Bang Bang, Nokia n-Gage: You're Dead

Bang, bang, n-Gage: you’re dead. Again. Maybe for the last time. Here’s a short look at your meaningless life.

You were born but a hyped, sidetalking Taco. Then, after we had our laughs for several years, papa Nokia ditched your dedicated hardware and opened it up to phones of all kinds—as long as they said N-O-K-I-A on them. It was a smart move. Because you sell lots of phones, and if your gaming platform was to live, it needed to be on as many of those as possible. It looked ok at this point, as a platform and service. And the hardware was nice at times. But that didn’t change the fact that no one I know ever talked about you, n-Gage, much less played with you. The button layouts, games and online vs modes never really came together as well as you’d liked in terms of people buying and using it. Why? I don’t know. I guess, at least in America, we couldn’t get the handsets for less than the price of 5 Nintendo DSes. But beyond that, you never had any games that people cared about, despite having signed up companies like EA so easily because papa Nokia was still number one. And every year at E3, your booth was like a buzz-vacuum. So, I can’t say we’ll miss you. We hardly knew you were there. But let’s just chalk this up to more high end consumer failure to excite at Nokia, which has been a trend of late.

I’m done. Honestly, this much word count on nGage is charity, even as a farewell. See ya. Hope we never have to see you again. But the word is, you’ll probably just fold some games of yours into a general app store. The dead never stay dead for long in the gadget game.

Hello Humans: DROID by Motorola Arrives Next Week

Verizon Wireless DROID By Motorola: World’s First Smartphone with Android™ 2.0
October 28, 2009

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. – High-speed Web browsing, voice-activated search, customizable large screen, access to thousands of Android applications and hundreds of widgets and the best 3G mobile network in the country: DROID by Motorola arrives on Nov. 6.

Verizon Wireless, the company with the nation’s largest wireless 3G broadband network, and Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT), a pioneer in the mobile industry, today unveiled DROID by Motorola, the first smartphone powered by Android™ 2.0. DROID by Motorola features the brainpower and breakneck speed of a modern smartphone, designed to outperform where other smartphones fall short.

“We’re proud to work with Verizon Wireless and Google™ on the first smartphone to feature Android 2.0,” said Sanjay Jha, co-chief executive officer of Motorola and chief executive officer of Motorola Mobile Devices. “DROID by Motorola delivers a rich consumer experience with warp-speed Web browsing, a mammoth screen, and Motorola’s expertise in design and voice quality. Combined with Android’s open, flexible graphical user interface and the power of Verizon Wireless’ 3G network, DROID is a smartphone that simply doesn’t compromise.”

“This is an exciting announcement for Verizon Wireless, as the DROID by Motorola is the first device that we are bringing to market under our ground-breaking strategic partnership with Google,” said John Stratton, executive vice president and chief marketing officer for Verizon Wireless. “DROID by Motorola gives customers a lifestyle device with access to more than 12,000 applications that will help them stay in touch, up to date and entertained, using the best 3G network in the country.”

DROID by Motorola has a solid exterior, intelligent interior and is one of the thinnest full-QWERTY slider phones available. It is a no-fuss, high-tech, location-aware, voice-recognizing, over-the-air updating, multi-tasking machine – and it is available just in time for holiday wish lists.

With DROID by Motorola, you can:

* Zip through the Web: Access the Internet at 3G speeds via the nation’s largest and most reliable 3G network or from any Wi-Fi hotspot. The multi-window HTML browser with a massive processor delivers the Web the way you expect.
* See it all in cinema-style: View the Web, e-mail, Google Maps™, videos and more in widescreen on a brilliant 3.7” high-resolution screen. Boasting a width of 854 pixels to reduce the need for side-to-side panning and more than 400,000 pixels total, DROID has more than twice that of the leading competitor.
* Run multiple applications at once: Customize your DROID with thousands of applications and hundreds of widgets available on Android Market™. Toggle back and forth between up to six applications at a time to juggle the universe and your apps.
* Perform Google Search™ at the speed of sound: Simply tell DROID what you’re looking for using voice-activated search, and it will serve up Google search results based on your location. If you want more, simply type what you’re looking for into the search bar on the home screen and DROID will also search content on your phone, such as apps and contacts, and the Web.
* Capture moments: Snap digital camera-quality photos with a 5 megapixel camera loaded with the works, such as a dual-LED flash, AutoFocus and image stabilization, or capture your friend’s antics in 16 million colors with DVD-quality video capture and playback. Store it all on the included 16 GB memory card, so you always have it on hand.
* Multi-task like a master: Keep tabs on all your messages with integrated Gmail™ and Exchange e-mail pushed directly to you, but don’t let them get in your way. With the handy Android notification panel, go straight to the message or simply ignore it, and get back to the task at hand. And, a smart dictionary learns as you type and automatically includes your contacts.
* Get where you need to go with Google Maps Navigation (Beta): DROID is the first device with Google Maps Navigation, providing turn-by-turn voice guidance as a free feature of Google Maps. It’s powered by Google and connected to the Internet. Use voice shortcuts and simply say “Navigate to [your destination],” and you’ll be on your way. See live traffic, use Street View or satellite imagery to view your route, and get access to the most recent maps and business information from Google Maps without ever needing to update your device.

Pre-loaded Applications and Enhancements to Google Mobile Services:

* Google Maps: With layers in Google Maps, view geographic information, such as My Maps, Wikipedia, and transit lines, right on the map.
* Gmail: Multiple accounts support and undo for common operations.
* YouTube™: One-touch recording and playback from homescreen widget or app, one-touch sharing with friends, and the ability to view your own uploaded videos and high-resolution videos.
* Google Talk™: Easily switch between chats, search your chat history, and preview pictures and videos sent by links.
* Android Market: Browse and download applications created by third-party developers.
* Calendar: Ability to see who has R.S.V.P.’d to your meeting invitations.
* Facebook: Syncs Facebook contacts to your address book, and a live widget gives the ability to update status and view latest updates from friends.
* Amazon MP3 Store: Download the latest tracks over the air.
* Verizon Wireless Visual Voice Mail: Delete, reply and forward voice mail messages without having to listen to prior messages or voice instructions.

Pricing and Availability:

* DROID by Motorola will be available in the United States exclusively at Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online on Friday, Nov. 6, for $199.99 with a new two-year customer agreement after a $100 mail-in rebate. Customers will receive the rebate in the form of a debit card; upon receipt, customers may use the card as cash anywhere debit cards are accepted.
* Experience the all-new DROID by Motorola at www.droiddoes.com.
* To get the most from DROID by Motorola smartphone, customers will need to subscribe to a Nationwide voice plan and an Email and Web for Smartphone plan. Nationwide voice plans begin at $39.99 for monthly access for 450 minutes and an Email and Web for Smartphone plan is $29.99 for monthly access.
* For additional information on Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to www.verizonwireless.com.

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Media can access high-resolution images of the DROID by Motorola in the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.)

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation’s most reliable and largest wireless voice and 3G data network, serving 89 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 85,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

About Motorola

Motorola is known around the world for innovation in communications and is focused on advancing the way the world connects. From broadband communications infrastructure, enterprise mobility and public safety solutions to high-definition video and mobile devices, Motorola is leading the next wave of innovations that enable people, enterprises and governments to be more connected and more mobile. Motorola (NYSE: MOT) had sales of US $30.1 billion in 2008. For more information, please visit www.motorola.com.

Le point sur la bataille Apple vs Nokia

Nous l’apprenions la semaine passée, Nokia Corp. attaque  Apple pour violation de sa propriété intellectuelle. En questions, 10 brevets de l’entreprise finlandaise pour lesquels Apple n’aurait pas payé de licences et couvrant des technologies mises en oeuvre dans toutes les générations d’iPhone (wireless data, speech coding, security and encryption).

Un article publié hier par Reuters apporte quelques précisions intéressantes sur l’affaire. Voici les quelques points saillants:

• Cette plainte est une première carte jouée par Nokia face à un acteur qu’elle n’a pas vu venir. Apple n’est déjà plus un nain sur le marché et le contentieux oppose donc deux “Goliath”.

• Selon Bill Merritt (InterDigital, une entreprise spécialisée dans les licences pour mobiles), l’affaire pourrait durer plus d’une année.

• Dans un rapport officiel (10-K), Apple dit être entrain de se défendre dans plus de 47 cas d’attaques pour violation de propriété intellectuelle dont 27 ont été déclenchées en 2009. Pour certains de ces cas, Apple considère la “désirabilité” d’entrer dans un accord de licence.

• Comme Apple est l’un des derniers entrants dans le marché très verrouillé de la téléphonie et que sa propriété intellectuelle dans ce domaine est très restreinte, la firme de Cupertino est vraisemblablement le plus gros payeur de licence de cette industrie.

• La plupart des analystes estiment que la bataille entre Apple et Nokia est moins importante que celle qui a opposé Nokia à Qualcomm entre 2005 et 2008 et que, malgré que l’on en parle beaucoup, elle ne reconfigurera pas cette industrie.

• Toujours selon Merritt, la question cruciale sera de déterminer les royalties, vu que l’iPhone a un prix de vente moyen ($566 dans le dernier trimestre) bien supérieur à ce qui se fait habituellement dans la branche. Durant la même période, le prix de vente moyen des produits Nokia a été de $92.30. Interdigital, qui a un accord de licence avec Apple, indique avoir utilisé un prix de vente moyen de l’industrie des téléphones portables pour son calcul et non le prix des produits Apple.

• Ericsson et Qualcomm ont aussi annoncés qu’ils ont un accord de licence avec Apple, Motorola n’a pas répondu. Selon Merrit, la plupart des détenteurs de brevets majeurs de cette industrie ont un deal avec Apple.

L’article complet et en anglais se trouve ici: Reuters

Nokia utbildning

Tjabba!

Idag har det inte varit min dag precis. Tung. Man kan väl inte alltid vara på topp.

Efter jobbet träffades vi alla som jobbar på Tre i Göteborg på ett hotell i Göteborg för en utbildning av Nokia. Frågar man mig så är jag inget större fan av Nokia, tyvärr. Men dom kommer få riktigt schysta lurar inom en snar framtid. Den här gången har finnarna tänkt till och jag gillar funktionerna Nokia kommer ha! Grymma mobiler kommer det bli! Särskilt som företagsmobiler med grymma tre abonnemang.

Själv trivs jag super duper bra med min Htc. Den har allt!

Har inte så mycket mer att berätta.. Ska sova sen gå till jobbet. Jo! kommer nog flytta till Trollhättan eller Vänersborg inom en snar framtid, otippat va?

Vad gör man inte för karriären? Allt såklart, om man vill mer än lyckas!! dah..?

Godnatt Ciao

Iphone fora das lojas?

A surpresa da ação judicial Nokia contra Apple poderia levar a iPhones sendo retirados das prateleiras. Nokia alega que a Apple utilizou-chave tecnologias em seus aparelhos sem autorização deles, e tem apresentado uma denúncia os E.U. contra eles.

Especificamente, a Nokia alegam que:

IPhone da Apple viola patentes da Nokia para GSM, UMTS e LAN sem fios (WLAN) padrões [..] Nokia já com sucesso entrou em acordos de licenciamento, incluindo as patentes, com aproximadamente 40 empresas, incluindo praticamente todas as principais fornecedores de dispositivos móveis [..] As patentes cobrem de dados sem fio, codificação de voz, segurança e criptografia, sendo violado por Apple todos os modelos de iPhone vendidos desde o iPhone foi introduzido em 2007 [..] Ao se recusar a concordar em termos adequados para Nokia propriedade intelectual, a Apple está tentando conseguir uma carona na parte de trás da inovação da Nokia.

O processo em si não foi publicado, mas a Nokia poderia exigir que a Apple retira o iPhone da venda. No caso de isso soa muito forçado.

Então, vai ainda ser iPhones nas lojas até o Natal? Quem sabe .. mas este é certamente um processo legal a pena assistir.

NOKIA PROCESSA APPLE POR VIOLAÇÃO DE PATENTE

A Nokia, maior fabricante de telefones celulares do mundo, processou a
Apple por violação de patente. A empresa acusa a Apple de usar dez
tecnologias de sua propriedade (incluindo tecnologias de transmissão de
rede sem fio, codificação para reconhecimento de voz, segurança e
criptografia) em três modelos do iPhone. “O princípio básico da indústria
de celulares é que as empresas que contribuem com o desenvolvimento
tecnológico para estabelecer padrões criam propriedade intelectual, e
devem ser compensadas por isso”, disse Ilkka Rahnasto, vice-presidente de
propriedade legal e intelectual da Nokia. “Espera-se que a Apple também
siga esse princípio”, disse ele.

 

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 Fonte: Clube do Hardware

Videos: Nokia N900 Camera, media app; contacts, calendar tasks; web browser; phone functionality and general walkthrough by Matthew Miller

Mattew Miller from Nokia Experts has unleashed a tsunami of N900 videos going through each topic in much detail. You may have seen similar videos before, but the N900 with Maemo 5 is such a new platform for Nokia as a phone; there’s much for everyone to learn – good/bad/improvements necessary – from avid bloggers to the sheep-crowd herded by Jobs.

Camera App and Media App

Contacts, Calendar and Tasks

Web Browser

Phone Functionality

General Walkthrough

Technology Pot-Pourri

In 2008 Microsoft reduced the remuneration of its top management by about 29% and has frozen wages for 2010. The reason is of course the global financial crisis. Microsoft has also announced staff reductions of about 5000 as a response to a slowdown in business for 2009 of about 3% (14,6B USD in 2009, 17,7B USB in 2008).

Nokia announced 559M Euro losses (for the first time in a decade) due to a 20% reduction in mobile handset business caused by consumers’ preference of the Apple Iphone rather than the Nokia N97 Smartphone. The latter losses include a one time investment expense towards NSN which further implies that Nokia plans to discontinue any further investment to NSN.

The green revolution is making its way into the mobile communications business (aside from recyclable materials) through sun power cellular phones. Solar cell phones could build on the economic advantages that mobile phones have already brought to far-flung regions of Africa and the Indian subcontinent, including price transparency and more accurate and timely information.

Also, thanks to Intel, Apple and Cisco, broadband mobile communication just became simpler through Wi-Fi Direct. Mobile operators have greeted this concept with reserved enthusiasm, and this puts further pressure on classical telecom infrastructure suppliers who still support in the basic architectures the 80-20% business model (more traffic implies more base stations). Specifically the new technology may impact or render obsolete the present Bluetooth technology. This supports our previous premise that ad hoc networking will eventually become mainstream and will replace the classical 80-20% business model which is still embedded in mobile architectures. And while were on the subject of radio pollution, Asef has issued an open statement warning citizens to restrict their mobile phone (or any other radio propagation based communication device) usage for health reasons. Asef claims that there is still no proof on mobile phone usage is detrimental to one’s health (the technology hasn’t been around, on mass deployment (recall 80 – 20 business model) long enough) but nevertheless recommends that citizens take a prudent approach to mobile phone usage. It goes without saying that one day a Nobel prize will be awarded to the individual or team that discovers a “green” way to telecommunicate wirelessly , a way that does not necessarily increase the medium’s (radio or otherwise) density proportionally to the traffic density requirements.

Finally, Joost seems to have the right idea since all indications show that the market is going towards a converged infrastructure for entertainment and communication. In 1995, genius marketer Scott Zakarin convinced his crew to create a tv series that would be only broadcast through the www. With the advent of IP, fiber optics and better broadband coding techniques communication and entertainment are converging on a common platform and in no time at all we will be using common type of infrastructure and terminals for our entertainment and communication, the terminal resembling our pc, and the infrastructure being the internet (or a close relative).

Googlen tulos yllätti positiivisesti

Netin ilmoitusmarkkinat ovat elpymässä, tästä todistaa Googlen 27% noussut 3Q voitto. Samoin myös IBM:n ja AMD:n tulokset yllättivät positiivisesti. Makropuoleltakin tuli tänään hyviä teollisuuslukuja.  USA:n teollisuustuotanto kasvoi syyskuussa 0,7 prosenttia (odotus 0.2). Samalla elokuun kasvulukua tarkistettiin 0,4 prosenttiyksikköä ylöspäin 1,2 prosenttiin. Teollisuuskapasiteetin käyttöaste nousi syyskuussa 70,5 prosenttiin (69,9% elokuussa), odotus oli 69.8%.

Nokia jatkoi laskussa tänäänkin, pysyi sentään ainakin vielä yhdeksän euron päällä.

Unboxing the Nokia N900

Today, hot on the heels of the Nokia Booklet 3G, I received one of the most eagerly anticipated devices of the year, the Maemo 5 powered Nokia N900…

Although I’ve barely scratched the surface, I’m pretty smitten so far. It combines the software goodness of linux, a great user experience, and Nokia’s best hardware, all in a flagship phone!

The N900 is brilliant. It’s like the mutant offspring of the N810 and N97, but a lot meaner and faster, and with 2100/1700/900 MHz 3G instead of 2100/1900/850 MHz 3G

Check out my unboxing pictures above, and my videos (1, 2) after the break.

Unboxing:

First power on:

It’s not all perfect – my N900 drops calls for some reason (T-Mobile USA is normally rock solid), and stutters when trying to play my podcasts (Flash videos on Vimeo).

Oh, and Nokia, where is the capacitive touchscreen?

How to: Escaping the Nokia N97 hard-reset (tips and tricks)

Since my post, “My Nokia N97 Won’t Start!!! I don’t want to Hard Reset. (Rant)” I’ve had to hard-reset my N97 twice. I know it would probably be best to just cart it off to a repair centre and be away with it (man it sure needs to anyway as it’s picked up scratches in the camera portion and has bruises/chips/dents from the CityMan Antitheft)

However, sending it off would mean (despite being insured) at disappearance act of at least 2 weeks- most likely requiring a SWAP. Not only is that an inconvenience (what with being away and having to contact dvelopers about my change in IMEI) but what with the now seemingly mythical V20/V2.0 firmware for the Nokia N97 supposedly coming some time this month, I don’t want to miss out on maybe THAT fixing myN97 problem.

Several people have mentioned leaving the battery out for a long while and replacing it. That didn’t work for me (switched to my housemates’s iPhone for 2 hours…ooh that thing was glorious!) So what to do to avoid having to do a hard-reset and lose all your data?

How to avoid/fix the hard reset

Here are some methods you might want to try out, not 100% certain on effectiveness, but worth a try maybe just in case it helps you avoid hard-resetting. They are individual methods, not a sequence of instructions.

1. Re-install v12.0.024 firmware. I did this (on the 11th it seems – thank god for twitter acting remembering when/where/what I did for me!). to sort out a another problem I had with the N97.  This is more of a preventative measure.

2. If you see the blue Nokia logo for far too long (I’ve grown to hate seeing it at is means I may need to hard reset – anything past 40 seconds is abnormal) and no matter how long you wait it won’t start, try cycling these restart motions,

• Battery out,in; memory card out – start
• Battery out,in; memory card in – start

Today, my N97 did the whole “blue nokia logo for 5 minutes = you need hard reset”. But somehow, taking the memory card out, and back in, and back out, and back in I managed to get the phone to turn on.

3. Try and avoid re-installing certain software. It’s possible a misinstalled app on the mass memory that once reinstalled causes these logo-screen-of-death to appear.

You can narrow it down next time by RESTARTING before you reinstall your next application. Then avoid installing that back the next time.

4. Wipe clean the MASS MEMORY and also maybe PHONE MEMORY. As in (3.) there is a possibility that there isn’t an underlying hardware fault but a misinstalled file, messing up your N97. It won’t go away with a hard reset as it only wipes phone memory (fortunately as that means not 100% data loss).

Do this in file manager>[open]>Options>Format mass memory.

Before doing this, Try maybe backing up E:Mass Memory with the PC Suite, “backup”, just in case it doesn’t help.  I haven’t tried but will as a last resort if V20 does not fix the problem and THEN I’ll send it away for a repair/swap.

AUTOMATIC BACKUP

Whilst we’re on the subject of backing up; a good thing to try is to set the memory card to “BACKUP DAILY AT A TIME YOU SPECIFY”.

You do this within file manager>backup.

Make sure you set it at a time where you’re N97 is most likely on full charge. Perhaps early morning just before you leave for work/classes.

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If you have escaped a hard-reset by other means, please comment below on what you did.

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*Cell phone radiation levels*

By CNET staff (updated July 31, 2009)

*What it all means*

According to the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA), /specific absorption rate/, or SAR, is “a way of measuring the quantity of radio frequency (RF) energy that is absorbed by the body.”

For a phone to pass FCC certification, that phone’s maximum SAR level must be less than 1.6 watts per kilogram. In Europe, the level is capped at 2W/kg while Canada allows a maximum of 1.6W/kg. The SAR level listed in our charts represents the highest SAR level with the phone next to the ear as tested by the FCC. Keep in mind that it is possible for the SAR level to vary between different transmission bands and that different testing bodies can obtain different results. Also, it’s possible for results to vary between different editions of the same phone (such as a handset that’s offered by multiple carriers).

It’s important to note that in publishing this list are we in no way implying that cell phone use is or isn’t harmful to your health. While research abounds and some tests have shown that cell phone radiofrequency (RF) could accelerate cancer in laboratory animals, the studies have not been replicated. Cell phones can affect internal pacemakers, but there is not conclusive or demonstrated evidence that they cause adverse health affects in humans. Conversely, there is not conclusive or demonstrated evidence that they /don’t/ cause adverse health affects in humans. So, in short, the jury is still out, research is ongoing, and we will continue to monitor its results.

If your phone isn’t listed here (U.S. customers) and you’ve purchased it within the last few years (the FCC Web site currently does not provide information on models certified before 1998), you can request the SAR information from the manufacturer or your carrier. You’ll need the model number and FCC ID number, which is usually but not always listed in your owner’s manual or under your phone’s battery (you must pop the battery out). For links to the FCC’s Web site, please see the More Resources section below. We’ll continue to update the list as new phones are announced. To be the first to know when we’ve added more phones, subscribe to the CNET Mobile Weekly newsletter.

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Стартовало бета-тестирование антивируса ESET NOD32 Mobile для ОС Symbian

Компания ESET сообщила о начале бета-тестирования версии Антивируса ESET NOD32 Mobile для платформы ОС Symbian. Сегодня операционная система Symbian занимает лидирующую позицию среди платформ для мобильных устройств и используется более чем на 20 миллионах смартфонов по всему миру, в том числе на аппаратах таких производителей, как Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola и др. Популярность ОС Symbian не осталась незамеченной злоумышленниками, поэтому телефоны на данной платформе стали первыми жертвами вирусописателей.

Антивирус ESET NOD32 Mobile – единственное на российском рынке решение для защиты мобильных устройств, использующее технологии проактивной защиты. Специальная технология ESET ThreatSense, адаптированная под мобильные устройства, позволяет распознавать не только известное вредоносное ПО, но также новые программы, способные нанести вред мобильному устройству, похитить ценную информацию или снять деньги со счета пользователя. Для защиты от рекламных и мошеннических сообщений используется настраиваемый пользователем спам-фильтр.  Все подозрительные файлы помещаются в раздел «карантин», и пользователь может по своему усмотрению восстановить их или удалить.

Эвристический анализатор ESET NOD32 Mobile сканирует на наличие вредоносного кода не только встроенную память мобильного устройства, но и подключаемые к нему сменные носители. Реализована проверка архивных файлов с возможностью настройки глубины сканирования вложенных архивов.

Скачать бета-версию ESET NOD32 Mobile для ОС Symbian можно здесь.

Источник: mobile-review.com

Video: Nokia N900 Calendar presented by the Maemo5 UI team

The calendar app on the N900 is the best iteration of a Nokia Calendar app on a Nokia Mobile Device. On its own merit, visually it looks pretty good; full screen with some slick transitions. Having a really crap calendar experience with S60 5th Edition makes this look even better for me (was that the case, Nokia? Put an awful calendar with Symbian so Maemo 5 and an obvious solution of full screen calendar looks good?)

I really like that date/time-wheels (01:00). Instead of typing in digits, you just scroll and select dates. Again, the multitasking looks brilliant on the N900 (switching between apps is so much more convenient with the N900 than any previous Nokia devices). I like that Nokia is giving this attention so non-tech geeks can perhaps appreciate the strength of the N900’s multitasking and the convenience and productivity this brings to the user. Hopefully, these background apps won’t eat the battery up too quickly.

They didn’t demo the multiple calendars that the N900 can handle (well they didn’t make it obvious), nor (more importantly for me) syncing with Ovi. Even if my N97 had full screen calendar that made it visually easier to use, there are still practical concerns, such as the difficulty to sync with any other digital calendars I might have unless I install additional software.

I just want, perhaps, either automatic syncing so I’ll always have a backed up calendar (that won’t disappear/have to keep creating if I change phone/hard reset)- or at least have a simple easy access calendar sync with Ovi (or even google calendar).

I haven’t delved into the N900’s calendar so I may be wrong – it looks really good, but I like Palm’s execution with the Pre and WebOS’ calendar better (easy syncing, concertina crimping of “free time”)

Android, iPhone 及 Symbian OS 開發環境之比較

Android

iPhone

Nokia

作業系統

Android 1.5

Android 1.6

(Linux Kernel Based)

iPhone OS

Series 40 Platform

S60 Platform

開發工具

Eclipse

Xcode

NetBeans / Eclipse

Carbide.c++(Eclipse)

Language

Java

Objective-C

J2ME

Symbian C++

Java

Python

Nokia N97 Mini – An Stunning Device

Nokia N97 Mini

The new Nokia N97 Mini is regarded as a perfect multimedia tool as well as a business solution phone.

This is a descendent to the Nokia N97 Mini and it is regarded as a mobile computer:

• There is a full QWERTY keypad that is putted in a slide out position giving you a complete PC feel while using the Nokia N97 Mini. The touch sensitive TFT screen allows 16.7M colors at a resolution of 640 x 360 pixels.
•  This highly powerful screen measures 3.2 inches and it sports proximity sensor for auto turn-off and accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate. The Nokia N97 Mini weighs 138 grams and it is 113 x 52.5 x 14.2 mm in dimensions.
• There is a high-end 5 mega pixel camera that includes Carl-Zeiss Tessar lens, dual LED camera flash and video light thus ensuring high quality image and video outputs.
• Video file formats like MPEG4, H264 & QCIF and MP3, WMA, AAC, eAAC & eAAC+ music files are usable on the video player and music player of the phone.
• Facebook widget on the home screen of Nokia N97 Mini detects your location and lets you update your status or profile, add a photo, or share nearby points of interest and lots more things you love to do on Facebook.
  Ovi applicatin gives easy access to applications and services from the Ovi Store, and fully compatible with services such as Ovi Contacts, Ovi Files and Ovi Share.
• Enhanced Ovi Maps experience turns the Nokia N97 Mini into the world’s smallest mobile travel companion. It also sports GPS faciliy with A-GPS support.
• Simple 3-step email set-up and allows you to combine all your in-boxes into one. The N97 Mini Supports Nokia Messaging, Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, Windows Live Hotmail and most other POP3/IMAP email clients. The phone is simply great for instant messaging too.
• You can tap it all out on the touch screen or the QWERTY keyboard.
  3G HSDPA, Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP, Micro USB, EDGE, WLAN Wi-Fi UPnP Support and TV Out are the connectivity choices while for web browsing WAP, X-HTML and HTML browsers are also presented.

Atualização de software: Mapas 3.1

Há poucos minutos acessei o programa de atualização de software da Nokia no N97 (Aplicativos -> Atualiz. SW) e notei que hoje foi liberada uma nova versão do programa de mapas da Nokia, a versão 3.1.

Você também pode acessar os mapas da Nokia no portal OVI, que pode ser acessado em: http://maps.ovi.com/

Eu já fiz a instalação no meu aparelho e não notei, ainda, mudanças aparentes.

Nokia вступила в Консорциум беспроводной передачи энергии

В четверг Консорциум беспроводной передачи энергии объявил о вступлении в свои ряды компании Nokia. Теперь, как ожидается, стандарт беспроводной подзарядки Qi, который разрабатывает эта организация, сможет быстрее достигнуть конечного пользователя, ведь Nokia владеет важными стандартами и технологиями.

Консорциум был создан в декабре прошлого года, в его состав входят Olympus, Philips, Samsung, ряд других компаний. Первой задачей новой организации является создание системы, позволяющей заряжать маломощные (до 5 Вт) устройства на расстоянии, без использования проводов. В эту категорию входят сотовые телефоны и портативные медиаплееры. Далее консорциум будет стараться поднимать уровень мощности заряжаемых таким образом устройств: это могут быть ноутбуки, бытовая техника и т. д.

So Why Did Apple Buy a Mapping Company?

[qi:gigaom_icon_geolocation] Apple (s aapl) purchased digital mapmaker Placebase in July for an undisclosed sum, according to Seth Weintraub at Computerworld. Placebase, which we wrote about last year, is a Google (s goog) Maps competitor that focuses on adding layers of public and private data to existing maps with an easy-to-use API. One use for the product, called PolicyMap, layers various types of data — like home sales, crime, or employment — over maps to help visualize data geographically. It’s big business, and the company was profitable without VC funding. So, why did Apple buy Placebase?

There are many reasons. For starters, it is becoming obvious that maps and geo-location are becoming crucial components of any modern operating system. Nokia was the first one to realize this and snapped up companies such as gate5 and Navteq.

Secondly, the acquisition allows Apple to decrease its reliance on former BFF Google. Apple could use Placebase’s technology to replace the Google Maps functionality in the iPhone and iPod Touch (and the new tablet, perhaps?) with its an in-house mapping solution. The ongoing legal fight between Apple, Google and the FCC over rejected apps on the iPhone App Store is well-known, as is Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s departure from Apple’s board in August. 

Weintraub claims the Placebase purchase closed in July, which is a curious timeline. Did Schmidt know of Apple’s plans to purchase the company, or was this an instance of him “sitting out” of a board meeting, because it was a place where Apple and Google were possibly competing?

Apple and Google are competing on more and more fronts, and Apple may be looking to cut as many ties with Google as possible, in a seemingly belated attempt at keeping the fox out of the henhouse. The highest profile tie at the moment? The Google search-box currently in the top of every Safari user’s browser window — a search-box that likely sends a decently substantial amount of referral funds from Google to Apple. Given Microsoft’s (s msft) need to expand its search share, it wouldn’t be inconceivable that Apple replaces Google with Bing. As long there is enough “cashback” for Apple!