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Nokia and Alpine integrating handsets into cars, bringing Ovi Maps to your dashboard

What's the one biggest hurdle to throwing out your dedicated GPS nav unit and going ahead with the free turn-by-turn navigation offered by your smartphone ? If your answer was that most phones don't have the great big screens or easy installation systems of some satnav devices, look out, because Nokia's about to shake up your world all over again. Alpine has just announced its partnership with the Finnish giant aimed at integrating Nokia handsets -- complete with free Ovi Maps navigation -- into car dashboard systems. Yes, that means you can use your superb six-amp speaker system to boom out music or voice nav instructions from the phone, as well as your in-dash 7-inch LCD for showing you the right way home. There's further interaction with widgets keeping an eye on your fuel levels and engine condition, leading to location-based services such as the phone notifying you of the nearest and cheapest petrol station. Connectivity is done over either USB or Bluetooth, and Nokia promises that this Terminal Mode will be showing up in its phones in the very near future. The sooner the better, we say. Nokia and Alpine integrating handsets into cars, bringing Ovi Maps to your dashboard originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Keepin’ it real fake, part CCLVI: BlueBerry gets upgraded with optical pad

You see, this isn't our first run-in with BlueBerry . Nay -- this is a firm that has shadowed Waterloo's moves for some time, so when it came time for the real thing to make the transition from trackballs to optical pads, the Shenzhen doppelganger naturally had to follow suit. The result is this here BlueBerry 9500, a device that looks more like a Bold 9500 grafted to a Nokia E72 than it does a Bold 9700 -- but hey, for folks torn between their Finnish and Canadian loyalties, this might be the perfect solution. The impressive spec sheet includes a TV tuner (complete with 9-inch retractable antenna), dual SIM support, and WiFi, and -- most importantly -- the optical pad is said to be "decent." Check out the gallery for a couple more shots -- just don't expect any App World access with this one. Gallery: Keepin' it real fake, part CCLVI: BlueBerry gets upgraded with optical pad Keepin' it real fake, part CCLVI: BlueBerry gets upgraded with optical pad originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Nokia to offer free navigation: report

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia will offer free navigation on its smartphones around the world, following a similar move from Google the San Francisco Chronicle reported on Thursday, citing the Finnish company.
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Nokia Expands Patent Dispute Beyond Apple iPhone (NPR)

Nokia is broadening its legal battle against Apple Inc. On the heels of a dispute with Apple over the iPhone, it now says almost all of the company's other products also violate the Finnish phone maker's patents. Nokia has filed a complaint against Apple with the U.S. International Trade Commission. Earlier this year Nokia sued Apple for patent infringement. Apple denied the charged and ...
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Nokia expands patent dispute beyond Apple iPhone (MalaysiaNews.net)

NEW YORK (AP) - Nokia Corp. is broadening a legal dispute it already has with Apple Inc. over the iPhone, saying almost all of the company's other products also violate the Finnish phone maker's paten...
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Nokia expands patent dispute beyond Apple iPhone (AP via Yahoo! News)

Nokia Corp. is broadening a legal dispute it already has with Apple Inc. over the iPhone, saying almost all of the company's other products also violate the Finnish phone maker's patents.
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Nokia brings Apple patent fight to the ITC, says most Apple products infringe

Looks like Nokia's pulling all the stops in its patent fight with Apple : in addition to the already-filed lawsuit , the Finnish company has now filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission , alleging that "virtually all" of Apple's products infringe one of seven patents covering user interfaces, cameras, antennas, and power management. Ouch. Of course, this is a pretty standard tactic as far as major patent disputes go -- this is just a second front of the same war , and we'd expect Apple to lodge an ITC complaint of its own in due time. What could make this interesting is the ITC's power to ban imports of infringing products in relatively short order, so we'll be keeping a close eye on this one. Nokia brings Apple patent fight to the ITC, says most Apple products infringe originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Nokia plans one Linux phone, no plant sales eyed

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia Oyj plans to install Linux software on just one new smartphone next year, a source told Reuters on Monday, dampening prospects of a quick makeover of the Finnish group's struggling product line-up.
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Nokia’s New CFO Takes On IPhone at AT&T, Seeks to Revive Stock (Bloomberg)

Oct. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Nokia Oyj’s Timo Ihamuotila helped convince AT&T Inc. to offer one of the Finnish company’s most expensive handsets this year, letting the device share shelf- space with the iPhone at Apple Inc.
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In a Lawsuit, Nokia Says iPhone infringes its Patents

A Nokia executive says the Finnish cellphone maker sued Apple after failing to reach a licensing deal.
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