I hereby declare today be make fun of the Nokia Surge day. Append the #surge tag to your tweets. Follow the jokes people have been saying here. I can’t fathom anyone reading IntoMobile wanting to buy this device. I’ve covered it before. It’s been leaked on numerous occasions. It has a 2 megapixel camera, GPS,…
First open source bits of Symbian hit the tubes: OS Security package
Symbian is in the process of going open source, using the Eclipse Public License, in chunks known as packages. I have no idea how many packages make up the complete Symbian OS, but the first one to officially go open source is the OS Security package. You have to register, free account, on developer.symbian.org to…
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic NAM gets a firmware update, too
It’s good to see Nokia hasn’t forgotten the NAM version of its first S60 touch device, Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. Yap, the Finnish giant has released an update for the device, which drives the firmware version to 21.2.025. Change log isn’t available as of this writing, but according to Ricky Cadden Ovi Contacts now actually work…
Bing widget is in da Ovi Store
Microsoft has released a mobile widget for its new search engine, Bing, in Nokia’s Ovi Store. The widget application works on all Symbian S60 3rd and 5th edition devices, provided that Web runtime is installed on the device (for S60 3rd edition smartphones). It’s an easy to use app, from where you can quickly search…
SymbianGuru updates AutoThemes and AutoProfiles to work with S60 5th edition
SymbianGuru announced that it has updated two of its popular applications, AutoThemes and AutoProfiles, to make them work on touch-enabled S60 5th edition smartphones such as the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and Nokia N97. As expected, the UI has been revamped to take advantage of the touch, but the core functionalities remain intact: AutoProfiles will change…
Head To Head Review: Touch Pro 2 Versus Nokia N97
Nokia 5530 XpressMusic approved by the FCC
Nokia 5530 XpressMusic is officially approved by the FCC and is ready for the U.S. market. Lack of 3G means that the device is ready to sing along AT&T’s network, relying solely on WiFi for decent Internet speeds. Touch-friendly S60 5th edition sits on top of Symbian OS, making sure you can easily (or not…
Swiss Manager Elite 2.00 gives UIQ an after life
Despite the fact that Sony Ericsson effectively killed UIQ, Hungary-based CellPhoneSoft believes existing smartphone owners shouldn’t be abandoned. In that sense, they have released an updated version of their composite system utility called Swiss Manager Elite 2.00. We’re talking about a major upgrade from the previous release, Swiss Manager Pro, that adds lots of new…
Audio Interview: Scott Weiss, User Interface Technology Manager at Symbian Foundation
I just had the pleasure of interviewing Scott Weiss, User Interface Technology Manager at Symbian Foundation, about what Symbian is, what DirectUI is, and when you can expect Symbian OS based devices to stop looking like current Symbian OS based devices. The guy carries two phones, one personal, one for work: the Apple iPhone and…
Nokia E52 with non-US 3G gets approved by the FCC
The ultra-thin and sexy Nokia E52 has been spotted while passing through FCC’s labs. The version FCC folks had to play with doesn’t sport the right 3G frequencies (HSPA works on the 900 and 2100 MHz bands), hence it won’t be able to sing along AT&T’s or Rogers Wireless’ 3G networks. This, however, is almost…