Epocware has released Handy Calendar 2.0, their advanced calendar and time management tool for Symbian S60 3rd Edition smartphones. The program goes well beyond the built-in Calendar application and supplements it with more advanced calendar features, such as total overview of appointments and tasks in three different view modes, Timetable view, Skins, Cut/Copy/Paste entries in…
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic spotted on FCC with non-US 3G bands
This post is about two news, one good and the bad one. The good news is that the Nokia’s all-touchscreen wonder, 5800 XpressMusic, has been spotted at the FCC’s website. The bad news, though, is that the Tube FCC folks got doesn’t support the proper 3G frequencies (HSDPA 850/1900 MHz), thus this version can’t sing…
Chinese Nokia 5800 XpressMusic to come sans 3G, WiFi
It’s a sad day for every Nokia fan in China. Apparently Nokia’s iPhone killer, 5800 XpressMusic, will come without 3G and WiFi support. And while I can understand the lack of 3G radio because of Chinese TD-SCDMA standard, lack of WiFi is not that easy to explain. Why on earth would you want such a…
Nokia E90 Communicator gets a firmware update
Nokia has released a new firmware update for its E90 Communicator. The firmware version 300.34.84 brings several improvements, including: Faster orientation switching (open/close lid etc) Nokia Maps 2.0 Updated Download! application (v3.1.736) Music player is updated Flash Lite 3 and Flash video updated Wi-Fi improvements New baseline for VoIP RealPlayer supports FLV format On the…
Yahoo Go 3.0 for S60 gets voice-enabled search
Back in April we wrote that Yahoo has invested in Vlingo and has used their technology to bring voice support to its OneSearch mobile product. Now the Internet giant has released Yahoo Go 3.0 for Symbian S60 to bring its voice-enabled search to the world’s most used smartphone platform. Once Yahoo Go is installed, users…
Digia @Web WebKit-based browser for UIQ 3 now available
Users of the Sony Ericsson Symbian UIQ3 based smartphones can now grab the full version (as opposed to beta) of Digia’s @Web browser and enjoy web on their handset as they never have before. The WebKit-based browser is complaint with such standard as HTML 4.01, JavaScript 1.5 (AJAX included), HTTP 1.1 with support to secure…
Nokia launches Nokia 5800 XpressMusic “Tube” preview website
There’s no doubt that Espoo is banking on their Nokia 5800 XpressMusic touchscreen smartphone (once known as the “Tube”) to take on the burgeoning touchscreen handset market with their touch-enabled S60 5th Edition mobile OS. The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic brings to the table all those high-end goodies that we’re used to seeing from the Finnish…
Symbian CEO talks open source
Many remain skeptical about Android and are sniffing around it at best, but Symbian CEO Nigel Clifford is all-in for the open source movement, according to a recent interview. Sure, the Symbian Foundation and their talks with Google are a bit of a giveaway, but it’s good to hear it all coming right from the…
Nokia’s touchscreen Nokia 5800 XpressMusic misses 2008 for mature markets
The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic made its way around the various interwebs as the Nokia 5800 “Tube,” promising to bring with it Nokia’s answer to the current touchscreen revolution sparked by the iPhone and iPhone 3G. With S60 5th Edition, S60 Touch if you will, enabling complete touch functionality on Nokia’s 5800 XpressMusic touchscreen smartphone, Espoo…
BBC iPlayer for S60 released
BBC has released its iPlayer for S60 platform. It’s a UK only app at the moment, and it works as a web runtime widget that uses RealPlayer to stream the video via 3G or WiFi connection. Once you start iPlayer, you’ll see a number of shows being featured on the front page for quick selection.…