Category: Press Releases

World’s first Symbian^2 device starts shipping from Japan

Symbian today announced that Symbian^2 (S^2) platform will be running on the 4 new devices from NTT DOCOMO INC which was unveiled on 18 May 2010 viz the docomo PRIME series™ F-06B, docomo STYLE series™ F-07B and docomo STYLE series F-08B, manufactured by Fujitsu Limited and the docomo PRIME series SH-07B, manufactured by Sharp Corporation.

Apart from being the first devices to run on Symbian^2, these 4 devices also feature 13.2 megapixel camera, full HD video recording and playback, Wi-Fi access point capability and a waterproof body. Continue reading “World’s first Symbian^2 device starts shipping from Japan”

Nokia and Yahoo

Nokia and Yahoo have finally announced a partnership today in New York which was codenamed as Project Nike prior to this.  This might be significant for Nokia who has an ever declining market share in USA which is one of the most competitive mobile markets in the world.  Nokia and Yahoo will collaborate on Email , IM , Maps. Nokia will power Yahoo Maps.  We’ll be posting more details about this soon. Above picture show Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz  with Nokia CEO  Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo

Continue reading “Nokia and Yahoo”

Samsung Wave is the World’s First DivX HD Certified Mobile Phone

Samsung Wave will be world’s first  DivX HD certified mobile phone according to a press release from CTIA.

The display on the phone (SuperAMOLED ) already rocks and watching videos is a treat. Get ready to watch DivX HD Videos on the Wave soon as it is expected to be launched soon and even the price has been revealed

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9wbqZHpWZk&feature=player_embedded

And the companies are working together to bring DivxHD support to the newly announced Galaxy S which sports a massive 4 inch display

Continue reading “Samsung Wave is the World’s First DivX HD Certified Mobile Phone”

MTS subscribers get a customized Opera Mini Browser

Opera today announced that all the MTS subscribers in Russia are soon getting a customized version of Opera Mini where in they will get exclusive access to a customized Opera Mini start page which will give quick access to Music, Videos and Games on the go. Continue reading “MTS subscribers get a customized Opera Mini Browser”

Opera Mobile 10 to be preinstalled in many Huawei Handsets

Opera today announced that Opera Mobile will be pre-installed in various mobile handsets to be produced by Huawei, the leading global telecommunications solutions provider in China. Continue reading “Opera Mobile 10 to be preinstalled in many Huawei Handsets”

Nokia Revamps Salo plant. Shifts Focus to concentrate on production of the European Smartphone Market

Nokia recently announced that they are sacking around 285 people from its Salo plant to ensure production is now fully focused on the high value European smartphone market. Continue reading “Nokia Revamps Salo plant. Shifts Focus to concentrate on production of the European Smartphone Market”

Bolt 1.7 to support widgets

Bitstream Inc, the company behind Bolt Browser, today announced that the upcoming version of its BOLT mobile browser viz Bolt 1.7 will include the ability to run Web applications, more commonly referred to as “widgets”. The new BOLT Browser with widgets will be introduced in beta as a part of the upcoming BOLT v1.7, which will be on display at the Mobile World Congress on Feb 15, 2010. Continue reading “Bolt 1.7 to support widgets”

Nokia makes walk and drive navigation free on its smartphones, doubling size of mobile navigation market

Nokia makes walk and drive navigation free on its smartphones, doubling size of mobile navigation market

Espoo, Finland – Nokia has today announced plans to release a new version of Ovi Maps for its smartphones that includes high-end walk and drive navigation at no extra cost, available for download at www.nokia.com/maps. This move has the potential to nearly double the size of the current mobile navigation market. The new version of Ovi Maps includes high-end car and pedestrian navigation features, such as turn-by-turn voice guidance for 74 countries, in 46 languages, and traffic information for more than 10 countries, as well as detailed maps for more than 180 countries.

Continue reading “Nokia makes walk and drive navigation free on its smartphones, doubling size of mobile navigation market”

Sony Ericsson Elm and Hazel-Greeheart Phones Announced

se_pr_elm_17_6728_crop_rgb [Desktop Resolution]

After the announcement o the Sony Ericsson C901 Greenheart, Sony Ericsson are back again with the Sony Ericsson Elm Greenheart and Hazel Greenheart.

We had earlier brought to you exclusive information on these phones. They were then known by their codenames, Sunny and Susan. Continue reading “Sony Ericsson Elm and Hazel-Greeheart Phones Announced”

Nokia joins forces with New Alliance for a joint venture in mobile services in China

CHINA - Shanghai - Night view on Waitan

Nokia today announced that it has joined forces with New Alliance, an investment company which is part of the Shanghai Alliance Investment Ltd, to form a 50/50 joint venture company which is designed to offer a range of mobile services in China and support the local developer ecosystem.

This joint venture company will be called Nokia Alliance Internet Services Company Limited. Continue reading “Nokia joins forces with New Alliance for a joint venture in mobile services in China”