Bookmarklets are bookmarks in the browser designed to add one-click functionality to a web page. On our desktops, we save bookmarklets by dragging a links to to our browser’s toolbar. It’s different on mobile devices. I checked the Nokia N900, Nexus One, iPhone, and the Nokia N97 mini and noticed only the N900 can quickly [...]
March 05, 2010
Living with a Nokia N95
Sony Ericsson Satio Software Update
Image: John Karakatsanis
Sony Ericsson is going to release an update for their 12 Megapixel camera touting handset - the Satio, which proved to us, that it does take some seriously good pictures but usually crashes and dies right after doing so. Whilst also being pretty large and with a poor battery, the Satio was taken off shelves by Carphone Warehouse and many other big retailers in the UK previously because of software issues.
The Satio runs on Symbian S60 5th edition but has a Sony Ericsson UI covering the ugliness that is Symbian S60. So what can users who were unlucky to have purchased one and stubborn enough to stick with it, expect from this update? Well according to Sony Ericsson's Product Blog:
- Support for WVGA video recording – The already great video recording will be enhanced to fit the wide screen format and hence resolution is also slightly increased to 864 * 480 pixles. (the preset size will still be VGA, user has to change to get WVGA)
- Upload of pictures to Facebook – It will be possible to upload pictures directly from the picture menu you have on the home screen or from the Media UI.
- Youtube video uploading – It will be possible to upload videos to Youtube directly from the Media UI.
- Conversational messaging – “Conversations” will be nicely integrated in the messaging menu in order to easily find and inspire to more conversations with your friends.
- DLNA support – The new software will support DLNA media server for easy transfer of audio and still pictures. (Note that video is not supported)
- UI improvements – On top of above, several minor UI improvements have been done in order to optimize the user experience.
- The Facebook application that is now available on PlayNow for free download will be included in the sw.
The update is expected to be available on in the coming days, why there isn't an official date, I don't know, but users should head on over to http://www.sonyericsson.com/update to find out if it is, and gto et their handsets upgraded.
Symbian in Motion
Wondering if Apple really hates Google? Ask my MacBook Pro,...
Wondering if Apple really hates Google? Ask my MacBook Pro, which for whatever reason, won’t allow me to add Google Chrome to my dock.
Nokia Beta Labs blog
New badges for active contributors at Beta Labs
Today we'll be making some changes to the badges that you can earn as a contributor at Beta Labs. We're going to simplify the badges we give out and switch off the Top Reviewer, Bug Buster, and Innovator badges since they were proving difficult to maintain in a reliable and fair way. In short, we're adding two new badges and holding on to two old badges.
Active Contributor
Beta Labs contributor of the month, February 2010: maximilian.schleiss
Last month in our little poll 87% of you who responded voted to continue the Contributor of the Month tradition. So let's keep it going, but feel free to suggest other means of giving recognition as well. And remember that all of you can influence who gets select
