The guys over at Stuff Magazine have got their hands on the Sony Ericsson Vivas and Vivas Pro. The Vivaz Pro is the QWERTY keyboard version of the Vivaz and it still retains all the features of its sibling, barring a few key differences. The Vivas has an 8.1MP camera whereas the Vivaz Pro packs in 5.1MPs and therefore a smaller sensor to make way for it’s slide out keyboard. The Vivaz Pro is also 2mm thicker, but the best part however, is they both pack 720p HD video mode, putting it up against the likes of Samsung’s i8910 HD. Julian Whitehorn gives a quick overview of the Vivas Pro in his hands-on demo after the break. Read the rest of this entry »

The Nokia Beta Labs have today released Ovi Maps Beta for Mobile (3.04), which is supposed to make exploring new places and getting to your destination easier and faster than before. This new Beta release is mainly to improve the performance of the service. With Ovi Maps for Mobile you can also share your location with friends on Facebook and let them know what you are up to. Your status update, photo and location appear on your Facebook page and your location can be viewed on the map within the Ovi Maps Facebook Application. Read the rest of this entry »

The Samsung i8910 Omnia HD has received a new firmware update taking it up to JB1. The new firmware brings many long awaited improvements include kinetic scrolling, web enhancements, UI optimizations to increase responsiveness and bug fixes. The Samsung i8910 Omnia HD does not sport any form of UDP as per Nokia, therefore we strongly suggest you back up all your data and memory.

Changelog:

• Kinetic scrolling now in more parts of the UI (but still not in the main Applications menu)
• The Next Gen (NG) version of Web: (faster, automatic switching to full-screen)
• Camera capture and video recording settings have been improved
• Bug fixes and optimizations throughout the UI

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Check out this cool video demo of the Sony Ericsson Vivaz; an S60 5th Edition device that has an 8.1 megapixel autofocus camera with image stabilization, face detection, and 720p video capture. It also packs an FM radio, AGPS, WiFi, TV-out at VGA resolution, and a 3.2-inch WVGA (640 x 360) display. It’ll be available in four colors; Moon Silver, Cosmic Black, Galaxy Blue, and Venus Ruby when it launches later this quarter. Video demo of the UI after the break. Read the rest of this entry »

The Nokia Beta Labs have just released a fix to the pre-Beta touch version of Nokia Image Exchange that was released earlier. The original version unfortunately had some issues that needed immediate attention. Therefore today’s update should make the application more stable, with which they have also included some UI polish. Read the rest of this entry »

Samsung today announced that a new firmware update is due to hit the Samsung I8910 HD (OMNIAHD, GT-I8910), to improve the speed of multimedia performance and to add new functionalities to the device. The new firmware will update the Webkit – increasing the speed of the user-interface when online. An improved graphic engine will increase the speed to access multimedia content, and kinetic scrolling will also be introduced to provide a superior touch experience. The new firmware update will be available from January 2010 in the UK and will gradually roll out to other European markets, Southeast Asia, the Middle East Asia, Africa and rest of the world. Read the rest of this entry »

Over the river and through the woods, Nokia knows the way. As millions of travelers get ready to hit the road for the holiday travel season, Nokia announces the U.S. availability of the Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition, an upgraded version of the popular touchscreen device that comes with device lifetime voice-guided navigation for North America and a car kit so it can be easily mounted on a dash or windshield. Read the rest of this entry »

The Nokia Comes With Music Flagship phone, the Nokia X6, is now available in selected markets. Through the ‘all-you-can-eat’ music offering the Nokia X6 pioneers new ways for the world to experience music. The Nokia X6 is expected to retail for approximately EUR 450, before taxes and subsidies. Check out the full press release after the break… Read the rest of this entry »

On Tuesday I attend the virtual Q&A session regarding the new 2.0 Firmware update for the Nokia N97. As mentioned earlier representing Nokia were Frank Zillikens, Lead Firmware Developer and Catalin Gheorghiu, a member of the technical team responsible for the new firmware. I want to thank you all for getting in touch and posting your queries, unfortunately I was unable to ask all your questions due to time limitations, however there were other interesting questions asked by the other bloggers during the session. You can find the full transcript after the break. Thoughts and discussions welcome. Read the rest of this entry »

The Nokia 5530 XpressMusic phone is one of the latest “budget” touchscreen devices to hit the market, and i managed to get ahold of one from “Carphone Warehouse”, as not only has this phone recently been released in the UK – but it is exclusive (for the moment) to Carphone warehouse in the UK, so to celebrate its arrival i decided to share my thoughts  about the phone. Read the rest of this entry »