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New Nokia Phones - with Java

Posted by michael on from the anti-virus-software-not-included dept.

scrm writes: "Nokia just released a slew of new phones at CEBIT. Among them are two phones - a full-color phone and a cheap n' cheerful model - both of whose software can be upgraded with Java applications." And Haggis writes "Nokia are to use the Opera browser in the latest incarnation of their everything-plus-the-kitchen-sink mobile phone, the 9210i. Oh, and it will run Java applets too."

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  1. multiplayer on PDA by Interfacer · · Score: 3, Interesting

    i wonder how long it will be before we are able to play multiplayer games via a PDA. that way they will really be nice to have. you could have deathmatches with just some people you meet on the train or so.

  2. Tech Specs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Interesting
    Like, what is the darned resolution of the display, what bit depth, what version of Java, is it a version of AmigaDE ("Amiga Anywhere") like they have in the Nokia Mediaterminal?

    These are the things that are important to a geek. Not "snap on colours" and "colourful wallpapers". Gah. Fancy pandering to the mass market *again*.

  3. User-written software by The+Qube · · Score: 4, Interesting
    This should be very good news for people who wish to extend the functionality of their Nokia phones.

    I for one cannot wait for an application that makes Nokia phones auto-lock the keypad after a certain period of inactivity.

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    "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win."

  4. Japan still has us beat... by bjb · · Score: 3, Interesting
    These phones may be cool, but Japan still has us beat for mobile phones.

    The phones out in Japan have large color screens, and the latest generation have cameras built in to them so you can take a picture and email it to someone! I believe you can also take stills and transmit them to the person on the other end of the call (something like once every 7 seconds). Also, take the train.. everyone is sitting there doing email (in Kanji none-the-less!). Still have yet to see that here as widespread as it is there.


    And I thought I was so cool when I bought my new phone a few months ago..

    --
    Never hit your grandmother with a shovel, for it leaves a bad impression on her mind...
  5. Re:New phones predominantly work in Europe/Asia by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    USA has screwed up its cellphone market by fragmenting technologies. No wonder wired called it a "national shame" a while ago: being about 2 years behind the rest of the world in adopting *the* world standard for cellphones.
    Heck, even in Africa one feels less 3rd world when it comes to cellphones. Come to the USA: no coverage, stupid contracts, extremely expensive (and idiotically short-termed) prepaid cards... bleah.

  6. I want this in CDMA! by InterruptDescriptorT · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Weird, isn't it?

    The society with the greatest lust for cellphones is still stuck with old technology. So, what that means is geeks like me living in the US who desperately want to ditch their crappy Audiovox cellies for something that I can develop on (like the Nokia Java phones) have to wait because the big cellular providers/FCC/government spooks/whoever won't go GSM like the rest of the world.

    Oh well--I guess that still provides me with an opportunity to ask: Are there any US-capable cell phones (not Nextel--those guys are evil) that are developer friendly? I'd love to spend time writing little phone apps, and I remember seeing an article in Game Developer magazine about the coming craze of mobile gaming. Is there a phone which will let me get in on this here?

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    Karma: Excellent Birds (mostly as a result of listening to Laurie Anderson)
  7. Re:"Nokia 6250: Built tough" by mccalli · · Score: 3, Interesting
    I figured this is EXACTLY what you need.

    Looks like it fits my durability bill. Keyboard moan still stands, and having owned a 6210 I imagine that the SMS and synchronisation moans remain too.

    Looks heavy too. And ugly. Ah well - trade offs, trade offs...

    Cheers,
    Ian

  8. Re:Phones? Bah. by mccalli · · Score: 3, Interesting
    I sort of agree with a number of those points, so I don't want this reply to sound harsh. However, here's my viewpoints on the answers:

    I don't know which phones you've used,
    Ericsson Tsomething-or-other, Ericisson T29, Nokia 3210, Nokia 6210, Motorola something-or-other, Nokia 8850.

    Of those, the Ericssons were the worst for battery connections, with the Nokia 6210 coming a very close second. The Motorola was the most durable by far.

    Tape it if it's broken.
    Why should it break? It's just sitting there. Surely there should be some structural strength attached to the connection? Maybe a snap-in plug-based connector or something?

    ...I assume anything that comes on 3.5" disks fits your description
    Why? The software I got to replace it, Phone Manager could also have fitted onto a floppy disk. Their suite comes on CD rom, though I forget how big the actual download size is.

    I think it's a tad premature to discount next-generation technology phones based on inexperiences with the myopic designs of the first generation series phones.
    Here is where I sort of agree with you. In my opinion though, we're a long way from the first generation phones - they appeared in the eighties. We're even a fair distance away from first generation GSM. However, if you don't give their new stuff a look over then you'll never know if they've ever improved.

    Cheers,
    Ian