Archive for September, 2011
More Symbian Anna update variants to existing countries; USA, Canada and Australia still being worked on.
Yvonne from Nokia emailed us to say that more variants within countries that already have Anna are now available. Singapore: N8 + C7/E7 Croatia: T-mobile & Tele2 Greece: Vodafone Portugal: Vodafone Poland: Play Ireleand: Meteor Spain: Vodafone (OviSuite updates only) Switzerland: Swisscom Also, USA, Canada and Australia Anna are still being worked on. You can [...]
Fennec 4.0.2 scores 277(+9) on html5
We have brought you other html5test scores, and Fennec-Firefox 4.0.2 scores 277(+ 9 bonus points) putting it rather high for mobile browsers. Although it is still not as high as Firefox 9.0a1, which scored 314(+9 bonus points).
Nokia N9 Review – Naturally Smart
Here’s a three-part Nokia N9 review, in Swedish by the folks of mobile.se. Nokia N9 in the test – Part 1 Nokia N9 in the test – Part 2 Nokia N9 in the test – Part 3 Gives a goofy smile to the reviewers face on start up – N9 seems like a very eager [...]
“OpenMobile’s ACL to bring 250 000 apps to MeeGo”? And Symbian? And Windows? (Updated with Demo Video)
We have brought you articles before, regarding developers who have made possible the seamless integration of Android apps into the Nokia ecosystem, such as Myriad Alien Dalvik. Yet, that was a flop. We now have a new kid on the block. OpenMobile’s ACL (Application Compatibility Layer), supposedly can run Android apps “seamlessly” into MeeGo, [...]
Research chief Henry Tirri appointed as the new Nokia CTO
It’s been quite a while since the previous CTO of Nokia, Rich Green left the company. According to various rumors, he was at the forefront of the Meego movement in the company. We all know that the strategy had changed a LOT after feb. 11 and obviously he left due to conflict on interest. Apparently, he [...]
Video: Porting to Qt: Lola’s Fruit Shop Sudoku demoed on Nokia N9
Whilst we’re watching videos from the Nokia Dev Forum, let’s look at another video just published. It’s called, “Porting to Qt: Lola’s Fruit Shop Sudoku”. With Qt, you can create games for both MeeGo and Symbian. An iPhone game from Beiz called “Lola’s Fruit Shop Sudoku” is ported to Qt and demoed on the N9. [...]
Video: Nokia Developer Party 2011 – Sunnyvale, CA
Here’s a video showing a get together of some Nokia developers. There was a party at SunnyVale California to announce the winners of the 10 Milion Dollar contest, “Calling All Innovators”. Windows Phone developers as well as Nokia devs, and members of Nokia North America team, local VCs, media and operators were also present. This [...]
Video: The Nokia Gift Machine #FourSquare (updated)
Here’s another post in the drafts section that also didn’t make the posting. Hopefully there’ll be less of a need to ration postings due to severe traffic load. I saw this 1000heads post a couple of days ago blogged via NokiaInnovation. This is called the Nokia gift machine. It’s a vending machine type thing, powered [...]
Joe Marini no longer with Microsoft – possibly due to tweets about unreleased Nokia Windows Phone?
There were a few stories you guys tipped in I wasn’t able to post yesterday due to the downtime. Bharadwaj managed to post some stuff but I didn’t have access at all. I don’t know if you remember Joe Marini, the principal program manager at Microsoft who oddly rated Nokia’s Windows Phone just 8/10. Whilst [...]
Apologies for Slow Loading times – Now on New Server
Hi folks, Yesterday you may have noticed a significant down time at mynokiablog.com. Either the site would fail to load or would take forever to load, making it impossible to publish new posts or even stay afloat for the already posted one to be read and commented on. Apologies for the inconvenience and frustration. The [...]
Microsoft adds API mapping support for Symbian Qt
In an effort to lure the present Qt devs (quite a number now, i’d say) into the Windows Phone dev environment, microsoft has added support in their API mapping tool for Symbian Qt, which the devs can use to create ports in a fast and easy manner. If you want to check it out, here’s the direct [...]
Nokia and Arogya team up to prevent Diabetes in India
Nokia, as we know, is very popular in India. They have spectacular services and environmental initiatives here, for example the Recycling initiative, and services like Nokia Life Tools and Nokia Money. To leverage the life tools application, Nokia and Arogya ( a US based non profit organization ) are planning to create awareness about Diabetes, a disease [...]
Video: more hints about Qt and swipe in future Nokia phones from Marko Ahtisaari at N9 launch in Dubai
Here’s an interesting video tipped in by Mendax, showing probably our fav Nokia exec, Marko Ahtisarri at a N9 launch party in Dubai. Some highlights: -there WILL be software updates/”support” for the N9 -launches in about 3 weeks; RRP: $600-650 -Marko hints at Qt support living on through many devices and that it’s better to [...]
Huge N9 Advert in Central Stockholm
Alberto emailed us a picture of an advert for the Nokia N9 that he saw in Central Stockholm. That’s pretty cool. I wonder what happened to those Nokia N9 test pilot thing for Sweden… Have you seen any Nokia N9 adverts? Come November you may see similar shaped phone, just with Windows on them.
Video: The elusive concept Symbian Belle phones for the NFC demo
Do you remember those unannounced Symbian Belle devices that made its way onto a video about NFC products. We thought there was no reason to use concept devices since Nokia had just announced new NFC devices – why not showcase devices they already have? Apparently not, as they turned out to merely be concept handsets [...]
No Nokia N9 for France?
We were hopeful that France may pick up the N9 as we saw one of the main networks advertising accessories for it. Also, there was an indication from the FCC ID sticker that it would come to France (as all other countries listed appeared on the additional list). Having said that, being on that [...]
Video: Nokia C2-03 Video Review
PhoneArena published their review of one of Nokia’s new dual sim phones, the Nokia C2-03. This is a S40 touch and type (slider T9 keypad). keys a little too small resistive display, not as sensitive as capacitive, colour not as good Lets you pick what service each SIM handles. Calls/Data 2MP fixed focus – poor [...]
Nokia N9 Cancelled in Hong Kong? Still available for China. Taiwan plan unsure.
Amanda_Lam retweeted the news above 2-3 hours ago about the N9 possibly being cancelled in Hong Kong, one of the original countries for N9 availability from day 1. Chinese Engadget say they received an email from Nokia saying this is the case. I wasn’t sure whether to post it, especially as when I checked HK [...]
Swype for Symbian v2.0 at Beta Labs, now with split screen.
Swype for Symbian 2.0 is available. Not Swype for Symbian^2, but ‘Swype for Symbian v2.0. This now has split screen in portrait, something much missed and the reason I uninstalled swype. There’s also apparently a lot of bug fixes too. http://betalabs.nokia.com/apps/swype-for-symbian-2-0 What’s New A long awaited update to Swype for Symbian is now available. We’ve [...]
MeeGo for Tablets (Concept)
Hi Guys, A few months ago I showed you my MeeGo Tablet UI. Now I would like to show you my next MeeGo Concept. This is just a teaser. If I see positive feedback, I will come up with more details. Most of you know that I am a Windows fan. I love Metro UI and [...]
Videos: MeeGo-Harmattan app demoes (Nokia N950) – Sophie Cam, iStunt2 and more!
MaemoSverige uploaded some app videos for MeeGo-Harmattan demoed on the N9. 1) Sophie Cam – adds filter effects 2) iStunt2 A pretty cool miniclip game. 3) Beta2, “Twitter, AccuWeather, Ovi Music, Wi-Fi Hotspot and Angry Birds Magic” 3) MeeGo Sweden app Their own app for MeeGo-Harmattan
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