Day: November 1, 2007

“During a yesterday’s global launch event in London, Samsung officially announced the Samsung SGH-i780 Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone, we’ve seen unveiled during the Gitex last month already. Featuring a touchscreen in addition to the QWERTY keyboard, the i780 also features a – what Samsung calls – “optical joystick”, which should allow easy navigation. Furthermore, the device sports triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE at 900/1800/1900 MHz and singleband UMTS/HSDPA at 2100 MHz as well as WiFi b/g and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR. Another highlight is the inbuilt A-GPS receiver and the 2.6″ 320 x 320 touchscreen which is a quite unique screen resolution for today’s Windows Mobile smartphones:The SGH-i780 sports 256 MB of ROM and 128 MB of RAM which can be extended with microSD card and the main camera supports 2 megapixel, the front facing video telephony camera supports VGAA release is expected for January next year.” via theunwired.net

“Available from November 1, 2007 to February 1, 2008, the Windows Mobile 6 upgrade for the AT&T 8525 can be downloaded from the HTC website.While the ROM upgrade will install the latest Windows Mobile 6 to your pocket pc phone, Good Mobile Messaging is not supported on the AT&T 8525 with Windows Mobile 6. Good Mobile Messaging users are advised not to upgrade the firmware at this time but download a copy of the update file first.Check here for the download and install instructions.” via slashphone.com

Nokia, the world’s leading handset manufacturer, announced today that the much-anticipated UK Nokia Music Store will open its virtual doors on 1st November.Millions of tracks from major artists, independent labels, and up-and-coming UK acts will be available alongside a host of interactive features such as music browsing, personal track recommendations, and a favourite artists search function.With a single account, music lovers can access the Nokia Music Store via their desktop computer or directly from optimized Nokia devices beginning with the Nokia N81 and Nokia N95 8GB, which are both on sale from 1st November 2007.Individual tracks will cost 80p per track and albums from 8.00Pound. The Nokia Music Store will also offer a monthly subscription for PC streaming for 8.00Pound. The store’s intuitive user-interface makes streaming full-length tracks easy, and offers options to create customised playlists and note tunes on a wish list that you can decide to buy later. Tracks purchased can also be transferred via your PC to compatible Nokia devices.”The Nokia Music Store offers great usability along with a huge selection of music,” said Richard Sandford, Regional Manager, Nokia Music UK & Ireland. ‘”By having an integrated mobile and PC download service, the Nokia Music Store is a fantastic way to build a music collection that is truly mobile.”All music on the Nokia Music Store can be purchased through a variety of payment options, including credit cards and pre-paid vouchers. UK Nokia Music Store is available from the 1st November at http://music.nokia.co.uk

“You play the game through a pointer, which lets you click on items, places and people to examine or interact with them. There’s also an inventory permanently displayed on the right of the screen, which lets you choose or combine particular objects. You can leave your current location by clicking on one of the exit signs, which will either take you to an adjacent location or back onto the main game map. Once you’re on the map you can go to a particular place by clicking on it.Puzzles are a mixture of straightforward logic and relentless exploration, with the occasional mad, twisted solution thrown in for good measure. Did you know that the best way to pick oily flowers is to stick a wooden wedge in some cow dung, and then stick the dirty wedge in the flower bed? The game’s own responses and dialogue with other characters has a good knowing humour to it, which is quite amazing when you consider the game is being simultaneously released in English, French, German, Greek, Italian and Russian. We only reviewed the English version, hopefully the other languages are just as good (presumably the Greek one is excellent as CrazySoft are from Greece). Pay attention to the game responses and dialogue, there are many clues hidden away in there.” Read more about this wonderful game here: