The two largest open-source mobile platform initiatives are swirling up rumors that they’ll be joining forces to combine the Symbian and Android platforms spearheaded by Nokia and Google, respectively. Allegedly informed analysts at J. Gold Associates are claiming that a merger between Nokia and Google could kick off in three to six months, citing both…
CellPhoneSoft’s Tweak Peaks reaches version 1.30; Drives tweaking of UIQ3 devices forward
CellPhoneSoft has released a new version of their UIQ3 system utility, Tweak Peaks. Those not familiar with the application should know that it provides various enhancements to operating the phone, like display acceleration, instant menus and fast list scrolling. Tweak Peaks 1.30 brings several improvements, including: Setting the start page for Opera browser Support for…
Video: Samsung i8510 INNOV8 gets first hands-on treatment
Lucky folks of MobileBurn had a chance to try out the Samsung i8510 INNOV8 before the rest of us. As a result they compiled a short video to briefly demonstrate some of the phone’s features. The video bellow may be a bit blurry but should show you just how powerful Samsung’s latest device is. If…
Samsung i8510 INNOV8 officially announced
Samsung’s ultra-powerful Symbian S60 based i8510 smartphone has been officially announced as the Samsung INNOV8. The 8 megapixel camera equipped device is ready to go head-to-head with Sony Ericsson C905 and most probably leave it far behind thanks to the open OS it runs. Let’s recap the specs: Network: HSDPA 7.2 Mbps (900/2100), EDGE/GPRS (850/900/1800/1900)…
Nokia announces N-Gage support for Nokia XpressMusic 5320, N78, N96
Good news for all you Nokia N-Gage fans looking to get your Nokia N96 hooked up with all the mobile gaming resources of Nokia’s N-Gage platform. First, you’re apparently well ahead of the curve with that Nokia N96 in your hand. Second, Nokia has made good on their promise to offer multiple handsets with N-Gage…
First Nokia S60 Touch UI screenshots are here!
What we have here are the first screenshots of the upcoming S60 Touch platform. From what we can tell, all that additional space beyond QVGA is used in a best way. Going through images or watching a video will be a real pleasure on a device using the S60 Touch. Existing S60 users won’t have…
Qik takes cellphone video streaming service to public beta – iPhone Qik application still coming
For all you cellphone videographers looking to broadcast your oh-so-important daily lives’ activities to the ether with that handy-dandy video camera you call a smartphone, Qik has finally announced their highly anticipated public beta. What, you didn’t realize that smartphone of yours was a full-fledged wireless video camera capable of streaming live video to the…
Symbian extends collaboration offer to Google, possibly Android
Symbian’s buy-out by Nokia, by far the largest handset manufacturer to rely on the Symbian smartphone mobile operating system, paves the way for an open-source Symbian environment that will hopefully spark a new wave of Symbian-based mobile platforms. With Symbian’s code destined to be opened up by the Symbian Foundation for all to use, the…
Nokia Chat ushers Nokia users in to location-based social networking
With the iPhone and iPhone 3G already rocking more than a handful of location-based mobile social networking applications and services, it makes sense that Nokia is looking to throw their hat in to the ring and offer their own location-aware social network. Nokia Chat opens up a world of mobile social networking that incorporates positional-data…
Video: Symbian UIQ 3.3 prototype menu walkthrough
While we’re still waiting for the first devices running UIQ 3.3 to hit the market, YouTube user “PhonerX” has posted two videos showing the latest version of the software platform. Nothing too exciting, except widgets, dedicated navigation sub-menu with Google Maps and Wayfinder, and that cool home screen which we already saw on the Sony…