Aug
31
2010
Pretty cool video of a guy who uses his hamster to charge a Nokia N8 :D
Archive for August, 2010
Aug
31
2010
MeeGo 1.1 Coming in October 2010, MeeGo 1.2 Six Months Later
Jonne Eilimö | August 31, 2010 11:20 UTC | 0 comments |
According to the official MeeGo Wiki, we will get a final version of MeeGo 1.1 between October 21st and 27th, 2010.
GA, RTW: MeeGo 1.1 Release for Core, Netbooks, Handsets, … (General availability, release to web
Six months after that, between April 21st and 27th, 2011, we’ll get MeeGo version 1.2.
MeeGo 1.2 Release for Core, Netbooks, Handsets, … (General availability, release to web on 2011-04-27)
This follows the same release cycle as what Android is currently following. Please keep in mind that the release schedule is just an target, and things could go wrong with it.
Aug
30
2010
Confirmed: Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Family Getting Android 2.1 By the End of September
Jonne Eilimö | August 30, 2010 19:53 UTC | 0 comments | source
Sony Ericsson UK have confirmed on their official twitter feed that the whole XPERIA X10 family will get the awaited Android 2.1 update by the end of September. Sony Ericsson has been working hard to get this done so fast. We’ve previously heard that it will be done by the end of Q4, not by the end of Q3. They’ve managed to cut out 3 months worth of development time. Let’s hope they haven’t cut it too much, and left use with a whole lot of bugs.
If they manage to pull this one off, I can’t say anything else than good work Sony Ericsson!
Aug
30
2010
Angry Birds for iPhone Updated – Adds 15 New Levels
Jonne Eilimö | August 30, 2010 19:03 UTC | 0 comments |
The most popular game (at least here in Scandinavia), Angry Birds, just got updated to version 1.4.1. The biggest new feature is the addition of 15 new levels (page 10, levels 1-15). Open up App Store to grab this update. If you don’t have this game yet, I’d recommend you spending 0.79€ on it, it’s well worth it.
Aug
30
2010
How-To: Enable Hotmail ActiveSync Push Mail on Your Phone
Jonne Eilimö | August 30, 2010 17:58 UTC | 1 comment | source
As we told to you yesterday, Microsoft today enabled ActiveSync for their popular Hotmail email service.
Quick Steps
- If your device supports only one profile of ActiveSync, delete the existing ActiveSync profile on your device if you already use it
- Enter the following:
Supported Devices
- The following devices have been tested against Hotmail ActiveSync
- WM 6.x
- WP7
- iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad
- Nokia E-series, S-series, N-series running Mail for Exchange application
Note that Android 2.1 isn’t currently supported due to known client issues in Android’s client. On Android 2.2 this ActiveSync be working.
Aug
30
2010
Mobile Bulgaria managed to grab a picture from a local retailer showing an image of what they claim to be the Nokia C6-01. What’s special about this image is that the device in question runs Symbian^3.
We’ve previously heard that the C6-01 will have a better camera compared to the C6-00. The C6-01 will have an 8MP camera with dual LED flash, instead of the 5MP and single LED flash seen on the C6-00.
This image doesn’t of course confirm anything, but it would make sense to include Symbian^3 and make this device even more juicy.
Aug
30
2010
Samsung Wave 723 Announced – Runs Bada
Jonne Eilimö | August 30, 2010 10:56 UTC | 0 comments | source
Samsung just announced the fourth smartphone, Wave 723 or GT-S7320E, that will run on their own bada operating system (previously Wave, Wave 2 and Wave 2 Pro).
The Wave 723 will come in a metal black casing, and will have the following features:
- bada OS
- 3.2″ TFT LCD touch screen
- 5MP camera with dedicated camera button and a LED flash
- microSD card slot
- WiFi 802.11n
- Bluetooth 3.0
- Samsung Apps
- Social Hub
The phone will be available in September for a price of 240€ in Europe, South Asia, Middle East Asia and African countries.
Aug
29
2010
The Samsung I5500 Galaxy 5 went on sale here in Finland a few days ago. Currently the Android powered device comes with a price of 249€ (unsubsidized and 23% VAT included).
Specs for the Samsung I5500 Galaxy 5:
- GSM bands: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
- 3G bands: 900/2100MHz
- CPU: 600 MHz
- OS: Google Android OS v2.1 (Eclair)
- Screen: 2.8″ TFT capacitive touch screen, 256K colors, 240×320 resolution
- Camera: 2.0 MP (1600×1200), AF, Geo-Tagging, video
- Memory: 170 MB internal memory, microSD (with microSDHC support)
- Connections: GPRS, EDGE, 3G, HSDPA (7.2 Mbps), Wlan (b/g), Bluetooth v2.1 (A2DP Support), microUSB v2.0
- Other: Internal GPS, Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Google Calendar, Google Talk
- Battery: Li-Ion (1200mAh)
- Standby time: 520 h (GSM), 375 h (3G)
- Talk time: 9.5 h (GSM), 6.5 h (3G)
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Aug
29
2010
Exchange ActiveSync Comes to Hotmail Tomorrow
Jonne Eilimö | August 29, 2010 09:59 UTC | 1 comment | source
Microsoft is tomorrow going to enable Exchange ActiveSync for Hotmail accounts . Basically, this means that you will get push mail on your Exchange enabled phones including Android, iOS, Maemo, Symbian and Windows Mobile devices.
With Push Email, you can also sync your contacts and calendar with Hotmail’s service.
To enable push Hotmail on your beloved smart phone, simply configure your Exchange client to server m.hotmail.com, and enter your credentials.
Update: It’s now live and kicking. How-To posted here.
Aug
29
2010
The Nokia C6 went on sale here in Finland a few days too early. It was supposed to go on sale on September 1st, but we got the first shipment already on August 25th. Currently the Nokia C6 is selling for 285€ (23% VAT included and unsubsidized).
The Nokia C6 comes with the following specs:
- GSM bands: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
- 3G bands: 850/900/1900/2100MHz
- OS: Symbian^1 (Symbian S60 5th)
- Screen: 3.2″ TFT, 16M colors, 640×360 resolution
- Camera: 5.0 MP, autofocus, flash, front-facing camera, Geo-Tagging, face- and smile- detection
- Memory: 200 MB internal flash, microSD card slot with support for SDHC
- Connections: GPRS, EDGE, 3G, HSDPA, WLAN (b/g), Bluetooth v2.0 (EDR, A2DP), microUSB v2.0
- Other: 3.5mm audio-jack, FM receiver, GPS (with A-GPS), Opera Mini, Ovi Mail, Ovi Chat, Ovi Maps (with free voice navigation)
- Email: Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, Windows Live Hotmail, Ovi Mail
- Battery: Nokia BL-4J (1200 mAh)
- Standby time: 16 days (GSM and 3G)
- Talk time: 7h (GSM), 5h (3G)
- Size: 113.4 x 53 x 16.8 mm
- Weight: 150 g
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