Samsung is sooo serious when it comes to Symbian S60. Apparently, the Korean giant is preparing to launch the first smartphone with 8 megapixel camera. The so called Samsung i8510 will have the following specs: 2.8-inch QVGA (240×320 pixels), 16 million colors 8.0 megapixel camera with auto-focus and Xenon flash. Videos recording at 120 fps.…
JoikuSpot Premium Edition with secure WLAN and email protocol support announced
Joikusoft, the folks behind the free application that allows users of Symbian S60 powered smartphones to turn their 3G connection into a hotspot, has unveiled the new JoikuSpot Premium Edition, which adds corporate intraweb (VPN) and email protocol support to the mix, allowing “business level use of the solution.” Instead of targeting consumers, the Premium…
Symbian Foundation getting a little larger today, 9 more companies joining
The Symbian Foundation, you’ve heard of it, you’re probably still confused by the announcement, well good news is a few more members joined today, 9 in fact: mobile operators 3, América Móvil and TIM, semiconductor manufacturer Marvell plus services and software providers Aplix, EB, EMCC Software, Sasken and TietoEnator. This is adding to the 11…
Documents To Go Premium Edition 4 for UIQ announced; Adds Office 2007 support!
DataViz is little late with its Symbian UIQ version of the Documents To Go Premium Edition 4, but nonetheless, we’re happy to see them not giving up on the platform. The new version of the popular mobile office suite not only adds support for the Office 2007 files, but also includes such features as support…
Symbian launches Symbian Partner Network
Symbian Limited launched a new partner program called Symbian Partner Network (SPN) to enable members to innovate more easily, collaborate more closely with the Symbian ecosystem and “accelerate developments with Symbian OS.” The program is designed to deliver maximum rewards to both Symbian customers and members of the Symbian Partner Network by enabling companies to…
NeuScreen goes beyond multi touch on Nokia N95
Roughly two weeks ago we wrote about NeuTouch, the multi touch engine for the Nokia N95. The same guy who prepared that impressive demo went one step further. The so called NeuScreen project demonstrates what a smart guy equipped with a Nokia N95 can do. It’s impressive to say the least. That smart guy is…
CellPhoneSoft’s Process Explorer for Symbian UIQ3 goes beyond task manager
My friend Zoltan from CellPhoneSoft just informed me about his new application called Process Explorer. It is a neat utility for Symbian UIQ3 smartphones for those of you that really want to get to know the phones you’re using. As Zoltan has put it, “Process Explorer starts where task managers end.” The application lists all…
Are you a University student? Enter the Symbian Essay Contest to win £1000!
Symbian wants to know what people in academia think about the direction the smartphone space is heading and where it will be in 2012-2015. If you’re a University Student you have until the end of September to submit an essay, 10 winners will be selected, each will get 1000 British Pounds (1991.50 US Dollars or…
Motorola Z10 in pictures
We’re still waiting for Motorola to get real with their Motorola Z10 slider in the US. So, in the meantime, Rafe from AllAboutSymbian has posted some live shots of the Motorola Z10 in action. Like the Motorola Z8, the Z10 features that trick kick-slider. But, with a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus, onboard video editing…
Over-the-air firmware update for Nokia N78 – v11.043 is here
European Nokia N78 users will be happy to hear that the latest firmware update for their N-series handset will be taking advantage of S60 3rd Edition’s FOTA (Firmware Over The Air) capability to easily and conveniently update firmware components. That translates in to a PC-free update for Nokia N78 (Euro spec, of course) handsets in…