Apple has quietly raised the app download limit over 3G to 20MB. According to 9to5mac this update has hit at least Germany and Canada, and I can confirm that it is also 20MB here in Finland. So I guess we could call it global.
Neowin has made an interesting comparison between the recently announced HTC HD mini and the older and bigger HTC HD2. The HTC HD mini packs these features:
So basically this is a HTC HD2 but with a less powerful processor, and a smaller screen. Neowin also commented on this and said that they where experiencing small lag issues with the Sense UI. More pictures and a video after the break.
Nokia’s official Ovi blog today announced that development of Nokia Ovi Suite v. 2.1.0.87.
Development of version 2.1.0.# means that 2.1.0 is done.
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PDA.pl has posted a cool video from the Mobile World Congress, showing a wireless charger called Powermat.
Here’s a video of the Opera Mini for iPhone, which is still in Alpha development stage. They claim this will speed browsing on the iPhone by up to five times.
Check out the video after the break.
One very dedicated hacker from XDA Developers has successfully ported Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04 to the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1. Of course not all features are supported on this port, but quite much can be achieved with this.
Head over to XDA Developers for the download (over 1GB).
From Mobile World Congress comes a preview video of games and apps for the Nokia N900. The titles seen in the video should hit the Ovi Store soon.
Hello. This is Vic and I am calling you on Skype from my E71. Won’t that be cool. Well, it is all falling into place and Skype is with you on this.
Just visit skype.com/m from your Symbian S60 V3 or V5 phone and if the phone is on the list of supported phones, you can have Skype on your handy, and not the also-ran Skype Lite (Java version), but the real thing with full support for calls and sending files etc. Check it out.
The Vodafone 150, shown at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, is priced at “below $15″ (£10) and is aimed at the third world. It is planned to be initially launched in India, Turkey and several other African countries including Lesotho, Kenya and Ghana. UN has predicted that mobile ownership will reach 5bn in 2010, with most growth in the developing world. So if you are looking to buy a mobile on the budget of a Pizza, Voda 150 is your answer. Head here on BBC to know more.. or head Here for the vid.
Video from Nokia’s press conference yesterday. Check out the rest after the break.
In the video you can see the amazingly bright Super AMOLED screen seen on the recently announced Samsung Wave (S8500).
Nokia just updated the N900’s firmware to version 3.2010.02-8 (PR1.1.1).
Maemo 5 PR1.1.1 is being released on February 16, 2010.
This update can be installed over the air. Below you will find additional technical details.
The Maemo 5 SDK and tools were not updated as this is just a minor release.
There are reports that at least 42MB of free rootfs is needed for the update.
Read the full changelog here.
