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Nokia N95: The ultimate convention swag

by Jessica Dolcourt

Not too shabby a door prize.

(Credit: Nokia)

As far as giveaways go, CTIA 2008 in Las Vegas was unremarkable. There were copious logo pens, bite-size candy bars, and the usual business card raffles that offer you a chance to win this headphone set or that laptop bag in exchange for license to spam you with product updates. I picked up a cheesy no-slip cell phone gel pad for the car dashboard from LogMeIn and a petite cup of chocolate gelato from Yahoo. CNET smartphone reviewer Bonnie Cha snagged a cute little two-inch mouse, perfect for traveling. Oh, and I also got a Nokia N95. I just didn't know it yet.

Um, about those fish bowl raffles...somehow my business card fell in (I swear, I didn't put it there), and somehow it was pulled back out. Right place, right time. Assuming there was no mix-up at the PR office, and no interception in the mail room, I would soon be the proud owner of one of the best pieces of swag a mobile apps reviewer could expect to get from a wireless conference where neither Apple nor Google effectively existed.

With a five-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, an open, app-friendly operating system, and an awesome media player, it's a pretty sweet prize, especially when it comes with a price tag in the $500 range. I mean, what could possibly be better than a Nokia N95? Oh, yeah. Being able to keep it. According to CNET's judicious policy, I'm rightly compelled to decline the win, and let some other lucky attendee have their chance. That's OK. I'd rather hold out for the Nokia N96 anyhow.

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by BrendanBartholomew April 17, 2008 10:26 AM PDT
If I were you, I'd tell Cnet to stick a written warning in my personnel file, or stick their policy you-know-where and hand me my walking papers.
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by Amirul100 April 4, 2009 5:58 AM PDT
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<p>Do you want to buy a new phone? Do you want to know about roaming partners and network?
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If you loss your mobile manual you can get it from
http://www.gsmair.com
easily.
by Amirul100 April 4, 2009 5:58 AM PDT
Do you want to buy a new phone? Do you want to know about roaming partners and network?
Just go to http://www.gsmair.com and view, search and show your phone specification .
If you loss your mobile manual you can get it from http://www.gsmair.com easily.
<p>Do you want to buy a new phone? Do you want to know about roaming partners and network?
Just go to http://www.gsmair.com and view, search and show your phone specification .
If you loss your mobile manual you can get it from
http://www.gsmair.com
easily.
by voipai August 8, 2008 12:43 PM PDT
Nokia today unveiled the Nokia N96 truly optimized for video and TV. With a large 2.8" screen, 16 gigabytes of internal memory and support for high-quality videos in a wide range of formats, the dual-slide Nokia N96 represents an exciting new chapter in mobile media. But i think Nokia n96 will be rock till end of 2009. price will be go down for n95 after releasing n96

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The reality closer than you think
Oct 1, 2008
the phone will be avilable
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by Amirul100 April 4, 2009 5:58 AM PDT
Do you want to buy a new phone? Do you want to know about roaming partners and network?
Just go to http://www.gsmair.com and view, search and show your phone specification .
If you loss your mobile manual you can get it from http://www.gsmair.com easily.
<p>Do you want to buy a new phone? Do you want to know about roaming partners and network?
Just go to http://www.gsmair.com and view, search and show your phone specification .
If you loss your mobile manual you can get it from
http://www.gsmair.com
easily.
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by Amirul100 April 4, 2009 5:57 AM PDT
Do you want to buy a new phone? Do you want to know about roaming partners and network?
Just go to http://www.gsmair.com and view, search and show your phone specification .
If you loss your mobile manual you can get it from http://www.gsmair.com easily.
<p>Do you want to buy a new phone? Do you want to know about roaming partners and network?
Just go to http://www.gsmair.com and view, search and show your phone specification .
If you loss your mobile manual you can get it from
http://www.gsmair.com
easily.
by Amirul100 April 4, 2009 5:57 AM PDT
Do you want to buy a new phone? Do you want to know about roaming partners and network?
Just go to http://www.gsmair.com and view, search and show your phone specification .
If you loss your mobile manual you can get it from http://www.gsmair.com easily.
<p>Do you want to buy a new phone? Do you want to know about roaming partners and network?
Just go to http://www.gsmair.com and view, search and show your phone specification .
If you loss your mobile manual you can get it from
http://www.gsmair.com
easily.
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