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Nokia Maps 2.0 Update time Folks

Well all of you reading this having a Nokia Gps enabled handset., Well folks its time for you to Start your updating mode. well your gps navigation experience just got better., if not best. Nokia unveiled the latest and most polished version of its not so perfect Nokia Maps 2.0( it still is the best).
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well we are all familiar with the car mode as we have been using it for a while. well for walkers who love to do window shopping and gaze around the beauty of the metropolis Nokia has been kind enough as it has made an addition to the car mode that the existing users will be familiar with, 2.0 adds “Walk,” Continue reading “Nokia Maps 2.0 Update time Folks”

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 first windows mobile handset from SE

Soon for Sure Sony Ericsson will be the King of the Mobile world.

Well makes me so sure. have a look for yourselves…

Xperia would have every communicator every Q every Atom Every Imate running for hiding. what a Spec. This should be the Mobile of the Millenia. Continue reading “Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 first windows mobile handset from SE”

Windows Mobile on Nokia

Nokia has always been happy and successful with using Symbian and maintaining its relations hip with Symbian. No body would ever imagine Windows Mobile running on Nokia phones, but IT Wire has reported that software giant Microsoft is in talks with Nokia and has asked Nokia guys to offer Windows Mobile Operating System on Nokia devices. Continue reading “Windows Mobile on Nokia”

O2 launches XDA Orbit

O2 are the guys, who make Windows Mobile smart phones, the company, sometime back had launched the O2 XDA Flame, which had a dedicated NVIDIA Graphics Processing Unit. The Flame was pretty much successful in the market. This time O2 guys have come up with the O2 XDA Orbit featuring the Windows Mobile 6 Operating System. O2 is Wi-Fi enabled, supports 3G and on the top of that it has built-in GPS, which works smoothly with the Co-Pilot Software. Continue reading “O2 launches XDA Orbit”

Ngage relaunch gets closer with pre-release downloads

Today marks a huge step towards the official release of the N-Gage Platform for the Nseries devieces. For the time being however, Nokia has chosen to invite N81 owners to the party a bit earlier than the

rest of us. The pre-release version of N-Gage is available for download immediately and there are several game titles on the shelf as well. To download it you can visit http://forums.arena.n-gage.com/nokia/board?board.id=downloadingapplication N-Gage users can trial games prior to purchasing them and plenty of great developers have already jumped on board. Popular titles include

FIFA 08
Asphalt 3
World Series of Poker
Midnight Pool 3D.

Continue reading “Ngage relaunch gets closer with pre-release downloads”

New Virus For Symbian V2

The SymbOS/Beselo.A! worm is actively spreading at present, according to a warning the FortiGuardGlobal Security Research Team. The worm, which at present is most common in China, has been spreading worldwide and does not appear confined to any one carrier.

Once a mobile phone is infected, the worm then sends itself via viral MMS to all the other phone numbers in the contact list, and to other apparently randomly generated mobile phones in China. Continue reading “New Virus For Symbian V2”

Coming soon , Nokia OSeries phones bbye NSeries

After Nokia’s recent acquisition of Trolltech and seeing from the loads of in house Open source initiatives seems like Nokia wants to get out a Open Source handset Series . We call it OSeries

It might sound funny but when we learnt abcd its its O after N…

Jokes apart .. Nokia might be working on a Linux / OS handset lineup .. Symbian has still a low adoption rate and its got a huge learning curve. Theres a huge Java developer community out there. Android handsets are expected to hit the market by mid 2008. So the Finnish handset maker might want to get some part of the Open Source / Linux handset market for sure..

For now this whole OSeries things seems like a rumor but its closer to becoming a reality after their recent buy.

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Nokia buys open source greenphone maker Trolltech

The news is out Nokia buys yet another company. This time Nokia is buying a Norwegian Linux mobile developer firm Trolltech

Trolltech are the makers of the Greephone

The Finnish giant seems to be embracing the Qt or Qtopia mobile platform as Russ points out. Its seen as a move by the worlds largest handset maker to expand its software and internet based services.

Dr Kai Öistämö, the head of Nokia’s devices unit,said the acquisition would aid Nokia in its strategies of being “a leader of the converged world in internet mobility” and “growing consumer services and businesses solutions”.

So is this the rise of the mobile web 2.0 or is it just Nokia 2.0?

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Youtube expands mobile version and launches Java App

Google’s Youtube has expanded its mobile version by offering its large video collection at m.youtube.com

youtube mobile

Until recently only a limited subset of the entire database was available on the mobile version.

FREE Youtube JAVA Application

They have also announced a J2ME Java Application which lets users play videos without downloading them directly. But the sad news is that application is available only for Nokia’s N73, N95, E65, 6110, 6120 and SonyEricsson k800 and w880. But it should work pretty fine on any J2ME MIDP2.0 Phone . Continue reading “Youtube expands mobile version and launches Java App”

ASUS P750 PDA launched in India

ASUS P750 PDA has been launched in India. One more smart phone release and this one is, at first glance, quite plain looking.

The handset is a complete business applications and connectivity set that will allow users to carry their office communication device in their palms.

Specs at a glance:

• Weight 5.1 oz
• Dimensions 4.4 x 2.3 x 0.7 inches
• TFT Display 2.8 inches
• 64 MB RAM
• Windows Mobile 6 Professional

Features:

• HSDPA3.6Mbps
• Bluetooth V2.0+ EDR
• WiFi
• USB 1.1
• Triband GSM (GSM 900/1800/1900)
• 3.5G high speed network coverage
• Built-in GPS antenna
• 3.2 Megapixel Camera
• Autofocus
• Recordable Image Formats: JPG
• Camcorder: 320x240pixel , 15frame/sec
• Recordable Video Formats: 3GPP, MPEG4
• Touch Screen Continue reading “ASUS P750 PDA launched in India”

Nokia N95, Blogging and WordPress

Blogging today has become a rage. There are many Blogging platforms like WordPress, Blogger, Typepad etc that satisfy your Blogging needs. With the advent of smart phones, mobile Blogging has become popular. Today, Blogging platform like Blogspot and WordPress are very popular among people who want to start their Blogging career. Continue reading “Nokia N95, Blogging and WordPress”

Samsung SCH- i760 Your new mobile office

These model numbers are so confusing. Why don’t Mobile companies just give their unique handsets a nickname?

The Samsung SCH i760 is unique. It is a good looking handset with a unique arrangement of keys and navigation pad on the body. It is a Windows Mobile smart phone with a slide out, full QWERTY keypad.

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Samsung SGH- i780 – Windows Mobile with TV out and optical mouse

Samsung SGH- i780 is a Kinda regular looking handset…

It has a 2.5 inch touch screen as well as a full QWERTY keypad.

The interesting bits are a) the TV out option and b) optical mouse for navigation.

Specs at a glance:

• HSDPA 3.6 mbps/ 900/1800/1900 MHz + UMTS 2100MHz, EDGE, GPRS Class Continue reading “Samsung SGH- i780 – Windows Mobile with TV out and optical mouse”

CES 2008: Samsung launches SGH-i450, G800, SGH-i620, SCH-i760

Here’s more news from the Consumer Electronics Show 2008 on at Las Vegas. This time, it is Samsung. Four new models – SGH-i450, G800, SGH-i620, SCH-i760.

Phew! Somebody’s been working very very hard.

Samsung SGH-i450

Symbian S60 OS powered music phone in a slide form factor that will take your breath away. It has a type of touch sensitive scroll wheel system to navigate the music player and menus. Continue reading “CES 2008: Samsung launches SGH-i450, G800, SGH-i620, SCH-i760”

Samsung SGH-i620

Samsung SGH-i620 A Windows Mobile device that will run on Windows Mobile 6.0, with a slide out QWERTY keypad.

The screen size at 2.2 inches seems a bit small for such a handset.

Specs at a glance:

• HSDPA 900/1800/1900/2100MHz
• 2 Megapixel Camera
• 2.2″ GVGA TFT (262K Colors) Continue reading “Samsung SGH-i620”