Nokia’s Linux Skunkworks Effort Dies with a Whimper
Nokia’s CEO Steven Elop today, when asked about Nokia’s Linux phone efforts for the “next billion” did not leave any margin for hope.
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 Launches Google Mobile App for S60
Google has announced that it has launched the Google Mobile application for Series 60 devices. The application integrates Google services such as Mail, Maps, YouTube, and other Google Mobile services as well as supporting My Location which is dependent on user activation and handset. The application can be bound to a hotkey on the handset […]
RIM to Pick Up BlackBerry Connect Development for Series 60
When Nokia announced last year that it would be removing BlackBerry Connect support in favor of Microsoft/IBM support, many current and potential customers were understandably upset with the turn of events, as it was perceived that Nokia did not want to compete with RIM directly via software. The company was known for developing its own […]
Oddest of Show: S60-powered LG enV2
It’s no secret that LG, like many other phone makers, uses Japanese-exclusive and other foreign phone designs for newer models. They take the external casing, and replace all the internals with less expensive (and less powerful) hardware. But it was a surprise even for us to see Symbian touting a version of the LG enV2 […]
Cingular Nokia N80 Approved – Without UMTS 850
PCS Intel broke news that Cingular would not be launching all UMTS phones with UMTS dual-band support, today, FCC documents confirm that. The Nokia N80, a Series 60 device, has been approved with Cingular brandings, however, the U.S. variant of the N80 will not include UMTS 850 MHz support. FCC Nokia N80 Approval
Nokia Working With Apple on Series 60 Web Browser
Nokia today announced that they were partnering with Apple to use their WebKit technology (Safari) to develop a new web browser for the Series 60 platform. Nokia expects the new browser to be released in the first half of 2006. Nokia previously has relied on Opera’s Series 60 web browser to be their primary web […]
Series 60: Flashed
Nokia, now with a dominant control over the Series 60 platform, has begun to sign deals. Yesterday, Nokia and Macromedia announced that all future major Series 60 releases would include Macromedia Flash technology. Nokia also announced their Series 80 platform targeted at high-end PDA/Phone markets would also be getting similar treatment. The Series 60 platform […]
CTIA Coverage Begins… With Series 60 on CDMA
We have intentionally delayed our coverage of CTIA by about 24 hours, to let all the dust clear and try to give more accurate coverage. LG today announced they were licensing the Symbian Series 60 platform from Nokia (which recently bought control of Symbian), and intend to use it not only on GSM, but on […]