Opera Mini 5 and Mobile 10 Out of Beta for Java ME and S60/Windows Mobile
Opera has announced 1.0 versions of Opera Mini 5 and Opera Mobile 10, effectively graduating them from Beta status. Opera Mini 5 is available as a 1.0 release for Java ME based devices such as the BlackBerry and many featurephones, while remaining in beta for Android and Windows Mobile. Opera Mobile 10 1.0 is also […]
Yes, Apple Blocked MobileEdition: What We’re Doing About It
A year ago, at CTIA, we announced MobileEdition. It was the first tool that allowed bloggers to quickly take a blog, and turn it into an App Store app. No, it never shipped. We were told by Apple it wouldn’t last long on the market, as they’d pull the plug. In fact, they even rejected […]
Nokia Announces 5230 XpressMusic as Nuron for T-Mobile
Nokia has officially announced the Nokia 5230 XpressMusic as the Nuron for T-Mobile after initally being leaked in an employee roadmap last month. The Nuron features quadband GSM/EDGE and dual-band 1700/2100 3.6Mbps HSDPA radios, as well as Bluetooth with stereo audio support and FM radio. It features a 3.2-inch, 640 x 360 resistive touch display […]
Nokia X10 Specifications Leaked via YouTube
The first details on one of Nokia’s newest series of phones and devices in the X10 has been leaked via YouTube, with the video subsequently removed after Nokia’s request. According to the documents, the X10 will feature Symbian^3 as a horizontal slider with a 600 MHz ARM Cortex A8 CPU, QWERTY keyboard, 3.2 inch AMOLED […]
Symbian^3 Specifications Confirmed
Symbian^3 specifications have been confirmed during MWC after the initial announcement last month. HDMI output is supported up to 1080p , the music store is now embedded within the radio and will allow identification of a song and additional information searches along with the addition of a purchase button, which links with a chosen music […]
Nokia 5230 Nuron Confirmed for March 17th
Image courtesy of TMoNews Following up on previous reporting, the Nokia 5230 XpressMusic destined for T-Mobile will indeed be rebranded Nuron for release on the carrier on March 17th. The Nuron will feature a 3.2 inch resisitive touch display, S60 5th Edition, T-Mobile 3G support and access to the Ovi Store.
Symbian Open Sources Version3
Mobile smart device platform developer Symbian has announced that it has released its latest and forthcoming version of Symbian in Version 3 under the Eclipse Foundation License for open source software and is providing the code today. Symbian Version 3 is the successor operating system to the aging and venerable Series 60, developed in part […]
Nokia Launching New Symbian Versions and Maemo 6 in 2010-2011
Nokia Taiwan general manager Micheal Hsu has confirmed Nokia’s release timeframe for the newest versions of the Symbian and Maemo mobile operating systems. Symbian 3 will launch in the third quarter of the year, with the successor Symbian 4 launching early next year and completely skipping version 2 development. Maemo 6 will be launching on […]
Skyfire Releases New Browsers for S60
Skyfire has released new versions of its popular mobile web browser for S60 3rd Edition and S60 5th Edition devices respectively. Skyfire 1.5 for S60 3rd Edition offers smoother scrolling for pages, an updated user interface and performance improvements that make the browser perform faster. Skyfire 1.5 for S60 5th Edition (currently in beta) offers […]
Google Updates Maps for Symbian, Windows Mobile, Includes Starring Functionality, Sync
Google has released a slight update to Maps for Mobile on Symbian and Windows Mobile that allows for starring of individual favorite landmarks as done on the desktop version along with the option to sync starred locations saved in individual Google accounts. The above functionality is expected to be available in other mobile versions of […]