Nokia N97 Firmware Updates To v21.0.045

Its a 127 Mb update from the Ovi suite and after we did a quick update we did see a lot of difference. The new firmware takes more on the UI and Camera front, so don’t expect huge bouts of free RAM, the official change log does not say anything about it so we made [...]

[ More ] February 1st, 2010 | 3 Comments |

Mac OS X Running On Nokia N900

Toni Nikkanen of Finland, maemo geek like me has exposed the mini computer Nokia N900 running OS X . Good new is N900 is a ready hackathon, bad new is its really slow. Check out the view below for a quick peek. So if you care to a boot time of over 90 minutes then [...]

[ More ] February 1st, 2010 | No Comments |

What is a micro SIM?

With the Apple iPad going live, there is a new term in the block called Micro SIM. So lets talk here about it and what it actually is. As the name goes A micro-SIM is a miniaturized alternative to a SIM card for subscriber identification on mobile devices. The physical size of the card is [...]

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | 1 Comment |

Nokia Q4 Huge, Is it all thanks to Social Media?

So with a tumbly three quarter run Nokia made a huge leap in the Q4 with a staggering  profit of good 882 million euro. All this can be attributed to the emerging market share and according to me its more cause of the help its getting from Social Media (twitter, facebook, myspace viz.) which helps [...]

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments |

Pressure Sensitive Touchscreens – Redefining Touch

With the introduction of iPad and many Touch devices its clear that Touch is the future. We at present have the Resistive and capacitive touchscreens. The resistive screens are way more accurate, but needs pressure to be applied and are generally less responsive. On the other side the capacitive screens require only slight touch to [...]

[ More ] January 27th, 2010 | No Comments |

Apple Launches iPad Tablet – Live Coverage

Get the live feed page for Apple’s event today where they’re expected to unveil their new tablet computer which is known as the iPad. The event starts at 1 PM ET. Be sure to log on to the events page at http://symbianoid.org/events/ for LIVE Video. The specs include a 9.7-inch display and it’s just 0.5-inches [...]

[ More ] January 27th, 2010 | 3 Comments |

#SymbianCountdown 108 Meaning

There is a countdown setup at http://countdown.symbian.org and a bit of searching has led us to a site which point to this – http://www.salagram.net – which tells us that Powers of 1, 2, and 3 in math: 1 to 1st power=1; 2 to 2nd power=4 (2×2); 3 to 3rd power=27 (3x3x3). 1x4x27=108 ( And a [...]

[ More ] January 26th, 2010 | 1 Comment |

Motorola MOTOSPLIT a sleek Nokia 6800 Look Alike

Remember Nokia 6800? The device with the split keyboard. Well, Motorola too has recently been experimenting this design and has recently come up with MOTOSPLIT. It runs on Android OS and strongly resembles the Nokia 6800. The picture above shows the MOTOSPLIT and the 6800 displaying halves of the QWERTY keyboard. Tthe Motorola MOTOSPLIT runs [...]

[ More ] January 26th, 2010 | No Comments |

Android Invades Gigabyte! Where is Symbian?

Android is quickly invading the real world o mobiles with its latest offering of Gigabyte’s first Android handset. Guys at mobile-review got hold of this picture and along with the GSmart logo we are sure that now the word is out for play. Specs are not that of a ‘Wow’ but are descent with a  [...]

[ More ] January 26th, 2010 | No Comments |

New Ovi Maps On Nokia N97 {Video}

We spotted a few videos that show the New Ovi Maps turn-by-turn voice guided navigation on the Nokia N97 which at present is not listed in the supported devices. With the video speaking for itself we can be rest assured that N97 will soon be supported. You can read more about the Ovi maps event [...]

[ More ] January 25th, 2010 | 1 Comment |

Motorola MOTOROI is on way to T-Mobile USA

Fellas at Engadget have just given us that Motorola’s MOTOROI (Sholes Tablet – with Android 2.1) is destined for T-Mobile USA. It all comes in the form of an FCC filing the details of which are shown in the picture below. So this Motorola device with ID IHDP56KC6 is certified for quadband EDGE plus T-Mobile-friendly [...]

[ More ] January 24th, 2010 | No Comments |

Sony Ericsson Vivaz The 8.1 MegaPixel S60v5 Smartphone

Sony Ericsson had no intentions for this release to go public, but we’ve now got official word that the rumored Kurara is officially known as “Vivaz.” It is a S60 5th Edition, 8.1 MP autofocus cam with image stabilization, face detection, and 720p video capture, FM radio, AGPS, WiFi, TV-out at VGA resolution, and a [...]

[ More ] January 21st, 2010 | 2 Comments |

 

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