Second touch enabled S40 Nokia C3 01 Touch and Type announced

Nokia is getting serious about touch on S40 - they just announced the Nokia C3-01 Touch and Type, the second touch enabled S40. Its got a stainless steel body like the 6700 classic, 5MP camera, 3G and adds Wi-Fi to the mix.
Of course, the key difference between the Nokia C3-01 Touch and Type and 6700 classic is the touch part - the new C3-01 has a 2.4" touchscreen, like its more music-minded sibling - the Nokia X3-02 Touch and Type. It has a 12-key hardware keypad too.

Nokia C3-01 Touch and Type official photos
Like the X3-02, the Nokia C3 Touch and Type has some of the best features ever on a Series 40 device. A 5MP camera with flash and Wi-Fi make it an S40 royalty. Its got quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity and also 3G with HSPA. The internal memory is expandable by microSD cards up to 32GB.
On the software side, the Nokia C3-01 Touch and Type has Twitter and Facebook integration, the latest Nokia Messaging and email along with Ovi Store access.
The Nokia C3-01 Touch and Type has a slim stainless steel body - it measures 111 x 47.5 x 11mm. It should offer a lot of bang for the buck - its expected to cost 145 euro (190 US dollars) before taxes and subsidies. It will ship in the fourth quarter of this year.

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Launch: Nokia C3 Touch and Type

By Ian posted on the 15th of September 2010 at 10:04AM

LONDON, England – The second day of Nokia World has seen the surprise announcement of a fourth device at the show. The C3 Touch and Type device combines a traditional keyboard with the benefits of a touch screen. What else is new in the latest Cseries to be announced? Read on after the break for more.
The design is reminiscent of classic Nokia devices such as the Nokia 6700 classic and Nokia 6300 phones, and gives users familiar with such models both the familiarity of their trusty older devices and single-handed operation. Plus a taste of the modern through the ability to operate the device through a touch interface.
The Series 40 device promises best-in-class communications, with Quad band phone calling, and both 3G/HSPA and WiFi internet connectivity. It comes with Nokia messaging 3.0, the latest incarnation of Nokia’s email, instant messaging and the Communities client offering Facebook and Twitter access. The device also allows users access to games and other applications through the Ovi Store.
The new C3 offers a high-quality build for your money, with a 100% stainless steel case and a 5-megapixel camera with flash on board. It will come in Silver, Warm grey and Khaki Gold colour variations. It measures 111 x 47.5 x 11mm, with the screen measuring 2.4-inches, diagonally. The device supports MicroSD memory cards for storage up to 32MB.
The C3 Touch and Type is expected to cost €145 before taxes or subsidies and will start shipping in the fourth quarter of this year.

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Vizio introduced 7inch Android tablet with Tegra 3 Quad Core

One last time, we have Vizio. The U.S. manufacturer has at CES 2013 next to its smartphones and a first Tablet with Tegra 4 Quad Core also introduced a new 7-inch tablet that is equipped with the latest and thus somewhat older Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core.

The Vizio 7-inch tablet has. An IPS display with 1280 × 800 pixels and has 1 GB RAM and 16 GB of flash memory While there is no back camera, but at least a 1.2-megapixel cam installed on the front. Our colleagues at The Verge had an exclusive meeting with Vizio and the new 7-inch tablet was the first time a look. They found that the display looks quite a bit better than the great model Google Nexus 7 .

The Vizio 7-inch tablet comes along with the other instruments of the manufacturer with a barely modified Android "Jelly Bean", therefore, in which we want voinstallieren only a few, and especially useful apps. On prices and dates, the Company has not made ​​any claims, it would not surprise us, however, when the tablet at the lower end of the price scale will be located, since Vizio is on the other side of the pond quite a very low cost with fairly ordinary quality known.

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Editing your Google Docs on the go

Cross posted on the Official Google Blog, Google Enterprise Blog and the Google Docs Blog

With Google Docs, we’re always trying to make you more productive—and part of that means making it possible for you to get things done from anywhere, at anytime. That’s why we’re excited that the new documents editor now supports editing on your mobile browser. We’re rolling this out over the next few days.

That means that...

• You can work on that important memo...while on the bus or train to work.
• If you’re behind on a group proposal, but really want to make it to the ball game tonight, your whole team can work on it from the bleacher seats.
• You can take minute-by-minute notes at a concert so you’ll always remember the setlist. And your friends can jealously follow in real-time at home.
• ...and the list goes on!

Take a look at this video to see mobile editing in action:



It’s easy to get started: visit docs.google.com in a browser on a supported device, and select the document you want to edit. Then, when you’re viewing it, press the Edit button to switch to the mobile editor.

In the next few days, we’re rolling this out to English-language users around the world on Android with Froyo (version 2.2) and on iOS devices (version 3.0+) including the iPad. We’ll be adding support for other languages soon. And as before, we also support editing of spreadsheets from your mobile device’s browser.

We hope you enjoy editing your documents on the go—especially when you’re at the game with a hot dog in your other hand.

Posted by: Andrew Grieve, Software Engineer

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New Image Search Results for Feature Phones

Earlier this year, we launched new Image Search results for iPhone and Android-powered devices. Since then, weve rolled out the new format to iPhone and Android in 28 countries. Now, the new Image Search results pages are also available for most other phones in 38 languages.

The image results are tightly packed, making optimal use of the screen space on your phone and allowing you to scan eight to fourteen images on a single results page. Clicking an image leads to a details page, which not only shows a larger thumbnail, but also lets you either visit the web page hosting the image or view the image itself in full size. Moreover you can navigate the search results using "next" and "previous" links. These features are designed to make browsing and searching for images on your phone easier and faster.

How to use Image Search:
1. Go to google.com and click on “Images.”
2. Do a search query. The results page shows related images, clicking on an image loads the details page.

3. The image details page shows a larger thumbnail and links to the original website and image. You could also navigate to other results using "Next Image" link.

Posted by Varun Sharma and Jignashu Parikh, Software Engineers, Google Mobile Team

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Jolla News Market share Q4 2013 and a view to the future of Jolla phone

Top Five Worldwide Smartphone Vendors, Shipments Q4/2013

• Samsung 28,8%
• Apple 17,9%
• Huawei 5,8%
• Lenovo 4,9%
• LG 4,6%
• Others 37,9%

Source: IDC Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker, January 27, 2014

• As part of the "Others" above, Jolla has 0,005%

Top Five Worldwide Smartphone Platforms, Shipments Q4/2012 & Q4/2013

AOSP (Android Open Source Project) with 25% at Q4/2013 has a huge gain compared to year back. These phones (forked Android) are mostly sold in China, India and other parts of Asian markets. A great deal of these phones have Android versions which are still using Google services, but back in October 2013 Google locked their Google Play service from forked Android phones (e.g. Kindle). Apps developed on Google API and dependent of Play services are not working in these phones any more.

Sailfish OS and Android support

Android support on Jolla is independent of Google Play services, but more and more apps developed on Google API are dependent on these. Due to this, Jolla owners might face a problem in close future - future Android apps developed on Google API will not run properly, and users are forced to hunt older, working versions of their desired apps. I might have encountered this already while updating Navfree - last working version seems to be 2.1.14

Its obvious that its not in Googles interest to enable their apps to run on any other platforms but unforked Android, and the 4% loss in their market share of native Android can already be heard as a sound of alarm for them. Its possible, even probable, that the support outside Googles Android is  getting even worse in a long run.

While all this we should be extremely happy and excited about each new native Sailfish OS app reaching Jolla Store. The phone is the cake, but its not much without great apps decorating it. On behalf of our community I want to show some respect for every single app developed:

Review Jollas thanks to Sailfish app developers

Starting soon, this blog will review as much Sailfish apps as possible. My first app review was IRC for Sailfish, but let that be just a beginning. As the amount of apps is growing, I also wish to welcome app reviews written by others to be shared here, please contribute for this common purpose and shere your respect with nice, yet honest, reviews.

Also, you will not find any more Android app reviews on this blog. Those already written (Go Launcher EX, Navfree, Plex, Flash player) may stay, as well as the App report tool where you can still share your experience from both Sailfish and Android apps (see Community DIT). In overall, this blog takes a turn towards Sailfish.

Conclusion

Sailfish OS will surely gain its independent market share in time, and while Google reduces their support outside native Android, Jolla has no idea to advance with its Android support in a long run. While the amount of native Sailfish apps is small, Android support remains as an important part of Jolla - especially in entering markets in Asia.

I wish that both Jolla and our great community will give their full support, in many different ways, to all Sailfish app developers - this has a first-rate importance.

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SPB Mobile Shell

SPB Mobile Shell introduces the next generation user interface while keeping all advantages of your mobile device. Enjoy your phone!
Cool widgets to customize your Home screen

* Photo contacts
* Picture frame
* Weather
* Wireless switches
* Phone profile
* Appointments and tasks
* … and many others
Finger friendly contacts
* Widget-based photo contacts
* Photo call log
* Smart contact search
* 3D favorite contacts carousel
* Ringtone management
* Category filter
Fast access to all your smartphone features
* Pinned shortcuts
* Recently used programs
* Finger friendly task manager
* 3×3 phone style menu

SPB Mobile Shell comes with integrated tools
* Weather forecasts
* Current weather
* Agenda view
* World time
* Wireless switches
* Profiles

Customize your device with your preferences
* 3D carousel with special effects
* Make your own Home screen using widgets
* Adaptive skins
* Change background
* Customize your menu
* Change widget skins
* Choose Professional or Lifestyle Home screen
Change Log:
* Symbian 3 support improved (eg Nokia C7)
* Supports Nokia Widgets
* Full screen view
* Search Widget
* New Image Selection
* New profile selection
* Additional formats for ringtones
* Slideshow in pictures widget
* Many other improvements
* Fixed bug



Click below to download
http://www.mediafire.com/?9v7m4yrp1zmca1w

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How To Install and Activate Your BBM on Your iPhone and Android

By now, almost everyone knows that BBM for Android and iPhones is already available for some in some parts of the world and will be available to others within days. 

If you had downloaded yours on your device but dont know how to get it activated, follow the steps in this guide.

Requirements

1. BlackBerry ID which you can register from here
2. Supported Android or iPhone 
Note: Direct download link for BBM for Android can be found here

Procedures

1. The first thing is to download the app from Google Play Store or Apple App Store depending on your device type.

2. After downloading and installing, launch the BBM app and you will be presented with a screen to enter your Email address if you initially registered an email to be among the first people to get the app. On doing this, you would get the above screen. 

3. If you have a BlackBerry ID, input it in the provided space. If you dont, register a new one.

Note: entering the same BlackBerry ID on another BBM account will log you out from BBM on the initial BlackBerry phone. Therefore, if you wish to have BBM work on your multiple devices, you would need to have separate BlackBerry ID on all your devices.

4. On successfully signing in with your BlackBerry ID, you will get your pin which  you can use to invite friends or continue to BBM as seen in the image below.

5. Now you can start using your BBM immediately, put your profile display and personal message as you wish.

Are you still confused on how to set up your BBM on your iPhone and Android device? Drop a comment and we would try to help you solve it. 

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