Nimbuzz adds a Twitter Client. Gets a Refreshing UI

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Nimbuzz, one of my favourite Chat application has released a new Symbian Client which now includes Twitter as well. This update makes Nimbuzz one of the most comprehensive Social Networking application that we have ever seen on Symbian Platform. Along with VoIP calls, Instant Messaging and file sharing with almost all the popular social networks like Google Talk, Skype, MSN Messenger, AIM, Facebook Chat etc plus presence, profiles and location, the client now has Twitter as well. Continue reading “Nimbuzz adds a Twitter Client. Gets a Refreshing UI”

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 official and supports Skype out calls too)

Skype have announced a beta version of their Symbian application today and it has a lot of features and comes close to the desktop version.

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Samsung Omnia HD Review Part-4: Camera

The Samsung Omnia HD has had a lot of things said about it. But the biggest USP of this product is the camera. This baby rocks an 8 megapixel camera that does recording in HD (1280 x 720) at 24fps.

Let’s see in detail how the Omnia HD performs in this critical section, since this is the strongest point on it.

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Samsung, today makes some of the highest megapixel count camera-phones in the world today. At 8MP, which is the current standard for high end phones, this camera is good. The Omnia HD has a lot of options and presets to help you get the most out of it. The interface on the Omnia HD’s camera is better than the Nokia solution on it’s touchscreen devices too. The only part where it loses out is the inclusion of a single LED flash. Without adequate flash, this phone cannot be used to capture anything in a dark area, as the results will be anything but acceptable. Continue reading “Samsung Omnia HD Review Part-4: Camera”

Google Goggles: Now Search for Things by Clicking Photos of it

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Google has launched a new Android Application called Goggles, which lets you click a photo about a particular thing/place and then get more information about the contents of the photo. Continue reading “Google Goggles: Now Search for Things by Clicking Photos of it”

Video : Qt demo on Maemo , Symbian and Windows Mobile

If you are a mobile developer and want to get your app onto multiple platforms then Qt is the way to go. Qt is truly cross platform as you can see in the video below that the UI is almost the same on a Nokia N900 (Maemo) , Nokia 5800 (Symbian) and a Windows mobile phone.

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Motorola Droid ousts Apple iPhone for the 2009 Times Gadget of the Year

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Motorola is making news again , the almost-dead phone maker has bagged the Gadget of the year title by TIME magazine.

This  news also indicates the rise of Android in the US cellphone market and also Apple’s lack of offerings for the shopping season. Continue reading “Motorola Droid ousts Apple iPhone for the 2009 Times Gadget of the Year”

Tata Docomo brings the HTC HD2 to India

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Tata Docomo certainly surprised us today by tweeting that the HTC HD2 is going on sale on its network exclusively for one week starting from Dec 15th. Those of you who are drooling for the HD2 which is looking like one of the best smartphones in the market, head to a docomo dive-in store now ! Continue reading “Tata Docomo brings the HTC HD2 to India”

HTC 2010 Roadmap Leaked

Here is a big treat to all HTC fans. The HTC Roadmap for 2010 has been leaked. The Roadmap shows that HTC have some very interesting devices lined-up for us. The Roadmap shows devices that the company is set to release in the 1st 6 months of 2010.

Here are the various phones leaked and the specifications:

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Download Opera Mini 5 Beta2 and Opera Mobile 10 Beta 2

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If you are using Opera mini or Mobile on your phone ,  Opera has announced the 2nd version of its beta of the products and you can now download Opera Mini 5 beta 2 or Opera Mobile 10 Beta2 Continue reading “Download Opera Mini 5 Beta2 and Opera Mobile 10 Beta 2”

Apple iPhone 3GS vs HTC HD2 High Definition Photo Gallery

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Centrinos and FoneArena have another surprise for you. This time both the HTC fans and Apple fans are in for a treat. This is a high definition photo gallery comparing the Apple iPhone 3GS and HTC HD2. Thanks a million to Centrinos! Continue reading “Apple iPhone 3GS vs HTC HD2 High Definition Photo Gallery”

Symbian^3 Concept Screenshots remind us that Symbian is still Alive and Kicking

The folks at AAS love Symbian for sure and they bring us some great screenshots of the Symbian^3 which was shown off at Nokia Capital Markets day yesterday where Nokia even announced plans for Dual SIM phones and a Maemo 6 powered device in 2010.  Many were speculating that Symbian does not have a future and that Nokia might ditch Symbian for Maemo. But this does not seem the case. Nokia is going to be releasing phones in S40, Symbian and Maemo next year.  The screenshots are only from the Concept stage but still they are refreshing . Actual devices might obviously differ when they are announced in first half of 2010

Multiple Homescreen support .  We have been craving for multiple homescreens on Symbian ever since N900 got it.

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No other phone comes close to Nokia N900 in the Browsing department , Speed Test Video inside

The Nokia N900 may be seen as an internet tablet with phone capabilities. The N900 has got the best browser on a mobile phone and we are not kidding. We used the N900 alongside the iPhone ,  OmniaHD  , a Blackberry and an Android device and our conclusion was that No Other phone can come close to N900 in the Browsing Department. All websites load and appear the same way it does on a desktop  including banking sites and airline sites  which are the most problematic.The screen is very responsive and there is kinetic scrolling, zooming. Javascript including AJAX,Flash work pretty well

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Nokia X6 Photo Gallery: 5800XM Comparison & BH-505 Mixing

Nokia’s recently announced X6 music device might have failed to gain a lot of attention at Nokia World 2009, due to the spectacular success of the Nokia N900, and its limited availability with Comes With Music service, but it still is a great solution for those who want a nice capactive touchscreen, S60 5th Edition, and 32GBs of built-in memory. The X6 also has a GPS receiver, a good 5MP camera, a nice interactive homescreen with contacts, applications, email and calendar showing up, kinetic scrolling widely implemented, HSDPA internet speeds…

Here are some comparison pictures next to its oldest sibling, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, showing that the X6 is a bit longer but the same width, and much thinner. Both devices have the same connectors and keys at the same locations in all sides, except for the X6 not having an external microSDHC port due to its already integrated 32GB memory. The X6 also doesn’t come with any stylus, since its capacitive touchscreen doesn’t function with styluses, but only with finger touches.

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