Nokia E72 firmware updated to version 23.002
The Nokia E72 just received a firmware update. No word about what the update will bring more, at least it updates the version number to 23.002 ;)
Remember to make a backup of your phone before updating.
Windows Mobile Started edition to be announced at MWC
Neowin has learned that Microsoft will announce a new Windows Mobile edition on Monday at Mobile World Congress. The new version will be called Windows Mobile Starter edition, and will be based on Windows Mobile 6.
Named Windows Mobile Starter Edition the software will be targeted at OEMs building devices for new and emerging markets. Based on Windows Mobile 6, Starter Edition will come in two versions, one with Office Mobile and one without. Windows Mobile Starter Edition will also support 2G (GSM), 2.5G (EDGE, GPRS) and CDMA (Rev A, EV-DO Revision A) or TD-SCDMA. It’s not yet clear whether 3G (GSM) will be supported.
According to sources familiar with the matter, Microsoft is looking to broaden Windows Mobile licensing to a wider audience. Microsoft recently announced a partnership with MediaTek to drive growth in smartphone sales for emerging markets over the next 12 months. MediaTek has worked with Microsoft to couple its hardwarewith the Windows Mobile 6 software. Neowin believes this is one of many working relationships that Microsoft will form to push Windows Mobile 6 or Windows Mobile Starter Edition to emerging markets over the next year.
We will know much more tomorrow, and during the coming week.
Homescreens compared – Android, iPhone, Windows Mobile and webOS
A homescreen comparison between Android, iPhone, Windows Mobile and webOS. The phones compared in the video are iPhone 3GS, Google Nexus One, HTC HD2 and Palm Pre.
Video after the break.
A few screen shots from Symbian^4
Here are a few pictures from the Symbian^4 OS. MUCH more touch friendly than current Symbian versions.
Hit View Post to see two pictures more.
T-Mobile will reveal something new about the HTC HD2
T-Mobile will let us know something new about the HTC HD2 during the coming week. No-one knows what this means now, but could it be the extra RAM or Windows Mobile 7..? We sure will know soon enough :)
Nokia 5130 XpressMusic firmware updated
Nokia today released a firmware update for the 5130 XpressMusic phone. The version number of the new firmware is 7.91.
This software release brings performance improvements. This software release is available through the Nokia Software Updater: www.nokia.com/softwareupdates.
Microsoft’s Project Pink confirmed in a FCC filing
Sharp has revealed a picture of the long rumored Microsoft’s Project Pink phone Turtle. The image above appeared in a FCC filing this week.
According to the FCC filing, Turtle will be a “CDMA Slide Phone with WLAN & BT”. The image seen in the FCC filing, is almost equal to the previous Project Pink leak in September 2009. Check out the picture after the break.
Google paying Apple $100 million a year for Search on iPhone
Jay Yarrow wrote in an article for Business Insider that Google is paying Apple $100 million a year for the default search engine deal on the iPhone.
Another interesting fact about Yarrow’s article, is that he basically kills the rumor about Apple entering the search business with its own Search engine.
Motorola Devour launching February 25th – Full specs available
Motorola Devour will available via Authorized Distributors on February 25th, and via All Channels on March 15th.
The phone will have a 3.1″ capacitive touchscreen, touch sensitive navigation pad, Bluetooth support, microSD slot with a 8GB card pre-installed. A full QWERTY-keyboard and Android 1.6 to run the whole system. Expect an update to Android sooner or later.
Check out the full specs for Motorola Devour after the break.
Sony Ericsson Vivaz – Unboxing
Unboxing of the Sony Ericsson Vivaz. The clip is shot with another Vivaz in 720p HD-video. Check out the video after the break.
Spotify for Symbian updated
Spotify for Symbian got updated today. Version 0.3.23 (64201) can be downloaded from m.spotify.com.
Along with several bug fixes this release includes:
- 4 new devices are now supported: Nokia X6, Nokia 6760 slide, Nokia 6700 slide, and Nokia E55.
- Text input on touchscreen devices has been rewritten. Supports special/unusual characters and hardware qwerty keyboards.
- Text input optimizations.
- Seeking on non-touchscreen devices is now much faster
Samsung’s i8910HD firmware udpate JB1 released
Samsung has finally released the long awaited firmware update (JB1) for the i8910 HD phone. The update brings kinetic scrolling to most parts of the interface, and a faster web experience. The update is available via Samsung’s PC Studio 7. As with all Samsung updates, you have to make a full backup before continuing, since there is no user data protection, and the firmware will wipe clean all data on the phone. After the update you will be able to restore your files from the backup, but all applications will be lost.
Quite a good update, but there is one stupid thing. After the firmware, you only have 16.9MB free space on C:. This is nearly half of the amount that was before the update, and WILL cause users problems. Symbian will start to nag you when there is under 10MB free.
Check out the full changelog after the break.
microUSB connector on the Nokia N900 prone to failure?
There is a discussion going on over at Nokia Support forums and Maemo Talk, about the microUSB connector on the Nokia N900. According to the threads in there, the microUSB connector gets misaligned, or disconnected completely. Some of the users haven’t gotten this fixed via the warranty, while the others have. A statement from Nokia would help this.
The problem is that the microUSB connector is a surface mount part, so it’s just lead that connects the microUSB connector to the PCB. To solve this, the whole connector should be changed to a through-hole design, which means that the connector is sort of anchored to the PCB.
Read a thorough analysis of the problem here.
