Antony Pranata released the new Screenshot 2.45. Unlike the previous version, the new Screenshot works only on Symbian S60 3rd Edition-based devices. The Screenshot 2.45 brings more languages (Brazilian Portuguese, Portuguese and Bulgarian), the new shortcut (+), some bug fixes (i.e. shortcut in Nokia E61/E62) and a background image at the startup. The last mentioned…
Nokia N73 update ready
Following the E62 and N93, Nokia released another update, this time for their “ultimate challenge to the digital camera” – N73. Last time I wrote about N73’s update, the firmware version was 2.0628.0.0.3. The new update brings Nokia N73’s firmware version to 3.0638.0.0.1. Seems drastic, doesn’t it? Well, we don’t know what’s new at the…
Nokia N95 awarded by the Popular Science magazine
The Nokia N95, recently presented “multimedia computer” at the Nokia Open Studio 2006, has been awarded by the Popular Science magazine. Nokia’s dual-slider HSDPA superphone features all you could possible need, including integrated WLAN, 5 MP camera with autofocus and Carl Zeiss optics, a GPS, TV-out… and is powered by the Symbian OS. The N95…
Nokia N93 Tripod stand
Thanks to Darla, we’ve spotted the Tripod stand DT-22 for Nokia N93 on the the Mobile FilmMakers site. The still-not-announced accessory will allow you to take videos with more stability. The Tripod comes in a compact size for portability and has an flexible adapter part to fit the phone, as well as adjustable legs for…
Nokia E61 awarded
Latest user benchmarking in London, UK conducted by Strategy Analytics rated Nokia E61 as the best new Converged Device according. The E61 out-scored the Motorola Q and Sony Ericsson P990i with higher user ratings for both usability and style/design. Both Moto Q and P990i let down users in terms of usability. Roughly at the same…
Nokia N92 to be available soon
Just when we’ve almost forgot about it, Nokia is about to start global sales of its, mobile TV-enabled smartphone, N92. According to Reuters, the N92 sales will begin in Asia in the coming weeks. “The device is ready. In coming weeks N92 will start shipping in Vietnam and Indonesia,” Nokia spokeswoman Marika Kojo said on…
Nokia N93 firmware version reaches 20.0.058
Nokia keeps updating its phones. Unlike the previous N93‘s update which solved some major issues, the results of this one are not that visible to the end user. The recap: Faster initialization/startup time Optical zoom noise reduction algorithm updated UI improvements Apps: Search, WLAN Wizard added; QuickOffice updated Cover UI to not lit back-light as…
Nokia Research's MARA project
Thanks to the GigaOm, we’ve spotted an interesting research project from Nokia. It’s the Mobile Augmented Reality Applications (MARA) project, which explores utilizing camera equipped mobile devices as platforms for sensor-based, video see-through mobile augmented reality. The project also investigates new and exciting applications enabled by this technology, and UI solutions and paradigms motivated by…
Emulators for S60 3rd Edition phones
Dusan Belic asked me to write an article about emulator applications available for the newest S60 3rd Edition phones from Nokia. As I have written some of these emulators myself, this article is inevitably going to become a shameless self-promotion job, but let us first look at what emulators are and what makes the 3rd…
Nokia WLAN Wizard
Just after its Search application, Nokia again quietly released WLAN Wizard for S60 3rd Edition devices. The new application, which will come pre-installed with Nokia N80 Internet Edition, shows the available WLAN networks directly on the idle screen and it is possible to start web browsing immediately. When compared with classic Connection Manager, WLAN Wizard…