Archive for the ‘Symbian (S60 & UIQ)’ Category

Mobile software developer Joiku has released an update to its Joiku Spot internet connection sharing program for Series 60 handsets with Wi-Fi radios.
JoikuSpot Premium now supports VPN connections for those that wish to have a secure connection when accessing highly sensitive information online while addiing new features such as no landing page when using the [...]

The Symbian platform today announced broad and sweeping changes to the entire platform. These changes are aimed at paving the way for Symbian to become a better competitor for the Android platform.
First and foremost, Symbian will unify the UIQ and S60 platforms. With the advent of S60 touch, this is a logical progression for the [...]

Nokia has officially announced the latest addition to their E-Series line up, the E71 and E66. Supporting over a thousand email accounts from various services, both phones are designed to support the lifestyles of those who are very much mobile.

The stainless steel devices come pre-loaded with the Mail for Exchange mobile email client to use [...]

Microsoft has officially launched Windows Live for Mobile in the US today as well as other territories around the world expanding availability of the access client to 33 markets and 16 handsets in the process.
The service as before will launch as a free trial with billing to be implemented at an undisclosed later date.
The service [...]

Following up on the quiet launch of new firmware for the N95-3 slider, Nokia has also rolled out firmware 20.2.005 for the 8GB version.
It is not clear what exactly has improved as many users are reporting minor changes such as faster response times, new application functionality, and the addition of Chinese script support on top [...]

Nokia has quietly released firmware version v20.2.011 for the N95-3, the North American variant of the sliding smart device which features the following improvements:

Adobe Flash Lite 3 support
media playback within browser
faster camera start and application load times
Nokia Search now preinstalled
Flickr/Vox uploads now supported
New demo games as part of the new N-Gage application

Users with the device [...]

Nokia has announced plans to integrate its Maps application to its Ovi services portal with the intention to allow users to create their own maps and routes, complete with waypoints and markers that can be loaded onto compatible devices with the Nokia Maps application installed.
Interested users would navigate to the Ovi portal, create an account [...]

It’s no secret that LG, like many other phone makers, uses Japanese-exclusive and other foreign phone designs for newer models. They take the external casing, and replace all the internals with less expensive (and less powerful) hardware.
But it was a surprise even for us to see Symbian touting a version of the LG enV2 with [...]

The Symbian enthusiast site SymbianFreak has revealed the first details on a first for Nokia devices: A Series 60 based device with a touch display.

The device features Symbian Series 60, but is modified to support touchscreen displays, tactile feedback, and widescreen aspect ratios. The full featureset consists of an internal GPS transceiver, support for geotagging, [...]

Nokia has just made its long-anticipated N-Gage gaming service available for select S60 smartphones — Nokia N81, N81 8GB, N82, N95, and N95 8GB, with promised additional support for Nokia N73, N93, and N93i coming soon.
The service, also known as “N-Gage 2.0,” is the spiritual follow-up to Nokia’s original standalone N-Gage handheld gaming device (released [...]