Digia’s @Web isn’t the only Webkit-based browser available for Symbian UIQ3 touchscreen-enabled smartphones any more. Ozone is joining the party and is apparently even faster than Digia’s app. According to Ozone folks, Engadget takes 40 seconds to load on Ozone, while @Web needs 117 seconds, and Opera Mobile 123 seconds. That’s something, right? Feature wise,…
Idea: Nokia should make the E61i with VGA screen!
After using the Nokia E71 for two weeks, I figured what is missing – a bigger, hi-res screen. Now, I know that would make the device larger and thus uglier, but I really need more space on the screen, so I could do some serious writing with a mobile phone and connected Bluetooth keyboard. And…
Nokia E71 for AT&T caught in the wild!
Always highly informed Boy Genius is there to enlighten us with a piece of hot news and/or “caught in the wild” photos. Today they brought us the first leaked image of the “slated-for-AT&T” Nokia E71. Apparently, the device will be sold as “E71x” where they hope that “x” won’t stand for “xtra crippled.” One thing…
N-Gage app now available for Nokia N78 and 6210 Navigator
Nokia keeps expanding the list of supported devices for its N-Gage mobile gaming platform/service. Two additional devices that are now included in the mix are the Nokia N78 and 6210 Navigator. The easiest way to grab the N-Gage app for you N78/6210 Navigator is to point your S60 browser to “n-gage.mobi/d” (there’s no “www”) and…
Fring launches new mobile marketing campaign
As mobile phone penetration rates steadily increase around the world, with smartphones leading the rush, advertisers are embracing the mobile space. The latest entrant into the mobile advertising game is Fring. With Fring clients peppering mobile phones across the globe, Fring serves up instant message and VoIP calling services countless times per day. Fring has…
RedFiveLabs out with Net60 2.0; Microsoft’s .NET Compact Framework 2.0 now supported!
RedFiveLabs has released a new version of its .NET for Symbian solution, Net60 2.0, to allow developers to use existing tools (Visual Studio) when making apps for the platform. Here’s what’s new in version 2.0: Obviously, the main “feature” added is Compact Framework 2.0 support, including support for generics. Managed access to the camera A…
FCC green-lights Nokia E63 for US smartphone duty!
Sometimes you can have the best of both worlds. The Nokia E63 is Espoo’s latest S60-powered smartphone that has been given the honor of bringing the Eseries lineup to the entry-level market. Packed with many of the high-end smartphone features that have earned the up-range Nokia E71 accolades from smartphone fans around the world, the…
RoadSync 4.0 for S60 adds support for HTML email, tasks, contact photos and more!
DataViz is out with the latest version of their Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync client, RoadSync 4.0. This version is the first Exchange ActiveSync solution to richly display HTML formatted e-mails on all Symbian S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1 and Feature Pack 2 mobile devices. In addition, new features include tasks and contact photo synchronization, pop-up…
Mobile Systems’ OfficeSuite 5 for S60 adds support for Microsoft Office 2007 files
Mobile Systems has recently launched OfficeSuite 5.0 for Symbian S60 platform, to allow users to view Word and Excel 2007 files and attachments. The software offers a wide-range of powerful features, which include True Type fonts and Unicode support and superior document support capabilities to preserve file formatting and maintain data integrity. The OfficeSuite supports…
Nokia E71: Final thoughts
My last day with the Nokia E71 is approaching and I wanted to use another opportunity to rant about it and answer the single most important question of those interested to grab one for themselves. In a nutshell: buy it! As I said it before, the Nokia E71 is the single best Symbian phone released…