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+ Weekend reading: GPS Shipments to Exceed 500M in 2010 |
01 January 2010
Global Navigation System Shipments
To Reach More Than 500 million in 2010
GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) technology is gaining momentum across a wide range of segments and applications such as navigation, telematics, person tracking, fitness, and high precision industrial applications including machine control, network timing and surveying. ABI Research forecasts GNSS system shipments to reach more than 500 million worldwide in 2010 and to continue growing to 1.1 billion in 2014.
“GNSS technology is increasingly enabling all mobile services,” says practice director Dominique Bonte. “Connected converged form factors such as handsets, digital cameras, Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs), and netbooks will increasingly com... .. .
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.:[ GPS Shipments to Exceed 500 Million in 2010 - full story ]:.
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+ 2010 by PiZero: Keep Holiday Spirit Alive! |
01 January 2010
Keep Holiday Spirit Alive
With Nice PiZero's Holiday Theme!
Well, New Year is here and wouldn't it be nice to keep the holiday spirit alive and well by decorating your phone with just released PiZero’s New Year theme. Well, I don't know about you, but I'm feeling kind of tired of the holidays and all of the nights out, I didn't sleep well enough the night before, my leg hurts, I’m dehydrated, tired, sleepy, more like "zombied" and I think I’ll need a holiday from the holiday soon :]
Anyway, if you also suffering from the post-holiday remorse and you are looking for something to keep the holiday spirit alive for a couple of more days, take a look at this cu... .. .
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.:[ Keep Holiday Spirit Alive and Well - full story ]:.
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+ Symbian Freak Team wishes you a Happy New Year 2010! |
31 December 2009
SF team, Admin and Moderators
Wishes You a Happy New Year 2010!
Time has gone by very fast this year, a lot has happened in 2009, and a lot is going to happen in 2010!
We can look back on a very cool Symbian/Maemo-year 2009, which was marked by few new more or less dissapointing devices devices but also with an uphill battle against well entrenched rivals such as Microsoft and its Windows Mobile, Linux based LiMo platform, and especially against newcomers such as Google's Open Source Android OS and Apple’s iPhone, not to mention Research In Motion which is here since the beginning and keeping the pressure on too.
In response to this growing competition within the mobile business, Nokia released something that market has been waiting for a years! Nokia N900 is probably the most ingenuous and powerful combination of software and hardware that they have ev... .. .
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.:[ SF wishes you a Happy New Year 2010 - full story ]:.
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+ Ovi Contacts Client Gets Yet Another Minor Update |
31 December 2009
New Version of Ovi Contacts Application
Brings Dozens Of Minor Bug Fixes & Improvements
It’s time for the semi-monthly update of the Nokia Ovi Contacts application (previously known as Nokia Chat).
Kristian Luoma, Product Manager, Ovi Contacts has released the new version of the Ovi contacts client that delivers dozens of minor bug fixes and stability improvements.
To name a few from the long list of solved issues, here's a few worth mentioning: Send file was working only from chat view, not from the friend list before, but now it works, Issues with Cyrilic and Scandinavian letters were fixed as wel... .. .
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.:[ New Version of Ovi Contacts Application - full story ]:.
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+ Image Space Gets A Mobile Client With Augmented Reality |
31 December 2009
Logic Bolt V1.5 To Be First Symbian
Powered Phone With Built-in Projector
For a years we've been promised micro-projectors with the size of a matchbox and even a sugar cube that will liberate visual content from the tiny screens of our mobile devices.
Unfortunately none have materialized it onto the market although all major brands intensively working on projector equipped phones lately.
Well, it seems like our long wait is almost over! At the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2010 in Las Vegas on January 6th, Logic Wireless will unveil second generation of its Logic Bolt projector phone and what is even more important it is rumo... .. .
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.:[ First Symbian Powered Phone With Built-in Projector - full story ]:.
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+ Image Space Gets A Mobile Client With Augmented Reality |
30 December 2009
Nokia Image Space Gets An Update
And Mobile Client with Augmented Reality
Good folks over at Nokia Beta Labs have updated their experimental Image Space service with Mobile browsing client that allows you to view the Image Space content around you in Augmented Reality. Furthermore it allows you to browse the content straight from your mobile device, similarly as you do with the IS Browser on a computer. You can view and comment the content of other users as well.
If you want to try out, you need to download and install Qt 4.6 and Nokia Image Space Mobile to your N97 mini or other S60 5th edition devices equipped with compass sensor. You can easily create content for this Augmented Reality application by simp... .. .
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.:[ Nokia Image Space Mobile for S60 - full story ]:.
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+ Screen Snap Gets An Update & Full Support For 5th Edition |
30 December 2009
Best Screen Snap Updated To Version 2.0
Brings Better Support For 5th Edition Devices!
Smartphoneware has rolled out a major update for its screen shooter application for S60 devices that further optimize touch experience and makes it fully compatible with all 5th edition Devices. Best Screen Snap is a small freeware utility application for S60 devices that allowing you to take screenshots and save them in a variety of file formats and qualities.
This is not the best screenshooter out there as it lacks most of advanced features like delayed capturing or interval capturing but it support all basic featuers and with the latest update works much better on the 5th edition devices.
There is an support for configurable capturing key and you can also specify default memory location, direc... ..
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.:[ Freeware Screenshoter for 5th Ed - full story ]:.
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+ Nokia Intensifies Patent Fight Against Apple |
29 December 2009
Nokia Requests ITC
Investigation Into Apple Patent Infringement
Nokia announced it has today filed a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) alleging that Apple infringes Nokia patents in virtually all of its mobile phones, portable music players, and computers.
The seven Nokia patents in this complaint relate to Nokia's pioneering innovations that are now being used by Apple to create key features in its products in the area of user interface, as well as camera, antenna and power management technologies.
These patented technologies are important to Nokia's success as they allow better user experience, lower manufacturing costs, smaller size and longer battery life for Nokia prod... .. .
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.:[ Nokia Intensifies Patent Fight Against Apple - full story ]:.
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| + Fake Calls: New Freeware Application from Dr. Jukka |
29 December 2009
Fake Calls For 5th Ed Devices
Cool New App To Trick Your Friends!
Have you ever been in the situation where you need the perfect excuse to get out of room, step out of boring and never-ending paranoia on blind date, or simply trick your friends? Well, if the answer is YES then please read on!
Fake Calls is a brand new application from Dr. Jukka that allows you to make a timed fake incoming phone calls and the best thing is about is that it looks so real that you’ll be the only one who knows that!
Fake Calls just simulate a an incoming call at a certain date and time and as no actual call is made and everything is handled inside the device, no network connection is need... ..
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.:[ Cool New App To Trick Your Friends! - full story ]:.
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+ Holiday Reading: Is Symbian the Mobile OS for the Masses? |
29 December 2009
Holiday Reading:
Is Symbian the Mobile OS for the Masses?
I was doing my usual morning routine of searching through numerous blogs, sites and forums that I read frequently, when I came across quite an interesting article by Darryl K. Taft over at eWeek about future of Symbian OS and asking ‘Is Symbian the Mobile Platform for the Masses’?
As 2009 comes to an end, the Symbian Foundation is looking ahead for ways to ensure that the Symbian mobile platform will remain the most popular smartphone platform and will continue to win developer mind share.
One of Nokia's reasons for creating Symbian Foundation and making Symbian open source was to drive innovation by attracting developers and this interview is mostly focused on how developers will be able to contribute to the Symbian Founda... .. .
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.:[ Is Symbian the Mobile OS for the Masses? - full story ]:.
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+ We're Giving Away 10 Free Licenses for AdvanceSMS!! |
29 December 2009
SF Gifts Free Software For The Holidays! Power Up your SMS capabilities with AdvanceSMS
I guess that you all know by now that we are trying to make our visitors experiences as enjoyable as possible, and to show that we really care about our visitors we have decided to pay you back for your efforts and time spent on Symbian Freak.
So, as an appreciation for all the contribution you made over at our forum section, mainly thanks to my friend Josh from the Killer Mobile team, I am able to offer you a little gift. As usual, no obligations, no tricky deals, just a simple gift from us to you.
Anyway, as you may have already know, Killer Mobile has recently released AdvanceSMS application and to help them to break the ice and promote new applic... .. .
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.:[ We're Giving Away 10 Free Licenses - full story ]:.
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+ A New Racing Game For 5th Ed Devices |
28 December 2009
Mobile Stream' Micro Race: A New Racing Game For 5th Ed Devices
The good folks from over at Mobile Stream have released a new game for Nokia 5800, Nokia N97, Nokia 5530 and other S60 5th edition devices.
Micro Race is a bird's eye view racing game. It features 8 unique, carefully handcrafted tracks: a knight's castle, a desert with camels, a tropical village near a volcano, a futuristic expo and other fantastic surroundings.
Seven micro machines are at your disposal. Outdrive your computer opponents using many power-ups such as weapons, speed boosters or thunderstrikes. The control is either via st... .. .
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.:[ New Mobile Stream' Micro Race Game - full story ]:.
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+ Dress Up Your Phone For The New Year! |
28 December 2009
Ring In The New Year By Decorating
Your Phone With Appropriate Theme!!
I hope you will excuse my absence and lack of blogging last couple of days, you see, as the Christmas season starts life is getting pretty hectic here, my office is extremely busy with various different activities but I believe everything's gonna be alright from now on because... .. ...holidays are coming ;)
Also I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone the best, by avoiding any religious differences, Merry Christmas for all SF members or whatever you celebrating at this time of year, and even if you don't, have a great and long holidays and a very happy, healthy and successful 2010!
I hope this year has been a good one for everyone and if it hasn't let’s hope that next year will brings better tidings. Anyway, Christmas is behind us now, and New Year's holidays are just around the co... .. .
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.:[ Dress Up Your Phone For The New Year - full story ]:.
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+ Nokia Image Space Now Available For Download |
22 December 2009
Nokia Image Space:
A New View To Photos
Just a note to let you know that that Nokia Image Space is now available for you. It is a solution for showing a new view to your photos, as well as to those from your friends and other people.
If you have Flickr account and a supported Nokia phone, you can get your content contextualized easily. Apart from geotagging from GPS, the photos will have full orientation information in the metadata.
This allows spatial browsing of photos. Photos from different Image Space users are contextually linked between each other. This creates a better understanding of the place you ar... .. .
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.:[ Nokia Image Space Now Available For Download - full story ]:.
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+ New Firmware Update For Nokia's Ex-Flagship Devices |
21 December 2009
Nokia Has Pleasantly Surprised Us With New Firmware Updates For Nokia's Ex-Flagship Devices
These are exceedingly busy days for folks over at Nokia Software Updater labs, after highly-anticipated firmware updates for the Nokia 5530 (v20.0.80) and Nokia N85 (v31.002) that went live couple of days ago Nokia has pleasantly surprised us with probably the last update for company’s ex ‘flagship’ devices Nokia N95-8GB and Nokia N82.
Software version v35 is now regularly available for Nokia N95, Nokia N95 8GB and Nokia N82 for most of the generic Euro and NAM product codes through the Nokia Software Updater and will be progressively available at the Nokia service points.
Although there is no detailed change log it is still highly suggestible to get it as it usually brings dozens of minor bug fixes and improves reliability of your phone. In case you wo... .. .
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.:[ New Firmware Update For Nokia's Ex-Flagship Devices - full story ]:.
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+ Bluetooth technology gets more energy efficient with BT 4.0 |
18 December 2009
Bluetooth SIG Adopts
New Low Energy Specification
This is an exciting and busy time for the folks over at the Bluetooth SIG, with Bluetooth low energy technology poised to become a reality very soon and this enhancement to the Specification promising to create new applications and product categories almost overnight.
It’s Bluetooth low energy technology’s ability to add wireless connectivity to tiny, inexpensive devices that makes it such a revolutionary technology. Bluetooth low energy technology will enable small and simple wireless tags that help you keep in touch with your environment, your belongings, and even your family.
Of course, Bluetooth technology has always been a low energy consuming and constant improvements over the years have made BT technology a very energy-consc... .. .
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.:[ Bluetooth Technology Gets More Energy Efficient - full story ]:.
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+ S60 users get FREE GPS Navigation Maps from SatGuide |
17 December 2009
SatNav Makes Aggressive Plans
To Foray Into Symbian Domain
SatNav Technologies, pioneers in GPS Navigation in India since 2005 through the brand SatGuide, today launched a FREE version of GPS Navigation Software and Maps for Symbian OS phones by Nokia.
The FREE navigation software with maps of 412+ cities of India can be downloaded from www.satguide.in.
Windows based phones from HTC, HP, imate, ASUS and ACER are already offering SatGuide Navigation Maps, which enjoys majority share in the India market. With this move, SatNav has reached out to the large base of Nokia users who will no... .. .
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.:[ FREE GPS Navigation Maps For S60 Devices - full story ]:.
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+ Gartner: Global mobile device sales to grow 9% in 2010 |
16 December 2009
Spotify’s Symbian Mobile App
Gets An Update & Many Bug Fixes
Spotify, the much-hyped Sweden's digital music service, has released first update to its Spotify client application for Symbian devices that fixes a number of issues with the initial release and adds support for some new models.
This release includes fix for disappearing offline tracks, fix for the problem when adding tracks to existing playlists on touch screens devices, adds special characters for Norwegian and French as well as support for special types of keyboards, e.g. non-touch phones with dual keyboards.
Updated Spotify application v 0.3.22 (61361) also includes the support for Nokia E72, Nokia N82, Nokia 6110 Navigator, Nokia 6210, Navigator, Nokia 6290, Nokia N79. To get Spotify’s Symbian application, music fans can either downl... .. .
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.:[ Update to Spotify for Symbian - full story ]:.
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+ Gartner: Global mobile device sales to grow 9% in 2010 |
16 December 2009
Gartner Says Worldwide Mobile Device
Sales On Pace For Flat Growth In 2009
Stronger than expected sales in Western Europe and an acceleration in the grey market in the third quarter of this year will drive worldwide mobile device sales to end users to 1.214 billion units, a 0.67% decline from 2008, according to the latest outlook by Gartner, Inc. In September, Gartner had forecast sales to decline 3.7% in 2009. Gartner now predicts sales in 2010 will show a 9 per cent increase from 2009.
“Although the grey market or ‘white label’ is not a new phenomenon and has been generated by Chinese device manufacturers who do not have a licence to sell and manufacture devices without a valid international mobile equipment ide... .. .
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.:[ Global mobile device sales to grow 9% in 2010 - full story ]:.
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+ Telkomsel delivers Messaging Indonesian consumers |
16 December 2009
Nokia And Telkomsel To Launch
Nokia Messaging For Indonesian Consumers
Telkomsel and Nokia today announced their collaboration to offer the Nokia Messaging service, whichwill be commercially available to Telkomsel subscribers from 26 December 2009 onwards. Telkomsel is the first operator in Indonesia to commercially launchthis service which will allow users to enjoy easy access to mobile email ontheir Nokia devices.
Telkomsel is also the first operator worldwide to offerNokia Messaging for Instant Messaging to prepaid consumers.
Asthe best and leading mobile lifestyle and solutions provider in the region, wealways aim to deliver the best service to all of our customers. We havedemonstrated our stro... .. .
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.:[ Telkomsel delivers Nokia Messaging to Singapore consumers - full story ]:.
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+ Dance Fabulous Game Gets Touchscreen Interface |
15 December 2009
Finger Friendly Version Of Dance Fabulous
Game Is Now Available In The Nokia's Ovi Store
The first cross-services game that incorporates both a music and gaming experience and offers its players a new way to enjoy and listen to music gets an update and support for touch interface for the Nokia N97, Nokia N97 mini and Nokia 5800 XM available in the Store, as a matter of fact, Dance Fabulous is now compatible with all Nokia S60 5.0 phones!
The touch interface is becoming really popular in mobile gaming because it makes the user experience more intuitive. In Dance Fabulous, the new touch interface makes it easier to distinguish between different dance moves and master challenging dance choreographies and gain more points in the ga... .. .
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.:[ Dance Fabulous Game Gets Touchscreen Interface - full story ]:.
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+ Swype Raises $5.6 Million Funding From Nokia & Samsung |
15 December 2009
Swype Raises $5.6M From New Investors
Samsung Ventures And Nokia Growth?
Swype, new patented interface that enables users to create words with one continuous finger motion across an on-screen keyboard has raised $5.6 million in a second round of funding and has shown further momentum in getting its new text-entry technology off the ground.
The round was led by Samsung Ventures, Nokia Growth Partners and returning investor Benaroya Capital. The company will use the money to get its technology into more mobile phones and other devices.
The company raised $1.3 million back in April, and just this month released its first product, on the Samsung Omnia II smartphone. The significance of the new funding, which the com... .. .
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.:[ Nokia, Samsung Invest In Swype To Improve Typing On Touchscreens ]:.
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+ Brief: New Firmware Update For Nokia 5530 XM and N85 |
14 December 2009
Brief: New Firmware Update For
Nokia 5530 (v20.0.80) and Nokia N85 (v31.002)
Just want to give everyone a quick heads up that latest firmware update for Nokia 5530 XM (v20.0.80) and for Nokia N85 (v31.002) are now regularly available for most of the generic Euro codes as 'Over The Air' update and will be progressively available at the Nokia service points and through Nokia Software Updater as well.
Although there is no detailed change log it is still highly suggestible to get it as it usually brings dozens of minor bug fixes and improves reliability of your phone. In case you wonder if firmware is hackable or not you'll have to wait a little bit more as there is no reports if new software is hackable or not.
Both devices support the User Data Preservation but it is anyway highly suggestible to back up your phone memory before performing a firmware update just as precaution meas... .. .
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.:[ New Firmware Update For Nokia 5320 XM and Nokia N85 - full story ]:.
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+ Update To Nokia Messaging For Social Networks Beta
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14 December 2009
Latest Nokia Messaging For
Social Networks Gets Support For Twitter
The Nokia Messaging team is pleased to announce the latest update to its Social Messaging beta application for S60 devices!
This new Nokia’s client is the start of what will become the multi-community social networking client and with just released update and Twitter integration Nokia made a significant step in right direction.
Back in September 2009, Nokia introduced the first iteration of the social networking beta that let people view, post, and comment on messages, share their location and status while keeping up with their Facebook friends right from their Nokia hands... .. .
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.:[ Warm up your Twitter fingers - full story ]:.
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+ Survey: Facebook More Popular Than Email or SMS!? |
13 December 2009
Survey Finds Facebook More Popular Than Email
Or SMS To Keep In Touch With Friends and Family
Prompt Communications, a specialist in digital PR, marketing and social media communications, has revealed the results of a new survey analyzing modern communication trends.
Prompt asked a sample of 300 consumers in Boston to explain how they use social media tools and more traditional communications in their daily lives.
Phone calls remain the most common method of communication, with 99% of respondents regularly using the phone to connect with friends and family. Facebook (96%) is now the next most popular communication tool, followed by SMS (93%) and email (91%). When asked which method they used most frequr... .. .
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.:[ Facebook More Popular Than Email or SMS - full story ]:.
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+ Ovi Suite v2.1 Is On The Way - Beta Registration Opened! |
13 December 2009
Nokia Will Soon Begin Beta
Testing Of The Next Ovi Suite Version
Nokia’s most valuable resource is undoubtedly millions of users, your ideas and input can help craft future products and enable Nokia to make products, software and services the best that they can be.
Nokia is currently planning a beta test run for the next Ovi Suite release and they'd like to give you the opportunity to participate.
By becoming one of Nokia beta testers, you'll get the chance to try out the new Nokia PC Suite features and changes ahead of other users. Your feedback will then be used to help us develop Nokia PC Suite and make it even better. If you are inter... .. .
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.:[ Nokia Looking for Beta Testers - full story ]:.
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+ Press: Frbiz's 2009 Mobile Phone Sales Ranking Chart |
12 December 2009
Nokia Leads Frbiz's 2009
Mobile Phone Sales Ranking Chart
Frbiz.com, one of China's leading B2B search platforms with more than 30 B2B industry websites to its name, releases a 2009 mobile phone sales ranking chart.
Number One is Nokia 5800XM, a Symbian S60v5 version of the first model, but in appearance and function it exceeds consumer expectations. In addition, precise product positioning have led to rapid sales, but then Nokia also launched several products with very similar appearance and functions.
Although sales for those products are still very good, much more attention has been paid to the Nokia 5800XM, so the phone will be the king in sales inevitably. The Nokia 5800XM has a full-touch classic candy bar design; its simple and styl... .. .
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.:[ Frbiz Releases 2009 Mobile Phone Sales Ranking Chart - full story ]:.
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+ Brief: Nokia N79 software version 32.001 released |
12 December 2009
Nokia Has Rolled Out New
Firmware Update For Nokia N79!
Just a short note to inform you that Nokia has just rolled out yet another firmware update for the Nokia N79. Firmware 32.001 is now available for the Nokia N79 as the FOTA update (Firmware Over The Air) for most of the generic product codes and should be progressively available for branded devices as well. Additionally this software release is available through the Nokia Software Updater.
There is no detailed change log for now but according to NSU team this software release comes with number of stability improvements and new features that will help you stay in touch with your friends.
To get this software through your Nokia N79, click Menu > Tools > Utilities > Device Manager. Select Opt... .. .
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.:[ Nokia N79 software version 32.001 released - full story ]:.
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+ Krusell's TOP-10 Mobile Phones for November 2009 |
12 December 2009
Weekend Reading:
Krusell's TOP-10 Sales Chart for November
The Swedish manufacturer of carrying cases for portable electronics, Krusell, has released their "Top 10"-list for the last month. As usually, the list is based on number of pieces of model specific mobile and smart phone cases ordered from Krusell during November 2009. Krusell's list is unique due to the fact that it reflects the sales of phones on six continents and in more than 50 countries around the globe.
"At Krusells Top 10 list for November Apples iPhone is still in top position. We know the attachment rate on cases and other accessories are high among Apple users," says Ulf Sandberg MD at Krusell. "Now when entering the Christmas sales we kno... .. .
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.:[ Krusell's TOP-10 Mobile Phones for November 2009 - full story ]:.
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+ Video: David Guetta's One Love Featuring Nokia X6! |
12 December 2009
Get Rid Of Default Gallery Application
First Public Beta Of Resco Photo Viewer For 5th Ed
My friend Michal Sartoris from Resco team has kindly informed us about their new releases, the first public Beta of its popular Resco Photo Viewer for Symbian S60 devices. Lots of considerable improvements have been implemented but the main addition is the new finger friendly user interface which makes Resco Photo Viewer the only serious alternative to default S60 gallery application on S60 touch devices!
The most annoying issue about default gallery application is fact that its manipulating speed slows down as the number of photos grow. This is mainly caused because it lacks support for folders or any other kind of sorting, so it puts all media files tog... .. .
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.:[ Resco Photo Viewer For Touch Devices Is Out - full story ]:.
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+ Nokia 5235 Comes With Music Rolls Into View |
11 December 2009
The New Nokia 5235
Comes With Music Rolls Into View
The new Nokia 5235 Comes With Music promises to bring a plethora of free music to users at a price they might not expect.
Based on the 5230, this Comes With Music edition boasts the perfect mix of size, usability and of course as much music as users could ever want.
With unlimited access to the Nokia Music Store catalogue, users will be able to download, legally, as much music as they like over a 12 or 18 month period. The 5235 touchscreen device sports a whopping 33 hours of music playback and me... .. .
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.:[ Nokia 5235 Comes With Music - full story ]:.
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+ Ovi Store: Nearly 1 Million Downloads Daily |
11 December 2009
Ovi Store, Nokia's Online Source
For Mobile Content, Is Hitting Its Stride
Ovi Store Nokia's online source for mobile content, is hitting its stride. Consumers in more than 180 countries now come to Ovi Store for nearly 1 million downloads a day. Volume is growing quickly: Last month more than twice as many content items were downloaded as were in October. Since Ovi Store's launch earlier this year each registered user has downloaded at least nine items on average.
Local language support on Ovi Store, originally just seven languages, has now increased to 16: Chinese, Danish, Dutch, German, English, Finnish, French, Canadian French, Indonesian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, and Tu... .. .
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.:[ Nearly 1 Million Downloads Daily - full story ]:.
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+ Limited Time Offer: Free Games For Holidays, Act Now!! |
11 December 2009
The Christmas Present From HeroCraft
Two Fun Games For Free - Act Now!!!!
Don't miss great opportunity to present to yourself, your friends and family mobile games to forthcoming holidays! Only the 10th and 11th December – you can get our games – Twice and Snow Lines for free! The only thing you should do is to fill simple form with your email address on the game page and get the free activation key. If you don't know what game you want, don't hesitate, just get both of them ;)
The "bright as the glittering snow" and "bracing as a frosty winter morning" mega-popular logic game Snow Lines is ready to load you up with a heap of presents! Snow Lines has superb graphics, intelligent puzzles, a variety of game modes and enthr... .. .
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.:[ The Christmas Present From HeroCraft - full story ]:.
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+ Limited Beta Release Of Native Skype Client For Symbian |
10 December 2009
Skype Today Announced The Release
Of A Limited Beta Version For Symbian Devices
If you are waiting for the native Skype client for Symbian phones you have probably already suspend your hopes and/or got some of the 3rd party solutions that transfer voice and video over the cell or wi-fi networks to Skype network.
Fortunately, the long wait is over as Skype has just announced the release of a limited Beta Version for Symbian 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1 and FP2 Devices, with the production release planned to be compatible with more phones and gets support for touch User Interface.
Please remember that it is a beta release, which means that the quality is not up to our usual high standards. Skype for Symbian supports, Free Skype-to-Skype calling, Call pho... .. .
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.:[ Another way to connect: Skype for S60 out in beta - full story ]:.
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+ Best Buy Mobile Introduces the mIQ for S60 Devices |
10 December 2009
Best Buy Mobile Introduces
mIQ For S60 3rd and 5th Edition Devices
Best Buy Mobile, the mobile specialty retail unit of Best Buy Co., Inc., announced today the launch of mIQ, a new Web-based service that will transform the way customers use, manage and engage with mobile content and smartphone features. The mIQ service allows smartphone users to take the information captured on their mobile devices and access it from an easy-to-use Web interface on any computer.
Once a user signs up for this free service – contacts, text messages, calendar events, calls, photos, videos, and phone settings – are seamlessly uploaded from the mobile device and safely backed-up in a personal mIQ account in the “cloud.”
“Smartphones allow our customers to do some pretty amazing things, but sometimes all the great features can be overwhelming, as a result, customers have a hard time gett... .. .
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.:[ New mIQ Mobile-Web Connected Cloud Service - full story ]:.
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+ New Nimbuzz Version Brings Full Twitter Support |
10 December 2009
New Nimbuzz Version Brings Full
Twitter Support & The Homescreen Notifications
Nimbuzz development team remain serious about keeping its product up to date with constant improvements and providing regular updates to its users.
The just released version, Nimbuzz users on Symbian can enjoy integration with the world’s fastest-growing social network, as Nimbuzz incorporates a feature-rich Twitter client that includes Timelines, Direct Messaging, Searches, Trends and Profiles, and outperforms standalone Twitter applications.
A world first for Symbian handsets is the introduction of pop-up notifications on the homescreen , notifying users of incoming chats and events, while the application runs in the background. The Symbian release comes at a time of phenom... .. .
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.:[ Nimbuzz gets pop-up homescreen notifications - full story ]:.
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+ Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition Land In The US |
10 December 2009
Nokia Focuses Its Retail Strategy
To Boost The Consumer Experience
Nokia is crystallizing its branded retail strategy, with an aim to improve the operational efficiency of its retail network and further optimize its retail approach according to various market and channel developments in the past few years, as well as ensuring that we have a workable model that is appropriately in-line with the strategy of each individual market.
This has resulted in some re-organization of our retail network and, as a consequence, Nokia intends to close four of its retail stores (London Regent Street, Sao Paulo, Chicago, and New York). In Sao Paolo, Nokia is looking for a new location for a re... .. .
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.:[ Nokia Intends To Close Four of Its Retail Stores - full story ]:.
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+ Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition Land In The US |
10 December 2009
Navigate The Holidays With The Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition With Device Lifetime Voice-Guided Navigation, World-Wide Map Updates
As millions of travelers get ready to hit the road for the holiday travel season, Nokia announces the U.S. availability of the Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition, an upgraded version of the popular touchscreen device that comes with device lifetime voiceguided navigation for North America and a car kit so it can be easily mounted on a dash or windshield.
The Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition features Ovi Maps for mobile, the industry's only mobile device solution offering realtime turnbyturn navigation for both cars and pedestrians. When driving, Ovi Maps for mobile is a fullfledged car naviga... .. .
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.:[ Over the river and through the woods, Nokia knows the way ]:.
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+ Nokia and Rihanna release exclusive content |
09 December 2009
Free Rihanna App Available On Ovi Store
And Offers Unique Content And Latest News
Nokia today launches the exclusive Rihanna App. Bringing fans closer to Rihanna, the new App will deliver news, music, photos and exclusive video content direct to Nokia's entertainment-rich handsets including the Nokia N97, Nokia X6 and Nokia 5800 XpressMusic.
Video content available through the App will include live performance videos from Rihanna's album launch event. Additionally, fans can access music samples, a Rihanna biography and photo library, and, when available, information on Rihanna's forthcoming 2010 tour.
The App content will be unavailable elsewhere and will be regularly updated for fans. The App also provides a direct link to the Nokia Music Store where fans can download exclusive album cont... .. .
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+ iNokia: iSync plug-in for Nokia N97 mini and X6 |
08 December 2009
Nokia Has Rolled Out MAC iSync Plug-In For N97 mini and X6
iSync is the Mac’s equivalent of ActiveSync, a software application published by Apple Inc. that runs only under Mac OS X and is used to synchronize data in iCal and the Address Book with Mac and with various devices including Smartphones.
Unfortunately, not all Smartphones are supported by iSync and Symbian devices cannot be used with iSync, but thanks to Nokia and just released iSync plug-ins, Nokia X6 and Nokia N97 mini are now compatible with iSync and you can share data between phone and Mac, manages your contacts, and synchronises your diary entries in iCal
With iSync you can take the hassle out of managing data across devices by downloading changes and easily upd... .. .
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.:[ iSync plug-in for Nokia N97 mini and X6 - full story ]:.
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+ Nokia E72 Hits Store Shelves in the U.S. |
08 December 2009
Americans Plan to Connect to Work Email
in Record Numbers Over the Holidays This Year
As Americans pack up and hit the road this holiday season, most will take email with them. According to a survey* commissioned by Nokia, whose E72 smartphone is in stores now, more than two-thirds (68%) of Americans plan to respond to work-related emails while on vacation or over the holidays this year. This is up from just over half (51%) who say they've exchanged work emails during the holidays in previous years.
"This year, time off doesn't necessarily mean logging off for most of us over the holidays," said Craig Coffey, Vice President, Marketing, at Nokia. "The Nokia E72 is an ideal gift for those who want to stay connected year round. With industry-lead... .. .
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+ Technology: Nokia To Launch Its First LTE Device In 2011 |
08 December 2009
Infineon and Nokia Announce
Collaboration to Develop Leading LTE Solutions
Infineon Technologies AG, one of the leading semiconductor companies for mobile phone solutions has moved one step closer to supplying chips for high-end devices of Nokia by announcing a collaboration to develop advanced radio frequency (RF) transceiver solutions.
The agreement covers a non-exclusive collaboration to ensure the compatibility and interworking of Nokia’s advanced licensable baseband modem technologies and Infineon’s leading RF solutions.
Nokia and Infineon will work together to ensure that current and future generations of Nokia’s leading licensable modem designs work seamlessly with Infineon’s leading RF trans... .. .
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.:[ Infineon, Nokia co-operate on next mobile generation - full story ]:.
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