Planet S60

March 10, 2010

the Nokia blog

Video How to: Use Bookmarklets on the Nokia N900’s Browser

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 [...]

by Mark Guim at March 10, 2010 05:15 PM

Darla Mack

Sony Ericsson Satio Software Update Arriving Soon - Brings WVGA Video Recording, DLNA

Proving their commitment to Symbian, Sony Ericsson have announced they are releasing another update for the multimedia masterpiece that is the Satio. Despite having a 12-megapixel camera, 3.5-inch touch display and a revamped interface, the Satio was plagued by software...

by Ernest at March 10, 2010 11:20 AM

March 09, 2010

the Nokia blog

Must-Have App: Maps Booster by Skyhook Wireless

My Nokia phones need to find my position accurately and quickly since I use location services like geotagging photos, checking-in on Foursquare, or navigating with Ovi maps. Fortunately there’s a revolutionary app called Maps Booster that helps your Symbian phone find your location really fast no matter what other applications need it. That’s right… I [...]

by Mark Guim at March 09, 2010 07:48 PM

March 05, 2010

Living with a Nokia N95

Sony Ericsson Satio Software Update

Sony Ericsson Satio
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.


by noreply@blogger.com (Adonis) at March 05, 2010 05:34 PM

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.


March 05, 2010 04:25 PM

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

March 05, 2010 11:25 AM

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

March 05, 2010 10:32 AM

March 04, 2010

Living with a Nokia N95

Novatel Wireless MiFi 2352

MiFi2352_BlK_MiFi_01_TRANS

I've been sent a Novatel Wireless MiFi unit to review. The initial business of reviewing this unit has been far from simple. The first unit was sent over to me but came with a SIM card that didn't to work. I have been sent a 2nd unit now with updated firmware (as I've been informed) and didn't come with a SIM card, this has now been rectified and I have connected and used the unit using my Nokia N95.

Not so much luck with connecting it with my PS3 so far, I've run into a few problems - the PS3 doesn't accept the WEP code which has been secured to the MiFi unit, I'm not sure whether this is a PS3 issue I will have to investigate, but as it has worked with my Nokia N95, I think the problem might be with the PS3 (see pics below):
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The Novatel Wireless MiFi is another choice in the market which is growing recently. Since I reviewed the 3UK MiFi unit, there have been many others released across the globe. Personally I would still say design wise, the 3UK MiFi is still one of the hottest looking devices out there. It's also a lot smaller and elegant than the Novatel Wireless MiFi.
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The Novatel Wireless does have some features of note though, integrated GPS is one, whilst it also shared many other features like MicroSD, and also has support for Windows, Mac and Linux.
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To find out more about the Novatel Wireless MiFi you can visit the product web page. I'll be testing the unit in the next few days, if you have any questions or tests you'd like me to try out, or suggestions on how to solve the issue with my PS3, feel free to leave a comment below or send me a Tweet.


by noreply@blogger.com (Adonis) at March 04, 2010 06:23 PM

Nokia Beta Labs blog

Gig Finder updated based on your feedback

Following the great feedback submitted by the Beta Labs community, we have created a new release of Gig Finder to address many of the bugs reported by users. Please download the latest release (requires login), try it out, and keep the good feedback coming!

- Daniel
Gig Finder team

March 04, 2010 11:14 AM

Ovi Mail now integrated with Contacts and available in Arabic

The Ovi Mail team has just released Ovi Mail 2.0. With this release, your Ovi Mail contacts and Ovi Contacts are merged into one contacts list. You can view, edit, delete or create your contacts from Ovi Contacts or Ovi Mail. You can also sync your device phonebook with Ovi Contacts and Ovi Mail. This was the most desired feature by Ovi Mail users and we are excited to bring this to you.

March 04, 2010 08:28 AM