I will tomorrow attend Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 Developer Hub in Helsinki, so there won’t be as many posts as normally. I’ll post something in the morning and in the evening, but you won’t see any posts between 9am and 19pm.
I will let you know if I learn anything new and interesting at the event :)
Read more about the event here.
BGR reports today that the next-gen iPhone will come in June. This info comes straight from a worker at AT&T, so it should be reliable. Here is what BGR had to say:
Title says it all, but you didn’t really need a confirmation, did you? The phone will be available for purchase in June, not July, and from what we’ve heard, it won’t even be late June.
“It won’t even be late June”, could this mean that it will be available during the WWDC announcement? Let’s hope the iPhone 4G/HD will be available worldwide on June 7th!
Sony Ericsson told yesterday on their official Product Launch Blog that the Vivaz Pro has been shipped to selected markets. What they didn’t tell, is where those “selected markets” are. Here is the post from Sony Ericsson’s Product Launch Blog:
I’m happy to say that we have now started to ship out Vivaz pro to selected markets around the world. There might be slight differences in when it will be available for your market, so I advice you to check with your local operators and retailers for more detailed information.
Vivaz has been shipped in large volumes already. Some of the top reasons from consumers why they desire the phone is the superior HD video recording as well as the unique Human Curvature design. It feels very pleasant to be able to extend the Vivaz family with Vivaz pro with a full slide-out qwerty keyboard. I use the Vivaz pro as my main phone primarily for the convenience when it comes to messaging (my sms, email, facebook etc), yet, being a Cyber-shot fan, I could never compromise on the camera.
Final note, just want to highlight that both Vivaz and Vivaz pro are confirmed to support up to 32GB micro SD memory cards. This is a big reassurance if you are a heavy user of music, games, apps and video recording. Why not take the opportunity to check if your local retailer is up to date with this information
Read More: Sony Ericsson Product Launch Blog
The problem with our RSS feed has now been fixed. It was caused by a bug in a plugin that we used(Headspace SEO plugin).
Took some time to figure it out, but now its fixed :) Those of you who follow us via RSS, please update the feed or then just rename it to e’s PhoneBlog. The plugin caused the feed name to be “e’s PhoneBlog» e’s PhoneBlog”.
When Google announced Android 2.2 (Froyo) last week, they said that it comes with a new JIT (Just-In-Time) compiler, that will bring you enormous speed increases. In the video you’ll see how Android 2.1 runs compared to the new Android 2.2.
In the video, the Nexus One is in charge of Android 2.2, and Motorola Droid and Sprint Evo 4G again of the Android 2.1 (Eclair) side. Please note that the Nexus One’s Android 2.2 isn’t the final version, but a pre-release version that hasn’t been fully optimized.
At the end of the video you can see a glimpse of Windows Phone 7′s Start-up process.
Spotify for Android was just updated to a new version. To install just simply search for Spotify in the Android Market. For it to work you’ll need a Premium Spotify Subscription.
The additions include:
How to install:
If you have a mobile phone running the Android platform, here’s what to do next:
Nokia just confirmed that the N900 will receive the long awaited PR1.2(V10.2010.19-1) firmware update today. UK users will receive the update today, followed by the rest of the world tomorrow on Wednesday 26th.
First up – new games join the veritable arcade already on offer in Ovi Store. Jurassic 3D Rollercoaster, Zen-bound, Angry Birds (level pack), Sygic, Kroll, Weatherbug, and GoGadget are all available to keep you entertained. Important to note though that Ovi Store will do a full switchover this week Thursday, May 27, so these games and other for-purchase apps will show up then.
Next are the improvements to communication. Email has been improved with the ability to accept or decline an event invitation right there in your inbox, and Facebook IM chat has also been bundled in. The release also brings with it video calling, allowing users face-to-face chatting anywhere.
An additional update you will be pleased to hear about is portrait browsing on the internet is a-go on the N900. Ovi Maps also gets the update treatment with changes to the UI, improving the experience of finding your way around. And finally, there’s also a change to the menu system UI with the first level now customisable.
Sounds like a pretty neat update, and a must have for your Nokia N900 owners. Hit View Post to see a Video from Nokia Conversations.
Update: Full changelog added after the break.
According to a post over at XDA-developers, a guy was ‘fighting’ with a sales representative of HTC, and got a bit of information to share with the rest of the world. The user was fed up with the fact that he was running out of space to install applications. After a while of arguing, he got to speak with the supervisor, and this is what the answer to his problem was:
But you never heard this from me…. A new update is coming the 23rd of June and you will be able to put some apps on to the micro sd card.
That my friends, is a feature of Android 2.2 or Froyo, so if this conversation indeed did happen, then HTC Desire will see an Android 2.2 update on 23rd of June. Would make sense to update the “Nexus Two” after the Nexus One.
