Facebook for Nokia E72 and E71 available now
An official Facebook application for the business-oriented Nokia E72 and E71 has been released and it should be available for download right now if you visit the Ovi Store on the two mentioned smartphones. Facebook was available for Nokia devices before, but only for Symbian S60 5th Edition and the S40 platform, so the E71 [...]
Nokia Image Exchange for S60 updated, touch version may come soon
Nokia Image Exchange for Symbian S60 devices has been updated with new features and multiple bug fixes. One of the new features is Activity Notifications – which informs users when their friends post new photos or comments. There are also responsiveness improvements, and new settings to control notifications. The folks behind Nokia Image Exchange are [...]
Affordable Samsung C5130 launched in India
Samsung C5130, the slider that we first saw at the end of September, has just been announced for India, coming as an affordable solution for customers who don’t want a high-end deice but still need some features like 3G and social networking integration. The C5130 has a homescreen that includes shortcuts to 8 popular social [...]
Nokia X6 now shipping and available in “select markets”
Nokia X6, the company’s newest music-oriented flagship smartphone, is now shipping and it’s also available in “select markets”. Nokia didn’t say which markets exactly, but we know that, for example, customers in the UK should be able to buy the X6 starting tomorrow. The X6 is Nokia’s first phone to come only in a version [...]
Careful with contacts on Nokia N900: deleting can remove them from your Skype, GTalk and other IM servers!
Tight integration with various Instant Messaging services (Skype, GTalk, MSN Messenger, etc;) is one of the great features of Nokia N900. It’s super convenient. I crowed about it in my first impressions review of Nokia N900. You just enter your IM login details, and all your contacts from them appear in the address book. It [...]
Updated fring app offers video calls for Nokia S60 smartphones
Not long after fring for Android was launched, the folks over at fring announced that a new version of their application for Symbian S60 is now available, allowing users to make two-way video calls through Skype, over 3G or Wi-Fi. For the moment, the new version of fring supports only the following Nokia smartphones: 5800, [...]
Google Search for mobile now brings you movie trailers
Today, Google announced that Google Search for iPhone, Android and WebOS now offers new features that allow users to easily “plan a trip to the movies.” For example, if you visit google.com from your smartphone, search for “movies” and click the More movies link, you can see a large list of movies, or check out [...]
Telus’ LG IQ (Monaco) WM 6.5 smartphone in live photos
LG Monaco, first seen in a leaked AT&T document many months ago, will soon be released by Telus Canada to work on its brand new HSPA network. The smartphone has recently appeared (with Telus’ logo on it) in some hands-on photos, and it looks like it will be released as LG IQ, not LG Monaco. [...]
Samsung Forever A886 to hit Canada via Rogers
Rogers Wireless, Canada’s largest mobile carrier, is getting ready to launch a new Samsung phone, namely the Samsung Forever A886. The Forever A886 uses Samsung’s TouchWiz UI, and it’s a rather simple handset. Its features include a 3 inch touchscreen display with 240 x 400 pixels, quad-band GSM and dual-band HSDPA (850 / 1900) connectivity, [...]
LG GW880 gets official for China Mobile
Remember the LG GW880 oPhone, unofficially presented at the end of August? Today, LG has made it official, confirming the fact that it will launch it via China Mobile. The GW880 is the second Android smartphone announced by LG and it runs a China Mobile customized Android OS. Unlike the GW620 (LG’s other Android handset), [...]
Nokia X6 coming to Orange UK on November 27
Although according to Expansys the Nokia X6 should have been launched in the UK on November 12, it’s only starting this Friday (November 27) that British customers can actually buy it (and just for the record, Expansys doesn’t even list the X6 anymore). Orange is the first carrier to offer the Nokia X6 in the [...]
LG BL40 New Chocolate Christmas Edition gets an 8MP camera
LG BL40 New Chocolate Christmas Edition is a brand new special edition of the already-available BL40. It should be launched in South Korea on December 10 for a price that’s not known at the moment. The LG BL40 New Chocolate Christmas Edition is dressed in a black case with golden accents and comes with a [...]
Nokia 6700 slide and Nokia 7230 announced
Nokia has just unveiled two new phones that should be available for purchase in the first quarter of 2010: Nokia 6700 slide and Nokia 7230. With a design that’s actually quite different from the one of Nokia 6700 classic, the 6700 slide features a 2.2 inch QVGA display, Symbian UI, HSDPA and HSUPA connectivity, Bluetooth [...]
LG GT540, Another Android Device, Peeks its Head Out
C’mon, little Android handset, don’t be shy; just because you have 10 or so cousins that decided to come out to play before you did doesn’t mean you’re any less important. You just have higher expectations, that’s all. The Android device I speak of is called the GT540, which just popped up in a user [...]
LG Offers AT&T Netbook Love With X120
With mobile phone stalwarts such as Nokia and Samsung putting their hat into the U.S. netbook ring, LG felt a little left out. No longer should LG feel lonely however because its X120 will soon be offered on sale for $179.99 with contract at your local The Shack (or Radio Shack, as us traditionalists like [...]
Google Maps Navigation for Android 1.6 released
Less than one month after Google launched free Maps Navigation for Android 2.0, now the service is available for Android 1.6 Donut as well (which runs on phones like T-Mobile’s G1 and MyTouch 3G). In fact, Google says that Maps Navigation is being released “for Android 1.6 and higher” – although, well, the only higher [...]
Samsung Omnia II announced for Verizon, available starting December 2
Verizon’s Samsung Omnia II i920 is now finally official, as Samsung Mobile has announced that the smartphone would be available via the largest US carrier starting December 2. Just like the Android-powered Motorola Droid, Samsung Omnia II costs $199.99 with a 2-yr contract agreement and after a $100 mail-in rebate. As you probably already know, [...]
Telstra announces the BlackBerry Bold 9700 for Australia
Telstra has just announced the upcoming availability of BlackBerry Bold 9700, one of RIM’s newest flagship smartphones. The Bold 9700 will be available to Telstra customers starting tomorrow (November 24), both online and in Telstra’s shops across Australia. The smartphone will retail at 999 AUD ($922), but it will also be sold with a range [...]
O2 UK intros the HTC HD2 too
Not long after Vodafone launched the HTC HD2 in the UK, now O2 announced that it’s selling the smartphone, too. Just like Vodafone, O2 UK offers the HD2 even for free, although for this you’ll have to sign a contract agreement for at least 18 months and pay £45 monthly. Needless to say, the HD2 [...]
Interesting MTV-branded ZTE F870E passes the FCC
ZTE, one of China’s largest telecommunications equipment providers, is getting ready to launch an MTV-branded phone. The phone we’re talking about is ZTE F870E (also known as ZTE F870). It’s a touchscreen handset with a sliding QWERTY keyboard, and it has just been approved by the FCC. The User Manual of ZTE F870E says that [...]