Symbian Archives - mobiputing https://mobiputing.com/category/symbian/ Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:22:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://mobiputing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cropped-mobicon512-1-32x32.png Symbian Archives - mobiputing https://mobiputing.com/category/symbian/ 32 32 Opera Mobile 12 hits Android, Symbian, Opera Mini 7 for iOS https://mobiputing.com/2012/02/opera-mobile-12-hits-android-symbian-opera-mini-7-for-ios/ Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:22:57 +0000 https://mobiputing.com/?p=12214 Opera Mobile 12

Opera has released a major update to is web browser for Android and Symbian, as well as a minor update to its iOS web browser. Opera Mobile 12 for Android and Symbian includes a wide range of support for improved HTML5 features, with the Android version getting the lion’s share of new features. Among other […]

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]]> 12214 Opera web browsers updated for iOS, BlackBerry, S60, and even MeeGo https://mobiputing.com/2011/11/opera-web-browsers-updated-for-ios-blackberry-s60-and-even-meego/ Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:50:13 +0000 https://mobiputing.com/?p=11803 Opera Mini 6.5 for iOS

Opera launched new versions of its mobile web browsers for pretty much every mobile operating system imaginable today… except Android. And that’s only because the Android apps received the same update a few weeks ago. But if you’re using iOS, BlackBerry, S60, or J2ME you can grab Opera Mini 6.5 for your device. Opera Mobile […]

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]]> 11803 Nimbuzz launches PC app — lets you make free voice, video calls to phones https://mobiputing.com/2011/10/nimbuzz-launches-pc-app-lets-you-make-free-voice-video-calls-to-phones/ Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:43:31 +0000 https://mobiputing.com/?p=11688 Nimbuzz for Mac

Nimbuzz offers mobile apps that let you chat with or make free calls to other Nimbuzz users, or cheap calls to phone numbers. The iPhone app supports video calls, while you can also make voice-only calls from the Nimbuzz Android and Symbian apps. Now the company has also  launched a PC app for Mac or Windows […]

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]]> 11688 Microsoft Office apps coming to Symbian smartphones https://mobiputing.com/2011/09/microsoft-office-apps-coming-to-symbian-smartphones/ Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:58:46 +0000 https://mobiputing.com/?p=11430 Microsoft Apps for Symbian

Symbian’s days may be numbered, but Nokia has promised to continue supporting the operating system through 2016, even as it gets ready to start releasing smartphones with Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 in the future. But apparently the partnership between the two companies isn’t a one-way street. Microsoft has also developed software that could make Symbian […]

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]]> 11430 Nokia releases Symbian Anna for select phones https://mobiputing.com/2011/08/nokia-releases-symbian-anna-for-select-phones/ Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:00:58 +0000 https://mobiputing.com/?p=11278 Symbian Anna

Sure, the Symbian operating system is on its way out. But if you’ve already got a Nokia C6-01, C7, E7, or N8 you can now download the latest version of the doomed mobile operating system to breathe a little new life into your device while we wait for Nokia to chuck to Symbian to the […]

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]]> 11278 Nokia to go all-Windows Phone 7 in the US (no more Symbian, feature phones) https://mobiputing.com/2011/08/nokia-to-go-all-windows-phone-7-in-the-us-no-more-symbian-feature-phones/ Tue, 09 Aug 2011 18:26:55 +0000 https://mobiputing.com/?p=11154 Nokia N8

Nokia will start offering smartphones running Windows Phone 7 in the US and other markets later this year. But for the next year or two the company will continue to offer phones running the Symbian operating system as well as cheaper “feature phones” with web browsing, chat, and other internet apps — it just won’t […]

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]]> 11154 GetJar free app store surpasses 2 billion total downloads https://mobiputing.com/2011/07/getjar-free-app-store-surpasses-2-billion-total-downloads/ Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:34:55 +0000 https://mobiputing.com/?p=10994

  App store GetJar has announced that it’s garnered over 2 billion total downloads. GetJar sports a large catalog of free applications for pretty much every smartphone platform except iOS, including BlackBerry, webOS, Android, Symbian, and even HTML5 web apps. GetJar offers more than 150,000 apps in total, and the company has managed to score a few […]

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]]> 10994 Tethered jailbreak already available for iOS 5 beta 4 https://mobiputing.com/2011/07/tethered-jailbreak-already-available-for-ios-5-beta-4/ Sat, 23 Jul 2011 18:01:07 +0000 https://mobiputing.com/?p=10908 redsn0w 0.9.8b4

  The iPhone Dev Team has released a software update which you can use to jailbreak an iPhone or iPod touch running iOS 5 beta 4. Apple released the latest beta version of its upcoming mobile operating system to developers yesterday. Redsn0w 0.9.8b4 is available for Mac or Windows. In order to jailbreak your device […]

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]]> 10908 Next-gen Symbian Anna software coming this summer https://mobiputing.com/2011/06/next-gen-symbian-anna-software-coming-this-summer/ Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:56:42 +0000 https://mobiputing.com/?p=10370

Sure, Nokia plans to switch from Symbian to Windows Phone 7 for its future smartphones. But those phones won’t be ready to go until next year and the complete transition could take a full two years. In the meantime Nokia is continuing to do a little work on the Symbian mobile operating system and today […]

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]]> 10370 Nokia to provide Symbian updates, support through 2016 https://mobiputing.com/2011/05/nokia-to-provide-symbian-updates-support-through-2016/ Thu, 26 May 2011 18:32:15 +0000 https://mobiputing.com/?p=9929

Nokia may be preparing to switch from Symbian to Windows Phone 7 for future devices, but the company doesn’t want you to stop buying existing phones while waiting for new models. But how do you convince someone to invest in a dying platform? By convincing them it’s not exactly dying… Nokia CEO Stephen Elop says […]

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]]> 9929 Nokia kills off the Ovi name, say hello to Nokia Maps, Nokia app store https://mobiputing.com/2011/05/nokia-kills-off-the-ovi-name-say-hello-to-nokia-maps-nokia-app-store/ Mon, 16 May 2011 18:22:35 +0000 https://mobiputing.com/?p=9738

Nokia has announced it will rebrand all of its Ovi software and services starting this summer. So Ovi Maps, Mail, Contacts, Calendar, and Chat will be called Nokia Maps, Mail, and so on by the end of next year. And the Ovi Store for third party apps will be the Nokia Store. The move will […]

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]]> 9738 Accenture takes over Symbian https://mobiputing.com/2011/04/accenture-takes-over-symbian/ https://mobiputing.com/2011/04/accenture-takes-over-symbian/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:18:55 +0000 https://mobiputing.com/?p=9333 Nokia pretty much pulled the plug on Symbian when the company announced its future smartphones would run Windows Phone 7. But there are still a lot of Symbian phones on the market (not in the US, but in Europe and other locales), and Nokia was still supporting those phones and working on some updates. Now […]

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]]> https://mobiputing.com/2011/04/accenture-takes-over-symbian/feed/ 1 9333 Opera Mobile 11, Mini 6 now available https://mobiputing.com/2011/03/opera-mobile-11-mini-6-now-available-for-android-symbian/ Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:10:20 +0000 https://mobiputing.com/?p=8513 Opera has released updated versions of its mobile browsers smartphones. Opera Mobile 11  is available for Android, Symbian, and MeeGo, while Opera Mini 6 supports BlackBerry as well. So what’s new in Opera Mobile 11 and Mini 6… and why does the company offer two browsers? In a nutshell, Opera Mobile is a full-featured browser […]

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]]> 8513 Nokia: Symbian is out, Windows Phone is in https://mobiputing.com/2011/02/nokia-symbian-is-out-windows-phone-is-in/ https://mobiputing.com/2011/02/nokia-symbian-is-out-windows-phone-is-in/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:27:53 +0000 https://mobiputing.com/?p=7661 Nokia still sells more phones than any other company on the planet. But the company’s market share is rapidly declining and the Symbian smartphone operating system which powers Nokia’s high-end devices has been seriously lagging behind iOS and Android in development. Today Nokia CEO Stephen Elop announced the company is going to take pretty drastic […]

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]]> https://mobiputing.com/2011/02/nokia-symbian-is-out-windows-phone-is-in/feed/ 5 7661 Nokia releases update for Symbian phones https://mobiputing.com/2011/02/nokia-releases-update-for-symbian-phones/ Fri, 04 Feb 2011 15:05:47 +0000 https://mobiputing.com/?p=7552 Nokia has released a software update for the latest Symbian phones, the Nokia N8, C7, and C6-01. If you were waiting for a complete overhaul of the operating system, you might be a little underwhelmed by the new feature list. Last year Nokia decided to focus on a series of frequent updates instead of  pushing […]

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]]> 7552 SPB Migration Tool helps Windows Mobile, Symbian users switch to Android https://mobiputing.com/2011/01/spb-migration-tool-helps-windows-mobile-symbian-users-switch-to-android/ Thu, 13 Jan 2011 12:09:20 +0000 https://mobiputing.com/?p=7076 So you want to buy a Google Android phone, but you’ve spent the last 10 years loading all of your personal data info onto a Windows Mobile or Symbian device. SPB Software has a simple solution, called SPB Migration Tool. It’s a $10 app which you can use to copy your data from Windows Mobile […]

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]]> 7076 Nokia Ovi Suite 3.0 for Symbian phone synchronization now available https://mobiputing.com/2010/12/nokia-ovi-suite-3-0-for-symbian-phone-synchronization-now-available/ Fri, 31 Dec 2010 20:09:46 +0000 https://mobiputing.com/?p=6940 Nokia has released version 3.0 of its Nokia Ovi Suite desktop software. Like Apple’s iTunes or Microsoft’s Zune Desktop, the Ovi Suite provides smartphone users with a way to download music, synchronize media between a computer and phone, backup a phone’s data, and update software on a phone. Nokia Ovi Suite 3.0 features faster installation, […]

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]]> 6940 Nokia to offer new browser, UI for Symbian phones next year https://mobiputing.com/2010/12/nokia-to-offer-new-browser-ui-for-symbian-phones-next-year/ https://mobiputing.com/2010/12/nokia-to-offer-new-browser-ui-for-symbian-phones-next-year/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 12:00:15 +0000 https://mobiputing.com/?p=6533 Nokia recently took over development of the Symbian platform used by most of the company’s phones, and it looks like the company has plans to step up the pace quite a bit in 2011. Instead of launching one major update every year or two, Computerworld reports that Nokia plans to offer 4 or 5 updates […]

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]]> https://mobiputing.com/2010/12/nokia-to-offer-new-browser-ui-for-symbian-phones-next-year/feed/ 1 6533 Nokia adds push notification support for 3rd party Symbian, MeeGo apps https://mobiputing.com/2010/12/nokia-adds-push-support-for-3rd-party-symbian-meego-apps/ Tue, 14 Dec 2010 20:49:39 +0000 https://mobiputing.com/?p=6529 Nokia has released a new plug-in for the Nokia Qt SDK which allows third party app developers to enable native push notifications. In plain English, that means apps like news apps, instant messengers, or social networking tools will be able to let you know when there’s an update more easily. Because the API now supports […]

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]]> 6529 Skype for Symbian improves call quality, support for new phones https://mobiputing.com/2010/12/skype-for-symbian-improves-call-quality-support-for-new-phones/ Fri, 10 Dec 2010 19:10:33 +0000 https://mobiputing.com/?p=6443 Skype has released an updated version of its VoIP app for Symbian smartphones. The update brings support for newer Symbian phones such as the Nokia N8, C7, and E5. The new app has an interface designed to play well with phones that have larger displays and also uses the same SILK codec used in the […]

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