Palringo’s latest update to their multi-platform instant messaging app now includes support for Facebook IM and the Nokia 5800. Wait a second, even leaks of the next version of Facebook for BlackBerry don’t show any signs of instant messaging support, yet Palringo’s got it. It’s not a huge surprise when agile third parties can pump…
Win Symbian Guru’s S60 software for the March 8th, International Women’s Day!
March 8th is the International Women’s Day and to celebrate the event, Symbian Guru is running an interesting contest. Unlike their Valentine’s Day campaign, this time around you don’t have to buy any application in order to participate. All you have to do is send a greeting to a woman of your choice (girlfriend, spouse,…
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic NAM firmware update to fix US 3G problems
Nokia’s US-launch of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and its S60 5th Edition-powered touchscreen has been anything but smooth. Following on rumors that some Nokia 5800 XpressMusic NAM handsets were failing to lock down a 3G wireless signal, Nokia pulled all 5800 XM NAM units from flagship store shelves and replaced them wtih European models. The…
Watch Out For Android on the Mobile Web Front
I was just looking over a post from Will the other day, in which he reported the clear dominance of the iPhone when it comes to mobile browsing/web traffic. You can’t deny that at all, the numbers are clear-cut… In fact, from last months’ AdMob report, the iPhone accounts for 51% of all US smartphone…
Proof of concept: Multi-touch on Nokia 5800 XpressMusic
What would make Nokia’s first S60-powered (S60 5th Edition, that is) touchscreen handset better than it already is? Well, for starters, we’d love to see the US fleet of Nokia 5800 XpressMusic handsets actually working with 3G frequencies in the US. Unfortunately, we’ll have to wait for Nokia to get the bugs worked out on…
iPhone blows away competition with 66% of all mobile web traffic!
When it comes to using the mobile web, you’ll be hard-pressed to find anyone that denies the iPhone’s multi-touch web browsing experience as anything less than top-notch. The mobile world scurried to bring their own touchscreen competitors to market when the iPhone blew up the scene with its inaugural launch in 2007, but no other…
Nokia E55 spotted in Red!
There’s not much in the way of details here (not like we really need them), but it looks like the Nokia E55 will be made available in a full-bodied Red variant that we see in these latest hands-on pictures. The Nokia E55 was recently unveiled at Mobile World Congress as a more pocketable business phone.…
Phone Guardian 3.0 for S60 makes sure your phone doesn’t get easily stolen
Symbian Guru released the new version of its security software which helps protecting the phone from theft and unauthorized access. Phone Guardian 3.0 bursts with new features, among which we highlight: Added aGPS support, allowing users to trace their mobile phones more precisely New SMS commands Added an option to start Phone Guardian not only…
Nokia gets a 500 million EUR loan from European Investment Bank for smartphone R&D
Nokia announced that it has completed a 5-year 500 million EUR loan agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to part-finance software R&D projects during 2009-2011 to make Symbian-based smartphones more competitive. Apparently, the R&D activities supported by this loan will also benefit the work of the Symbian Foundation, which is expected to start operations…
First-run Nokia 5800 XpressMusic handsets have defective speakers!
The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is now available in the US with North American 3G frequency support (read: AT&T 3G support)! Good news for Symbian touchscreen fans with an itch for all things music, to be sure, but there’s something you should know about early-production Nokia 5800 XpressMusic handsets. According to Nokia, all 5800 XpressMusic cellphones…