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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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Filed under: Handsets, Software, Nokia, Symbian

If you’ve got absolutely no complaints with your E66 or E71, you could just leave better off alone and forget that you ever read this. If you’ve got beef, however, we’d suggest hitting the read link pronto. Nokia has just unloaded a new firmware update for Bot. of the aforementioned mobiles which includes new versions of Mail For Exchange and Nokia Maps. Additionally, the updates provide “a number of performance improvements including camera viewfinder orientation, Mail for Exchange synchronization and browsing.” Thankfully, it seems as if the suits in Espoo took Oscar Rogers’ advice to “JUST FIX IT,” and, well, fixed it.

[Via AllAboutSymbian]

Nokia brings minor firmware updates to E66 and E71 originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Handsets, HTC, ATT

Well, that didn’t take long — the HTC Fuze just started trickling into AT&T retail stores, and at this time it’s available for sale online as well. Just as we’d heard, pricing is set at $300 after rebate on a two-year contract, which makes the iPhone / BlackBerry Bold / Fuze decision all the more difficult for AT&T customers — a dilemma we’re guessing the suits in Dallas are only too happy to inflict upon the gadget geek masses. So, what’s it gonna be?

[Thanks, Marco]

HTC Fuze at this time for sale on AT&T’s web site originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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