ShutUp – bySamirUploaded by Ali-Parodisiaque Samir is a French S60 developer who has taken the beta accelerometer toolkit and used it to create several applications such as NokMote and RotateMe. Recently he created a new application called “ShutUp.” Not the most marketable label, but the basic functionality is this: when someone calls you and you…
Nokia triple slider patent gives you QWERTY, T9 and dedicated multimedia keys
In an age where less is considered more, the iPhone having only button, Nokia has just made a patent for a “layered mobile device” that has a dedicated QWERTY keyboard, T9 keys and dedicated multimedia control keys. I can’t even begin to think of the sheer level of complexity the sliding mechanism. Long story short,…
Jeweler calls out Nokia on the fake stone inside the 8800 Sapphire Arte
A professional who deals with matters relating to the shiny rocks that women and rappers love to stare at has sent an email to Nokia requesting a correction to a recent press release stating that the Sapphire inside the 8800 Sapphire Arte is genuine. Nokia emailed him back saying: “Thank you very much for your…
First screenshots from a S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 device, the Nokia 5710, appear online
The next version of S60, before the touch version slated for late next year, will be S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2. It was previewed by Mobile Review earlier this year, but now we have the first screenshots from an actual device. Somehow someone got their hands on a 5710, which has specifications that vary…
Information Week interviews Anssi Vanjoki, discusses Ovi and reorganization
Information Week sits down with head of Nokia’s Multimedia division Anssi Vanjoki to discuss the sudden shift into the services industry, Ovi, what the context aware web will mean to consumers and how the well the reorganization is going. Not much new information here except that we find out Ovi, as it was meant to…
2008: Year of the Apple iPhone battery rot
Robert Scoble’s kid Patrick has an iPhone that isn’t lasting as long as it was on day one, something that batteries always seem to do. Mobile phones with multimedia capabilities inside tend to wear out batteries quite rapidly. I’ve had my N95 since August and I’m already up to my second battery. What will happen…
First picture of the Sony Ericsson Z660i leaks, ultra thin clamshell
Straight from Thailand comes a picture of the Sony Ericsson Z660i. Specifications include a 2 megapixel camera, the A200 platform that comes in the K850i, 14mm thin and HSDPA support. It certainly looks pretty, but I have no hope that SE will include industry standard ports. [Via: SE Mania]
Brief: Forget about network neutrality in your house, what about in your pocket? *UPDATE*
Business Week has an article highlighting the plight of innovative companies like Rebtel Networks who American operators block. Recently this year we saw Truphone in the UK win a battle against TMobile, will a similar court case be fought here in the states? The iPhone woke up a country of people who thought mobile phones…
Brief: Sony Ericsson retreating from the low end device market
Sony Ericsson had plans to invest heavily into the sub 100 Euro device market, but now they’re giving up and restrategizing according to Digitimes. Just to give you an idea how much that market is worth, over half the phones Nokia sells come in at under 50 Euros.
Nokia joins Blog Council to learn how to talk to us
Nokia, along with 11 other companies, have joined something to be known from here on as “The Blog Council.” The communications guys couldn’t figure out a way how to start blogging themselves, so they want to join an elitist gang of other corporations to make sure that the message they put out is genuine, authentic…