Nokia announced a software collaboration with Telecom Italia to simplify service deployment through the platform-based model, help Telecom Italia in implementing their service convergence strategy and increase the amount of S60 devices in Telecom Italia’s portfolio. Telecom Italia and S60 will work in close cooperation to support the advanced in-house service development in Telecom Italia…
Hands on Nokia 6110 Navigator
Another Symbian S60-powered device introduced during the 3GSM is Nokia 6110 Navigator which comes with built-in GPS and is set to deliver navigation and location based services to the mass market. The new 6110 Navigator is very slick and comes in the slider form factor. Here’s the video:
Hands on Nokia N77
Here’s my short hands-on video of the Nokia’s potential mainstream mobile TV enabled device. As I’ve already posted, the N77 looks pretty much like the popular N73. The main difference is in the camera…
Hands on Nokia N92
The Nokia N92 was announced almost a year ago, but the first shipments of the device started just recently. During the 3GSM, I’ve had a chance to try the N92 for a minute. Here’s the short hands-on video:
Boingo demonstrates Wi-Fi roaming solution for Symbian smartphones
During the 3GSM World Congress, Boingo Wireless Inc. announced that it has joined the Symbian Platinum Program and has demonstrated its port of Boingo Embedded Wi-Fi Toolkit to Symbian OS. The Boingo Embedded Wi-Fi Toolkit offers Symbian OS licensees the opportunity to integrate seamless Wi-Fi roaming connectivity into their dual-mode handsets.
Envivio and GlobeCast bring mobile TV to Orange subscribers in France
Envivio Inc. and GlobeCast announced that they have reached a deal with Orange to deliver high-quality MPEG-4 television broadcasts to its mobile TV subscribers in France. The new solution, based at GlobeCast’s Paris technical operations center, features the Envivio mobile TV headend – comprised of the 4Caster M2 encoders and the 4Manager network management system.…
DVB-SH specification approved
The DVB Steering Board has approved the DVB-SH (Satellite services to Handhelds) specification. Two documents were approved: a waveform specification and a description of the system. The specification was developed by the DVB Technical Module’s TM-SSP working group. DVB-SH is defined as a system which is able to deliver IP based media content and data…
VSearch announced
INFONXX, the world’s premier provider of directory enquiry and enhanced information services, and VoiceSignal, the global leader in mobile voice technology solutions, announced today “VSearch”, the world’s first embedded handset-server application that offers to carriers the choice of automated voice enabled directory enquiries and local search by either specific listing or category keywords. VoiceSignal will…
GestureTek at 3GSM
During the 3GSM, I’ve had a chance to visit the booth of GestureTek Mobile (division of GestureTek), the world leader in camera-enabled, gesture-based control for information and entertainment systems. GestureTek’s technology (EyeMobile Engine) enables applications to use the handset’s built-in camera for determining the position of the device. That’s something we could describe as a…
Flash Lite 3 to support video
At the 3GSM World Congress, Adobe announced that support for video will be integrated in the next generation of Adobe Flash Lite software. Flash Lite 3, expected to be available in the first half of 2007, will bring the Adobe Flash Player video format from the desktop to mobile phones and devices, enabling operators, handset…