Apple Requests Ban on Nokia Phones in US

After Nokia’s request to the ITC (International Trade Commission) to ban pretty much every Apple product including the iPhone, iPod and MacBook, Apple have now come up with their own ban request. Apple has reportedly asked the International Trade Commission to ban import of Nokia phones into the US.

Download Skype for Symbian Beta

Most of us would have used Skype on the Desktop either for chatting or for Client calls or just talking to your family when you are away. You can now use it from your Symbian phone without having to logon to your desktop. (Skype via Fring/ Nimbuzz has been around for quite sometime. This is … Continue reading “Download Skype for Symbian Beta”

Samsung Jet Review

With millions spent on Research , Unique Marketing strategy with lot of fanfare Samsung had launched “smarter than smartphone” Samsung JET with the model number S8000 It is loaded with features according to the specs sheet – 800mhz CPU,AMOLED resistive touchscreen.3D cube interface ,  3.1-inch display, 5-megapixel camera, DivX/Xvid support, Wi-Fi and 2 GB built-in … Continue reading “Samsung Jet Review”

Nokia N97 Review – SearchforN Winner talks about his new toy

Meet Varun Goyal from New Delhi who has won a Nokia N97 in the Search for N Contest on FoneArena. How does the N97 suit your lifestyle and needs? Ya I agree it’s a sheer beauty and anyone can fall in love with it if user looks at the features and ease of use. I … Continue reading “Nokia N97 Review – SearchforN Winner talks about his new toy”

Download Nimbuzz for Nokia 5800

Nimbuzz recently launched a S60V5 edition of their messenger application to support 5800 and the upcoming N97. For the uninitiated people, Nimbuzz is an IM / VoIP application that supports Skype, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, ICQ, AIM, GoogleTalk, Facebook, MySpace, Jabber etc. The appearance and UI of this application looks a lot similar to … Continue reading “Download Nimbuzz for Nokia 5800”

3 Free Chat Applications for Nokia 5800

Though there are a lot of mobile applications for chat, only few currently support Nokia 5800. Therefore I thought, why not make a list of applications which supports Nokia 5800 and also supports multi IM networks. Here is a list of 3 such applications which has 5800 support and also caters to all the prominent … Continue reading “3 Free Chat Applications for Nokia 5800”

Will Multiple SIM Phones be Banned Permanently in India?

Recently there were speculations that mobile phones supporting multiple SIM cards may be banned in India. Actually, few days ago, a Chennai based 36 years old engineer – Somasundaram Ram Kumar filed a petition at the Madras high court claiming that he owns patent (No.214388) for plurality of SIM cards in a single mobile handset … Continue reading “Will Multiple SIM Phones be Banned Permanently in India?”

Vote for the best mobile startup

The 2007 Crunchies is an annual competition and award ceremony to recognize and celebrate the most compelling startups, internet and technology innovations of the year. The nominees include AdMob AdMob is the world’s largest mobile advertising marketplace. Founded in 2006. Fring  Fring is a free mobile VOIP application that lets you make free voice calls … Continue reading “Vote for the best mobile startup”

Mobile wireless technology companies call on European Commission to investigate Qualcomm’s anti-competitive conduct

Broadcom, Ericsson, NEC, Nokia, Panasonic Mobile Communications and Texas Instruments have each filed Complaints to the European Commission requesting that it investigate and stop Qualcomm’s anti-competitive conduct in the licensing of essential patents for 3G mobile technolog

Nokia gives patents to Linux…Grow penguin grow

Nokia has modified its Patent Statement with an exemption for official releases of the Linux Kernel. For an indefinite period of time, Nokia reserves the right of non-assertion and will effectively turn a blind eye to any new functionality added to the kernel that infringes upon some of its patents.

This is intended to help provide what Nokia refers to as a “framework of certainty” around open source.