SlingPlayer Mobile updated for Windows Mobile and Symbian
Sling Media has just made the updates for SlingPlayer Mobile available at their web site for those running the Windows Mobile for Pocket PC and Smartphone OS, as well as for the Symbian OS. No detailed description containing the changes made by the update have been made available yet, but expect it to have minor [...]
Samsung i560 review
There are pretty few smartphones among the handsets made by Samsung, and even fewer of them are based on Symbian S60 OS/UI.
All rights to this User Interface software belong to Nokia, so it’s really hard for Samsung (and others) to come up with something their main rival hadn’t thought of yet.
Frankly speaking, until [...]
Windows Mobile for Consumers. Part3
This is the third part of the interview with Todd Warren, Corporate Vice President of Microsoft Mobile Communications Product group, responsible for the development of Windows Mobile OS.
The first part talked about Sony Experia, Windows mobile initiatives in consumer space, mobile handset software/hardware relation issues, usability and User Interface design in Windows Mobile.
The second part [...]
Windows Mobile for Consumers. Part 2
This is the second part of the interview with Todd Warren, Corporate Vice President of Microsoft Mobile Communications Product group, responsible for the development of Windows Mobile OS.
The first part covered Sony Experia announcement, Windows mobile initiatives in consumer space, mobile handset software/hardware relation issues, usability and User Inteface design in Windows Mobile.
In this, Second [...]
Windows Mobile for Consumers. Interview with Todd Warren, Windows Mobile VP, MIcrosoft
During the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona I was able to sit for a chat with Todd Warren, Corporate Vice President of Microsoft Mobile Communications Product group, responsible for the development of Windows Mobile OS.
The topic of the interview was the new focus of Windows Mobile on a consumer market.
Due to YouTube 10 minute [...]
Samsung Armani P520 review
A few years ago, in a competitive struggle among two Korean vendors, the rules usually were set by Samsung and LG was playing catch-up. But, during the past few years, the trend has changed and today more often then not, LG comes-up with a new phone model/idea, that makes Samsung take a closer look at [...]
Neonode N2 touchscreen phone review. Really small and responsive
iPhone may have set a new standard in touchscreen responsiveness and usability, that everybody is still trying to catch up to a year later. And they have patented a lot of capacitive touch technologies that went into making one.
But during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, I found one really interesting device maker, that just might [...]
Opera Mobile 9.5 Video Demo
In the beginning of this month Opera announced the new Opera Mobile 9.5 version of it’s mobile browser.
I had a possibility to chat with Opera reps during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona about the new browser and the thinking that’s gone into developing it.
It looks like the development of this version was heavily influenced [...]
Nokia N96 review. Boring is good
When the specs of Nokia N96 were first leaked to the net, I thought it was a pretty boring phone. After all, more then a year has passed since the introduction of Nokia N95 handset, and the only improvement that N96 had to show - was some added memory and DVB-H tuner…. Duh
During Mobile World [...]
Some thoughts and Samsung U900 Soul review
Samsung U900 Soul handset is probably the most promoted mobile phone during Mobile World congress in Barcelona. There are huge, building sized posters all around the city and the number of handsets on display is incredible - you actually don’t have to wait in line to check one out.
So what is the fuss all [...]