Alongside the sequel to the Shadow, T-Mobile is also launching the Nokia 7510 (previously known as the Supernova), a fashionable little flip with an FM radio and changeable faceplates. I saw these briefly at CES, and one of the cooler things about the plates is that the LED beneath them actually shines right through –…
Nokia N78 gets hit with firmware v20.149.051.1 and a bunch of enhancements!
Looks like Nokia’s on a handset updating bender today. The Nokia N82 isn’t the only S60 smartphone lucky enough to be graced by a firmware update, it seems the Nokia N78 has had its very own encounter with Nokia’s update-stick. The Nokia N78 is now officially down with firmware v20.149.051.1, and should be all kinds…
Nokia N82 gets updated to firmware v31.0.016
The iPhone and iPhone 3G aren’t the only smartphones to get hit with the update-stick today. The venerable Nokia N82 has apparently been given a nice little firmware update with the newly released v31.0.016 firmware. Nokia wasn’t too revealing with the changes they’ve made in this latest firmware build, but we do know that User…
Mobilkom Austria develops NFC Mobile ticketing service
Mobilkom Austria has developed an NFC service, working alongside the railway operator ÖBB. Cellular News has the details: The new chip-based NFC application is based on the interoperable international standard VDV-KA (Association of German Transport Undertakings – Core Application) and has been integrated into the mobilkom austria mobile ticketing platform. Tickets can be validated with…
Nokia Set to Acquire bit-side GmbH
In a move designed to bolster and accelerate development of Nokia Maps, Nokia has announced that they will be acquiring bit-side GmbH. bit-side is a private company located in Berlin that has (by the looks of things) some hefty experience in the mobile arena. Check out their work on PanoMan. They also worked together with…
Frodo Commodore 64 Emulator Brings Classic Gaming to Nokia Devices
I simply had to report on this. I’m not much of a Nokia or Symbian guy, but I AM a Commodore 64 guy. Well, at least back-in-the-day I was. This is too good. To get to the point here, if you’ve got the urge to play those classic Commodore 64 games in all of its…
Nokia N78, N82 get firmware updates
Nokia has recently released firmware updates for two of its NSeries smartphones – N78 and N82. The N78 firmware has reached version 20.149.051.1 and among notable things updates Nokia Maps to version 2.0 and makes user interface more responsive. This includes faster transitions between screens… Full change can be found on DailyMobile.se website. As for…
Video: iPhone UI running on Nokia 5800 XpressMusic
Check out what I’ve found today on YouTube. It’s a video of iPhone UI running on the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. A short video demonstrates just how open Nokia’s Symbian S60 5th Edition platform is. However, the lack of capacitive touchscreen (Nokia uses resistive touch technology) makes experience somewhat lagging behind the original. In addition, the…
Nokia to “Come With Music” across Europe in the near future?
Just as we reported Nokia’s “Comes With Music” initiative is heading to Singapore and Australia, we have a new info, suggesting other European countries — except UK which was lucky enough to be the first one to try it out — will get a chance to try out the Finnish giant’s unlimited music downloads scheme,…
Motorola and Nokia have 90% of Chinese Smartphone Market
Telecomtiger.com is reporting that Motorola and Nokia are owning the smartphone market in China – it could be 90% of the market that is being swallowed up between the two of them! The results have come from a study based on data from Q3 2008. Apparently Nokia is (well) in the lead with 69%, then…