Sony Ericsson Ending Symbian Device Development
Sony Ericsson has confirmed that it has ended development of new devices with the Symbian operating system as its base. This follows the recent release of its latest Symbian-based smart device in the Vivaz on AT&T earlier this month. Sony Ericsson was one of the first major third-party Symbian licensees when it preceded to develop […]
Nokia N8 Delayed Until October
Nokia has delayed the Nokia N8 smartphone until October to address unexpected demand and last-minute changes. The full statement from Nokia follows below: "The amount of pre-orders has exceeded our expectations and we are working hard to deliver the Nokia N8 to the market. In some markets, we had planned to start delivering the Nokia […]
Nokia Opens US NAM N8 Pre-Orders
Nokia USA has officially begun accepting pre-orders for its last N Series device based on Symbian in the Nokia N8. The N8 features a 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen display, 16GB of internal storage expandable up to 48GB with a 32GB microSDHC card, Ovi Maps access, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, GPS transceiver and 12 megapixel camera […]
T-Mobile’s Prepaid Data Reinvention: A Clear Work In Progress
We detail all the minutia of the new T-Mobile Prepaid Data rollout. At the end, you’ll see all the tidbits of where each T-Mobile device stands on prepaid data. Brace yourself for some twists and turns. In general, T-Mobile says they have two prepaid data plans. One’s new, and one’s old. The old one being […]
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 […]
Mobile Application Store PocketGear Acquires Handango
Today PocketGear has announced that it has acquired venerable mobile application provider Handango. The two companies combined will now offer over 140,000 applications to the major mobile platforms worldwide including Android, Symbian, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Palm, Linux and Java. The new storefront will have a presence in 175 countries and applications compatible with more than […]
Nokia Tube Launching October 2nd Alongside “Comes With Music” Service
Nokia is set to unveil the “Tube,” its first mass market touchscreen device, at an October 2nd event in London. The launch will be integrated into Nokia’s launch of its “Comes With Music” service, and will likely fall under the “XpressMusic” sub-brand as the 5800. Â In July, Nokia stated; “”our first touch device will […]
Symbian Platform to Unify, Challenge Android
The Symbian platform today announced broad and sweeping changes to the entire platform. These changes are aimed at paving the way for Symbian to become a better competitor for the Android platform. First and foremost, Symbian will unify the UIQ and S60 platforms. With the advent of S60 touch, this is a logical progression for […]
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 […]