Symbian Freak spotted the new minor firmware update for Nokia N80. The update removes some known bugs and brings several improvements. The firmware version 4.0623.0.42 will soon be available in the official Nokia Points, Nokia Service Points, as well as through the Nokia Software Updater service.
Archives for October 2006
Mobilize your life with Syncxo
Introducing Syncxo, the new wireless mobile synchronisation service, which lets you synchronise your contacts, calendars, tasks and emails with mobile devices, PCs and Laptops “over the air”. Syncxo offers more than a synchronisation, you can use it to backup your messages, contacts and appointments or send and receive your email with your mobile phone. The…
Oxygen Phone Manager II v2.11.5 for Symbian smartphones released
Oxygen Software just released the new version (v2.11.5) of Oxygen Phone Manager II for Symbian OS phones, a PC application that lets your PC and mobile phone communicate with each other. New in this version: Phonebook. Added ability to schedule meeting directly from the phonebook. Phonebook. Popup menu item “Schedule birthday reminder” moved from “Number”…
Nokia WiMAX mobile phones in 2008
At the recent WiMAX technology conference in Boston, Nokia’s representatives told the press that they will make the WiMAX capable mobile devices sometime during 2008. Roughly at the same time, Nokia rolled out a WiMAX-enabled version of its lightweight base station, previously used just for transmitting HSDPA and W-CDMA third-generation cellular signals. Those of you…
UIQ 3 localization
The introduction of an enhanced security architecture in Symbian OS v9 has imposed constraints that have necessitated some minor changes in the structure of applications. These necessarily result in some changes to the structure and location of resource files involved in localization. To address these issues, Symbian has prepared an article that outlines the measures…
ShoZu gets easier, better
During the Smartphone Show, ShoZu Inc. announced an upgrade to its mobile phone media service that enhances the service’s value to media companies, content owners, web partners and handset manufacturers by increasing the visibility and usability of both the application and the partner offerings. The new features make it easier for camera phone owners to…
Comparing S60 word processors
Most of the new Nokia S60 devices come with the built-in Office suite applications. Apart from that, there are some other mobile office suites available on the market. R’Copeh’s Blog has a great post with mobile word processor comparison chart. Author argues that compared to the software that costs you extra, the built-in office suite…
High-quality development
The fact is that the application quality matters. High-quality applications lead to delighted consumers and additional sales. On the other hand, poor-quality applications may disappoint consumers so much that they’ll never chance another download. Developers should build quality into the application during each phase of the development process, just as they now do with usability.…
Cartoon Network added to the Nokia Content Discoverer
I’ve already posted that Nokia made a deal with Warner Bros to offer their content to its users. Well, Nokia Content Discoverer keeps growing with the addition of Turner Broadcasting’s content from its Cartoon Network channel. Under the agreement between the two companies, Cartoon Network-based games, video clips and other content will be available for…
Symbian Smartphone Show 2006 – A day after
The Symbian Smartphone Show is officially over for this year. The most notable news, as far as I see, is the launch of two new Symbian OS powered handsets by Samsung and LG Electronics. Hope their products will sell well, as it would be nice to see more smartphones coming from the two companies. If…