New Nokia phone or N-Gage2 ? Nokia took pains to say that this was just a concept, and not a product under development. On the flip side are standard phone buttons, while on this side a slide out set of gaming controls and a 16x9 screen deliver a stylish gaming experience in a smartphone package. (Jim Louderback/Ziff Davis Internet News) Instead of keeping it as a separate platform, Nokia on Tuesday rolled out plans to move its N-Gage gaming platform into select smart phones, due in 2006 and beyond. .
Friday, May 27, 2005
Thursday, May 26, 2005
Firstly mobile phone with hard disk and wi-fi (nokia n91) and now this:
… which is a phone for gaming with hardware suport for 3D graphics and powered by symbianism series 60. It can draw 1 million polygons per second compared to only 80.000 polygons per second for current series 60 phones.
nokia concluded: software-wise maybe we can’t beat microsoft, but since microsoft can’t do hardware in mobile phones and we can, so we will put stress on hardware and add hard disks, 3G, videotelephony, wi-fi, 3D graphical processors and other hardware goodies - in this way we will screw Microsoft up!
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Symbian SDK on Unix HOWTO The SymbianOS SDK is built to run on a WIN32 system. It consists of 2 toolchains. One for building the code for the Epoc32-Emulator on Windows (called the WINS target) using one of the commercial C++ compilers from Borland, Metrowerks or Microsoft.A second one, using gcc for the so called MARM target which is the phone itself (e.g Nokia 6600 or SE P910). Symbian released the modified gcc source together with the source for 4 important tools, which makes it possible to build C++ programs without a Windows emulator. Alternatives: It is possible to get the second chain running on Unix. There are more alternatives, which are different in how the makefiles are built: The one described in this document, where you use makefiles directly. Bulding console C/C++ programs (.exe), shared libraries (.dll) or C++ applications (.app) is supported. There are even builtin rules to build a complete sis file (i.e. installation file), so you do not need to fight with the .pkg file syntax. GnuPOC, which takes the "Symbian" way, using makmake to generate makefiles from "makmake project" files (.mmp). .
Monday, May 23, 2005
Nokia Pushes Web Services on Symbian OS Nokia plans to keep its mobile devices competing against Windows Mobile by adding support for Web services to all Symbian smart phones by next year."There are two protocol families emerging," says Timo Skytta, director of Web services at Nokia. "One is SIP-based, from a voice background. The other is Web services, emerging from IT vendors such as Sun and Microsoft. Nokia needs to let people develop applications using both." .
Thursday, May 12, 2005
Nokia Sensor See and Be Seen Nokia Sensor is a spontaneous, sociable application for spontaneous, sociable people. With Nokia Sensor you can create your own personal pages - called a folio - on your phone. Then you can check out the folios of other Sensor users nearby, exchange messages, and share files. Connect on the Spot . Nokia Sensor uses Bluetooth wireless technology, which means that it works within a 'circle' of up to 10 meters around your phone. When other Sensor phones come within this circle, your phone can 'sense' them and you can see their folios and send them messages. As soon as you step out of each other's circles, you are no longer able to communicate via Sensor. .
Symantec Mobile Security 4.0 For Symbian Symantec Corp. , the global leader in information security, today announced Symantec Mobile Security 4.0 for Symbian. As the only security solution for Symbian OS™ mobile devices to provide integrated antivirus and firewall technologies, Symantec Mobile Security 4.0 for Symbian protects Symbian OS-based Series 60 and Series 80 smartphones, such as the Nokia 9300 and 9500 enterprise devices, from network intrusions as well as from viruses, Trojan horses, and worms. .
Monday, May 09, 2005
MailX a push mail for Series 60 MailX is the new form of communication of your E-mail system, faster and dynamic, directly on your phone without the force of the connection , one application does it all and also supports multiple account E-mail. With his strong engine MailX will be installed in background and automatically retrieve mails by pushing or polling method directly into the folder of your messaging client. 5 minutes and you can GO!! This is exactly the time needed to configure MailX to work as a pushing or polling mode directly with your E-.mail accounts configured from your Smartphone .
Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Nokia introduces the Nokia N91 Nokia today introduced the Nokia N91 multimedia, the company's latest device optimized for mobile music consumption. With room for up to 3000 songs on the integrated 4-gigabyte hard disk, the Nokia N91 delivers a premier music experience. In addition, the industry standard 3.5mm stereo headset jack and easy transfer of music files from your PC help make the Nokia N91 a connected mobile jukebox. Encased in stainless steel, the Nokia N91 has dedicated music keys on its face, which slide down to reveal the phone keypad. The Nokia N91 is a part of the new Nokia Nseries range, bringing you the latest multimedia technologies and smartphone functionalities. .
Twist and Shoot: Nokia N90 Nokia today proudly presented the Nokia N90 multimedia, an advanced and inspirational multimedia device. Starring Carl Zeiss optics and a full set of advanced digital camera features, the Nokia N90 is targeted at high-technology enthusiasts who value the ultimate in connected mobile photography. The Nokia N90 boasts a 2 megapixel camera with autofocus and 20x digital zoom, integrated flash, macro mode for sharp close-ups, and high quality video capture with on-phone editing capabilities..
Nokia N70 the smallest 3G Series 60 smartphone with 2 megapixel camera Nokia today introduced the Nokia N70 multimedia, a beautifully designed, compact and easy-to-use 3G smartphone with versatile mobile photography, personal productivity and entertainment features. Incorporating a complete smartphone feature set, as well as a 2 megapixel camera, flash and front camera for video calling, the Nokia N70 comes fully equipped with stereo FM radio, a digital music player and new 3D games. "The Nokia N70 perfectly illustrates our commitment to offer powerful, all-inclusive handsets that aid people in their daily lives. In addition to advanced smartphone and entertainment features, mobile photography is extremely easy and enjoyable with the elegant Nokia N70," said Joe Coles, Director of imaging product marketing at Nokia. "The number one reason why people today purchase new handsets is the camera. Indeed, we foresee that by the end of 2005, over half a billion people worldwide will own a camera phone.".
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Yahoo goes mobile on Nokia Symbian smartphones Nokia, the global leader in mobility, and Yahoo!, the number one global internet brand, today announced an agreement that allows millions of Nokia smartphone users to stay informed, entertained and in touch through Yahoo!'s rapidly developing internet services. Yahoo! data communications services such as e-mail, Yahoo! entertainment services such as ring tones, wallpapers and downloadable games and Yahoo! Search for Mobile, will be the first set of services available through Nokia devices based on Series 60, the industry-leading smartphone platform. .
Thursday, April 21, 2005
Nokia N-Gage Glimmerati is comming Nokia and Bugbear Entertainment Ltd today released updated information on their highly anticipated racing title Glimmerati. Set in the 80's glamorous jet set world, Glimmerati is an arcade style racing extravaganza with a gripping storyline and challenging missions offering players thrilling rides in designer super cars, powerboats and even rocket propelled vehicles! Set in four exciting real-world based locations: Paris, Milan, the Alps, and Monaco, Glimmerati boasts a unique setting in the fast lane life of movie moguls, super models and pop stars. A lucky street race opens the player's the door to Club Glimmerati, the racing club of the rich and famous. Race against the German film producer Klaus Staumacher and burn the rubber with beautiful American socialite Penelope Ashcroft. .
Wednesday, April 20, 2005
SYMBIAN NEW TROJANS DOUBLES IN ONE DAY Symbian anti-virus specialist SimWorks announced today that it has identified 52 previously unknown trojans for the Symbian platform, more than all of the trojans and other malware for Symbian based devices combined identified to date. The trojans appear to be cracked versions of popular Symbian applications such as BitStorm, BugMe!, Cosmic Fighter, 3D Motoracer and SplashID. In addition to the installation files for the application itself, the files also include various versions of previously known malware such as Cabir and Locknut. SimWorks CEO Aaron Davidson says “This is a significant development as until now we've usually found mobile trojans two or three at a time at the most. It would be easy for a malware writer to create 1 trojan and give it 52 different names however this is not the case here where we have 52 separately cracked and infected applications. Somebody has gone to an awful lot of time and effort to turn these out”. “Previous mobile viruses have either been able to spread but cause no harm or alternatively have been able cause significant harm but not able to spread. .
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
Symbian UIQ Handy Tools 2005 Professional As a business person always on the road I need tools which make my life easier. As a technical nerd I have been testing many platforms and programs. The P900 equipped with the Handy Tools 2004 is the first solution which really works for me . I can easily keep an overview of my meetings , I can handle travel data in the database and keep track of my expenses. In addition I can define call-lists professionally and have a working task-manager. For the call-list/desktop I used Tracker from Symbianware before, however, Tracker is a lot less professionally programmed and somewhat "playful" to use (however - the service was quicker and nicer - anyway - to me the product counts first). Tested some programs - now I am really happy about the program "Handy Safe". At last I have my passwords all in one place and do not have a nervous breakdown when I miss my P900 from time-to-time. As I have to manage IT professionals from time to time I claim to be able to judge usability and quality of programming. In contrast to many other programs I tested those Handy Tools Suite 2005 really makes sense. .
Monday, April 18, 2005
Symbian UIQ Benq P31 Specifications The Symbian based PDA , the P 31 is the next in line after the successful P30. Handwriting recognition, 1.3 Megapixel camera and the huge touchscreen are just a few things that the P 31 has. Base specifications include tri-band 900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS, but unfortunately there's no EDGE support - something of a faux pas for a communicator that's just gone on sale. As for other connectivity, we have USB, Infrared and Bluetooth, which is suitably comprehensive. .
Oxygen Phone Manager II for Symbian OS Oxygen Phone Manager II for Symbian OS phones lets your PC and mobile phone with Symbian OS communicate with each other. OPM II supports the following phones: BenQ P30, Motorola A925, Motorola A1000, Nokia 3600, Nokia 3620, Nokia 3650, Nokia 3660, Nokia 6260, Nokia 6600, Nokia 6620, Nokia 6630, Nokia 6670, Nokia 7610, Nokia 7650, Nokia 9300, Nokia 9500, Nokia N-Gage, Nokia N-Gage QD, Panasonic X700, Sendo X, Siemens SX1, Sony Ericsson P800, Sony Ericsson P900, Sony Ericsson P910i, Vodafone 702NK, Vodafone X701. .
Monopoly Schmonopoly I'm fed up with people complaining that Symbian has a monopoly in the Smartphone market. Many (if not most) of those who complain are Microsoft fangirls who refer to the monopoly as being unfair and abused while the minority who don't have a Windows powered brain compare the monopoly with Microsoft's monopoly on the desktop.
While I hold the opinion that Symbian is by far the best platform for any Smartphone, I also believe that Symbian got to where it is in the market by being first, by being innovative and by being bold with the backing of willing companies. I also hold this opinion; Symbian does not have a monopoly in the Smartphone market and here I'll present some of the evidence behind my claim...
While I hold the opinion that Symbian is by far the best platform for any Smartphone, I also believe that Symbian got to where it is in the market by being first, by being innovative and by being bold with the backing of willing companies. I also hold this opinion; Symbian does not have a monopoly in the Smartphone market and here I'll present some of the evidence behind my claim...
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Presenting Simworks Anti-Virus SimWorks Anti-Virus protects phone's from all known viruses including Cabir a (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabir), Cabir b, Cabir c, the Mosquitoes dialer trojan and the recently discovered Skulls trojan and is compatible with all phones using the Symbian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbian_OS) operating system such as the popular SonyEricsson P800/P900 and Nokia's 6600. SimWorks Anti-Virus actively scans and protects your phone from viruses. Unlike other products which operate from a PC, SimWorks Anti-Virus actually runs on your phone so you are protected 24x7, not just at your desktop. .
Saturday, April 16, 2005
Symbian WorldMate Mobile Travel Services Flight Schedules with WorldMate Professional Edition for UIQ WorldMate Professional Edition for UIQ is your ultimate travel companion - empowering you to work and travel smarter, better and more efficiently than ever before by placing all your favorite travel services smartly in the palm of your hand.Never miss another flight, meeting or conference again - use WorldMate Professional to manage and coordinate every detail, and access special travel planning features, flight schedules and global weather forecasting services to ensure that you travel in world class style and comfort. Got a new device? Take WorldMate with you - FREE DEVICE CHANGE SERVICE! You can transfer your WorldMate service from one device to another at no additional charge. .
New Symbian malware SymbOS/Hobbes.A. It is a SIS based trojan that pretends to be Symantec Anti-Virus for Symbian phones. When the trojan is installed it shows dialog instructing user to reboot his phone, to activate the Anti-Virus. Of course the trojan contains no Anti-Virus just a component that disables the Phone application menu. We have tested the trojan on different phones and it seems to affect only the old versions of Symbian Series 60 phones, such as NGage and 3650. To our knowledge the trojan is not in the wild, but any user who happens to install it, should not reboot their phones. And uninstall the file with Application manager. The SymbOS/Hobbes.A trojan is already detected with F-Secure Mobile Anti-Virus using generic detection introduced in database update 15 published in December 13th, 2004 .
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