Pimp up you phone with the latest mobile apps and games
Nokia just introduced their latest version of the highly popular Nokia Maps v3.0. It has a inbuilt synchronisation with their very own all in 1 service the Ovi. Also it has got better maps than ever before, enhanced Drive and Walk navigation.
Some advantages from the previous editions include the following as found from the Nokia Beta labs page Continue reading “Nokia Maps v3.0 released.”
Well when a Service is in Beta , anything can happen be it a big company’s product or small company.
Incase you are using Nokia’s Contacts on Ovi (Nokia Chat) Service , bad news is that the Contacts Database has failed and Data after Jan 23rd 2009 is Lost .
Nokia posted a brief explanation on its blog about the database crash
via Nokia Beta Labs
Its was first Apple to bring the App Store , then came Google with Android Market , then Blackberry.
Now Nokia is all set to launch its own version of App Store in MWC 2009 in Barcelona this week.
Nokia App Store will be mainly be a market place for S60 apps.
Continue reading “Nokia App Store to be launched at MWC2009”
Its raining games at the iPhone Application Store.
BMW Mini’s financial arm has launched “Mini Liquid Assets,” a mobile game available for download at no charge from the iTunes App store.
“Mini Liquid Assets” is an interactive game modelled after the traditional encased water jet games, infused with the Mini brand and intuitive controls that take advantage of the iPhone and iPod touch user interface. BMW’s Mini hopes to increase brand awareness among Apple’s coveted demographic using the application.
Continue reading “New Mobile game from BMW for iPhone users”
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is indeed a good phone and owing to its brand new OS it does have some glitches. Anyways who does get things right in the first move. So Nokia have decided to get things right and have released the First Firmware update for their mass market touch phone Nokia 5800. We in India dont have to bother to actually download the firmware as all phones bought after Jan 10th have the firmware pre installed. Continue reading “What does the Firmware v11.0.08 have in store for your Nokia XpressMusic 5800”
Yes you saw it right. Google Maps for Mobile, the native S60 version, just hit v3.00 an hour ago.It looks awesome and very user friendly as always. Several new features and minor improvements in the user interface have been provided. The main change is the addition of Google Latitude, Continue reading “Google Maps v3.0 released.”
Google announced today that its offering an iPhone / iPod optimized version of its new Tasks feature in Gmail
To access the Tasks List on your Apple iPhone or iPod Touch goto
video after the break
The Nokia N78 has got a new firmware update v20.149.051.1. It sure does make the phone more stable and has still few missing items that we always wished the phone had.
Dailymobile.se has posted the complete firware change log. Given below for your viewing.
Change Log of the new Firmware update v20.149.051.1 – Continue reading “Nokia N78 gets Firmware Update to 20.149.051.1”
The Nokia N95 8GB is indeed a wonderful device and what else can be more welcome for a device of this stature other than a firmware update. Close on the heels of updates for N79, 5800 Xm, N95 Classic, Nokia has announced the availability of the Firmware update version 31.0.015 from the current available version 30.0.018. This update is available for unbranded phones only and we fellow Desi’s don’t have to worry as we don’t have to bother about locked or unlocked Nokia phones. This update of the N95 does not have UDP [User Data Preservation]. So don’t forget to back up all your important data.
The update itself is of miniscule nature and consists of preliminarily only few minor cosmetic changes and browser stability and puts to rest some constant Error messages that kept popping after the last update happened.
Continue reading “Nokia N95 8GB gets firmware update 31.0.015”
Nike has launched a mobile application called Nike Goal. The application targets Italians who love soccer as well as Nike as a brand.
The iPhone application is an extension of the company’s Nikefootball.com site.
“The purpose of the application is to provide a free service to Italian football [soccer] fans who want to stay connected to the game and the teams and players they support,” said Martina Zavagno, digital marketing and ecommerce manager at Nike Italy. “For us at Nike, connecting with our consumers by providing them great, innovative products and services is a must,” Ms. Zavagno said. “Nike Goal has been launched with this in mind. Nike’s consumers expect us always to be ahead of the game,” she said. “Nike Goal is our kickoff of the game on the iPhone platform. The application right now provides just basic services, but we see it as a starting point. We have a lot of ideas in mind, but we want to grow gradually, adding features and services our consumers want to see on the application.”
Available in Italian and English, the application will soon cover the European Football Championships in the early part of this year.
Continue reading “Nike launches new iPhone application A must for soccer fans !”
The number of users using S60 phones NSeries , Eseries is growing fast . If you using a N73 .. N81 , N82 or E61i, E71 type of phone you are part of the gang !
Glenn Letham at SymbianOne has put up an interesting list of Top 10 must have mobile applications for Symbian S60 phones to kick off the new year 2009 .. The best part is that most of the apps are free to download .. So What are you waiting for ?
Video and Media Sharing
qik , Kyte.tv are video sharing / steaming apps
Twitter and microblogging
if you are a twitter user and would like to inform the world what your are doing rite now in under 160 characters .. then these tools may be useful to u http://twitter.com/slandr
http://dabr.co.uk/
http://www.twibble.de/
http://www.jaiku.com/mobile – unfortunately this service will be closed down soon.
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Continue reading “10 Free Must Have Mobile Applications for Symbian S60 in 2009”
Now you can access the tons of information Wikipedia on your mobile phone through the Wikipedia Mobile Website which made its to the news last month
The website takes into account the problems of reading on the go and has split large articles into multiple pages.
But the fun part is that that bloggers around the world made it a big news
I got in touch with the Wikipedia team and here is the reply i got
Continue reading “Wikipedia Mobile Website Launched long back”
The iFood Assistant, an iPhone and iPod touch application was launched by Kraft Foods, the world’s No. 2 food company recently. It offers consumers access to food and meal-planning ideas. The application targets consumers on the go looking for recipes.
The application can be downloaded from the Apple App Store for installation on any iPhone or iPod touch.
“Our goal is to help make consumers’ lives easier by helping them find the perfect food idea for any occasion, create quick shopping lists and find the nearest grocery store – all just a finger-tap away,” said Ed Kaczmarek, director of innovation for new services at Kraft.
The iFood Assistant includes more than 7,000 tested, searchable recipes with detailed instructions and video demonstrations and an alternative horizontal view to follow along while cooking. Continue reading “Downloadable mobile application for iPhone users by Kraft Foods”
Qik is cool application if you would like to stream live video from your mobile phone.
for example , I was eating a Channa Samosa when I was traveling abroad ..
See the video captured from my Nokia N82
you can use both Gprs and Wifi for connecting to the service ..
Continue reading “Get some free Qik Stickers by taking a Video”
The Google Phone HTC G1 was the first to have street view in Google Maps..
Apple iPhone was soon to follow with the 2.2 firmware bringing StreetView
Finally its available for Nokia S60 phones and Windows Mobile Phones
This update brings a total revamp of the User interface .. I tested it on E71 and loved it ..
Continue reading “Google Maps Mobile 2.3 brings Street View to Nokia S60 and Windows Mobile”
