Well, the leak proved to be true after all. T-Mobile just launched the Nokia E73 Mode in the US as expected, effectively replacing the E72 on top of the brand’s business phone ladder—at least for the US market. It’s still unclear if this will ever be released outside of T-Mobile’s network, and truth be told, we’re still not sure if this is necessarily better than the E72. Why? Because, save for a few obvious cosmetic changes, the specs say that the E73 Mode is practically identical to the older E72.
The early N8 that was previewed on the Russian site Mobile Review was apparently an early pre-production prototype that was loaded with dated software. That explains quite a lot. It’s actually not that surprising in a world where disguised, next-gen iPhone prototypes can be lost and found from under the table at your local watering hole.
Nokia’s N8, expected to be the company’s new flagship smartphone, hasn’t been released yet (although it has just been officially announced on the Official Nokia Blog), but this Russian reviewer managed to get an early hands-on. While the phone is detailed to come with a very high-end spec, Mobile Review’s Eldar Murtazin was apparently left unimpressed.
This little bit of useful technology (for dog-lovers, at least) comes by way of Retrieva, who makes the world’s first tracking and anti-theft dog collar, and ViewRanger, who develops GPS mapping software. It’s a pretty simple partnership that ties the two services together, allowing you to track your Retrieva collar-wearing dog using ViewRanger’s app installed on your Symbian-based smartphone.
Skype and Nokia has just officially announced that the Skype app for Nokia smartphones can now be downloaded (for FREE) from the Ovi Store. What does that mean? Well, if you own an iPhone or BlackBerry, this doesn’t mean much. But if you own a Nokia smartphone (full list of supported Nokia devices after the cut), that means that you can now download something for your smartphone that’s way more useful than a mobile Facebook app.
