The Symbian Foundation has opened up its source code so all developers can now contribute. The move will allow developers to contribute to the development of the platform. This move was probably necessary if Symbian wants to compete with Google's Android OS.
Because it is open source, Symbian can now be installed on any compatible device for FREE. This should help expand Symbian's reach worldwide. Symbian is still the world leader but the competition is coming on strong....read more
Check out this video of a Nokia 5700 smartphone running BlackBerry OS 4.6. Who knows how they got this to run, but they did. If you just look at a still shot it could be fake, but this video seems to indicate that it is in fact, real.
The video shows that some guy ported the BlackBerry Pearl 8220's build of OS 4.6 to this Nokia 5700 and got it to work. Why would anyone want to do this? Your guess is as good as mine....read more
Nokia has started a competition encouraging the mod community in the US to come up with ideas on how to morph the Nokia N900 into something new.
"Nokia invites US modders to submit their ideas for morphing the Nokia N900 into something entirely new. Whether it’s turning the Nokia N900 into a TV remote control or the brain of a fully functioning robot, the only limit is the contestants’ imagination. The Nokia N900, which became available in the US this past November, is a powerful mobile compute...read more
Nokia announced the X6 16GB device. Unlike the 32GB version the X6 does not come with a music service. The X6 16GB has a 3.2-inch widescreen capacitive touchscreen and four new color finishes: all black, all white, white with pink highlights and white with yellow highlights.
The X6 runs the latest version of Symbian and boasts up to 18 days standby time, 11.5 hours talktime (GSM), 4.5 hours of video playback and 35 hours of music playback! That’s incredible battery time.
The X6 16Gb sports ...read more
Turn your Symbian phone into a high-quality PC webcam.
MAIN FUNCTIONALITY:
Transforms your mobile phone into high-quality PC webcamera.
Works through WiFi (NEW!), Bluetooth or USB.
Screen Capture functionality, when device screen can be demonstrated on PC real-time.
NEW!!! Cool video effects, to have fun with your friends.
Works with Skype, Yahoo, YouTube, MSN, AOL IM, ICQ and many others.
Compatible with all Symbian S60 3rd edition devices.
Compatible with Windows Vista/XP/2003/2000.
Carry y...read more
SPB Software, a leading maker of mobile applications, announces the release of SPB Weather 2.0 for Symbian, an important addition to its quickly expanding line-up of software for the world's most popular smartphone platform - Symbian. SPB Weather is the most powerful Symbian weather forecast program. It combines the detailed everyday forecasts for more than 10,000 cities worldwide with the beauty and friendliness of up-to-date satellite images on a 3D Globe. With all these and many other attract...read more
Nokia is suing Apple claiming the iPhone maker is infringing on Nokia's patents with every iPhone that has shipped. According to Nokia the patents have been licensed by 40 other companies but Apple refused to pay.
"The ten patents in suit relate to technologies fundamental to making devices which are compatible with one or more of the GSM, UMTS (3G WCDMA) and wireless LAN standards. The patents cover wireless data, speech coding, security and encryption and are infringed by all Apple iPhone ...read more
Google has finally added support for Push Gmail to its Google Sync product. Previously you could sync your calendar and contacts with Google Sync but not your email. Now that they've added support for Gmail you can get push Gmail to your phone.
"Using Google Sync, you can now get your Gmail messages pushed directly to your phone. Having an over-the-air, always-on connection means that your inbox is up to date, no matter where you are or what you're doing. Sync works with your phone's native em...read more
Sprint is making a major move to try and get back all those customers they've lost recently. They have officially unveiled a new "Any Mobile Anytime" plan as an extension of their current Everything Data plan. It means Sprint users can call any mobile phone on any network in the US, and talk for as long as they want.
Everyone on the existing Everything Data plan will automatically receive the new plan free of charge at the start of the next billing cycle. That means no more counting minute...read more
We've become used to reliable "99% up time" from Gmail and have not experienced outages like those that plague BlackBerry devices, but today Gmail appears to be down. We've been unable to reach Gmail for awhile now and there is not much information to be had. Google’s Apps Status Dashboard shows an outage but no other details are given.
Interestingly, we've been getting emails on our Palm Pre even though we cannot reach Gmail via a web browser.
So we wait....
C'mon Gmail...let's go. ...read more
Nokia just attempted to the anty against Apple today with the launch of the N900 phone. Nokia claims that the N900 has the power of a computer in the palm of your hand as it's OS is based on Linux.
Taking its cues from the world of desktop computing, the open source, Linux-based Maemo OS delivers a PC-like experience on a handset-sized device.
"With Linux software, Mozilla-based browser technology and now also with cellular connectivity, the Nokia N900 delivers a powerful mobile experience...read more
According to The Nokia Blog, an unidentified retailer leaked a series of photos that show several upcoming Nokia phones, including the N97 Mini, N5800 with chrome edging, E72, E55, and two unknown sliders that may be an N86.
The leaked photos were uploaded to a Flickr account. The photos have been requested to be taken down, but not before they started roaming around the web.
No information on the retailer is known, but check out the phones....read more
Microsoft and Symbian are teaming up to bring mobile productivity to Symbian phones.
The worldwide leader in software and the world’s largest smartphone manufacturer have entered into an alliance that is set to deliver a groundbreaking, enterprise-grade solution for mobile productivity. Today, Microsoft Business Division President Stephen Elop and Nokia’s Executive Vice President for Devices Kai Öistämö announced the agreement, outlining a shared vision for the future of mobile productivity. ...read more
Sprint announced its second quarter results today and the nubmers don't look good. Despite having the exclusive on the Palm Pre, Sprint lost 257,000 subscribers and posted a net loss of $384 million.
The company tried to spin this as a good thing through their press release:
"In the second quarter, we made further progress on our efforts to enhance financial stability, improve the customer experience and reinvigorate the brand," said Dan Hesse, Sprint Nextel CEO. "The widespread visibility ...read more
