Firefox for Maemo Beta 4 caught running on Nokia N900

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The inbuilt browser of Maemo powered Nokia N900 runs on the Mozilla Gecko engine. Now Firefox for Mobile a.k.a Fennec has been caught running on the Nokia N900.In this video  Jay Sullivan who is Mozilla’s VP of Mobile gives us a quick tour of Firefox for mobile (beta 4) running on Nokia’s N900.

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iPhone 3GS 05.11.07 baseband unlocked , releasing on Nov 4th

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The cat and mouse game between Apple and the Hackers is on again. Now George Hotz , creator of Jailbreaking software for iPhones has made an announcement that he has successfully unlocked the latest unjailbreakable baseband of iPhone aka 05.11.07

tell the iPhone owning world all they need is at blackra1n.com, including blacksn0w instructions on it’s release date, 11/04/09(yes, will support hacktivation). You do your part, and I’ll do mine making things as simple, reliable, and straightforward as possible.

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Forum Nokia India Announces Annual Developer Conference

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FORUM NOKIA INDIA ANNOUNCES ITS ANNUAL DEVELOPER CONFERENCE

~ Invites registrations to a unique interactive platform to ‘Unlock the Star’ in you! ~

~ To feature latest in mobile application development and distribution through Ovi Store ~

Nokia today announced the Forum Nokia Developer Conference’09 to be held on the 7th December 2009 at the Taj Residency, Bangalore. Titled ‘Unlock Star’, the conference aims at leveraging the limitless possibilities of the mobile device to drive developer success.  Mr. D Shivakumar, VP and Managing Director, Nokia India along with Ms. Purnima Kochikar, Vice President, Forum Nokia and Developer Community will deliver the opening keynotes, addressing leading software developers, network operators and content partners about Nokia business and technological development opportunities.

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Nokia shows off the UK’s Good Things on The world’s largest signpost

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The world’s largest signpost maps out the UK’s Good Things

Nokia gives the UK ‘Good Things’ as X Factor winner, Alexandra Burke could play live in your town

London, UK – A signpost the size of two London buses will be suspended next to the capital’s iconic Tower Bridge as Nokia asks Brits to map out – and point to – the nation’s ‘Good Things’. To celebrate the launch of the Nokia N97 mini with in-built OVI Maps, the 40ft long signpost will be unveiled on 23rd October, asking people to send in their ‘Good Things’ to http://www.nokia.co.uk/maps or text 62010 to have it displayed above London’s skyline. Continue reading “Nokia shows off the UK’s Good Things on The world’s largest signpost”

Sony Ericsson Satio , Yari and Aino launched in India

Sony Ericsson has finally launched the Satio a.k.a Idou along with the Yari and Aino phones in India.While the Satio is the most impressive of the three and packs a 12 Mega Pixel Camera and runs Symbian OS and sports a pretty large touchscreen display

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Nominees for the Asia Mobile Awards 2009 are in

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As you might know the annual GSM Mobile Asia Congress is happening in Hong Kong this year from 18-19 November.The GSM Association has  announced a shortlist of 40 nominees for the Asia Mobile Awards 2009. The awards will be presented at the upcoming Mobile Asia Congress.

Nokia India has been nominated for the Green Mobile award for the take back phone recycling campaign. Airtel has been nominated for the best Mobile Game for Airtel GamesClub. Both Aircel and Airtel India have been nominated for the Best Mobile Music Service Award.Hungama Digital Media Entertainment has been nominated for Best Mobile TV  Service. Aircel’s Pocket Internet has been nominated for the best mobile internet service.
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Nokia N97 version 20 firmware now out for download

n97v2-1 The new software update for the Nokia N97 which is due in October is finally out for download now over Nokia Software Updater and FOTA. This firmware update mainly brings improved touch screen scrolling and Improved OVI Maps 3.1 with 3D Maps. Continue reading “Nokia N97 version 20 firmware now out for download”

Symbian.org Website gets a new design right in time for SEE2009

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The Symbian.org website got a major facelift today just in time for the SEE2009 – The annual Symbian extravaganza. With all the normal confusion amongst users  surrounding the versions of the platform and the devices running various versions, the new website offers you a lot more clarity.There is a list of various devices along with the version its running. The Samsung Omnia HD find’s it place right in the homepage of the website along with Gravity Continue reading “Symbian.org Website gets a new design right in time for SEE2009”

The Symbian Exchange 2009 – SEE2009

The Symbian Foundation is holding the  Symbian Exchange and Exposition (SEE)  at Earls Court 2, London on 27-28 October 2009. This is a FREE TO ATTEND event and its a must for anyone involved or interested in the future of mobile and the mobile industry.

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Our Quest to Get to The Good Things in London – Day 1

As you know FoneArena is in London for a Secret Nokia Event.I just checked into my hotel room and found a nice surprise on the desk. It was a big arrow shaped box with a nice white Nokia N97 inside. It read GET TO THE GOOD THINGS

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Universal microUSB phone charger passes through ITU

Soon all mobile users can breathe easy and carry a single damn charger for all mobile phones. Many major brands have agreed to adapt to the microUSB charger standard.And the great news is that this Universal microUSB phone charger design just passed through the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

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