IPhoto Import Problem, MacBook Air

iPhoto on my new MacBook Air (Mountain Lion) won't import all photos from my Nokia N Series mobile phone via USB cable; it sees some but not all photos, other times says the jpeg format is not a recognizable format. Can anyone help? I've never had this problem on my MacBook Pro before.

As a Test:
Hold down the option (or alt) key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Create Library'
Import a few pics into this new, blank library. Is the Problem repeated there?

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Im a loyal apple user, I also sell apple products through a reseller bar inside the store I work, but im starting to loose faith.
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