Posted by Nafisa on Aug 28, 2009 in
cellular
Last night Nokia launched Comes With Music in South Africa. Comes With Music gives you access to the Nokia Music Store for 12 months of unlimited track downloads (you only have a choice of 5 million tracks!). It will be bundled with the following 3 handsets: 5130, 5530 and 5630*.
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Tags: comes with music, nokia
Posted by Nafisa on Jul 15, 2009 in
cellular,
gadget,
mobile
Nokia South Africa have very kindly given me an N97 as a thank you for hosting their global ‘Search for N’ competition. I know some of you must have been sick of seeing consecutive Nokia posts so thanks for bearing with me during that time.
I received my N97 on Monday evening and the first thing I did once I hopped onto my wireless network was:

That was me testing the Facebook widget that came pre-installed. I have to admit I don’t like it, I prefer logging onto Facebook via Opera Mini. Btw, the Nokia default browser reminds me of Internet Explorer
It definitely needs working on.
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Tags: mobile, N97, nokia
Posted by Nafisa on May 28, 2009 in
competition
Without further ado, here is your second clue:
Not a window or a gadget, but a bit of both for your N97.
Good luck!
If you’ve missed the first clue, along with the what when why how, check my previous post. Remember that all answers should be emailed once the fifth clue is published, to this address. First three correct entries, along with a scanned copy of a valid South African ID will win. South African passports will be accepted with proof of residency. If you want to fax your ID instead, please drop me a mail and I will provide you with a number.
All clues have been / will be published at 13h00 SA time on the following dates:
Clue 1 – published on 26 May
Clue 2 – published on 28 May
Clue 3 – to be published on 30 May
Clue 4 – to be published on 31 May
Clue 5 – to be published on 2 June
Thank you all who retweeted and linked me on your blogs, the response has been fantastic.
Tags: N97, nokia, search for n
Posted by Nafisa on May 26, 2009 in
competition
Okay folks, it’s here… this is your chance to be one of the first 97 people worldwide to own a Nokia N97! That’s right, before it officially launches.

What is it and how does it work?
Search for N is a global competition that is running concurrently in China, UAE (Dubai), Russia, France, Benelux, UK, Singapore, Malaysia, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and South Africa. Over a period of seven days (26 May – 2 Jun), 5 cryptic clues will be published on this blog (as well as other websites / blogs that have partnered with Nokia globally), on selected days at 1pm SA time. Once you solve all 5 riddles, email your answers to me immediately, as the first three correct entries received will each win a Nokia N97 handset. The local version of this competition is being run on four blogs, www.nafisa.co.za being one of them.
It starts right now, so here’s your first clue:
Haptic and tactile are types of these
Remember to keep your answers and send them all together (along with a scanned copy of your ID) via email to me on this address as soon as you solve the last riddle. Do not answer via comments.
Basic rules
- This competition is open to all South African citizens with a valid ID
- Participants have to be 18 years or older
- Winners will be announced once their identities has been verified (include a scanned copy of your ID with your answers). If you want to fax them through, email me and I will provide you with a number.
- If winners do not respond to formal notification within 1 week, Nokia will select a random replacement winner
- Prizes are neither transferable nor exchangeable for cash
- Winner agrees to allow their photograph to be taken and published in print media or to appear on radio, the internet & television when accepting his/her prize
Full T&C’s available here.
So, why am I running this competition?
Quite simply because I rock and Nokia agrees
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Tags: N97, nokia, search for n
Posted by Nafisa on May 21, 2009 in
cellular,
mobile
Earlier today I attended the Nokia E75 launch, held at the Skin Sense Day Spa in Rivonia. As you might know I’m no corporate so phones in that range don’t interest me.
I got to play with the phone for a short while and if first impressions are anything to go by, I wouldn’t mind owning this handset. What I like about is that it’s light (much lighter than my N85) even though it has a slide out keyboard. It’s slim, sleek and well, stylish, especially in the deep red colour that it’s also available in. So it gets full marks in the ‘looks’ category but I can’t vouch for battery life etc.
Some plus points:
- supports mobile VPN
- Nokia Messaging – you only need your username & password (supports Gmail, Windows Live, Yahoo! [remind me again who uses Yahoo!], AOL).
- customizeable home screen views for business and personal. So when you get home, flip screens and no work mail coming in.
- data encryption for phone memory and microSD card
View full technical specs here.

Even though I don’t mind owning this device, I’d still pick the N97 over this
Tags: cellular, mobile, nokia, symbian FTW