With all this talk of the iPhone 3G shipping worldwide in little more than a month from today, it seems only fair to give mention to one of the iPhone’s hardest-hitting competitors – Nokia. The Finns have been toiling away at their own touch-based solution to the smartphone market with a touch-based mobile OS –…
Google Maps for Mobile 2.1 for S60 released
Google has updated its Google Maps for Mobile application for S60 smartphones. There were no official announcement or a blog post about the version 2.1 (or at least I haven’t found one), but eagle-eyed Steve Litchfield along with its readers noticed several improvements, including: Several speed improvements Zooming in/out is slicker/clearer Favorites sharing with other…
Digia brings webkit-based finger touch web browser to Symbian UIQ platform
Digia, former SysOpen Digia which is known for its 48-inch tall Symbian S60 phone, announced their web browser for Symbian UIQ platform – Digia @Web. The soon-to-be-released application is the first full finger touch web browser for UIQ platform and is based on the same core Nokia’s S60 browser and Apple’s Safari use – Webkit.…
fring for Symbian S60, Windows Mobile updated
The company behind the popular mobile VoIP client fring announced updates for Symbian S60 and Windows Mobile versions of their application. First comes the S60, which in version 3.35 is more stable than ever and also brings all round better sound quality. Speakerphone support is added for devices running on top of Symbian 9.2 (S60…
Party with me and a couple other Nokia employees on Thursday in Boston
I’m going to be in Boston, Massachusetts this week with my colleagues from Nokia. We’re going to have a party on the 5th from 20:00 to 22:30 at The Living Room. Free food, free booze, but more importantly you get to talk to actual Nokia employees and are able to pelt them with whatever questions…
Windows Live client now available for Nokia S60 phones
Microsoft has made its Windows Live client available for Nokia S60 smartphone users. Earlier we saw the Redmond giant announcing the same client for the BlackBerry platform, and now they’re bringing the same offering to Nokia’s smartphone platform, to provide S60 users with quick access to such Microsoft’s services as Hotmail, MSN instant messaging, Windows…
Video: Sony Ericsson P5 Paris demo
Well, well, Sony Ericsson or at least someone very close to the Swedish-Japanese company has made the official P5 Paris demo video available on YouTube. What this means is that in the near future — maybe even before June 17th — we may see the Symbian UIQ smartphone finally announced. After all, we saw the…
HAVA Mobile Player goes S60
If SlingMedia can do it, so can Monsoon Multimedia which just announced HAVA Mobile Player for S60. Earlier we saw their “TV place-shifting video-streaming solution” hitting Nokia Internet Tablets and now it’s about time Nokia smartphone owners also take their TV experience with them, no matter where they happen to be. The HAVA Mobile Player…
Samsung L870 officially announced at S60 Summit in Barcelona
A week ago we posted more details about the upcoming Samsung L870 smarpthone. Now we have even more information as the Korean giant officially unveiled the device at S60 Summit in Barcelona, Spain. The official specs go like this: Network: HSDPA (2100MHz) 3.6Mbps, plus tri-band (900/1800/1900) EDGE/GPRS Display: 2.4-inch QVGA 16M Color TFT screen Camera:…
Nokia N95 NAM gets firmware update – Nokia N95-3 gets firmware 20.02.011
The heralded Nokia N95 North American edition (NAM) already gets props for its multimedia capabilities, most notably its high-end imaging prowess. And, with this latest software update from Nokia, the Nokia N95 NAM (aka Nokia N95-3) gets the same added features and performance gains that its European counterpart (Nokia N95-1) has enjoyed for some time…