The Samsung M3510, or at least the rumored model number of the device pictured above, is a 10 mm thick music phone with a 3.5 mm headphone jack, built in accelerometer that controls music playback (which only people who want to look like assholes use), 2 inch QVGA screen, FM radio w/ RDS and a…
S60 using TAT to bling up their mobile phone UI
The Astonishing Tribe (TAT) is a Swedish company that makes something called Kastor which is, to quote their website, “a powerful UI rendering platform.” It’s something that users can’t go willy nilly and install on their own, but instead software that should enable the next generation of products to produce a whole lot of wow.…
Say hello to Linda, the Sony Ericsson who snuck into the club because she didn’t have ID
The Sony Ericsson W595, or Linda, is a 14 mm thick slider with a 3.2 megapixel camera that is an upgrade to the W580. It has shake control, it has an FM radio, knowing SE it probably lacks a 3.5 mm headphone jack which is a damn shame. [Via: Unwired View] [A few more pictures…
So it took that part of the world long enough to figure out voicemail is ludicrous
Mike Arrington, you know, the cock of the walk behind Tech Crunch who can make or break startups depending on how many shots of vanilla flavoring the high school girl with botox in her face and an orange tan working the pumps at Starbucks decided to bestow upon him earlier that morning, has made a…
Nokia sends themselves a cease and desist letter all in the sake of marketing
http://www.openatownrisk.com/ used to link to a countdown timer that promised to unveil the weirdest video you’ve ever seen, but now it just shows a cease and desist letter claiming the supreme court would like to shut down the site for fear of making the masses insane. Cute. Makes you wonder if they realized that the…
Nokia webcast tomorrow at 14:00 Helsinki time 07:00
While I was looking up some past conference calls to listen to I ran into a new one that has not yet been announced, taking place tomorrow at 14:00 here in Finland, called “Nokia: Symbian foundation and open source governance model” I’m sure a press release will be issued, but for those of those who…
EU approves Nokia’s purchase of NAVTEQ
Took a bit of time, but Nokia’s $8.1 billion acquisition of NAVTEQ is gold. The deal will close in 5 days, because here in Finland carrying that much cash with you is needed at all times in case a spontaneous midsummer party breaks out. [Via: Nokia PR]
Are you a University student? Enter the Symbian Essay Contest to win £1000!
Symbian wants to know what people in academia think about the direction the smartphone space is heading and where it will be in 2012-2015. If you’re a University Student you have until the end of September to submit an essay, 10 winners will be selected, each will get 1000 British Pounds (1991.50 US Dollars or…
What’s new in Nokia’s S40 6th Edition?
Those of you with sharp eyes may have noticed that two of the 4 products announced by Nokia yesterday have the latest version of S40, 6th Edition. While S40 is not a smart phone operating system due to the lack of a native programming model and the lack of multitasking, it is still impressive and…
Nokia launches the 7210, 7310, 7510 and 7610 with a bang, say hello to the Supernova series
From most expensive to least expensive, here is what you need to know: The 7610 has the ability to capture a color with the camera and then apply that same, or roughly the same, color to the wallpaper and keypad of the device which I find totally freaking awesome and it reminds me of the…