The Nokia N900 now has a Sat Nav app – I reported on that here. However, that app just got more coverage, thanks to the developer folks at Sygic – two new regional apps got available for Maemo phones at Sygic web e-shop : Sygic Mobile Maps US and Sygic Mobile Maps Canada. With the…
Nokia runs ‘Easy to be Green’ campaign
The folks from Nokia’s environmental team have put together a series of videos to show us how using our mobile devices can help us have less impact on the environment. The first video on “mobile Internet browsing” is already out there, and during the next week or so more will follow. These videos will handle…
Shazam hits 1 million downloads in Nokia’s Ovi Store after 7 months; 1.5 million in 2 months on App Store
Shazam, the music service that allows users to identify what song they’re currently listening to by way of recording a short sample and then sending it to a remote server for processing, has just announced that they’ve hit 1 million downloads via Nokia’s Ovi Store since making their application avilable in store in August 2009.…
Nokia E55, E52 get firmware updates
Nokia has made new firmware versions available for two of its ESeries devices – E55 and E52. While we don’t have the full change log, we’ve heard a new version of Ovi Maps (3.3) is included with the updated, bringing free navigation to the users. In addition, it’s fair to presume a number of bugs…
Photos: Leak: Nokia N8-00 packs a 3.5 inch capacitive screen, 12 megapixel camera, has HDMI out
Nokia devices in the past have usually leaked months in advance of their release date. That’s changed during the past 1 to 2 years, mainly due to a new policy that meant you were not allowed to put images of hardware inside your PowerPoint slides. Forget about press shots, or renders, what you’re looking at…
Brief: Nokia N900 SDK version 1.2 available, screenshots show new soft keyboard
The SDK for version 1.2 of Nokia’s Maemo powered N900 has just been uploaded, along with several screenshots showing off new features. Most notable is a new soft keyboard that finally places the third row of a QWERTY keyboard at a bit of an offset. Also in place is the ability to turn on/off screen…
Nokia E72 to get additional color – purple
The Nokia E72 is one of the best selling Symbian S60 smartphones, so we’re not surprised to see the Finnish giant pumping out additional color versions of the device. The QWERTY keyboard equipped handset is already available in black, gray and topaz brown; and soon in… (drums please)… purple! It’s a discreet purple, which as…
Nokia X6: Software Hands-on
So, having had some time with the Nokia X6 hardware, I thought it only fair to check out the software on board the flagship music device from Nokia – now, before you run off screaming, we are talking Series60, but the touch variant. Is it better? Does it work well? Maybe the brief tour in…
Nokia X6: Hardware Hands-on
Reasonably recently, I got a bit of hands-on time with the Nokia X6 – the first device from Nokia with a capacitive (yay!) touchscreen, and also the ‘leader of the pack’ when it comes to their ‘comes with music’ strategy. In this short video, I take a look at the hardware for the X6, and…
Nokia N900 Maemo gets Sat Nav thanks to Sygic Mobile Maps
The first turn-by-turn voice guided navigation application for Maemo phones has just become available for European Nokia N900 users, with Sygic Mobile maps for Maemo. With the full set of navigation features, multiple user settings, fast route calculation, user-friendly operation and the latest maps situated on-board of the device, Sygic Mobile Maps turns the Nokia…