As GPS-based services get increasingly popular (Nokia recently joined the game with its Smart2Go release), Symbian-Guru prepared a mini site to compare 3 free Java-based navigation apps. Testing “equipment” included Nokia E62 and a Nokia LD-1W BT GPS Receiver. He tested amAze, Nav4All, and MGMaps. As nothing in life is free, these applications download maps…
Opera Mini 3.1 released
Probably the single most popular Java application has been updated, as Opera Mini reached version 3.1. The new version brings better connectivity options and memory management, improved RSS feed management and support for more mobile phones. Also, most (if not all) of the known bugs have been fixed. Opera Mini is still free, and you…
Mobispine – free mobile RSS reader
During the 3GSM, I had a chance to meet with the CMO of Mobispine – Joakim Hilj. The goal of this Swedish based company is to bring the RSS to the mass market mobile audience. By providing users with a very easy to use interface, they may be onto something. Joakim pointed out that what…
Opera Mini celebrates its first birthday
Last week Opera Software celebrated the one-year anniversary of Opera Mini. Within its first year, Opera Mini has changed the way millions of people access and view the Web on their mobile phone. Instead of limited WAP content, with Opera Mini users are free to browse the Web the same way they would at home…
Contribute to MIDP 3.0 specification
The MIDP 3.0 specification (JSR-271) has reached the stage of early draft preview and now they are asking developers to provide feedback. The review period closes on February 5th 2007, so now it is time to read through the spec and let your voice to be heard. In his post on Forum Nokia Blogs, Hartti…
Opera Mini 3.0 released
After a month of beta testing, Opera Software released the final 3.0 version of its Opera Mini browser this week. The new Opera Mini works even faster than its predecessor, and among many new features brings a support for RSS feeds, easy photo sharing, secure server support (yes, you can shop online with the new…
GoTalkMobile – free J2ME Google Talk client
Google Talk users would appreciate the recently released GoTalkMobile, GTalk J2ME client. It’s a convenient way to chat with your friends, which is not only cheaper than SMS, but also much faster. Furthermore, with GoTalkMobile you can send messages to your friends and colleagues who use GTalk on their PCs. So it’s not just mobile-to-mobile,…
Java ME goes open source
After years of requests and debates, Sun Microsystems is finally releasing the Java source code under a Linux-friendly GPL license (GPLv2). The formal “governance” structure is not yet established, and developers can already get a a buildable implementation of Java ME and the first pieces of source code for Java SE. Sun is also set…
Share a WidSet and win a Nokia N93!
To further expand the use of mobile widgets, WidSets launched a competition, awarding the top widget recommenders with a Nokia N93 device. Every time you share a widget, you earn a share point. The user which received your recommendation must register for a WidSets account in order for you to score. WidSets will keep a…
Opera Mini 3.0 Beta announced
Opera Software has announced the new Opera Mini 3.0 Beta and made it available for testing. During a limited time, the company give you the chance to preview the next Opera Mini and even suggest new features. Some of the Opera Mini 3.0 new features include secure browsing (advanced version), feed (RSS) preview and aggregation,…