First off let me say this isn’t my idea, I found it here while reading up on the OpenMoko. The idea is simple enough: If you are located in a place without internet connection the Neo should be able to act as a WiFi access point and route this through GPRS to the Internet. It…
Archives for January 2007
I’ve been tagged, what do you want to know?
There has been a recent phenomenon on the net where bloggers are playing a game of tag. It’s honestly just a chain letter, and I usually hate chain letters but this is different. The goal is for a blogger to express 5 things about themselves that their audience doesn’t know about them. I like this…
We’ve been testing this week: VITO QuickContact S60
Thanks to the Vito Technology, we had a chance to test their VITO QuickContact for Nokia S60, an easy to use application that allows you to quickly find contacts in your phone. The applications is fully compatible with standard contacts and allows sorting of contacts by first or last name. Furthermore, you can adjust the…
Jan Chipchase posts more research about Nokia and The Grameen Foundation in Uganda
Jan is an anthropologist, a VERY interesting title if I do say so myself. He travels the world and talks about technologies impact on society. Very deep stuff, definitely something I’d love to do for the rest of my life. Wouldn’t you want to travel the world? Anyway here is some more info from his…
Deal: Nokia E62 for $-24.99!
If you live in the U.S. and are in a need for a new service plan, look no further. Amazon.com has an incredible offer – Nokia (NYSE: NOK) E62 for $-24.99. Yes, that’s minus! The price is after the rebates of course, but still… You get a cheap cheapest ticket to the Symbian smartphone world.…
Ruby for Symbian reaches UIQ
Ruby, a reflective, object-oriented programming language, which steadily gains momentum thanks to the open-source Rails framework, has been released for the UIQ 3 platform. The Symbian POC module will be built in several phases to ensure it evolves according to Ruby developers requirements. In this update the POC library has been extended with simple rendering…
Nokia N800 is one of Popular Science’s best of CES 2007
The iPhone got the hype, but the surprise early unveiling of the N800, Nokia’s successor to its 770 Internet tablet, might just be what the gadget-fiends find themselves lusting over when the Apple dust settles. Though not a phone, the N800 packs everything the Internet has to offer—including a full-featured browser, e-mail, chat, VoIP calling…
The Nokia N93 and N93i have a stereo mic
Just a thought for all of you (especially podcasters) on the fence about purchasing either the Nokia N93 or N93i. How good is the stereo mic on the N93? James records two audio samples. I recommend you have headphones on when listening to truly hear and appreciate the dynamic space. So lets recap: N93i has…
Quickoffice Premier 4.0 has been released! Nokia needs to buy this company
I emailed the developer asking if this new version supports Office 207 files. If it does then I may just have to upgrade. If not then … well I guess I’ll just have to wait until version 5.0! Check it out: Quickoffice Premier Why does Nokia need to buy this company you say? Just look…
Geek Porn: Video of Nokia 6600 being dissembled
Direct link to video Maybe some people like this thing but man is that one ugly phone!