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Skyfire for Symbian

Skyfire have today released version 1.5 for Symbian devices.

Skyfire

Skyfire

 

Mountain View, CA – January 20, 2009 – Skyfire, makers of Webby award-winning, PC-like web-browser for mobile devices, today launched the next generation of its Skyfire browser, version 1.5, for Symbian S60 3rd and 5th edition smartphones. The newest version follows the release of Skyfire 1.5 for Windows Mobile and is now available for download at get.skyfire.com. Enhancements in the new version include full support for high-resolution screens, a fresh user interface (UI) that is more finger friendly, crisper text, smoother zooming, and a full-screen mode that maximizes screen real estate.

What’s new with Skyfire 1.5 for Symbian S60 3 edition?

· Smooth Scrolling: Scroll operations are more fluid.

· Updated UI for 3rd edition devices.

· Performance tweaks: Many small enhancements for a more robust and faster browsing experience.

What’s new with Skyfire 1.5 for Symbian S60 5th edition (Beta)?

· Finger friendly UI: A new, intuitive, and finger friendly UI for high resolution touchscreen devices provides an easier browsing experience.

· Smooth Scrolling: Kinetic scrolling has been enabled to Skyfire. Pan or flick the screen to move in any direction smoothly on touchscreen.

· Full screen mode: For touchscreen, browse in full screen mode with no UI elements on the screen for maximum page visibility.

· Auto-Rotate: Browse in portrait or landscape mode with a simple change of the device orientation.

 

“There was a great response when Skyfire 1.5 launched in December 2009 for Windows Mobile. Video, text, and images all look crisp and stunning in high-resolution,” explains Jeff Glueck, CEO of Skyfire. “We’re glad to bring all the unique new features of Skyfire 1.5 to our dedicated Symbian user-base.”

 

Additionally, Skyfire features a customizable homepage integrating RSS feeds, Facebook and Twitter feeds, and Gmail, into one convenient stream. The Skyfire start page has been updated with high-resolution text and images.

To see Skyfire in action, watch this video.

 

I dont own a Symbian handset so cannot test it out. Comments on the forum please from anyone that can.

 

Posted by: James

Posted in: Press Releases
By January 20, 2010 Read More →

Skyfire Launches the 1.5 Version for Symbian

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Skyfire Launches the 1.5 Version of its Award-Winning Mobile Browser for Symbian Smartphones: A Sharper, Smarter and Finger-Friendly Way to Enjoy the Best of the Web

Mountain View, CA – January 20, 2009 – Skyfire, makers of Webby award-winning, PC-like web-browser for mobile devices, today launched the next generation of its Skyfire browser, version 1.5, for Symbian S60 3rd and 5th edition smartphones. The newest version follows the release of Skyfire 1.5 for Windows Mobile and is now available for download at get.skyfire.com. Enhancements in the new version include full support for high-resolution screens, a fresh user interface (UI) that is more finger friendly, crisper text, smoother zooming, and a full-screen mode that maximizes screen real estate.

What’s new with Skyfire 1.5 for Symbian S60 3 edition?

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By January 20, 2010 Read More →

The White House – official iPhone app released

The quality of videos available for download (not live) in this app is stunning:

… but the most useful part seems to be ability to watch LIVE broadcasts with the president of USA:

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By January 20, 2010 Read More →

HTC Espresso

The HTC Espresso is one of those devices that is a bit of a mystery at the moment but is expected to be officially announced by HTC at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next month.

Although specs for the device are not confirmed we believe it will be be an Android handset possibly with a QWERTY keyboard. What we have seen this week though is the UI and it looks pretty special.

mobilementalism.com have this week posted some photos of the Espresso ROM running on a HTC G1.

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HTC Espresso ROM on HTC G1

 

As you can see above, this new UI, that will sit on top of Android 2.1, has moved on from the “Sense” UI that was seen on the HTC Hero and then on the HD2. It’s more like TouchFlo 3D than Sense if you ask me.

 

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HTC Espresso Menu

 

The menu also has been reworked with each icon sitting in a nice transparent square. Plus there are a few new icons such as “IM” and “HTC News”. I am pretty sure they were not on the Hero or HD2. It certainly looks nice but as we all know, things are quite prone to changing before an official release so we will have to wait and see how close these images are to the final product.

 

Posted by: James

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By January 20, 2010 Read More →

Nexus One vs HTC HD2

A few days ago I posted some pictures and comments of the Nexus One vs the iPhone 3GS. That post seems to have gone down rather well and many of you have now asked for for photos of the HTC HD2 along side the Nexus One.

I’ve been using the Nexus One for about 5 days now and I’m still enjoying the experience. It’s a speedy little device for sure. Thanks to Paul I’ve also discovered a different web browser called Dophin Browser, that offers Multitouch on the Nexus One and so adds pinch to zoom functionality. It’s a pretty handy add-on, just a shame that the native applications don’t support multitouch.

So to the HD2 comparison photos.

 

As you can clearly see from the pictures below, the HTC HD2 is significantly larger than the Nexus One. The screen on the HD2 is 0.6″ bigger at 4.3″ vs the Nexus One at ‘only’ 3.7″. Both are the same 480×800 resolution though and both are capacitive. The Nexus One has an AMOLED screen though which makes the colours brighter and more vivid. The HD2 measures 120.5 x 67 x 11 mm and the Nexus 119 x 59 x 11.5mm. I think the size difference looks and feels more significant that the raw numbers suggest but that may be partly due to the HD2 being almost 30 grams heavier.

Nexus One and HD2 side-by-side

 

In terms of device ‘thickness’ there’s very little between the HD2 and the Nexus. I fact the Nexus is 0.5mm thicker than the HD2 which does surprise me. Holding and using them both you would think that it was the other way around at least. This, I assume, is probably due to the HD2 having slightly squarer edges than the Nexus.

Nexus One and HD2 bottom view

Nexons One and HD2 side on

Personally I think that this shot best demonstrates the size difference between the two devices. Having used the Nexus one for 5 days now when I pick up the HD2 it starts to feel a little too big.

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So to completed the photo montage of handset comparisons here are a few of all three devices together. So we have Nexus One vs iPhone vs HD2. Looking at the three like this I think that the iPhone is starting to look a bit dated, I’m pretty sure that Apple will be addressing this later in the year! The HD2 is a big beast of a device both in terms of size and specification.

 

iPhone, HD2 and Nexus One

iPhone, HD2 and Nexus one front views

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iPhone, Nexus One and HD2 stacked

iPhone, HD2 and Nexus One end on

 

Don’t forget to take a look at my Nexus One unboxing and demonstration video if you haven’t already. And please do post your questions or comments about the Nexus One (or anything really) over on our forums using the comment link below.

 

Posted by: Matt

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By January 20, 2010 Read More →

Three MiFi unboxing video

We’ve spoken about the Three MiFi ‘dongle’ a few times in the past on T&M and we had even had a discussion about it on the Mobiletech Addicts podcast a few weeks ago.

The Three MiFi

The Three MiFi

 

I say it’s a dongle but perhaps this little device doesn’t quite fit that criteria. Essentially the MiFi, made by Huawei, is a small battery operated unit that takes a Three SIM card. The unit connects to Three’s 3G data network and then shares that connection over WiFi so it’s simply a case of connecting any WiFi capable device to it. The unit itself has a preconfigured WEP key that can be altered later so it keeps you connection secure but you can also connect up to 4 devices simultaneously. It’s basically a wireless 3G router.

An excellent bit of kit and we’re writing up a review for you as we speak. I thought I’d just do a quick video for you so that you can see what it looks like and what’s included so please check out the brief unboxing below.

 

Three MiFi unboxing video

 

MiFi Specification:

  • Download speeds of up to 3.6MBPS
  • Battery, Li 1500mAh with up to 5 hours connection time
  • Charger (Std. 3-pin UK)
  • USB cable (mini plug/standard plug)
  • No internal memory
  • Memory card supported, microSD 32GB
  • Dimensions: 86 x 46.5 x 10.5mm
  • Weight: 90g

 

Posted by: Matt

Posted in: Videos/Unboxings
By January 19, 2010 Read More →

CoPilot Live 8 gets an update on Windows Mobile

CoPilot_Live_on_Android_and_Windows_Mobile_xlargeWith several HTC phones bundling CoPilot Live 8 their most recent device it’s pleasing to see that the software has recieved a tidy and meaty update. If you’ve got it, get the update. If you haven’t I recommend you try out the software as it’s one of the finest on the Windows Mobile platform.

These new features include:

· Improved timing of turn instructions. Customers can now choose exactly when they would prefer to receive spoken turn instructions, based on distance or time from the turn.

· Ability to download free safety camera database updates direct to CoPilot Live via mobile web or WiFi

· Ability to switch-off the ‘Welcome to CoPilot Live’ message played at start-up

· Support for Premium Live Services, including Live Traffic, fuel prices and Local Search (Premium Live Services are available for £19.99 for 12 months)

· Support for Text-To-Speech (TTS) voice directions (TTS costs £2.99 for lifetime use)

· Ability to import custom Points of Interest (POI) databases in CSV or OV2 format

· Improved display support for HVGA resolution smartphones

· Additional stability, memory usage and performance improvements

CoPilot has also fixed a connection issue that prevented some Orange and Vodafone customers from accessing CoPilot’s Live Services.

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By January 19, 2010 Read More →

New and updated Official HTC HD2 Car Kit

Devicewire have just emailed me to inform of a change in design for the HTC HD2 car kit.

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New HTC HD2 car kit

 

For whatever reasons they have changed the way the mount actually attaches to the phone. See original below.

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HTC HD2 car kit – original

 

I’m not sure if this change is due to any defects on the original or if its just down to manufacturing costs but I’m sure this new version will do the job just fine.

Although you cant buy it yet you can pre – order from Devicewire. Its not cheap though, but neither is the iPhone Tom Tom mount.

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Posted by: James

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By January 19, 2010 Read More →

Windows Mobile 7 Rumours

The rumour police have been working hard over the past twelve hours. A few websites have reported Windows Mobile 7 leaks, although there are some big contradictions, so which rumours you believe, if any, is up to you.

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Windows Mobile

 

WMExperts.com have reported that there will be two versions of Windows Mobile 7 or “Seven” as they are saying it will be called. A business edition and a media edition. The media version is believed to support HD video, a Zune-like music player and maybe even streaming TV, as well as integrated social media such as Facebook and Twitter.

 

Mobilecrunch.com on the other hand have reported that there will be no business edition and the whole platform will be based around Zune.

 

There has also be talk of the first two devices to run “Seven”. These are from LG and HTC. The specs can be seen on WMExperts.com but please remember that Microsoft have not confirmed anything so everything above maybe completely wrong!

Fingers crossed we will get the opportunity to have an insight into the new OS or devices at Mobile World Congress next month. I will be the roving reporter tweeting live from Barcelona so if you do not follow us on Twitter now would be a good time to start.

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Posted by: James

Posted in: News
By January 19, 2010 Read More →

Windows Mobile 7, more details leaked

Mobile Crunch have received some supposedly reliable information on Windows Mobile 7 and if true, we are looking at Microsoft doing a full 360 degree turn on how open Windows Mobile will be.

First, Win Mo 7 is essentially a copy of the Zune HD’s kernel. It comes in one screen size and will work best on OLED devices. Microsoft will give official specs to hardware makers and force them to comply or else refuse them access to the OS. This includes a regimented screen and RAM size as well as a minimum processor speed.

Win Mo 7 has no background processing and will use an Apple-like notification service. There is no system resource access and no threaded processes. In fact, there is no customization at all.

Win Mo 7 will not run 6.x code. End of story. It is based on Silverlight and .Net. Everything save a few basic programs will not work under Win Mo 7. There is no expectation that this will be a “business device” and the focus is currently on games including some XBox Live functionality for gaming and messaging. There will be a Microsoft App store with an easy approval process.

So there you have it, if true Microsoft are making great moves to protect the operating system and shake off the reputation of soft reset hell, poor UI and all round bad experience.

I predicted that future Win Mo apps would only be available from their Marketplace a while ago and even asked them the question on the podcast when we interviewed Loke Uei

I personally think this is no bad thing, a stable Win Mo platform would be a great step forward.

via Mobile Crunch

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