Nokia and multimedia handsets. Mention one and most people will reflexively think of the other. The Finns are known for their N-series mobile phones that can take amazingly sharp and crisp pictures, shoot high-quality video, and store gobs of media. Unfortunately, Espoo’s expertise in surround sound processing is a bit lacking. Enter Dolby Digital. Dusan…
Symbian OS just got an advanced SQL, LBS and Dobly Digital upgrade
CTIA is kick starting tomorrow and Into Mobile’s own Will Park will be at the show, in the mean time Symbian just popped out 2 press releases worthy of your attention. First PR discusses Symbian’s SQLite implementation, which directly correlates to their announcement back in December of last year that they [Symbian] joined the SQL…
WebKit gets perfect score on Acid3 web standards – iPhone Safari and S60 web browsers will be even better
Webkit’s developers have been working to make their little darling of a rendering engine the fastest and most standards compliant solution available. And, it looks like the investment has paid off. Webkit has announced that their Webkit core scored a perfect 100/100 score on the Acid3 web browser standards compliance tests. For the purposes of…
Sling Player coming to Symbian UIQ phone near you
I’m not sure why this haven’t happened before. After all, SlingMedia had its client for Symbian S60 for some time, and porting the app to the UIQ platform afterwards shouldn’t be that hard. UIQ Technology provides decent documentation for S60 developers who also want to develop for UIQ. Anyway, SlingMedia finally got their things together…
UIQ 3.3 announced
UIQ Technology just announced a new version of its platform – UIQ 3.3. Based on Symbian OS 9.3, the new version is primarily focused on enhanced support for operator acceptance, hence the features added allow the upcoming UIQ 3.3 based phones to target broad audience. In addition, the new version brings: Opera Mobile 9 which…
TapRoot’s WalkingHotSpot transforms WiFi-enabled smartphones into hotspots
TapRoot has launched a new application-service combo called WalkingHotSpot to allow owners of the WiFi-enabled Symbian S60 and Windows Mobile smartphones to transform their 3G data connection into a hotspot. However, unlike similar solutions we’ve seen — including Joiku for Symbian S60 and WMWifiRouter for Windows Mobile devices — WalkingHotSpot also has a darker, Big…
Samsung working on cheap dual-SIM Samsung P240 DuoS and Windows Mobile DuoS
There’s just something about having a handset with dual SIM card slots that’s so cool. It lets you rock multiple (well, two, really) carriers in a single handset. If for some reason you use different carriers and find your pockets weighed down with two different handsets, Samsung’s got your back. The handset manufacturing giant’s dual…
Y-Browser 0.88 released
I’m not sure whether you know what’s Y-Browser, but you should know it’s arguably the best file manager for Symbian S60 devices. The new version is out now, remains free, and bring several improvements, including: Layout is changed, Settings Menu Revamped File modified time changed from UTC to local time Added Command short cut accelerators…
Nokia promotes end of N-Gage beta with free game offering
Mobile gaming is about to get a little more exciting. At least if you own one of Nokia’s N-series devices (N81, N82, N95) that will play nice with Nokia’s N-Gage gaming platform. Until now, Espoo has limited the fun of N-Gage gaming to beta testers with Nokia N81 handsets. In return for making the N-Gage…
Nokia makes it official – Nokia N95 8GB NAM now available for $749
A little late to the party, aren’t we, Nokia? Well, better late than never, as they say. Nokia has just gone officially official with the Nokia N95 8GB NAM. For those of you that weren’t already aware that Nokia’s flagship N-series device was ready to rock your world with North American-friendly 3G frequencies and that…