RAMblow is a new utility from CellPhoneSoft, developed to help users maintain a “healthy amount” of available RAM so that phone runs smoother. The application provides automated memory management, as well as manual termination of running programs. Combination of these (and some other) techniques can “blow RAM up to amounts never before seen” – their…
Symbian’s countdown was to announce that the entire OS is now open source and free for all
The mystery of Symbian’s countdown timer has finally been solved. Tomorrow Symbian will announce that their operating system has completed transitioning from closed source to open source and that anyone can download their code, for free. This is big news. It’s like Microsoft announcing that Windows is going open source. Say what you will about…
Michael Hsu: Nokia Taiwan: Symbian 2 is garbage, we’re going straight to Symbian 3
Digitimes doesn’t have the best track record when it comes to rumours, so take this with a grain of salt, but they say that they’ve spoken to Michael Hsu, General Manager of Nokia Taiwan, and have learned that Nokia isn’t going to make any Symbian 2 handsets and instead is going to jump straight to…
Deal: Nokia E72 available for $314 at Dell; Coupon expires tomorrow!
If you’ve been looking for an ultimate messaging phone that’s also capable to do many other things, look no further – Nokia E72 is probably one of the best such devices. In addition, it also comes with a 5-megapixel camera, HSPA connectivity, GPS, WiFi and a whole lot more. Use coupon code VBMFS9FV$KCDSG and grab…
HipLogic Live adds “social touch” to Symbian and Windows Mobile smartphones
A company called HipLogic has launched an interesting app for Symbian and Windows Mobile. It’s called HipLogic Live and its made to “enhance standard UI” by delivering popular content and services such as Facebook, Twitter, CBS news, CBS sports, weather, and entertainment through a web-connected interface. Here are the key features: Apps – including apps…
Symbian counting down towards something, any guesses?
Less than an hour ago the official Symbian Twitter account (@Symbian) tweeted: “#symbiancountdown 108” No units were given so we don’t know if this is 108 minutes, hours, days, weeks, fortnights, or months. Say it’s 108 hours, and Symbian announces that they’ve finalized one of the 4 simultaneous software releases they’re working on, why do…
Skyfire 1.5 released for Symbian S60
Skyfire for Symbian S60 is in the version 1.5. The application works on both non-touch (S60 3rd edition) and touch-enabled devices (S60 5th edition), and has been quite improved since the last version. Here’s what’s new: More fluid scrolling (kinetic scrolling on touch-enabled devices) Updated user interface, full screen mode and finger-friendly buttons on S60…
Fring mobile clients for Symbian S60 and Android updated
Fring has released updated apps for Symbian S60 and Android platforms. Here’s what’s new – first the Symbian version: Changing your status is made to be even easier. Now it’s possible to dial “#” (“pound”) and “*” sign (“star”) within a call through the fring dialer. Twitter 2.0 just got a brand-new look, making it…
Evernote for Symbian released as an unofficial web-runtime app
If Evernote doesn’t want to address the largest segment of the smartphone market (Symbian users), users themselves will make the app for their devices. That’s exactly what happened and we have a guy named “Pasha” releasing the Evernote client for Symbian S60 5th Edition as a web-runtime app. It’s not a full blown native app,…
Get free Ovi Maps Navigation on your Nokia N97 now (because waiting isn’t fun)
Nokia is bringing their Ovi Maps Navigation service to the Nokia N97 (along with a slew of other Nokia smartphones) on January 28th, but you don’t have to wait for the official update to start playing with free GPS navigation on your N97. Nokia N97 Blog has posted instructions for getting Nokia’s Ovi Maps installed…