Nokia N86 gets an Update!!!
August 11, 2009 by Harshal Bhagwat
Filed under Announcements, Applications, News, Videos
Nokia have just released a new firmware update of it’s camera phone flagship, the Nokia N86 8MP.
The Nokia N86 software version 11.043 promises better imaging results especially in video recording, low light pictures are also improved. The same goes for the Browser, Share Online, and the Settings Wizard.
SW update is a small application that is used alongside the separate Download applications to bring updates and firmware upgrades to the Nokia N86 8MP. It’s one of those apps you need to manually check.
Doing so, I’ve just found there are two new updates located there and ready to be downloaded by all users. You can get these updates OTA (Over The Air) or make the most of the built-in Wi-Fi connection. The updater allows you to get hold of Ovi Maps 3.1 and Conversations 9.20. Nokia Maps 3.0 will be replaced by version 3.0.1 and the phone will offer better maps experience in landscape mode. This is a slight step-up in terms of functionality that was offered with Ovi Maps 3.0, including 3D buildings, improved traffic and pedestrian data, as well as enhanced performance. Conversations 9.20 is Nokia’s own social media networking tool that allows you commute with others in an Instant Messaging environment.
Nokia N86 8MP Approved by FCC!
May 22, 2009 by erazer
Filed under Uncategorized
FCC (Federal Communications Commission) which is the body that gives rights to Cellular companies to sell their device in the USA has just provided Nokia the right to sell the Nokia N86 8MP in the USA.
This is also another sign that the phone is on it’s way to to the shops in the USA and elsewhere very soon. So the Nokia N86 8MP should begin shipping very soon. We shall post info about it when it does. The FCC website provides some information and some interesting photos of the devices which can be seen below:
Discuss more about this at our forum.
Nokia N86 Price and Release Date Announced!
May 12, 2009 by erazer
Filed under Uncategorized
The news we’ve been waiting for is finally here. The pricing and release date of the Nokia N86 8MP has been revealed. It has been revealed by the UK based trading site Play.
The pre-order price is 399GBP including delivery to the UK. The price is equivalent to 445 Euros or 610 US Dollars. The price is for pre-order so the users who buy it now will receive the first handsets. The final release price should be lower. The price is already quite good and this is for the sim-free black colour Nokia N86 8MP.
The release date according to the site is on 31st of July 2009.
“Take ultra high-quality pics with the 8 megapixel camera with auto focus, flash and Carl Zeiss optics. Get more into the picture with super wide-angle optics. Capture clear images in bright and dark conditions with a wide exposure range, variable aperture and high speed shutter. Share your photos through Ovi, email and MMS, or print them with a compatible printer. Map your photos to their location and view them using the Nokia Photos application. Store your photos with the 8GB of internal memory and view them using the OLED display and kickstand.”
Discuss more about the announcement of the price and release date at our forum.
Nokia N86 8MP Has Active Kickstand!
Here is some very cool news for the Nokia N86 8MP Fans and Consumers. This is a discovery by TheGuru over at SymbianGuru.com while he was exploring the Nokia N86 8MP hosted on Forum Nokia’s RDA recently.
While he was there he found this cool thing hidden in the screenshots of the settings menu. The discovery is that the Kickstand on the Nokia N86 8MP is active, ie it triggers some application apart from the function of a kickstand. In this respect, it is unique from the Nokia N96 Kickstand which was just a stand without any trigger for applications.
With the kickstand on the Nokia N86 8MP, you can chose settings like for the slide handling. You can chose to open any application when the kickstand is opened or in use.
Here is a quite from TheGuru:
As you can see in these screenshots, you can set this kickstand to launch any number of handy applications, such as the video player, photo browser, or messaging. This could be awesome if you have it set to open the video player quickly, or for you guys in the U.K., the BBC iPlayer that’s sure to be available. I would likely have mine set to open Mobbler, so that I could quickly start streaming music when I flip that kickstand open.
What application would you set your kickstand to, if you had the Nokia N86 8MP?
Discuss more about the Nokia N86 8MP Active Kickstand at our forum.