Nokia have posted the first official interactive unboxing of the Nokia N8 on their Youtube channel,giving you a sneak peak of what you’ll be able to get your mitts on at the end of the month.
The interactive unboxing video, which bizarrely allows you to choose who unboxes the handset for you, allows you to view the handset in all its glory. Your chosen ‘unboxer’ guides you through all the items within the N8′s box, such as the the HDMI cable, USB connector and stylus. You are also given a better insight into the handset’s most impressive features, telling you everything you need to know about the smartphone.
At the end of the clip, you can select a specific feature to be talked through in more detail. It’s all very clever, really!
RIM have announced that Blackberry App World has finally reached 10,000 apps, one and a half years after its initial launch.
The Canadian smartphone makers boasted on Twitter yesterday, stating that the Blackberry store was at “10,000 apps strong and growing”. The news comes just a month after they launched App World 2.0, which has been regarded as more developer friendly. It seems like the tactic worked, with more developers now signing up to create apps for Blackberry handsets.
Microsoft seem to be using a much different tactic for their upcoming Windows Phone 7 operating system. They are offering cash incentives and a promised income to developers who choose their create apps for their platform. Bribing, maybe?
While it’s certainly a great achievement for RIM, the figures actually makes it the slowest growing app store to date. Looks they still have a while to go before they catch up to Apple‘s 250,000 and Android‘s 75,000…
Do you think Blackberry can every catch up with the app store giants? Leave your opinions in the comment box below!
Apple has revealed the list of iOS devices which will be compatible with it’s new Games Center, and surprisingly, it’s not looking good for iPhone 3G owners.
Game Center, which is Apple’s take on Microsoft’s X-Box Live, is a new social gaming service which allows iOS 4.1 users around the world compete against each other whilst playing games, be it competing against a stranger or your best friend. You are given the option to share your results on Facebook and Twitter too, the perfect way to taunt your friends after shaming them in a multi-player game. Game Center will also allow users access to leaderboards and achievement unlocking.
Apple announced Game Center back in April, and the service will be available to devices once its iOS is updated to 4.1. However, the list of compatible devices was released today, and we were shocked to see that the iPhone 3G was left out. Strangely, the list includes the 2nd Gen iPod Touch, a similar device released in the same year as the 3G.
Without a doubt, this will leave iPhone 3G users confused, as Apple have made no comment on why Game Center is not available on the device, or futhermore, why they decided not to make it compatible.
Game Center will be available on the iPad, but not until its iOS 4.2 update it available in November.
The iOS 4.1 update is expected today, so keep checking your iOS device to download and install the upgrade.
The Nokia E5 is now available on pay monthly deals with O2, alongside Pay As You Go deals with O2, Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone. We can confirm that the handset is available to order.
The Nokia E5, available in black, chalk white, copper brown, sky blue and silver grey, is a handset similar in appearance to a Blackberry handset, sharing the same aim: to make communicating simple. With a 2.6 inch screen accompanied by full QWERTY keypad, staying in touch is made easy. The comfortable keypad allows you to send text messages, e-mails and instant messages at ease. With the Nokia E5′s WiFi connectivity, you also have full access to all your favourite social networking websites. The handset also comes equipped with a 5MP camera with flash, which is also capable of video recording. Like most Nokia handsets, the E5 comes equipped with all the features you could need to keep you entertained, including media player, web browser and free navigation for life.
eBay are set to make some exciting new changes to their mobile phone app selection, which they warn could “replace Google“.
Steve Yankovich, who’s been head of eBay mobile for just over a year, is hoping to bring the company’s mobile apps from behind the times to the cutting edge. He has stated that his plan is to make the auctioning site the first place people look when searching for something to buy, rather than Google.
Yankovich has already revolutionized the companies current mobile app offerings. He has revamped the service so that customers can pay for items using their mobile phone, and has expanded his team to develop new fashion, sports and motor specific applications for the iPhone.
His next plans are to incorporate mobile selling onto its primary application, which currently has to be done using a seperate app, hoping this will encourage more people to sell from their phones.
Yankovich also has much bigger plans, hoping to expand on their current Red Laser barcode scanning service. He hopes that rather than identifying items just from their barcode, it will do so simply by scanning its shape and size. This would allow users who are out shopping to immediately see whether there is a cheaper deal on eBay. He also wants to incorporate an app which allows users to upload videos of their item, which can then be turned into 3D, virtual images.
The mobile efforts that eBay has made so far have already proved successful, accounting for half of the entire mobile commerce market in the U.S.
The Nokia 7230 Pink is now available on pay monthly deals with O2, T-Mobile and Vodafone. We can also confirm that the handset is in stock and available to order.
The Nokia 7230 Pink, also available in graphite, features a compact slide design, bright colours and bags full of features. The handset comes equipped with a 2.4 inch TFT display which is coupled with an impressive 3.2MP camera. The best thing about the Nokia 7230 is its social networking capability, with Facebook and Twitter available at your fingertips using the handsets web browser and 3G support. You also get Nokia Messenger pre-installed, providing you with endless forms of communication. You may not expect much more from a low-priced smartphone, but the Nokia 7230 pink also comes equipped with media player and Bluetooth connectivity.
The Nokia 7230 Pink is now available on pay monthly contracts with O2, T-Mobile and Vodafone, with prices starting from as little as £10/month including a free handset. It is also available on a Pay As You Go deal with Vodafone, who offer the handset at just £65, and also SIM free, with prices starting at £85.99.
Pictures showing off Nokia and Intel‘s Meego OS have appeared online, showcasing some of the best features of the soon to be release Linux-based operating system.
The images, published by The Nokia Blog, make the new software look pretty exciting, and it seems like Nokia could be getting back into the swing of things…
This image displays Meego’s lock screen, which not only looks good, but holds quite a lot of information. At the top, you have missed calls, text messages, emails and chat messages. Meego – 1, iOS 4 – 0. To unlock the handset, you simply drag and drop the ‘lock’ button from the top of the screen. Easy.
Meego looks set to provide some brilliant multitasking tools, too. You are provided with a carousel of live applications, with those which are not being used simply blurred out in the background. Meego have also developed an iPhone style launcher at the bottom screen, allowing you to switch between apps at the tap of a button.
An impressive app launcher is also provided by Meego, which has create a 3×4 screen full of widgets. This is again coupled with the launcher at the bottom of the screen. To view more apps, you simple slide your finger across the screen.
This is all that has been revealed about Meego at present, but it is certainly looking good. Of course, we may see changes when the operating system is launched, but we’ll keep you updated!
The Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro is now available on a Pay As You Go deal with O2, and we can confirm that the handset is in stock.
The Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro, available in black and white, is certainly one of the most sleek and stylish handsets on the market, featuring a 3.2 inch HD touchscreen display alongside a full slider QWERTY keypad. The full laptop-style keypad makes it easy for you to communicate, allowing you to text, e-mail and access social networking sites super-quickly. The handset also comes equipped with a 5.1MP camera with LED flash, which is capable of one-touch HD video recording. Your photos and videos can be edited using the handset, and posted straight to Facebook or your personal blog using the smartphones 3G and WiFi connectivity. Not only that, the Vivaz Pro also comes with a built in media player, FM radio and a media player to view HD videos.
The Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro is now available on a Pay As You Go deal with O2, who offer the handset at £249.95. If you prefer, the handset is also available on pay monthly deals with O2, Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone, with prices starting from as low as £11.75/month. The Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro is also available SIM free, with handset prices starting from £275.90.
The Samsung Galaxy S 16GB is now available on pay monthly deals with Vodafone, and is confirmed as being in stock.
The Samsung Galaxy S is one of the most sought after handsets on the market, its main attraction being its huge 4 inch super-AMOLED touchscreen display. It boasts the brightest display on the market, and is perfect for displaying HD content both indoors and outdoors. This smartphone is packed full of features too, providing you with a personalized daily briefing, multi-tasking support and Swype, which allows you to text quickly and efficiently . The Samsung Galaxy S is also the perfect handset for social networking, coming equipped with Social Hub, which brings all of your contacts and social networking updates into one integrated app. That’s not all, you are also provided with a 5MP camera, capable of recording HD video. The Samsung Galaxy S 16GB also comes with plenty of internal memory for storing all of your photos, videos and music.
The Samsung Galaxy S 16GB is now available on a pay monthly contract with Vodafone, with prices starting from as little as £24.17/month. You are also given the option to choose from automatic cash back and half price line rental.
Microsoft have finally began their advertising campaign for Windows Phone 7, screening their first teaser ad.
The one minute clip was was created for a Secret Cinema showing of Lawrence of Arabia with, Microsoft sponsoring the London based event. The Windows Phone 7 preview paid homage to the event, reenacting the films most famous scene – using a mobile phone.
If you are expecting the ad to give us an insight as to what we can expect from Windows Phone 7, you may be disappointed. The advert simply tells us that ‘a revolution is coming’, and doesn’t even use a real phone in the ad. Boo.
Microsoft have reportedly spent $500 million on the advertising campaign, so I’m guessing they still had quite a bit of money left over after making this advert…
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