It seems that everyone has a mobile application store nowadays… Why not the developers?
November 29, 2009
There are a dozen of mobile phone application stores out there right? All major mobile phone manufactures have already published an app store or are planning of doing it in the near future. Apple made one, Blackberry made one, Nokia made one, Microsoft made one (at least they tried), all of them are going towards that direction (Samsung-Sony Ericsson-Google)…
But what if there was another way, a better way for the developer and the customer! What if there was another mobile application store, different from all the rest! Imagine a store made from the developers aiming the customers; no middle man. My idea is simple. The Developer Store (dev store)! There is no such thing now but all great things start from a simple idea. Read full article inside
Video Walk Through Of The BlackBerry Pearl 9100 (Stratus)
November 29, 2009
“We all got to see the live images earlier of the BlackBerry Pearl 9100 (Stratus), now we get a video walk through courtesy of Salomondrin. The BlackBerry Pearl 9100 is shaping up to be a great device for those who have been waiting for a Pearl form factor revision. There is a lot of talk going on in the CrackBerry forums surrounding the device but let us know in the comments what you think about the new 9100. Is it needed or wanted? Previous Pearl owners, will you be getting the BlackBerry Pearl 9100?” via crackberry.com
Nokia E71 v400 firmware now available
November 28, 2009
“Nokia has released a new firmware update for the Nokia E71. The new version, 400.21.013, adds improved support for Nokia Email / Messaging and a pre-installed version of Ovi Contacts, contains numerous stability and bug fixes, and includes small updates for Internet radio, Quickoffice, Ovi Store, Email Setup Wizard, and Mail for Exchange. The update can be downloaded and installed using Nokia Software Updater, which is a module of PC Suite. You will need to back up your data and application before installing the firmware update. You can restore these afterwards, although for optimum performance I would recommend re-installing third party applications (i.e. start again from a blank slate).” Read more here:
Nokia X6 Comes with Music and capacitive touchscreen shipping now
November 28, 2009
The Nokia Comes With Music Flagship phone, the Nokia X6, is now available in selected markets. Through the ‘all-you-can-eat’ music offering the Nokia X6 pioneers new ways for the world to experience music. The Nokia X6 is expected to retail for approximately EUR 450, before taxes and subsidies.”The Nokia X6 Comes With Music edition is a stellar offering, that gives music fans the power to download all the music they could ever want - quickly, easily and for free,” said Ole Feddersen, vice president, smartphones, Nokia. “We are giving people a handy access to and ownership of a vast music library and a great new touchscreen device to play their music on.” In addition to the unlimited access to millions of tracks available in Nokia Music Store, Comes With Music subscribers will be able to download exclusive content directly to their device or PC from both, international superstars and favorite local artists. Fans will have access to bonus tracks, remixes and other additional content, free of charge as part of the Comes With Music subscription.” Read more inside..
Else Intuition Linux Platform Officially Launched in London with First Else
November 26, 2009
“Demoed in Japan a month ago,the new linux platform Else Intuition is officially launched today in London. Its websitehttp://www.else-mobile.comis also opened for business to give you an idea of what it could offer with its First Else full touch screen phone. According toelectricpig, Frist Else will only be available in 2010 with no specific schedule.The Else Intuition comes with built in GPS, WiFi, bluetooth and powered by a TI OMAP 3430 processor.Else Intuition takes advantage of ACCESS Linux Platform v3.0 to provide advanced flexibility and configurability, enabling users to run multiple applications simultaneously. Its touch UI called sPlay, designed to be accessed with your thumb easily. You can also assign actions to your thumb gesture for even quicker access.” viaslashphone.com
Snow Leopard Server “a tremendous value”
November 26, 2009
In an in-depth review of Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server, Ryan Faas (computerworld.com) cites performance gains, improvements to several collaboration tools introduced in Leopard Server, enhanced simple administration for non-technical users and new features designed for mobile access and for supporting the iPhone. Adds Fass: Snow Leopard Server is a tremendous value.
AT&T and HP Introduce HP iPAQ Glisten
November 25, 2009
“AT&T and HP today announced the upcoming availability of the new HP iPAQ Glisten, a feature-rich 3G world phone that meets the increasing demands of modern mobile professionals. AT&Ts first smartphone with an AMOLED (active-matrix organic light-emitting diode) screen, the HP iPAQ Glisten is loaded with features tailored with the business power user in mind.Featuring the Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system, the iPAQ Glisten offers a touch-friendly user interface and improved browser with Flash support. Connections to your favorite people, content and applications are a fingertip away on the redesigned Start Menu, and Internet Explorer Mobile supports the rich experiences that many Web pages offer for desktop computers.Users can easily move between work and leisure with advanced mobile e-mail capabilities, built-in Wi-Fi and GPS functionality as well as rich multimedia features and applications. AT&T supports Windows Marketplace for Mobile for access to a variety of applications.” Read more inside..
fring Brings World’s First fring & Skype Video Calls on Symbian
November 25, 2009
fring, the multi-award winning mobile application that lets users communicate and share web-based experiences from their mobile devices, today announces the worlds first mobile video calls over internet protocol (IP). fring video enables users to conduct video calls with other fringsters as well as with Skype contacts over their devices Wi-Fi or 3G internet connection. This video feature is embedded within the fring application that enables free voice calls to other fring users, Skype and GTalk buddies as well as friends on regular phone lines via Skype-Out and hundreds of popular SIP services. fring users live chat, update profiles, share files and talk with friends from several Instant Messaging services like MSN, AIM, GoogleTalk and Skype, in addition to interacting with popular online social networks including Twitter, Facebook, Last.fm and more, all from one integrated fring contact list. Avi Shechter, Co-Founder & CEO of fring: As the mobile VoIP trail-blazers since this industrys inception, we have a responsibility to continue breaking the mobile-internet barriers, and bringing users all the choices, richness and always-on connectivity that internet communications on mobile can deliver. Shechter continued, fring was the first to bring Nokia, iPhone and Android users the choice to make free calls together with live chat over their devices internet connection, the first to enable cost-saving mobile twitter over internet, and now were proud to continue leading the field with the worlds first mobile video over internet including fring and Skype mobile video calls. The new fring version with video calls support is currently available to users with Nokia X6, N97 mini, N97, 5800, N95 8G and N95 devices. In addition, fring supports thousands of handsets on multiple platforms including Symbian S60, iPhone/iPod touch, Android, Windows Mobile, J2ME and Linux devices.
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Preview
November 25, 2009
“The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 might just be the most anticipated Android-based phone since the arrival of the Motorola Droid.The X10 promises to be the most powerful Android smartphone on the market thanks to a 1 GHz Snapdragon processor, 8 GB of included storage, an 8.1 megapixel camera, and Sony’s proprietary Nexus UX platform, which sits on top of Google’s operating system.I spent some hands-on time with this device at a recent Sony Ericsson event in New York, and this phone is indeed very impressive.Many ofBrighthand’s readers have been concerned about the size of the X10, but it honestly isn’t a huge handheld, despite the large WVGA touchscreen.This smartphoneis roughly the same size as the original iPhone, and easily fits in the palm of your hand.To illustrate this, I took a photo of the X10 next to a BlackBerry Curve 8330 and an iPod touch 2G with PowerMat case.” Read more here:
Nokia 6700 5mpx aluminum slider in multi colours at 160 Euros
November 25, 2009
“Nokia today announced a new mid-tier S60 handset - the Nokia 6700 Slide. A key characteristic of the phone is its sleek design and aluminum finish. It will be available in six colours (pink, red, petrol blue, aluminum, lime and purple), in Q1 2010, at a cost of160 (before taxes and subsidies). The phone runs S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2, features a 5 megapixel camera (with Carl Zeiss optics and dual LED flash), 2.2 inch QVGA screen, FM radio, tri-band WCDMA (HSDPA and HSUPA) and an emphasisis on the ability to share media to friends and the web.
Key features of the Nokia 6700 Slide:
- Sleek design with aluminum casing and rounded corners, that follows in the footsteps of the 6500 Slide and 6700 Classic.
- Dimensions of 95.2 x 46 x 15.9mm and a weight of 110g.
- Connectivity options include quad band GSM (800/900/1800/1900), and tri band WCDMA (900/1900/2100) with HSDPA and HSUPA, USB (PC connectivity) and Bluetooth (note: no WiFi).
- 5.0 megapixel auto-focus camera with Carl Zeiss optics and a dual LED flash, plus support for VGA resolution video capture at 15 frames per second.
- 2.2 inch QVGA (240 x 320) TFT screen, 16 million colours with back-light and ambient light sensor (automatically adjusts screen brightness to optimise power consumption).
- Around 40MB of internal memory and support for microSDHC cards up to 16GB in size.
- 2.5mm audio port and an integrated FM radio.
- BL-4CT (860 mAh) battery.
- Runs S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2
- Emphasis on imaging and sharing capabilities - with direct sharing from camera and notification to home screen. The 6700’s data sheet notes that the 6700 Slide has ‘Advanced SW features for capturing, editing, viewing and printing pictures, enabled by the Symbian platform’ (interesting to see reference to Symbian, rather than S60).
- Customised home screen including application shortcuts, contact bar and other home screen plug-ins as seen on earlier XpressMusic devices.” More photos inside..