Oakley Special Edition N97 Mini : You Cant Have It !

Vancouver , Canada – Evidently Nokia has been giving special edition Oakley branded N97 mini smartphones to participants over at the Olympics. These devices just 200 in number have the Oakley Thunderbird Logo on them.

If you want one of these you’d better be an Olympian , hope one of them lands up on eBay !

Rugge Releases Symbian^3 Themes for S60 5th Edition Devices

Symbian-Guru report that Rugge has come out with a beautiful new theme which gives you the look of the upcoming symbian^3 devices on your current Nokia Touchscreen devices.

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Nokia C5 Smartphone Launched !

Nokia’s long awaited C series (Consumer series) of devices have finally been launched ! The first of the series is the C5, an affordable smartphone optimized for social networking and sharing.

Nokia Conversations have given out more information about the C5. They had this to say about the new device.

The C5 is a smartphone packed into a feature phone body, boasting S60 3rd edition and a host of messaging and social networking features built in. It also boasts a bright 2.2-inch display and a 3.2-megapixel camera. It also comes packing free walk and drive navigation courtesy of Ovi Maps and is ready for messaging with Nokia Messaging built in.

The Nokia C5 boasts a cool new feature in its phone book, where you can see your friends status updates directly from Facebook. You can also update your Facebook status easily and share your location with Ovi Maps 3.0.

The homescreen will show off your favourite three friends for easy access to calling and messaging whilst Nokia Messaging enables you to keep in touch on IM using Google Talk or Windows Live Messenger.

Storage is the mircoSD variety with support for up to 16GB cards – the Nokia C5 will come with a 2GB card in the box, plenty of room for storing music and with the built in stereo FM radio and 3.5mm AV connector, not to mention the Stereo IHF speaker, it should sound good too.

The device is small too, measuring just over 12mm thin and 46mm across (and 112mm high). Battery life is good for up to 12 hours talktime (GSM) and it’ll stay on standby for a whopping 26 days between charges.

Available in white and warm grey, the Nokia C5 will be available in the second quarter of 2010 globally in Europe, Eurasia, SEAP, China and MEA. The anticipated retail price, before applicable taxes and subsidies is €135.

SPB Brain Evolution Recieves Significant Upgrade

SPB Software, a leading mobile software developer, announces that the Symbian version of its famous developmental game SPB Brain Evolution has received a major update and now reached version 2.1. The version for Symbian-based smartphones had been released over a year ago to become a significant selling success for SPB Software. The new version brings support for touchscreen-based devices with OS Symbian S60 v5. Controls in version 2.1 were reconsidered to ensure seamless, finger-friendly experience.

SPB Brain Evolution is a set of addictive mini-games which have to be played in sequence: only good results in a game unlock the next one. The game allows hundreds of thousands of users worldwide to improve their mental awareness and maintain their newly achieved brain fitness.

The excercises included in SPB Brain Evolution are Sudoku, Numbers, Arithmetics, Quadronica, Guess Who, Memorica, Encyclopedia, Minesweeper, Matches, Balltracker, Geometry and Pairs, the latter two being new. They help user to exercise such basic mind activities as logic, arithmetic and memory. While the training mode prepares you for the battle the marking mode allows you to register your progress. The game also allows tracking the progress in your personal brain evolution which immediately becomes available in the form of a diagram or a score. Read more

Nokia N97mini vs SE Vivaz Pro : Battle of the qwerty smartphones !

When SE announced the Vivaz Pro , they set off into a battle with Nokia and the N97 mini. Both the devices share a common 3.2″  resistive touchscreen, 5MP cameras and slide out QWERTY keyboards. So what sets them apart ? Well lets compare the spec sheets and find out, shall we !

SE Vivaz Pro

The Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro runs the standard Symbian^1 operating system without the Nokia specific widget optimized homescreen. Weighing a light 117gms, the device packs a 3.2″ resistive touchscreen with 360*640 resolution.

Other specifications include :

- QWERTY keyboard

- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate

-720 MHz, PowerVR SGX graphics

- Scratch-resistant surface

- Turn-to-mute and snoozing alarms

- 720p video recording at a constant 30fps Nokia N97 Mini

The N97 mini also runs the standard Symbian v5 however Nokia has included a widget optimized homescreen with support for live widgets displaying live content. The device 138g and has a very sturdy build quality.

Other features -

- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off

- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate

- Full QWERTY keyboard

- Handwriting recognition

- 8GB inbuilt memory

-640*480 recording at 30FPS

- ARM 11 434 MHz processor Essentially what we see here is exactly what people have been speculating for years, the antiquated hardware being used in Nokia’s flagship devices is making it miss out on features like 720p video recording which are present on the Vivaz Pro. The vivaz also features graphics acceleration which could lead to some interesting applications. It remains to be seen whether the Vivaz can bring back SE’s lost glory but in our opinion at least on the specifications level , the Vivaz Pro takes this one. We’ll bring more comparisons and news about the Vivaz Pro as we get it.

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