Firefox Fennec Alpha 1 released.The first alpha release is available for the OS2008 (”Maemo”) software platforms that runs on the Nokia N810 Internet Tablets. If you’re viewing this on an N810, install Fennec.
Don’t have an N810? Don’t worry, you can still experiment with Fennec, provide feedback, write add-ons, and get involved by installing a version of Fennec for your desktop PC:
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PEEKTON has announced the release of Sleem, a MP3/MP4 player equipped with a 260k color TFT screen 2.4 , a 4GB capacity, a microphone, an FM tuner and
the PMP can playback a high number of audio + video formats, such as MP3, WMA for songs, and MPEG4, VCD, WMV, and FLV for videos. Lets not forget the support for image files like JPEG, BMP, GIF, and PNG.
Peekton Sleem will cost approximately €60 in France, or $80USD.
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Four of the Japanese giant companies NTT DoCoMo, Renesas, Fujitsu and Sharp have announced that they plan to jointly develop the SH-Mobile G4 single-chip LSI device, and a platform incorporating it, to support the HSUPA1/HSDPA2/W-CDMA and GSM/GPRS/EDGE (2G) mobile telephony standards.
The new SH-Mobile G4 will be fabricated with 45-nm process technology to enable highly integrated functions and extra-fast processing. It will provide enhanced functionality and improved performance for applications handling HD3 video and (more…)
picoChip announced today that the first public demonstration of its PC8808 TD-SCDMA femtocell software reference design in China marks its general availability in the market. At the same time picoChip revealed Digimoc, a leading Chinese solution provider of femtocells, as its first publicly disclosed TD-SCDMA customer. Digimoc is using picoChip’s PC202 device and PHY software reference design in its femtocell product.
picoChip’s PC8808 TD-SCDMA femtocell software reference design was developed in China at picoChip’s Beijing design center. TD-SCDMA is the third major 3G standard, and launched during the Olympics this summer. picoChip now powers all three 3G standards families: WCDMA (HSPA) through the picoChip PC8208/8209 reference designs; cdma2000/EvDO in partnership with GWT; and TD-SCDMA with (more…)
Alltel Wireless and LG Electronics announced today that LG Rhythm is available in Alltel retail stores and online at shopalltel.com.
LG Rhythm is a music phone which comes with Digital Signal Processing, a graphic equalizer, an internal FM transmiter and a 3.5 mm stereo headset and a microphone that can toggle from music to calls and back. There’s also an LG mechanical wheel with a center touchscreen, and a dedicated music hot key. LG Rhythm comes with a 2 inch QVGA display, a 1.3 megapixel camera with zoom and camcorder, Bluetooth 2.0 capabilities and microSD support for up to 16 GB.
The Rhythm will cost $119.99 after a $50 mail-in-rebate, with a two year contract.
As we know Nokia Ovi Suite can work on PC,but Mac not.Support for Mac was always a question at Nokia.According to a job ad posted on Nokia’s job site,We know that nokia is working on the Ovi Suite for Mac:
Position Description:Join the Nokia development team to help us take our Mac user experience to the next level. This new and exciting initiative will give you a chance to become part of the Ovi development team. [...] As a Software Developer you would work closely with the testing, product and program management teams to build the next generation of Nokia’s Ovi Suite for Mac offering. [...]Requirements:
· Passionate Mac user.· Active user of social networking tools such as IM, Facebook, or Twitter is a plus.[...]
Nokia N79 was first seen at CTIA 2008, and was approved by the FCC today.The N79 will have 850/1900 UMTS support, a 5 megapixel Zeiss camera with sliding lens cover, dual LED flash, VGA video recording, TV-out, S60 Feature Pack 2 and probably more.
Nokia N79 is expected on non-US markets to hit by the end of the year and it’s rumored to cost around $520. The phone might arrive in AT&T stores in the same time but there’s no official announcement to point to that.
