Archive for August, 2011
Nokia Sleeping Screen beta updated. Use your own background images!
I love the always on clock in Symbian^3 during standby (and being AMOLED, doesn’t consume too much power). A beta labs app called sleep screen took it one step further with some beautiful, colourful graphics to add to your standby screens. The app has received an update again, this time with your own pictures. The [...]
Symbian Anna update trending on twitter worldwide
Wow, I was at the trending topics, surprised that the UK students are able to make these qualifications trend world wide….when in that list…is (or was) Symbian Anna. Symbian Anna is officially available today. http://mynokiablog.com/2011/08/18/video-symbian-anna-software-update-overview-of-new-features-changelog/ http://mynokiablog.com/2011/08/18/symbian-anna-officially-available-via-nsuovi-suiteota-have-you-updated/ It’s not there any more (I was not able to publish this due to server issues – Anna postings [...]
Video: Symbian Anna Software Update: Overview of New Features (Changelog)
Another new video from Nokia about Symbian Anna. A lot of you have already been updating to this today as Anna has officially been released. Middle of August start, hopefully more people will get it by the end of August (though if your phone is locked to a network, it may take some time) You can [...]
Nokia BH-112 passes FCC – Release imminent?
Only a week ago, we brought you news of a new Nokia Bluetooth Headset. I spotted that today, it has passed FCC. Does this mean the device may be released soon? Possibly coinciding with the release of the N9? Rumours point to a release date of early September for the N9. Headset details are still unchanged [...]
Nokia Siemens Networks needs some money from parents…
Nokia Siemens Networks, a joint venture between Nokia and Siemens is in need of financial support from dear parents to the tune of 1 Billion Euros (872M GBP/1.44B USD). This is needed to restructure the company and stay afloat. (Hmm, if only they didn’t go and buy Motorola’s network business for about 1B USD huh? [...]
Symbian Anna officially available via NSU/Ovi Suite/OTA. Have you updated?
I was wondering why I have 250 emails to read this morning. Lots of hubbub again over Symbian^3 firmwares. You guys have been emailing us that Symbian Anna is available where you are (I don’t have it yet, NSU/OTA ) Have you updated already? Cheers Abdulle, Larsen, Sujith, Rickey, Herman, Blackidea, anonymous, Jim, Lucie, [...]
Importance of MS-Nokia partnership more clear than ever after MotoGoog – Elop
On Monday, Google told the world of their plans to buy Motorola Mobility to Supercharge (get patents for) the Android platform. At the time Nokia responded (along with the other Android manufacturers) to say: “This further reinforces our belief that opportunities for the growth of Nokia’s smartphone business will be greatest with Windows Phone. [...]
Polar Mobile to bring over 300 Nokia apps for Symbian, MeeGo-Harmattan and Windows Phone
OK we’ve had a few of you tip this one in today (actually yesterday). Due to all the Anna-Belle activity, we couldn’t get around to publishing this. Anyway. Nokia are working with Polar Mobile to bring over 300 apps to Nokia handsets. These apps will be for Symbian, MeeGo-Harmattan (N9) and future Nokia Windows Phones. [...]
FCC: Nokia Wireless Music Receiver MD-20W
After trawling through some FCC pages, I came across a new device that was passed just today. It is a Wireless Music Receiver known as MD-20W. This was something revealed at Nokia Connection in Singapore earlier this year. It operates on Bluetooth via the 2.4 gHz range, and, like Play 360, supports NFC. Tipped to [...]
Nokia 800 in list spotted by Windows Phone developer – SeaRay?
Elbert Perez is a game creator for Windows Phone. On the phones that are using his game, one of them is a Nokia handset. The Nokia 800. This is the highest end Nokia so far known with the new naming convention. Is it Sea-Ray? Or possibly some other Windows Phone. Sources: Elbert Perez Via wpcentral / wmpoweruser /WPSauce.com Thanks Vikas Patidar for [...]
V22 Symbian Anna on Navifirm for Nokia N8/E7 – Anna arriving shortly to OTA/Ovi Suite?
Glenn tipped in that Anna (v22) is on Navifirm now for E7 and N8. This suggests Anna is coming. If you waited and didn’t install the Anna or Belle leak, congrats on the patience. It should be officially available OTA or via Ovi Suite in the next couple of weeks. Ronit Bhattacharjee also [...]
Accessories: Nokia N8 External Battery Pack built into N8 case, unboxing, video demo, gallery and review
Since our first review products with MobileFun (with the OtterBox case for the N8) I had been perusing their site for some more Nokia N8 accessories which I thought you guys might like (specifically N8 as that’s the main Nokia I test now). P.S. Click to enlarge the images. Of the many things I’ve been [...]
Video: Kaixin app for Nokia N9: Powered by Qt #MeeGo-Harmattan
A new video from NokiaDevForum shows us a Nokia N9 app called Kaixin, a Chinese social network. Three people over 2 months built this on Qt. The process apparently was very smooth. They mentioned working on a Symbian version since Qt is cross platform. Li Wenjing, product manager at Kaixin Mobile Division, talks about the [...]
Video: It Gets Better: Stories from Nokia Employees
Fresh on Nokia’s channel is a video about Nokia’s staff. You may recognize a few, one being Pino the Ovi Blog Editor (we’ve seen him on a few videos, and spoke to him on Ovi Map related events). This is part of something called “It Gets Better”. Here’s a link the the site organizing this [...]
Video: Toad FTP, Qt QML FTP app available at Ovi Store
Developer Sacha Schutz emailed us to say his FTP app, toad FTP, is available on Ovi Store that was designed with Qt QML. It’s available for £1 at Ovi Store. toad ftp is an FTP client that allow you to upload and download file over wifi. it provides download, upload, make directory, remove and rename [...]
Bonjour! – Nokia N9 for France avec SFR?
Good day indeed. We were emailed yesterday by ‘PlusOuMoins’ to say that one of France’s major operators, SFR, may be selling the Nokia N9 on contract. Just looking on their page, they have a spot there for the Nokia N9 accessories. Why have accessories without selling the product itself? http://accessoires.sfr.fr/eshop/telephone/10793/n9/nokia-n9-accessoires-mobiles.html The banner [...]
Over 9 million daily downloads on Ovi Store (approx 3.29B/year rate)
Holy Moose, this is quite a surprise. At least I did not expect this to happen so soon. I wouldn’t have believed it if it wasn’t coming from AllAboutSymbian. It was only a few weeks ago that Ovi Store passed 7 million. That was just after passing a recent 6.5M milestone too. Actually the precise [...]
Symbian Belle Update Leaked: Not recommended – try at your own risk.
This morning a reader called subraj emailed us to say that Belle would somehow be leaked today on DailyMobile Forums. j.jhon just tipped in that the folks at mobile4arab are putting Belle on their N8. Since it’s on these two places already it won’t be long before everyone is aware of it (cheers to the [...]
Nokia N9 for 529EUR at Getmobile.de (Germany)
@Nokia_Fan just tweeted that German online retailer, getmobile.de, has the Nokia N9 16GB listed at 529 Euros. That’s 464GBP only, cheaper than the cheapest UK listing of 519.95GBP. http://www.getmobile.de/handy/NO70917,Nokia-N9.html Since Germany was stated as one of the countries that may/will not get the N9 officially, we’ll keep an eye out specifically where readers there can [...]
Nokia finally going at MWC in a BIG way next year.
Mark Squires, an all around cool guy and Comms Director at Nokia tweeted something pretty interesting. We’re going to Mobile World Congress Barca in a big way next year, Nokia to exhibit at AppPlanet & our CEO @selop will also keynote #MWC12 @DrPinball Mobile World Congress is a huge mobile event on the calendar where [...]
N9 confirmed for Kazakhstan – gets massive billboard.
In July, a retailer in Kazakstan called Technodom said Nokia N9 was coming to them. We weren’t too sure of the reliability of this site, but Alexa did rank it 128 in Kazakhstan. http://technodom.kz/actions/discount/69669/ Now this billboard appears again, in Kazakstan showing, guess what? Technodom (or Texhodom as the actual banner and name appears). That seems [...]
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