Nokia's reaction to the curse-of-silence bug

A renowned dutch IT-news site, www.tweakers.net, reports in dutch that Nokia wants providers to block sms messages containing e-mail adresses that are to long.

After receiving such a message S60 2.6, 2.8, 3.0 and 3.1 devices are not able to receive other SMS or MMS messages anymore until a full factory reset that clears all phone data is performed.

According to tweakers.net. Nokia does not wish to disclose with which providers it is talking to implement this filtering, but they state that Nokia said that the providers they spoke were happy to cooperate.

T-mobile in the Netherlands is reported to be already filtering messages. Though Nokia is reported to be looking in the possibility to solve the bug through a firmware update, Mark Durant of the Nokia head office in Finland has stated to tweakers.net: "That it is not an effective solution. Many users do upgrade their firmware, but many do not."

No doubt a firmware upgrades for the most current phone models will be released at some point. But wether there will be a firmware fix for older models remains still to be seen as well as what are considered older models.

In the U.S.A. the number of monthly sms has topped the number of mobile phone calls. With similar developments in other countries the importance for a mobile user to receiving an sms has increased significantly over the years.

Nokia N97 Review

The Nokia N97 is the latest mobile phone in the N-series range after the previous and hugely popular Nokia N96.

The Nokia n97 is 16 mm thick with size dimensions of 117.2mm x 55.3mm and weighs a heavy 150 grams, but if you read on and see what’s in this phone, you will see why!

The Nokia N97 is a pure internet based mobile phone and could be considered as a PC in your pocket. The Nokia N97 features a slide out QWERTY keyboard and a touch display that tilts when slid out.

The N97 looks very similar to the T-Mobile G1.

To ensure you get the best possible internet experience the Nokia N97 has a massive 3.5 inch screen. There is an ‘always open’ screen which allows the user to stay permanently connected to there favourite social networking website like facebook® or any other website which you use a lot.

Nokia N96 Review

Nokia continues to put more into its N-series smartphones and a real hit is Nokia N96 which has improved a lot from its predecessor – N95.
Nokia N96 is made as a dual slider, as most of the current most successful phones.

N96 is available in black - front and backside. Sides of it are silver. The lid opens easily.

Screen has a QVGA resolution of 240×320 pixels, with 16 million colors and the diagonal is quite impressive - 2.8 inches. It is easily readable in any lighting conditions, though oddly enough colors tend to wash out in direct sunlight.

Above the screen, next to the main speaker is the VGA-camera for videocalling. On the right side surface, on top and bottom two additional speakers are placed, and keys for quick activation of camera and volume control. On the left side - a slot for microSD-cards.

If your interested in this device have a look at the full review here: http://www.mobilebond.com/nokia-n96-review-class-is-good