai Mirror, National Security, Nbsp, New Marketing, Nokia, Nokia Handsets, Nokia Phones, Notion, Personal Safety, Starters, Suits, Tactic
Aug 26
Filed under: Motorola, EV-DO, CDMA, Misc
Tired of abysmal sound quality when yapping via PTT? Are your chirps not leading to responses in a timely fashion? Never fear, as Motorola is all over it. For better or worse (though probably better), Moto has released its next-generation push-to-talk over cellular (PoC) solution, which is optimized for CDMA 1x networks with EV-DO Rev. A Dat. capability. According to the official verbiage, the new solution leverages the zippy protocol to provide “low call set-up time latency and improved quality of service (QoS).” Rev. A chirping — who woulda thunk it?
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Tags: Capability, Cdma, Cellular, Chirps, Fear, Latency, Moto, Motorola, Nbsp, New Solution, Next Generation, Protocol, Ptt, Quality Of Service, Service Qos, Sound Quality, Timely Fashion, Woulda Thunk
Jun 10
Filed under: Handsets, Software, ATT, GSM, EDGE, UMTS, Apple, OS X
That sound you hear is the not-yet-released nüvifone trembling in fear, as TomTom has just declare that an iPhone-ready version of its famed navigation software is practically ready to rock ‘n roll. More specifically, a TomTom spokesman was quoted as saying that its “navigation system runs on the iPhone already,” and he made the statement hot on the heels of the iPhone 3G announcement. Sadly, he wouldn’t disclose an estimated release Dat. for the software, but it’s safe to say that the TomTom touch could make Apple’s darling a formidable nüvifone opponent.
[Via GPSReview]
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Tags: 3g, Apple Os X, Att, Darling, Fear, Hot On The Heels, iphone, Navigation Software, Navigation System, Nbsp, Opponent, Os X, Release Date, Rock N Roll, Rock Roll, Spokesman
