Short video walk through of Nokia N900 by Janne Heikkinen of Maemo Devices from Nokia.Enjoy this short video where you see the power of Maemo and Multi-tasking on the N900.
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Video : Nokia E72 Optical Navikey
The E72 is a cool upgrade to the E71 and one of the most important features of the E72 is the Optical Navikey which makes scrolling a lot easier. What’s more cool is that you can use the Navikey to focus the camera. This short video was shot last week when we had a chance to interact with Product Manager of the phone Mika
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tubWH8GV8Fo
Android 1.6 SDK is now available for download
The Android Team has just released its SDK for Android 1.6 codenamed “The Donut”.
So whats new in the “The Donut“:
- It now has support for both CDMA as well as GSM.
- It now supports more screen resolutions, which in return will allow Android apps to work on more devices.
- The new APIs include a gestures framework and text-to-speech engine.
- Donut now provides access to the new and improved Android Market.
- It now provides a Quick Search Box for Donut Users, which allows searching directly from the home screen with suggested results while a person is typing.
Devices with Android 1.6 running are expected to be out as early as October ’09. Apps developed for older versions of Android will continue to run on Android 1.6. However do test your existing apps on the Android 1.6 SDK to make sure they run as expected.
Android Team also added that over the next several weeks, they will publish a series of blog posts to help the developers get ready for the new developer technologies in Android 1.6. The topics on which posts will be covered are:
- How to adapt your applications to support different screen sizes
- Integrating with Quick Search Box
- Building gestures into your apps and
- Using the text-to-speech engine.
In the meantime you can also check the official video of Android 1.6 along with its new features below:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBRFkLKRwFw
Win a N900 by Hacking it at Push N900
After the mega launch of Nokia N900 at the Nokia World ‘09, Nokia has come up with an interesting contest for all the developers, hackers and modders called “PUSH N900“.
Nokia describes Push N900 as “An unique design, hacking & modding project from Nokia. We want to give designers, hackers, modders, creatives and artists the chance to get their hands on, and heads inside, the new Nokia N900 & the Maemo platform – the most powerful pairing we’ve ever created”
Event brief
You will have to tell Nokia how you would hack and mod the N900 & Maemo to connect the N900 to something you love. An expert judging panel will be selecting winning submissions and the groups behind the winning entries will receive N900 devices, funding and support to develop their PUSH idea. And once they’re complete, we’ll share them with the rest of the world with a series of installations in Nokia Flagship Stores across the globe.
Already a lot of buzz is present around Nokia N900 and this event is just going increase the buzz by many folds. Just imagine the quality of apps which will be created with a lot of hackers, modders and artist getting together to create apps for the Maemo OS.
Few companies like Hyper and Tinker.it have already got together and started working on a sample project for the PUSH N900 launch event. A project which dealt with a mashup of a Speak ‘n’ Spell, a Rolodex, 80’s radio tagger/Last.fm integration and 3D ViewMaster camera.
A Speak and Spell was used to text a message to a member of the audience, a Rolodex then identified a contact’s details after being manually spun and automatically pulled it up on the phone, an FM radio hack then identified any ‘80’s musician texted to the phone and connected to Last.fm to pull up the relevant cover art as you tuned the radio to a station playing the selected artist’s music, and finally a View-Master which used Nokia N900 to create custom 3D photos.
Interested to create a similar mashup or create another unique application for Nokia N900? Then rush with your ideas/proposals here.
Submissions for Nokia PUSH N900 are accepted until October 5th 2009. The proposals can be either a video proposal, or a written proposal or even visual proposal. The winning submissions and the winners will be announced on October 25th 2009.
Nokia CLIPit Concept Phone
Nokia CLIPit is a very interesting concept device. It is a device which will blow your minds away if it does become a reality. Engineers say it may be possible in the near future hinting even 2010! Continue reading “Nokia CLIPit Concept Phone”
Nokia N86 to have face detection in future firmware update!
AAS is reporting that Nokia’s camera flagship is to have the face detection feature in its next firmware upgrade. This feature, if it is implemented, will enable the N86, as the name suggests, detect a face and increase focus over it. Face Detection has long been available to samsung devices and now for the first time on a Nokia device. Have a look at the screenshot below for further proof.
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LG and Qualcomm Announce the LG GM730
LG and Qualcomm collaborate to launch the 3G enabled LG GM730 in India. It is one of the most awaited handsets in India. It is a touchscreen phone with a candybar form-factor. Continue reading “LG and Qualcomm Announce the LG GM730”
Apple iPhone 3GS vs Nokia N97 Comparison Pics
You must have seen the N97 vs iPhone 3G Pictures But here is a photo gallery showing the comparison between the Apple iPhone 3GS and Nokia N97. Well the 3GS is not much different from the 3G in terms of external hardware. The internal hardware had some great improvements including a faster CPU and more RAM for apps. The N97 is a great device and beats the iPhone in most departments except the apps and the UI. The iPhone offers some of the best apps on the mobile platform and takes the mobile user experience to a whole new level. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 3GS vs Nokia N97 Comparison Pics”
Nokia 5800 Users in India will get New Firmware Update in October
Some good news for all 5800 users in India. Nokia will be offering a firmware update for Nokia 5800 XpressMusic by early October. We got this info from a very reliable source at Nokia India. It would coincide with the release of the N97 mini in the market and also the v2.0 update for the N97 Continue reading “Nokia 5800 Users in India will get New Firmware Update in October”
HTC Hero Live Pics
The HTC Hero has been launched in India and you might know that the Hero is the first android phone to sport the SenseUI. You might have already seen the unboxing pics and video. But now here are exclusive picture of the phone courtesy of a Chinese mobile site – mobile01.
Omnia HD Price Drop Alert
Some good news for all you folks looking forward to buy the Samsung Omnia HD . The price of the Omnia HD is now only Rs.27600 approx . The phone was launched in India for Rs.33990 some time back and there was a lot of confusion around the blogosphere about the 1GHz CPU in the Indian variant. If you wondered if the OmniaHD and i8190 were two different models , you must be joking. Its high time Handset manufacturers make it easier for consumers to remember product names.
Palm Pixi is Official, joins the webOS family
Palm announced the Pixi last week and its the latest entrant to the webOS family of handsets. The official announcement indicated that is phone is coming out this Q4 on Sprint in USA. The phone promises the same kick-ass UI as the Pre with Multitasking,Synergy for Contacts, Notifications and Search. From the looks of this phone it looks like an elongated version of the Centro with a touchscreen. Continue reading “Palm Pixi is Official, joins the webOS family”
Nokia N97 Mini India Launch in October
The Nokia N97 Mini was announced at NokiaWorld and you must have seen our photo gallery and our N97vsN97Mini Video . The good news is that Nokia India have informed us that the mini will be launched in India in October. The phone is being touted as a lower cost version of the N97 flagship device. But how much cheaper would it be , we need to wait for a while. Continue reading “Nokia N97 Mini India Launch in October”
Nokia N900 can be Customized by Operators
The Nokia N900 has been creating waves across the world ever since the pictures of the first Linux based Phone were spotted on the interwebs. The Maemo based phone was unveiled few days before Nokia World and more details including the price were announced at the event. Nokia had indicated that the price of the phone in various markets will depend a lot on the subsidies possible in the market. But recently there were some reports that Nokia is not going to allow operators to customize the N900 the way they allowed AT&T to customize E71x for example. Some reports even suggested that Operators might reject the N900 due to this restriction. But Nokia has posted an explanation on its Conversations Blog indicating that the reports are not accurate and that Nokia is looking forward to work with operators to provide the best consumer experience.
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Samsung Star Wi-Fi is announced
You might have already seen that the Samsung Star sold 5 million units in record time. Now Samsung is doing something really smart to sell more Star phones. Its coming out with the Star WiFi which is technically the same as the Star except for the Wi-Fi. The new phone has been announced in the middle east and is expected to be available in Asia and the Middle East soon.
