Not surprisingly, following the announcement of the S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2, S60 bloggers posted their thoughts about it. Among the first one to comment the updated platform is, of course, Tommi Vilkamo. In his latest post, Tommi focuses on Open C, a major extension to the C++ development environment, which is part of…
Archives for February 2007
S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 announced
Just when the S60 3rd edition Feature pack 1 devices are set to hit the market, Nokia introduced a new Feature Pack for S60 on Symbian OS. S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 is designed for innovation and significantly facilitates the creation of compelling applications and accelerates performance. S60 3rd Edition is targeted for mid-range…
Nokia N93 firmware v20 update back online
After being removed from the Nokia Software Update service for some time, the latest update for the Nokia N93 is finally back. The firmware v20.0.058 frees-up N93’s RAM, adds more applications (WLAN Wizard, Search, Download!) and updates some of the existing ones. Still, AllAboutSymbian warns that the latest firmware also brings a nasty camcorder bug.…
New BlueAnt's Bluetooth Headset features Caller ID and vibrating alert
Our sponsor, BlueAnt Wireless, has announced the release of its latest Bluetooth headset – the V12 LCD. The new headset incorporates a Backlit LCD screen with 12 digit caller ID, vibrating alert for incoming calls, “Ambient Noise Reduction” for improved clarity of sound, battery and volume “Intelligent Status Indicators” and a history of the last…
22:09 and I’m still writing zeros to my hard drive
I’m loving this whole post straight to web thing on my Nokia N93. It is so much more convenient on WiFi rather than EDGE. Anyways, I’m calling it a night. I really wanted to do a lot more blogging, especially that "Made in Finland" post, but there aren’t enough hours in my day. Hyvää huomenta…
Rogers and Nokia launch an OTA music store in Canada
Nokia and Rogers Wireless today launched the enhanced Rogers MusicStore and two new mobile handsets equipped with the Rogers Music Player to meet demand from Canadians who want their music on the go. With hundreds of thousands of tracks, the newly enhanced Rogers MusicStore is unique on the market as it gives music fans the…
Nokia and VH1 getting together to create music video from user generated content
Vh1 and Nokia will partner to launch ‘Shot by You’ an initiative which will see the creation of a music video with ‘User-Generated-Content’. The music video for Indian contemporary rock band Pentagram’s single ‘Voice’ will be created using video clips sent in by Nokia consumers. This is bound to push ‘user interactivity’ into the mainstream…
All About Symbian looks at where N-Gage came from and how it will be better in its second iteration
There has been an endless amount of text written about mobile gaming and the original N-Gage smartphone, much of it driven by personal taste ("I never use phone games" or "I never use games consoles") rather than a balancing of the facts. In order to cut through all the ideological hot air, this article will…
Nokia “gets it” when it comes to Maemo on the N800
Maemo is about as good an example of a consumer product manufacturer developing an electronic device using open-source tools and resources as you will find. It uses open-source components and tools wherever possible, and Nokia has sponsored some significant enhancements to such components as their products have needed them. The maemo cross-development model is based…
Nokia provides hosted mobile email to Wind in Italy
Nokia and Italian operator, Wind Telecomunicazioni S.p.A. (Wind), have signed a contract that will see Nokia integrate a customized remote mobile email platform into the operator’s network and host the commercial service. The hosting model allows Wind to focus on marketing and developing its customer relationship while Nokia takes care of mobile email operations and…