Here’s something for the older folks among our readers, who at the same time own a Symbian S60-powered smartphone. A new version of the Commodore C64 emulator, Frodo, for S60 3rd Edition has been released. Frodo 1.5 is better than ever, and now includes support for accelerometers in selected phones like the Nokia N95, N95…
Nokia updates Nokia N95 8GB with v31.0.015 firmware
Following on Nokia’s recent update to their Nokia N95 for European owners, Espoo is pushing out another firmware update for Nokia N95 8GB handsets. The new firmware, v31.0.015 for those keeping track, promises to bring improved web browsing stability, closing a jailbreak hole, and various other bug-fixes and enhancements in its 130MB payload. As usual,…
StyleTap Platform released for Symbian OS
StyleTap Platform for Symbian OS is out, allowing over 30,000 existing Palm OS apps to run on Symbian smartphones from Nokia, Samsung and Sony-Ericsson. A major new feature included in the Symbian version is a display scaling enhancement that allows applications to run in hi-res mode (320×320 pixels), with the resulting screen graphically scaled to…
Nokia 5730 XpressMusic spotted, previewed
Even though we still haven’t heard anything official from Nokia about the 5730 XpressMusic, that hasn’t stopped Russian site Mobile Review to publish its preview of the device. From what we can see, thanks to the full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, the upcoming device resembles one other model we’ve seen in the wild for few times…
WorldMate is now optimized for Symbian S60 5th edition
We’ve already covered MobiMate’s popular WorldMate application in the past. Now we’re glad to report that it has been optimized to work on the latest Symbian S60 5th edition devices like the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and the upcoming Nokia N97. As you’re probably already aware, WorldMate is an essential app for anyone who travels frequently.…
Nokia N97 goes on sale on March 31st?
File this under “rumors” or “wishful thinking” until we hear anything official from Nokia. However, quite respected online retailer, Play.com, has a pre-order page for the upcoming Nokia N97 on its website. From there, we’ve learn that the highly anticipated device will start shipping on March 31st. The price is kinda steep — 479.99 GBP,…
Some free Symbian S60 5th Edition apps released by Nokia India
Nokia India released several free apps for the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic owners. Let’s go through each one of them quickly: SMS Timer is a neat utility that allows you to schedule SMS/MMS messages to be sent on a future date and time. With it, you can do such things as schedule anniversary messages, connect with…
Nokia N79 Eco goes on sale with a charger in UK
Nokia obviously thinks their N79 smartphone is set to be a hit. Hence, following the N79 Active, they’re out with yet another variant of the device – N79 Eco, which is already available for pre-order at Nokia UK’s website. While there (at the pre-order page), you are also invited to participate in a survey and…
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic updated with firmware v11.0.08
Owner’s of Nokia’s first device to rock the company’s touch-based S60 5th Edition OS will be happy to hear that Nokia has rolled out a major firmware update that should fix a lot of bugs and improve overall system stability. Following on a recent firmware update for the Nokia E71, the new S60 5th Edition…
Nokia N79 Active bundles Polar heart monitor for health-fanatics
The Nokia N79 is a great media-centric handset that gives users the flexibility to create high-quality content with the 5 megapixel Carl Zeiss camera, while at the same time helping users consume media like music and videos. The Nokia N79 has apparently been popular enough with active-lifestyle enthusiasts to prompt Nokia to offer a sportier,…