Planet S60

adonismobile: Flahorn Touch Icons Coming Soon!

2009-01-06T17:28:00+00:00

Anyone that pimps their S60 handset should know there are some sweet looking icons which put Nokia's default icons to shame, you might not even know you are rocking these special icons and take them for granted. Flahorn has been creating icons for Nokia's new FP2 devices which have those ugly grey icons and now you can soon expect the same for Nokia's touch devices coming soon.

On his DevianArt page Flahorn posted a glimpse of what the icons will look like when released.

via [Symbian-Guru]

adonismobile: UIQ Throws in The Towel - Files for Bankruptcy

2009-01-06T17:11:00+00:00

Ever since Sony Ericsson and Motorola decided to jump ship and join the Open Handset Alliance, I pondered what the future for UIQ was going to be, my initial thoughts prove to be more correct and sudden than anything, I didn't think the "nail in the coffin" would have been hammered in so quickly into the new year.

UIQ has since filed for Bankruptcy and it's looking like game over especially with comments from the CEO of UIQ Johan Sandberg ar to go by:

There are no opportunities to create a new line of business in the current financial climate.

Now I'm not so sure that statement is quiet true, I still think UIQ could have helped Symbian in perhaps with the upheaval of the Symbian OS UI, there are some slick looking stuff within UIQ, the interface side would have been one area where UIQ's design team might have had some joy, but as an OS UIQ was always going to die, the only question was when.

adonismobile: Red iPhone is Fake - Not (PRODUCT) Red

2009-01-06T16:54:00+00:00

Pictures of a Red iPhone handset found on the French Geek Blog NoWhereElse are most definitely fake as CrunchGear reports, Apple's (PRODUCT) Red products are usually branded with the (PRODUCT) Red branding before the Apple logo.

As this mock-up doesn't it's most likely fake, but it does look good and an official version would not be a bad move from Apple either.

adonismobile: Kogan Agora Real Life Pics

2009-01-06T16:44:00+00:00

Spy shots of the Kogan Agora (the 2nd Android handset) I mentioned about previously have appeared on the modmygphone forum. It looks to be the same as the rendered version on the Kogan website after it had some of the keys rearranged.

It seems to be roughly the same size as the Nokia E61, more information should be available at CES where it is expected to be announced, it is expected to release on 30th Jan 09 as previously mentioned.

adonismobile: Mobbler Updated - E Series Stay Away For Now

2009-01-06T15:20:00+00:00

My favourite Last.fm client for streaming and scrobbling music has been updated yet again! This time it brings more stable playback when streaming from Last.fm as well as an equalizer and a few other updates:

No audio skipping when using other applications! (audio player is now in a separate thread)
Start buffering the next track when the current track is still playing, but has finished downloading
Added an audio equaliser
Export the track queue to a log file to be uploaded by scrobble uploader on a PC
Can now pause the music player and this is not counted as stopping the track - long tracks like podcasts were being scrobbled multiple times when paused because of this
Other minor improvements and fixes

Users of E series devices are advised to NOT upgrade yet as it causes a reboot of the handset when trying to skip a track, there is a fix coming soon.

E series devices seem to have a problem when skipping to the next radio track which makes the phone reboot. It has been reproduced on the E71 and E51.

We will try to get a fix for this as soon as possible, but if you have an E series device, please stick to version 0.3.2 for now.

Thanks to Sachaqs

The Nokia Blog: Why Is Xenon Flash Missing on Nokia N97?

2009-01-06T06:22:09+00:00

The xenon flash is something I was expecting to see on the Nseries flagship, that is the Nokia N97. But unfortunately once again I was left behind with my disappointment when the Nokia N97 was announced with a dual LED instead of a Xenon flash. I’m not undervaluing the greatest ever achievements they’ve crammed into [...]

The Outsidr: 2009: Products I Can’t Live Without

2009-01-06T00:57:41+00:00

Sorry to all for the looooooong hiatus but things have just been too busy for me lately to focus on getting good content up on TO. Hopefully that will change soon and in the meantime, I’ve tried to get some interesting reading through to all of my RSS subscribers via Ma.gnolia.com. As I have a few [...]’

S60 Blogs: N-gage Report of the Week: Cut Your Hair!

2009-01-05T18:22:23+00:00

Our Report of the Week comes from Khoury who proves that saving princesses is not just for guys, and gets a great deal on a haircut while she's at it: Check it out: My story 3pm on New Year's eve, I decided to try the new hairdresser salon that just opened in my building: 5000LBP (~ 3.66$) for a brushing is hard to beat! While sitting there getting my hair washed & brushed, I started playing Reset Generation. 2mins into the game [...]

Carnival of the Mobilists: Carnival of the Mobilists #155

2009-01-05T13:03:46+00:00

The mobile ball is rolled out for 2009 with our first Carnival of the year, hosted by Helen Keegan at Musings of a Mobile Marketer.

The Nokia Blog: Mobbler Mod By Steve Punter Fixes Skipping When Multitasking

2009-01-05T06:28:51+00:00

You may recall that I recommended Mobbler on your Nokia phone so you can stream music depending on tags, keywords, or recommendations. However, you probably noticed that it struggles when you are multitasking. Steve Punter made some modifications to the official version that fixes that problem. You can download it now before the [...]

Mobile Opportunity: Will the mobile phone really eat the PC?

2009-01-04T20:58:20+00:00

The Nokia Blog: What If Apple Announces Next iPhone With 5MP Camera and Keyboard - Death of Nokia N97?

2009-01-04T17:25:09+00:00

An iPhone announcement is not expected at the upcoming Macworld, but what if Apple surprises us with a direct competitor to the Nokia N97? If they talk about an iPhone with Qwerty keypad and at least a 5mp camera releasing before the first half of 2009, I’m predicting the death of the N97. Read on [...]

The Nokia Blog: Nokia USA $50 Discount Extended After Holidays

2009-01-03T23:41:43+00:00

Nokia USA has extended the $50 discount after the holidays, so if you are still looking to snatch a new Nokia knowing you are getting it direct from the mother land, now may be your last chance to take advantage. A little bird told us the deal is available day-to-day, without a set expiration date. The [...]

My-Symbian.com S60 3rd & 5th Edition: [New] Best Private Conversation for S60 3rd Edition

2009-01-03T16:04:22+00:00

Do you have secret connections and you wish to hide all traces of communication? Then Best Private Conversation from Smartphoneware is for you. This application allows hiding SMS messages, deleting records from system calls log, restricting access to the application by password and even notifying of new messages in a disguised manner.

Nokia S60 News and Reviews: Nokia's reaction to the curse-of-silence bug

2009-01-03T15:25:48+00:00

A renowned dutch IT-news site, www.tweakers.net, reports in dutch that Nokia wants providers to block sms messages containing e-mail adresses that are to long. After receiving such a message S60 2.6, 2.8, 3.0 and 3.1 devices are not able to...

My-Symbian.com S60 3rd & 5th Edition: [Upd] PhoNetInfo v2.0.0 (S60 3rd & 5th Edition)

2009-01-03T15:04:23+00:00

Patrick Frei has just notified us about releasing an updated version 2.0.0 of his free PhoNetInfo application, retrieving and displaying detailed phone and network information. This new version provides several changes and improvements, including copy/text function for all fields and boxes, performance improvements and adds new phone models' CPU information to the HAL tab. V2.0.0 is released as unsigned, so you'll have to sign it yourself using Open Signed Online.

S60 Blogs: Nokia E71 spotted on BBC World News

2009-01-02T13:15:42+00:00

I was watching BBC World News on December 23rd last (I watch it using Real Player's "SuperPass" on my PC since I don't have it available on TV) and there was a report by Chris Morris from Srinagar in the heart of the Kashmir valley. During the report Chris makes a call using a mobile phone with the loudpseaker enabled and a close-up of the mobile phone appears on camera and I noticed that it was a [...]

The Nokia Blog: How To: Make Shazam iD Work on Nokia N85, N96, N79, or Other FP2 Devices

2009-01-02T09:02:52+00:00

I wrote earlier that Shazam iD is the most amazing app for Nokia S60. It lets you name any tune with the phone. However, I was shocked when I couldn’t get it to work on the Nokia N96 or the Nokia N85! After some trial and error, I found a way to make it work. [...]

adonismobile: yellowsn0w released - do not consume

2009-01-01T16:17:00+00:00

It's New Years and the iPhone Dev-Team are the first to give out presents in the form of yellowsn0w. On their blog they announced the release of 0.9.1 beta yellowsn0w 3G, looking through the comments it seems there are some it works for and others not.

If you want to give it a go you should head on over to their site for more information and details you should be aware of before trying it yourself.

The iPhone 3G is used all over the world with all sorts of SIM cards, and we almost certainly will see untested and unexpected situations. If the soft unlock doesn’t work for you on day 1 (literally day 1, of 2009!) then please don’t panic or be impatient. This is new territory for everyone, so enjoy the ride as much as you can :)

RELEASE INFO

Cydia source: http://apt9.yellowsn0w.com/
Installer repo: http://i.yellowsn0w.com/

EDIT: Note it is still in Beta (forgot to mention that)

S60 Blogs: N-gage Report of the Week: Resident Evil on N82

2008-12-30T13:31:55+00:00

This week's N-gage Report of the Week comes from Munkyhead86. Munkyhead submitted his first report in November and has been on a tear since -- he's now in the Top 50 Ambassadors list worldwide. In this report he talks about how everyone at work knows he is an Ambassador and have begun to rely on him for advice on mobile tech. Check it out: I check the N-Gage software almost daily now, and my co-workers are used to the [...]

The Nokia Blog: Simple Mobile Blogging With Nokia E71 And Posterous

2008-12-30T02:49:26+00:00

My recent discovery is the Posterous service that lets you quickly blog with photos or videos by using email on the phone. I’ve been enjoying using the Nokia E71 with Posterous for the past couple of days. The E71’s camera isn’t great, but you can use it to quickly share images on the blog posts. [...]

S60 Blogs: Maps 2.0 Report of the Week: Lunchtime Quickie

2008-12-29T22:07:42+00:00

This week's Report of the Week for the Maps campaign is a short but good one, a quickie from the lunch room: so i was in the lunch room at my new job, a few days ago i had showed 2 of my coworkers how cool my phone's camera was (xenon-flash) and so the 2 were eating lunch when i showed up. they again brought up the "man your phone is nothing that i've ever seen before" and [...]

adonismobile: Nokia 6208c - 1st S40 Touch Handset - Heading to China

2008-12-29T18:00:00+00:00

Unwired View is reporting the Nokia 6208c is officially Nokia's first S40 touch screen handset heading to Asia, Middle East and North African markets. Although the link provided only points to a not found page we have some details on the features expected from this handset:

2.4 inch TFT display (touchscreen), with 16 million colors and 240 x 320 pixels
Quad band GSM connectivity with GPRS, EDGE
27MB of internal memory
MicroSD card support
3.2MP camera with autofocus and flash
130 grams
109.8 x 49.3 x 14.7 millimetres

...though it hasn’t been specified whether it will have a capacitive or a resistive one at launch. But judging from the presence of a stylus in its retail package, I think it’s safe to say this will have resistive screen that’s tailored for use with handwriting in mind.

From the design it's clear to see it won't be coming to Europe or North America, the aesthetics are aimed at the Asian markets more than anything IMO.

The Nokia Blog: The Nokia N97 Could Be The Answer To My Problem

2008-12-27T19:49:44+00:00

There are two phones that I use regularly but leave the house with only one that I think will serve me most for the day. They are the Nokia N85 and the Nokia E71. I can’t get rid of one because none of the two devices have everything that I want in a phone. If [...]

S60 Blogs: Driving Home From Christmas Dinner

2008-12-26T16:59:09+00:00

7 or 8 years ago, when people used to ask me "Why would anybody need a mobile phone" I'd bring up a fail-safe use-case as an answer: "What if you are driving along and your car breaks down?". Last night I got to try out the use case first hand, but in a way I'd never anticipated. My wife, son and I were driving home from Christmas dinner. The car was packed with new toys, including a 3-foot long wire [...]

The Nokia Blog: Setting Up New Nokia Phone - A Guide for Newbies

2008-12-25T21:17:50+00:00

So you just got a new Nokia phone. We’ve got the first steps and recommendations for your new shiny toy, whether it is a gift from yourself or a loved one. If you’re a Nokia veteran, send a link to this post to the newbie on your holiday list. Check Firmware The first thing you need [...]

Nokia Beta Labs blog: Beta Labs on holiday until 5 January 2009

2008-12-23T21:59:19+00:00

Time to spend some quality time with loved ones. Merry Christmas and happy New Year - see you again in 2009! - Tommi and Ilkka

S60 Blogs: New tools make Web Runtime widget development even easier

2008-12-23T16:06:27+00:00

Forum Nokia just released the Web Runtime (WRT) plug-in for Aptana Studio, the first tool for creating and deploying Web Runtime widgets for your S60 phone. You can download Aptana Studio and the plug-in from Forum Nokia, and find out more about Aptana and their support for WRT widgets on the Aptana Web site. The Aptana folks also created a video tutorial that shows you how to install and use this useful new tool. The initial [...]

Nokia Beta Labs blog: Merry christmas and happy new Beta Labs beta!

2008-12-23T12:12:02+00:00

Ho-ho-hoo! As an early Christmas present, we are proud to give you a sneak peek to the renewed Beta Labs website! This is a splendid opportunity for you to really affect how the service will look and work in the future. The site is currently in early beta, so again, be prepared for some rough edges. [...]

S60 Blogs: Happy Holidays from S60 Blogs!

2008-12-23T10:23:59+00:00

The third full year for S60 Blogs is coming to an end soon and we have many things to be happy about. First of all I’m glad that the S60 Blogs revamp back in October was so well received within the S60 team. What's even more important though, is that I've gotten a lot of feedback, both encouraging comments and good suggestions on how to develop the site further from you, the S60 Blogs readers. The mobile [...]

The Nokia Blog: Give Me a 720p Nokia Phone - Successor To Nokia N93

2008-12-23T08:59:42+00:00

Remember when the Nokia N93 revolutionized the mobile world by bringing near DVD video recording quality to a phone? Soon afterwards, most Nseries devices carried over the 640×480 resolution and 30 frames per second recording as a standard feature. Now that Youtube is “HD”, video bloggers will get curious with compact High-Def camcorders. Nokia needs [...]

Nokia S60 News and Reviews: Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D now released on N-gage

2008-12-23T07:20:07+00:00

Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D is now released and available for download on N-Gage. The console driving/racing experience brought to your mobile device! Speed your way through 12 exciting tracks as one of the leading characters in the Crash Bandicoot...

S60 Blogs: N-Gage Report of the Week: 9 cents an hour!

2008-12-23T02:17:59+00:00

Our latest Report of the Week comes from Maggons, who calculates that she paid around 9 cents for 1.5 hours of Reset Generation play. Not a bad rate, better than I used to spend on Pac Man in High School: Report: Playing Reset Generation on the go As I told you in my last report I was on a education trip. On the third of five days I was so bored that I decided to play some Reset Generation. I rather wanted to play vs [...]

S60 Blogs: Maps Report of the Week: Flags Feature Impresses

2008-12-20T21:06:35+00:00

Our Maps Report of the Week comes from Jamaalism who writes about a feature I hadn't thought to highlight to my own friends: The little flag that appears about ethnic food restaurants. Kind of a cool feature IMO. Read all about it: I was telling a buddy at work to register for his @ovi.com account so that he can secure himself a good username. As nothing better has come along since the N95 8GB's release, we both use [...]

Nokia S60 News and Reviews: Nokia Christmas Themes

2008-12-20T16:17:08+00:00

December 20th and there are still people telling me it doesn't feel like Christmas yet. What's going on with people? It's time for you ALL to get in to the festive spirit. I've still got a ton of Christmas shopping...

Nokia Beta Labs blog: Mail on Ovi beta available globally (for S40 devices)

2008-12-20T06:36:55+00:00

Written by Hem K., Mail on Ovi team Mail on Ovi Beta is now available globally*. All the folks who dropped us a line over the past few weeks asking us when you could set up your Mail on Ovi accounts, get out your S40 phones now and let the magic with Mail on Ovi begin. [...]

The Nokia Blog: Nokia N97 Widget Competition Now Live - Get The N97 Early

2008-12-19T20:33:44+00:00

The Nokia N97 Widget Competition is now live! You have until February 27th, 2009 to design a widget you want to appear on the Nokia N97. The winning widget designer will receive a Nokia N97 ahead of the public release, pre-installed with their homescreen widget. Of course, I already submitted mine! I haven’t been this excited [...]

Nokia Beta Labs blog: Return of Conversation app - now for all S60 3rd Edition devices

2008-12-19T15:22:03+00:00

Yes. We heard you. After listening your heartbreaking pleas, complaints, wishes, threats, and prayers for a year, we are now proud to present Conversation application, mightier and with wider compatibility than ever. Conversation is an add-on application that allows you to follow your communication with contacts as streams of conversations, which it organizes, based on individual [...]

Nokia Beta Labs blog: Major update for Nokia Audiobooks (the rumors of our death have been greatly exaggerated)

2008-12-19T13:45:29+00:00

Written by Janne Vainio, Research Leader, Nokia Audiobooks Hi all, I am Janne Vainio, one of the Nokia audiobook developers and one who started it mainly for my own pleasure :-). My favourite books are made of paper and leather but I am also big fan of audiobooks, which enable book “reading” in occasions normal books can [...]

Nokia Beta Labs blog: Step Counter updated: better power management and wider compatibility

2008-12-19T11:32:43+00:00

Written by Ole Kirkeby, Step Counter team Our first update of the Nokia Step Counter, which was originally released on May 9th 2008, offers two significant improvements frequently requested by users on the Beta Labs blog: better power management and support for some new S60 products. Here is a list of the new features. Support for the [...]