Nokia Nuggets: Nokia N8 rated eight months on, Symbian Anna reviewed, and Nokia E6 vs BlackBerry 9900 business phone showdown
By Martin James on August 1,
 2011 at 00:00,

We're into another new week, and it promises to be an exciting week too. But before any of that, let's take a look back at the past seven days and the Nokia-flavoured happenings that have been filling our thoughts here on NokNok. Yes, it's time for Nokia Nuggets...

Symbian Anna continues to dominate our thoughts, and with the update set to be winging its way to Symbian^3 users this very month, we've been giving it plenty of attention, both in the flesh on the Nokia E6 and Nokia X7, and as something to look forward to on the likes of the Nokia N8 and Nokia E7.

But there were plenty of other Nokia-related highlights for us over the past week, so let's get into them without further delay:

Living with the Nokia N8

Buying a phone is one thing, but living with it is quite another, and last week we revealed our eight-month review of the Nokia N8, and asked for your own feelings on living with the N Series masterpiece. Plus we also dished up 10 tips for extending your Nokia N8's battery life, and looked at what Nokia N8 owners are most looking forward to in Symbian Anna, and our own list of the top 5 changes the Symbian update brings to this much-loved handset.

NFC and the Nokia N9

The Nokia N9 is still hot property despite having gone public a month ago now, and one of its most anticipated features is Near Field Communication, or NFC. But what do the two offer in combination? We took a closer look, and named five exciting possibilities Nokia owners can look forward to.

QWERTY vs Virtual: which is quicker?

It's one of those questions many of us have considered, but no-one seems to have an answer to: can you get up to the same typing speed on a virtual on-screen keyboard as you can on a hardware QWERTY keyboard? Well, now you can answer that question by checking out our speed test of the Nokia E6's physical keyboard versus the Nokia N8's virtual version.

Symbian Anna reviewed

Symbian^3 users will be itching to get their hands on the Symbian Anna update, but if you've splashed out on a Nokia E6 you'll be using it already. We've been spending a fair bit of time with the new E Series handset, so thought we'd bring you a full review of Symbian Anna and what it brings to the table.

Nokia E6 vs BlackBerry Bold 9900

These two QWERTY touchscreen business phones both have a lot going for them, and both come with plenty of exciting features. But which one comes out on top in our spec-sheet head-to-head? You'll have to read our comparison for yourself to find out!

And finally...

Mobile etiquette means different things to different people, but what is the number one bugbear for Nokia users, the top-scoring bad habit that annoys us the most in others (because it's never something we ourselves do, naturally...)? Nokia Conversations ran a poll to find out the answer to just that question, and there was no shortage of responses.