More NTT DoCoMo Symbian handsets announced

More NTT DoCoMo Symbian handsets announced

NTT DoCoMo have announced a number of new Symbian powered handsets. Most notable among these is the Enterprise focused D702iBCL (manufactured by Mitsubishi). Unlike other FOMA MOAP the phone does not have a camera and is only available in one colour. The usual MOAP / FOMA features are present such as support for iChannels and FlashCast. Read on for more.
The D702iBCL summary specifications are:

• 130 x 47 x 16.8 mm dimensions
  
• 97g
  
• QVGA screen resolution with 262,144 colours
  
• MOAP UI running on Symbian 8.1
  
• FlashCast and iChannel support
  
• 3 hours talk time and 400-550 hours standby time

BCL stands for Business Camera Less.

NTT DoCoMo also recently announced the SO902iWP (manufactured by Sony Ericsson). This is a variant of the S0902i. The WP stands for Water Proof and the phone can be immersed into upto 1 metre of water for 30 minutes.

Ntt DoCoMo have also recently announced some addition to its 7 series lines. Likely Symbian phones (given their manufacturers history) are the D702iF (Mitsubishi), and the SH702iS (Sharp). The D702iF (for female) is targeted at women. It is available in a range of pastel colours (inlcuding pink) and rounded shape means it can be 'opened withuot damaging your finger nails'. The SH702iS is the newest model in the SH702 range. It features a 2.4 inch QCGA screen (.4 inches bigger than the SH702iD) with a privacy button that reduce the angle of view to keep the screen from being seen by prying eyes.

Sony Ericsson p990 It has been a while coming, but the first UIQ 3 phone has now been announced in the shape of the Sony Ericsson P990. For developers it will present a few challenges, migrating to Symbian OS v9.1, but will certainly offer the rewards of its predecessors. The Sony Ericsson P series has been a significant success. While it may have not achieved the raw sales volumes of devices from rivals, such as Nokia, it has shone as a lucrative opportunity for developers. The three P models have consistently out performed every other smartphone in their ability to encourage users to add additional software. .

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Nokia and Symantec to collaborate in enhancing security for smartphones Nokia and Symantec Corporation today announced that the two companies have signed an agreement that enables Nokia to provide its Series 60 based smartphones with Symantec Mobile Security. Through this agreement, Nokia will be able to preload their Series 60 and Symbian OS based mobile devices with Symantec's mobile security solutions, offering increased protection for consumer and business users against mobile malware threats. .

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Symbian Series 60 Opera 8 Released Opera Software released the mobile version of their new browser, Opera 8 for Symbian S60. The new browser encapsulates ten years of cross-platform browser development and delivers innovation as well as customization opportunities in one small package. Opera 8 for Symbian S60 is based on the same engine as the newly released and popular Opera 8 for Windows, Linux and Mac. Its improved support for JavaScript and DOM makes it a powerful technology platform for the development of mobile Web applications. For the end-user, this means more speed and better functionality than ever before, while operators can now offer their subscribers advanced mobile services and an unparalleled mobile Internet experience. .

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Handango Offers Symbian Signed Certification Handango, the leading provider of mobile downloads, announced it is offering Symbian Signed certification to mobile application developers.  Symbian Signed is an industry adopted testing program to ensure Symbian OS(TM) applications meet industry standards.  This offering extends Handango's platform and delivers a complete end-to-end go-to-market service package to mobile operators, device manufacturers, portals and brands delivering content for over 32 million Symbian OS phones in the market. Symbian Signed testing with Handango costs $200 USD for members of the Handango Software Partner Program.  Re-signing updated applications and retesting are also available at similarly discounted rates. Handango lowers barriers for developing on Symbian OS by offering a flexible approach to funding the signing either up front or as an advance in royalties. .

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ROADSYNC for Symbian UIQ At Microsoft TechEd 2005 Europe, DataViz, Inc., leading provider of Office compatibility solutions for over 21 years, today announced that its new RoadSync solution for Symbian UIQ smartphones is shipping. Based on the Exchange ActiveSync protocol licensed from Microsoft, RoadSync is the first commercially available software solution to provide secure, wireless and direct synchronization with Exchange Server 2003, thereby extending the existing mobile benefits of Exchange Server 2003 to reach non-Microsoft devices. RoadSync for Symbian UIQ offers full mobile access to corporate Outlook e-mail, attachments, calendar and contacts, making the popular Sony Ericsson P900/P910 series smartphones the first non-Microsoft devices to support the full Exchange ActiveSync implementation. .

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New Symbian trojan New Symbian trojan Doomboot.A (http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/doomboot_a.shtml) that drops Commwarrior.B (http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/commwarrior_b.shtml) and breaks the phone so that it does not boot anymore. While other trojans have dropped several different Cabir variants, Doomboot.A is the first known trojan that drops Commwarrior. And also the technique used to break the phone is new. What makes Doomboot troubling is the unpleasant combination of Doomboot and Commwarriors effects on the phone. The Doomboot.A causes the phone not to boot anymore and Commwarrior causes so much Bluetooth traffic that the phone will run out of battery in less than one hour. Thus the user who gets his phone infected with Doomboot.A has less than one hour to figure out what is happening and disinfect his phone, or he will lose all data.  .

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Motorola to acquire Sendo assets Geekzone, New Zealand - 10 hours ago
... Some models were "feature phones" while the top line was based on the Series 60 interface, licenced from Nokia and based on the Symbian OS for smartphones. ...

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Handango Buyer Survey Third-party software is a powerful influencer in the decision to purchase a smartphone or handheld, according to a recent Handango survey of mobile content users and their behavior.  The in-depth results from more than 14,000 buyers of mobile downloads revealed that the selection and quality of third-party software had a "strong influence" or "somewhat of an influence" on 69% of the users' decisions to purchase their mobile devices.  The availability of third-party software was also ranked as the third most important influencer in a device buying decision behind only "need in my personal life" and "need in my line of work".  .

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Sun Java Wireless Toolkit Release includes Nokia SNAP Mobile APIs Nokia, a leading provider of connected, multiplayer Java games, and Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced the inclusion of Nokia's Scalable Network Application Package (SNAP) Mobile APIs in the beta release of the Sun Java Wireless Toolkit (version 2.3), formerly known as the J2ME Wireless Toolkit. For the first time, Sun's Java Wireless Toolkit incorporates a third-party developer application as part of the toolkit's External API feature. .

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"Unknown" Nokia Nseries??? Nokia announced Nseries smartphones only a few months ago and now they are planning to release some more Nseries smartphones. Some pics of supposedly new Nseries smartphones have leaked on the net. At least there are 2 upcoming models which looked like using Series 60 platform. [img]http://www.i-symbian.com/forum/images/news/rumours/unknown1.jpg[/img] This one, which looks like an enhanced version of N70 (which is actually an enhanced version of Nokia 6680). If you look carefully, this one is using joystick and the App button is under the joystick. The sleek design using chrome colour is

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Nokia 3G 6280 Mobile Phone Announced Today, at the Nokia Connection events in Helsinki and Singapore, Nokia introduced seven new handsets under the heading "Simple Pleasures." Four new slide phones were revealed, including the 3G-enabled Nokia 6280 for WCDMA markets, and the Nokia 6265, Nokia's most feature-filled CDMA model to date. Additionally, Nokia introduced two folding designs and a traditional monoblock design. All seven models are expected to begin shipping in the second half of 2005. .

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New Symbian malware pretending to be F-Secure Anti-Virus F-Secure reported that they received a sample of new Symbian trojan Skulls.L that pretends to be a pirate copied version of F-Secure Mobile Anti-Virus. Skulls.L is a minor modification of Skulls.C trojan, about the only differences are that Skulls.L is named the same as F-Secure Mobile Anti-Virus installation package, and that the trojan shows dialog text "F-Secure Antivirus protect you against the virus. And don`t forget to update this!" .

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Nokia develops a new browser for Series 60 Nokia announced today that it is using best-of-breed open source software as the basis of a new mobile browser for its world leading smartphone software, the Series 60 Platform. The new browser aims at an unparalleled user experience when browsing full Web pages on a smartphone screen - over wireless connections with the top performance in the mobile industry. The flexibility and extensibility of the new browser will allow Series 60 licensees to further innovate and customize the browser, for example to meet their operator customer needs. .

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New Symbian malware pretending to be F-Secure Anti-Virus F-Secure reported that they received a sample of new Symbian trojan Skulls.L that pretends to be a pirate copied version of F-Secure Mobile Anti-Virus. Skulls.L is a minor modification of Skulls.C trojan, about the only differences are that Skulls.L is named the same as F-Secure Mobile Anti-Virus installation package, and that the trojan shows dialog text "F-Secure Antivirus protect you against the virus. And don`t forget to update this!" .

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Nokia 1110 and Nokia 1600 Nokia handsets are renowned for their ease of use. The Nokia 1110 and Nokia 1600 phones continue this tradition with a new, highly intuitive user interface that makes full use of graphical icons and large font sizes. The Nokia 1110 has an inverted black and white display (ideal for sunny conditions) whereas the Nokia 1600 has a 65,536 color display. With the new menu structure, basic features, such as managing calls and contacts, are made easier to access. Other new features include a Speaking Clock with Alarm, which announces the time in the user's local language, as well as large fonts to allow greater readability. .

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First 4-Gigabit NAND Flash Memory for Mobile Phones Samsung Electronics announced that it has begun mass producing the highest density NAND flash device yet to take advantage of advanced 70-nanometer process technology – 4-Gigabit (Gb) NAND flash memory . The faster technology offers larger storage densities for consumer and mobile applications at more affordable pricing.  .

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The Free N-Gage Software and Demo Scene All About Symbian (press release), UK - Jun 3, 2005
Device Article Summary Information With the N-Gage and N-Gage QD avaialble at some fantastic prices (as low as $99 in the US) is this a good time to get the ...

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Safe and secure mobile and wireless software Club Handango is back for all Handango fans.  With their new monthly or yearly subscription you can save bucks... depending on how much software you purchase for your device. The best of everything for smartphones and handhelds! Handango offers you selection of more than 75,000 downloads for all types of smartphones and handhelds. From business and personal productivity software to travel apps and games, we have the best mobile downloads to fit every interest. Shop for Palm OS, Pocket PC, Windows Mobile Smartphone, Symbian, BlackBerry and Java software by choosing your device or mobile platform..

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Symbian OS on the rise Symbian, Ltd. (www.symbian.com) was founded in 1998 by Nokia, Ericsson, Motorola, and Psion, using Psion's EPOC OS as a starting point for its new system. David Wood, Symbian's executive vice president, explains that the aim of the founders was to create a standard operating system for advanced mobile phones. "It was getting harder and harder to use the existing proprietary operating systems to quickly and inexpensively come out with new technologies," he says. .

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