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Nokia N97 firmware 20.0 Released
Nokia released a major firmware update for the N97 Symbian smartphone. Bringing substantial improvements to user experience and some new applications, firmware version 20.0.019 is already available for download from the company website. The main change introduced by the new firmware is the system-wide kinetic scrolling. According to Nokia the handset should now have improved [...]
Motorola Droid is coming
Verizon cranked up its hype machine this weekend, preparing the launch of the Droid, Motorola’s Android-powered competitor to the iPhone. But will it be good enough to trump the iPhone? The Boy Genius Report (BGR) has posted numerous photos of the Moto Droid handset, which sports a large WVGA touchscreen and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, [...]
Airtel brings TweetSMS to your mobile
Bharti Airtel, India’s largest telecom service provider is launching tweetSMS, a third-party application that allows you to receive Twitter SMS updates directly to your phone. Users will be able to receive SMS’ from people they follow, and update their status or send direct messages via a short code – 53000. At present, Twitter is accessible [...]
Adobe Flash Lands on iPhone
Adobe announced on Monday at Adobe MAX, the company’s worldwide developer conference, that its Flash Professional CS5 developer tool will enable developers to create interactive applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch. A public beta of Flash Professional CS5 is expected to be available later this year. Despite this welcome from Flash developers, Applications for [...]
Adobe Flash Player 10.1 announced for Smartphones
Adobe unveiled the Flash 10.1 player, which will enable all Adobe Flash content to be accessible on smartphones. This means you’ll be able to play Flash-based games and view Flash-based videos and Web sites. And yes, that includes Hulu. The biggest part of the announcement is that the full version of the player will be [...]
Vodafone joins the iPhone Gang
Mobile operator Vodafone is to start selling the iPhone in the UK and Ireland from early next year. The deals mark an end to the exclusive UK arrangement between O2 and the US technology firm, which has been in place since 2007. Vodafone says users can register an interest online, with the handsets becoming available [...]
