Nokia has released a new version of Mail for Exchange that, as announced, works with all Symbian S60 3rd edition devices. Aside from this big improvement, Mail for Exchange 2.7 also updates the mapping of data fields in Contacts between the server and the device. New fields mapped are Middle name, Car phone, Department, Spouse,…
Nokia E75 QWERTY slider spotted in the wild!
And you thought the Nokia E71 and Nokia E66 were the end of the road for the business-class smartphones from Espoo. Of course Nokia is working on additional Eseries smartphones to add to their business-oriented portfolio. Following on the Nokia E71’s QWERTY candybar form-factor and the Nokia E66’s vertical sliding design, Nokia is apparently working…
Handy Shell wants to control active standby screen of your Symbian S60 smartphone
With all the hype surrounding user interfaces following the iPhone launch, it doesn’t surprises many companies are launching their custom UI solutions. We’ve already seen quite a few similar Windows Mobile apps and today we’re presenting you an application that aims to enhance the active standby screen of a Symbian S60 smartphones. Developed by Epocware,…
Video: Tennis player Caroline Wozniacki promotes Sony Ericsson W760
This isn’t the first time we’re seeing the teenaged Danish tennis player promoting a mobile phone for Sony Ericsson. Last time we saw Caroline Wozniacki playing against a transformer robot which was actually the W580 model. Now, the Swedish-Japanese handset maker has invited Caroline to make a video for their W760 Walkman phone, which is…
Windows Mobile 6.1 comes to ASUS P527
As CTIA comes to a close, ASUS has finally made available the Windows Mobile 6.1 ROM for the ASUS P527 on their downloads website. Owners of the ASUS P527 can now update their smartphone to the latest that Microsoft has to offer in the mobile world. In addition to the improvements bundled with the Windows…
Q2 sales report puts BlackBerry ahead of WinMo, iPhone passing Palm
Gartner’s pitching their ballpark numbers for the second quarter of 2008, and RIM is coming up roses. BlackBerry constituted 17.4% of the global smartphone market last quarter, up nearly double from last year’s 8.9%, while Symbian continues to dominate 57.7% worldwide. RIM’s spurt outpaced Windows Mobile sales, which sat at 3,873,622, up 20% from last…
Skyfire gives us the low-down at CTIA San Francisco 2008
Skyfire has made some headway in the mobile web browser game since we last touched base with them. The lightweight and super-fast mobile web browser uses servers on the back-end to handle all the data-processing to make sure that full-featured webpages are delivered to your mobile phone in just a fraction of the time it…
Nokia shows off the Nokia N96, Nokia N79, Nokia N85, Nokia E66, and Nokia E71 at CTIA San Francisco 2008
Nokia has unleashed upon the world a slew of new flagship Nseries handsets with amazing multimedia capabilities with sleek, new design aesthetics. Featuring glossy-finished plastics that just ooze “cool” from every crevice, the Nokia N96, Nokia N85, and Nokia N79 are the hottest handsets to come out of Espoo yet. Nokia was on hand at…
Sling Media finally brings SlingPlayer Mobile to Symbian UIQ
If you’re a fan of place-shifting streaming TV, then you’ve probably already outfitted yourself with a Slingbox and SlingPlayer Mobile to watch live TV with your mobile phone. Unless, that is, you’ve been using a UIQ-based handset. Sling Media has been holding their Symbian UIQ-compatible SlingPlayer Mobile client over our heads for too long. Fortunately,…
Nokia N96 review – about as good as it looks
The Nokia N96 has been highly anticipated as the Nokia N95 successor and new heir to the Nseries throne. With that sexy, glossy-black finish, under-lit keys, mobile TV, and fantastic optics, the Nokia N96 is the new king-of-the-ring when it comes to Espoos Nseries lineup. We’ve already seen the Nokia N96 from all angles and…