The Finnish mobile phone giant is not about to let the iPhone take any of its dominant market away from Espoo. With the iconic iPhone redefining the user experience in mobile phones, Nokia has been toiling away with a touch-based competitor to the iPhone. With S60 Touch finally getting the touchscreen treatment that the Symbian…
New Nokia N82 firmware available – 20.0.062 enables geotagging, Flash Lite 3, Web Runtime
Remember that Nokia N82 firmware that Stefan mentioned a little while ago? Astute reader Tariq has noticed that the new N82 firmware is now live. Firmware version 20.0.062 is now available for all N82 owners to boost their already capable N82 with some geotagging, Flash Lite 3 (FL3), and Web Runtime Widget (WRT) features. The…
UIQ Technology releases 5 free themes!
Recently, UIQ Technology — the folks behind the software platform that sits on top of Symbian OS on Sony Ericsson (except XPERIA)and Moto Z8/Z10 smartphones — released five new themes for UIQ 3 phones. All five themes look cool and it’s really hard to pick the favorite one. Maybe a solution is to change a…
Mobile Systems’ MSDict Oxford English dictionary can speak!
Mobile application developer Mobile Systems recently announced that it has extended their licensing agreement with Oxford University Press to release the “most comprehensive English audio pronunciation database ever available for mobiles.” The Concise Oxford English Audio Module for S60 is based on the Concise Oxford English Dictionary and features 50,000 high-quality pre-recorded words. The sound…
Spreading the Word: Join the S60 Ambassador Program
A few of you might remember that I’ve recently joined Nokia. I’ve been toiling away in front of my laptop getting all the little things just right, finding the perfect work flow and now I’m ready to spread the word about the S60 Ambassador Program. What is it? Simple. Chances are you already talk about…
Wolfenstein 3D goes Symbian
Ehh, Wolfenstein. Do you remember those days? I never enjoyed Doom as much as Wolfenstein. Then came Spear of Destiny, bringing nothing but new levels “on the table.” Back then, I didn’t mind that and after completing the first part I did the same with the sequel. And now I’m glad to report that Wolfenstein…
Are these the specs for the Sony Ericsson P5 Paris?
Could the Sony Ericsson Paris actually cross over from the realm of rumor and hearsay into our world of for-real gadgets that leave us wanting for more? Well, we can’t say for sure whether the Sony Ericsson Paris slider that Dusan showed us is real or not, but there’s something to be said for a…
Oxygen Phone Manager II for Symbian OS smartphones v2.17 released; Nokia E51 and Sony Ericsson W960i included in the mix
Oxygen Software released a new version of its Oxygen Phone Manager II for Symbian OS smartphones to include support for Nokia E51 and Sony Ericsson W960i smartphones. Version 2.17 of the “better PC suite” also includes improved support for Nokia 5700, Nokia 6290 and Nokia N77, as well as other enhancements such as: Connectivity, Options.…
CellPhoneSoft releases Swiss Manager Pro 1.70, task and file manager for Symbian UIQ smartphones
CellPhoneSoft has recently announced a new version of its quite popular UIQ utility – Swiss Manager Pro. Aside from the standard features that include task and file manager, as well as system information services, the new, version 1.7 also brings: Support for invoking functions from other applications (memory cleanup from within GDesk). Application setup command…
Oxygen Software releases Symbian SMS Manager
The folks behind the popular Oxygen Phone Manager and OxyCube applications, Oxygen Software, released a new piece of software called Symbian SMS Manager to allow users to manage SMS and other messages on PC as “easily and conveniently as they do it with email messages.” Symbian SMS Manager program represents all messages stored in a…