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I have a Nokia N97…

viran — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:09:21 +0000

The Nokia N97 was released ‘sim-free’ in the UK a week before it was available for purchase on contract with the mobile networks. I chose to purchase the N97 in black and I am tied into an 18 month contract for it. For those interested, the handset was £29.99 on a £35 a month tariff including T-Mobile’s Internet add-on. Yes, I paid for it but whether paid for or not, I can be just as critical or praising of a product. Over a few articles I will write about the handset, software, shortcomings and improvements. Today, I start with my observations of the handset itself.

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Nokia’s Ovi Store now open!

viran — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:20:54 +0000

Nokia’s Ovi Store, revealed at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona earlier this year is now being rolled out worldwide, according to All About Symbian who also report that it has gone live in the UK.

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Google Latitude now lets you stalk friends!

viran — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:13:34 +0000

I’m trying out a different post method for this one in an attempt to get to the point!

Today, Google launched Latitude, which is a location based feature integrated into Google Maps and accessible from the iGoogle and most expandable mobile devices.

Who: Google

What: Google Latitude – a location aware app that lets you see where your friends/contacts are on a map and lets you provide your GPS location information via a GPS enabled device for others to see. Manual location selection is available.

Why: See where friends are, locate them, especially if they are lost but nearby. Locate friends if you are lost. Keep an eye on your employees’ locations, etc, etc.

Where: Can be used anywhere with a mobile device or computer with Internet access. Supported devices: computer with a browser and web access; Symbian smartphones, Android based devices; Blackberry devices; Windows Mobile devices and mobile devices able to run Java apps. iPhone and iPod Touch version coming soon apparently.

When: Available now, iPhone and iPod Touch app/update coming soon.

Check out a video of it in action:

S60 experience

Having tried this briefly after updating Google Maps on Symbian S60, the standard mobile Google Maps interface remains but with the addition of “Latitude” in the menu.

Selecting Latitude in the menu brings up the main Latitude screen with your list of friends and a Privacy tab

By selecting your profile/name you are able to access some options so you can change your status, eg: let people know what you are doing. This will show up on the maps of those who can see your location as will your photo. The photo can be selected from files in your camera’s image directory.

Map view with your location and photo. A note, I am not in the middle of a dual-carriageway or driving, let alone even being in a car. I didn’t let the GPS get a more accurate position before taking the screenshots.

When exiting maps, the option to leave Latitude connected and reporting your position is made available:

Check it out at google.com/latitude where you can also find a link to add Latitude to your iGoogle page or download to your device.

Slingplayer for N95, Series 60 is here!

viran — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 22:06:07 +0000

The long awaited SlingPlayer Mobile for Series 60 has come out of beta and is available to buy from Sling Media. I got word of it from a thread over at My-Symbian, thanks to a post by BentL. The Sling Media Press Release states three different prices depending on the currency used to make a purchase and presumably the country a purchase is made from:

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Threaded Messaging on your Nokia S60 device

viran — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 23:33:25 +0000

If you have many people contacting you via text message, all in a short space of time, you may need help of keeping track of their messages and your responses…after all you don’t want to be sending something inappropriate to the wrong contact, do you?

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