This past September was a historic month. Vodafone Czech Republic has sold more phones with Android than with the Symbian operating system! Sure it’s a single carrier in not that big of a market, but it is definitely a sign of changing times. Up until now, no other smartphone platform came even close to Symbian’s…
Nokia N8 available on Orange UK for free on a contract!
After Vodafone, we have another British operator joining the Nokia N8 party. It’s Orange which like Voda is also offering the Symbian^3-powered device for free on a two-year contract that includes at least 32.5 GBP a month plan. The cool part about Orange’s version of the Nokia N8 (actually it has to do with their…
Angry Birds now available for Symbian^3 devices, Nokia N8 and C7 included
The full version of Angry Birds is now in Nokia’s Ovi Store and it can also sing along the latest Symbian^3 smartphones such as the N8 and C7. As a matter of fact, the game takes advantage of the new graphics co-processor that is an integral part of Nokia’s Symbian^3 smartphone series. If you’ve been…
Symbian Foundation Doomed to Shutting Down?
The Symbian Foundation has dark days ahead as employees and executives leave the company and funding dwindling down. The aging mobile platform did nothing but hurt the otherwise relatively decent piece of hardware we know as the Nokia N8. In an uphill battle against Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android, it looks like Symbian might be…
Nokia N8, HTC Desire HD now available on Vodafone UK; Both offered for free on a contract
Good news for our readers from the UK! Vodafone is now selling two of the hottest smartphones – Nokia N8 and HTC Desire HD, both of which are arguably best of their breed. The N8 is the single most powerful Symbian device released to date, boasting a 12-megapixel camera, 3.5-inch nHD capacitive touchscreen and so…
Instant Menu S60 adds new always-accessible menu to Symbian S60 smartphones
CellPhoneSoft is out with yet another utility app for Symbian smartphones. Their latest work is called Instant Menu S60 and it adds a new always-accessible menu to any S60 touch-enabled smartphone — latest Nokia smartphones like N8, E7, C6-01 and C7 included. The good thing is that you can customize this menu the way you…
Nokia Outdoes iPhone in Smartphone Sales 2 to 1
While Nokia is suffering a mass exodus of execs and its latest flagship – the N8 – received horrid reviews, it’s still managing to outsell Apple’s iPhone 2 to 1 in terms of smartphones. Of course, this isn’t a surprise since the Finnish company has a tremendous global presence and is the world’s largest mobile…
Nokia cuts 1800 jobs from people working on Symbian and Services; Symbian version numbering now dead
Two press releases were issued right after Nokia published their Q3 2010 financial results, and there’s some good and bad news. Let’s start with the bad. Around 1,800 jobs will be eliminated, mainly from the teams working on Symbian smartphones and the folks working on Ovi services. It’s not mentioned how many will be cut…
Socially allows Nokia N8 users to sync their Facebook friends’ profile pictures and birthdays
Socially is a new app for the recently launched Nokia N8 (I’m not sure it works on S60 5th Edition devices, too) that allows users to sync their Facebook friends’ profile pictures and birthdays with their phone Contacts list. To get started, you’ll need to download the app, set it up and authorize your Facebook…
Vertu Constellation Quest is at the FCC labs; Symbian is running the show!
A week ago we talked about the Vertu Constellation Quest and voila now we caught the device at the FCC. From all the documents presented, User’s Manual included, we got some additional details to share. First of all, it’s a smartphone with Symbian S60 running the show. As Stefan pointed out, the Quest’s guts come…