Watch this demo that Phil shot: As a touch screen kiosk in a mall, it’s kind of cool. The potential however is huge. The UI looks like it can be ported to Flash quite easily. Imagine selling "Tune my S60" as a service to operators. They would pay for the framework that lets it’s customers…
Web Browsing on the Nokia E90
Oh how sweet it in on that 800×352 screen: Check out what Steve and Rafe have to say about it over at All About Symbian, you might be surprised. Rafe’s bit at the end seals the deal of this piece as it explains how browsers handle your request for a page by a variety of…
Carnival of the Mobilists: 63.01
I’m new at this. For an explanation of what exactly is going on then read this about page. Think of it like a weekly magazine that has content from all over the net. Best analogy I can come up with. Episode 63.01 is being hosted by David Beer’s Software Everywhere blog!
Is there such a thing as Text Over IP?
Before you suggest email, I want to say that isn’t what I want. I would like to have a phone number I can share with people and enjoy as many text messages as I can until my thumbs fall off. I use about 1000 a month on average. That’s why I have an E61.
Guess where the power button is on the Nokia 6290?
I played with a 6290 during my 3 hours at Nokia USA. Something that immediately stood out was the power button. Here is a crop from Nokia’s press image: That’s right. The "end" key is the power button. Is this the start of a new trend at Nokia? I’m indifferent. Initially I over reacted and…
Nokia 2626 launched in India
Originally announced at Nokia World 2006, the Nokia 2626 is finally out on the market: Nokia has launched another entry-level phone with built-in FM radio – the 2626. The phone has a basic, 128×128, 64k color screen, about 2mb of memory for storage, GPRS and MMS support, Nokia Xpress Audio messaging, a WAP web browser…
How should Nokia-Siemens Networks join the blog party?
That’s the question Tommi is asking over at his blog: Last week, I met Bernard Tyers, the man behind RunningWithBulls.com blog, and we had a really nice chat about blogging, wikis, web communities, and about what Nokia should do with them. Bernard, who works for Nokia-Siemens Networks, asked a good question: should they also jump…
25 Applications for new S60 users
Tommi’s S60 Application blog: Last Friday, Hasseraze Chamamod asked kindly: I have a nokia N73 and I would be grateful to you if you could suggest me some more extra applications that can be valuable to me Sure thing. (sorry about the late reply) To begin with, I have divided this shortlist of add-on applications…
Audio: Phil interviews Jure Sustersic, Product Manager for Native Development Environments at S60 to talk about Open C
Voice of S60: This week I’m joined by Jure Sustersic, Product Manager for Native Development Environments at S60, and he’s on to discuss Open C on the S60 platform. What it means for consumers, what it means for developers, what it means for enterprise users, what it means for operators, and what it means for…
An evening with S60
Straight from Phil’s blog: Hey all you S60 enthusiasts in and around New York City! I’m writing to announce the very first "An evening with S60" to be held at the Nokia Flagship Store in New York City on March 15th from 6:30pm – 8:30pm (they’re closing the store early for us!). It’s a very…