Vopium, the folks behind the popular mobile VoIP solution/application, is the latest member of the Symbian Foundation, the move that will give the company the “immediate right to license the Symbian Foundation platform, royalty free and without source code fees; participate in the governance of the foundation; and take part in joint marketing and branding…
Upcoming Nokia N86 8MP firmware to bring face detection
Nokia is preparing to release a new firmware update for its camera-flagship N86 8MP. According to AllAboutSymbian, with the new software installed, N86 8MP device owners will have the “Face Detection” option, a completely new feature for Nokia camera-phones. You know how it works, right? If this option is turned “on,” the camera application will…
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic gets another updated; Firmware version reaches 31.0.008
Nokia has issued a new update for its all-touchscreen 5800 XpressMusic smartphone. Once you’ve pushed the trigger and installed the latest firmware (version 31.0.008), you’ll see few changes on the device, including: Ovi Maps 3.1 Updated Ovi Store client (to version 1.05) In addition, the phone should be snappier after the update, freeing more RAM…
China Mobile on board to support Symbian Foundation
China Mobile and Symbian Foundation announced a partnership agreement to collaborate on a series of key initiatives to “improve the mobile ecosystem in China and to stimulate the development of the market for CCMC’s locally developed 3G network standard, TD-SCDMA.” Aside from wowing to support the China’s flavor of 3G, Symbian launched a brand new…
Nokia 5230 without AT&T 3G gets an FCC approval
Nokia’s low-end 5230 touchscreen smartphone has been spotted while getting the so much needed FCC approval. The problem, however, is that the version of the device that has cleared the Commission doesn’t sing along AT&T’s 3G network. One must wonder why Nokia (and other handset makers for that matter) are going through the hassle of…
Samsung I8910 Omnia HD gets a firmware update
Samsung has released a firmware update for its powerful I8910 Omnia HD smartphone. The version I8910XEII1 (custom version: I8910SERII2) packs new features such as the 3D TaskSwitcher, one finger zoom, better (more spaced out) on-screen QWERTY keyboard, updated Flash Lite, updated XviD codecs, new widget engine along with several new widgets pre-installed (weather forecast, dictionary,…
Spotify Mobile now available for the iPhone, iPod Touch and Android
Spotify Mobile, which was demoed on the iPhone exactly 6 weeks ago today, is finally available for not only Apple products, but for the Android platform as well! You’re going to have to upgrade to premium to use the application, but it’s a small price to pay (10 EUR/month or 110 EUR/year) for having access…
Fring for Symbian S60 updated to support latest Nokia devices, make Twitter experience faster
Fring for Symbian S60 has been updated and now includes support for the latest Nokia devices (not those announced at the Nokia World) — including E52, 5630 and E72. Moreover, the latest release (version 3.40.28/29) provides an even better and much faster Twitter experience, solves connectivity issues, and includes a few other bug fixes —…
UK: How many smartphones do/will O2 support?
Picking up on a quote in the post I put up on the release of the (Android-powered) Samsung Galaxy, O2 now seems to be the place to go for smartphone exclusives: “O2 has become the home of smartphones and launching our first Android-powered phone with Samsung is a key part of this,” said Steve Alder,…
Boingo Wireless joins Symbian Foundation
Boingo Wireless announced that it has joined the Symbian Foundation. As a member of the Nokia-led group, Boingo gains the “immediate right to license the Symbian Foundation platform, royalty free and without source code fees; participate in the governance of the foundation; and take part in joint marketing and branding campaigns.” As an end users,…