Nokia continues to roll its firmware juggernaut and the latest device to benefit from it is the Nokia N85. With the latest update, the device now moves to the v30 software which should be available via both the NSU and OTA.

As is the case with both Nokia firmware releases, a changelog isn’t quite available. However, you can go and update without the fear of loosing any data as the device supports user data preservation. One thing that Nokia has been doing recently is blocking the ‘hack’, so if you are …

HoFo is abuzz with news that the Nokia N85 NAM has also received the v20 firmware, albeit after a month of its Euro/APAC siblings. The NAM firmware is expected to mirror the changes/improvements that the v20.175 had brought for the Euro variants. Therefore, the v20.175 firmware, up from v11, should bring in bug fixes and improvements along with the standby email plugin to show your emails on the standby screen. Other expected additions include turning controls which allow you to flip to silence incoming calls alarms, internet telephony set up …

Nokia has just rolled out a new firmware for the Nokia N85, one of the best handset in the Nseries lineup. The v20.175 firmware, up from v11, brings in bug fixes and improvements along with the standby email plugin to show your emails on the standby screen.

Other additions include turning controls which now allows you to flip to silence incoming calls alarms, internet telephony set up and an email wizard to setup your Nokia Email or Nokia Messaging …

The N85 was one of the few devices from Nokia in 2008 that actually got people excited. Also, unlike many of Nokia’s other devices, the period between its announcement and its shipping date was brief, almost surprising. It started shipping close to the time when the N96 had finally entered the scene, resulting in people comparing the N85 to the N96 and sending out a verdict which basically dismissed the N96 and crowned the N85 as Nokia’s current top spec Nseries.

When it was first announced in August, for whatever reason it did not make me want it. But with time…

N-Gage has become a very integral part of Nokia’s Nseries range of devices, so much so that they have even positioned the N85 as a gamer’s device by giving it the tagline – ‘Gaming Now Made By Hand’. In this post we put the N96 against the N85 in order to find out if its the best gaming device after all. Aspects such as the screen, keypad and battery amongst other have been covered. Read on to find out which is the better N-Gage device.

As you know I’ve recently gotten the N85 and as part of setting it up to my liking, I was sending across a few applications. It was then that I noticed something that I never had on any S60 earlier. There was a progress bar notifying me of the status of the file that was being sent in. Not only that, I could cancel the incoming if I so chose or simply choose to send it into the background.
Such a notification although common for other handsets has never been …

Its that time of the week when pictures speak lounder than words. So here is a collection of unboxing pictures of the Nokia N85, also included are comparison shots with Nokia’s other slider Nseries devices such as the N96 and the N95. The pictures have been taken with a Nokia N96 indoors using the close-up mode, so you should also get an idea of how it performs with the latest v12 firmware. The N85 Channel on Share On Ovi is here.

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After a slight delay, the N85 is finally in the house and I am loving it. The colour, the size and the entire general feel – its all good. The only gripe I currently have is with the keys around the Navi Wheel which are a little difficult to press. Hopefully, I should get used to them soon.

Expect more coverage of the N85 in the coming weeks, meanwhile enjoy the unboxing.

The very likeable N85 has gotten a new firmware v. 11.047 to be precise. We has heard about it a little while ago and the good news is that it is now available via the NSU, which also has gotten an update. The firmware is available across most generic product codes and should slowly be making its way to others. It brings support for the Nokia DVB-H accessory, support for the 16GB microSD and the Nokia application that should automatically check for newer firmwares from now on. For those of …

Nokia’s latest do-it-all, the Nokia N85 has made an earlier than expected appearance and the first unboxing video and pictures are up. It, if you have forgotten, packs quite a punch in terms of specifications – A 2.6-inch AMOLED screen, AGPS, 5MP Camera, N-Gage compatibility, 8GB microSDHC storage out of the box, WiFi, a FM transmitter and a 28-hour music playback battery life, to name a few. The phone even has a camera lens cover and support for microUSB charging. While it may or may not be a N96 killer, …