If you think the upcoming Nokia N96 is the most sophisticated S60 to date, think again! Because Samsung’s latest annonuncement is impressive in it’s specification. Boasting supports for DiVX, 8 megapixel camera with autofocus, 16GB of internal storage with microSD slot, aGPS… and more under S60 3rd Edition FP2. Read on for the full Press release.  Read the rest of this entry »

The Symbian Blog reported that you can get a limited edition Nokia N96 (specially numbered - only 96 units are available). To be in with a chance of getting one of the special editions you’ll need to wait for the ‘shop window’ to be open on www.facethetask.com (Click ‘Get The Nokia N96’ / ‘Get The Box’)  ; keep in mind they will only be 96 of these throught the world. But don’t worry though, there’s a timer to let you know when the next chance is. And also be patient when you load the page because it’s heavily flashed. Via Email 

Following on from the initial Symbian Foundation announcement Nokia today announced that a further 9 companies are endorsing the plans for the Symbian Founation. The comapnies are mobile operators 3, América Móvil and TIM, semiconductor manufacturer Marvell and services and software providers Aplix, EB, EMCC Software, Sasken and TietoEnator. América Móvil is a key operator in the important Latin America market. It is the fifth biggest operator in the world. Notably it is not a member of either the OHA or Limo Foundation. TIM is the dominant operator in Italy, it is also a member of the OHA. 3 (Hutchinson 3G) is a multi-country operator, it is currently not a member of any other software alliances.Marvell, a semiconductor manufacturer, is also a member of the OHA. They are best known for mobil WiFi related products and the products out of its acquisition of Intel’s Xscale technology in 2006.Aplix, EB, EMCC Software, Sasken and TietEnator are all software companies that have been involved in the Symbain ecosystem for some time. Some, such as EMCC, can trace their routes back to the Psion days.There are the usual sound bites from each company which you can read below or in the press release. Read the rest of this entry »

Process Explorer starts where task managers end. It lists all programs running on the phone, including server processes that run invisibly in the background, and are not shown by task managers.Detailed information is presented on each process, including child threads and windows, that was never before available. Process Explorer can terminate any process, provided platform security enforcement is disabled on the phone. The Cleanup command performs automated multiple termination which may lead to free memory amounts previously unprecedented.  Read the rest of this entry »