Nokia has just announced the 5235, which is nothing more than a 5230, except without GPS. You lose the ability to see where you are on a map, but you gain “Comes with Music”, which is Nokia’s way of giving you 1 year of unlimited legal downloading. Yes the files are laced with DRM, yes…
Skype beta for Symbian non touch screen devices launched
Skype has just launched a beta application for Symbian S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1 and Feature Pack 2 devices. The hefty 4.2 MB installation file takes up 6 MB of your phone’s internal memory, making it one of the largest Symbian application I’ve come across, and the number of clicks required to install the…
Nokia’s Handwriting Calculator no longer in beta
Nokia’s somewhat handy Handwriting Calculator is no longer a beta product. According to this post on Nokia Beta Labs, the application was downloaded 140,000 times from Beta Labs and 293,000 times from Ovi Store. It also comes pre-loaded with Nokia N97 and Nokia 5530 XpressMusic in the greater China markets since June 2009. Given these…
Rihanna gets its own S60 touch app, compliments of Nokia
Nokia launched the Rihanna app for S60 touch phones (as far as I’ve understood) such as the Nokia N97, Nokia X6 and Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. The exclusive application (as Nokia emphasizes) delivers news, music, photos and video content to Rihanna fans. That video content part is especially underlined, as it includes live performance clips from…
Ovi Mail Setup for S60 gets an update
Nokia’s Ovi Mail Setup, application that allows users to setup an Ovi Mail account directly from their S60 devices, has been updated. The new version extends device support, fixes several bugs and is localized in total of 18 languages: Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Malay, Brazilian Portuguese, English (UK), English (US), Finnish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese,…
Nokia E75 gets a new firmware update – v201.12.01
Nokia has released a new firmware update for its QWERTY keyboard-equipped E75 smartphone. The 153MB-heavy update brings firmware to version 201.12.01, bringing tons of improvements, including: Integrated Ovi Contacts New shortcuts in Applications folder – Facebook, YouTube and MySpace Calendar speed improvements and synchronisation bug fixes Updated clients: N-Gage, Share Online, Nokia Messaging Contacts speed…
Ultrabrief: Google Maps hits 3.3.1 to fix a problem with Layers [Symbian, Windows Mobile]
Remember when I told you about Google Maps 3.3 around 72 hours ago? They’ve issued a small update, 3.3.1, to fix a problem that some people have been having with Layers. Just type http://m.google.com/maps in your mobile browser and install the new version. That is all. Enjoy your weeked. [Hat tip to All About Symbian]
The stars align: Google Maps 3.3 for Symbian and Windows Mobile allow you to sync saved locations
Google Maps, probably one of the best mobile applications ever created, and one I use multiple times a day since my navigation skills have totally atrophied since getting a Nokia N95 in 2007, has just been upgraded to version 3.3. What’s new? The ability to sync stared places! Google Maps has the ability to favorite…
Opera Mini 5 Beta 2 for J2ME and Opera Mobile 10 Beta 2 for Windows Mobile and Symbian released
Opera Mini 5 Beta 2 was just released and is available for just about ever single mobile phone on the planet. New features include the ability to download files using a brand spanking new download manager, Opera Link to synchronize your bookmarks and notes between Opera Mini and Opera for your desktop computer, progressive loading,…
Samsung unveils i8910 HD Gold Edition
Samsung has prepared a special version of its powerful OmniaHD i8910 smartphone just in time for holidays. It’s the i8910 HD Gold Edition, which as you can guess for yourself, comes with few gold accents that make the Symbian S60-powered device look more expensive. Aside from the updated color, you also get a TV-out cable…