Finally, we got the chance to test Sony Ericsson’s flagship P990i smartphone. I won’t review it in details here, as there are already several other great in-depth reviews (links at the bottom). I’ll just try to point out the P990i’s good and bad sides.
Nokia E62i!?
Apparently, the E62 successor, Nokia E62i, was spotted by the Engadget blog. Is it the dream come true? Let’s see… 5-way joystick which I never liked was swapped with a new Nseries-like flat button, a camera is added, and that’s it. However, I don’t see a Carl Zeiss sign near the lens on these blurry…
Xenient now offers ASD exam
Majinate Limited and Xenient Corporation recently announced that Xenient now offers the Accredited Symbian Developer (ASD) exam in conjunction with Xenient’s training services. The Accredited Symbian Developer programme provides the key differentiator in identifying engineering competency and Majinate continues to roll out local training and accreditation representation in all markets. Xenient is an established Symbian…
Nokia N93 tops the Futuremark's benchmarks
The Nokia N93 is the world’s best mobile phone platform, according to the latest findings of Futuremark’s graphics benchmarking tests. The benchmarking focuses on the ability of mobile phones to show graphic information – how fast and smoothly a phone can show a video, and how well animations and games run on the screen. For…
DRM implementation on Symbian v9.x
During the Smartphone Show, one of the companies that held presentation was Discretix. The company was founded in February 2000, presently has more than 70 employees in Europe, Israel and the U.S. and is the leading embeded security solutions provider, based on open, compliant standards. Discretix is also a partner of recently acquired UIQ Technology.…
Upgrading to S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1?
A recent post in the Tommi’s blog indicates that you will NOT be able to upgrade your S60 3rd Edition device with the Feature pack 1. The problem is that the Feature packs are not all about software, they may include device specific features. Does this means that you can not have all the coolness…
TomeRaider S60 coming soon
TomeRaider, the world’s most advanced cross-platform reference viewer, is about to come to the Symbian S60 platform. Previous version, TomeRaider 2, is already available for UIQ 2 (Sony Ericsson P800/P900/P910) and Series 80 (Nokia 9300(i)/9500) devices. For those not familiar with the TomeRaider, the applications gives you access to the number of free encyclopedias, guides,…
Papyrus 1.2.05 for S60 3rd Edition released
The new version of the popular PIM software, Papyrus, has been released. The long awaited S60 3rd Edition support is finally here (from version 1.2), and I’m sure that many of you will replace the default PIM with Papyrus. Especially, when you know that the new version supports both landscape and portrait orientations. For those…
Nokia E50 reviews wrap-up
Back in May, Nokia announced their “smallest of Eseries” devices – E50, offering enterprises and consumers a low cost ticket for the smartphone’s world. The E50 is lightweight (104 g), thin, yet it has a solid construction, well-known for Nokia’s products. As a smartphone, the E50 provides users with all the functionality of its big…
Nokia 9300(i)/9500 firmware update
Finally, a firmware update for Nokia Series 80-based devices. The AllAboutSymbian guys even think this is a final lease of life for the platform. Of course, the update is NOT available online. In order to refresh their devices, Nokia 9300/9300i/9500 smartphone owners must visit an official Nokia service center. The new firmware (v6.27) update includes:…