It feels like we've been waiting for the Nokia N97 for a long time, and - like many others - talking up its functionality for most of that wait. Now the NAM edition is here, though, can it deliver on the promise? Saying that anticipation has been high for the Nokia N97 is an understatement. The handset's spec sheet reads like ... continued »

The Nokia N97 seems like its been a long time coming, but the first white review unit has dropped onto PhoneMag's desk.  Packing US-spec 3G HSDPA, the NAM N97 is, by now, visually very familiar, with its large 3.5-inch 640 x 360 resistive touchscreen, tilt-and-slide hinge and full QWERTY keyboard.  After the cut, check out our N97 first-impressions, plus the ... continued »

One of the things I hate most is when I get a call on my mobile and the caller ID doesn't show who is calling. Just showing me a number doesn’t tell me if it’s a real person calling or that damned automated message that my warranty is about to expire. Privus Mobile has announced that its caller ID service is ... continued »

This slick touchscreen device was previewed back at Mobile World Congress, but is just now getting the official announcement. The Satio is a touchscreen phone with a 12.1 MP camera and Xenon flash built in. The device supports GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 and UMTS/HSPA 900/2100 networks, and has a very large 3.5" TFT display. continued »

YouTube has officially released a native S60 client application! The app will be compatible with most S60 3rd Edition phones. continued »

If you are a Symbian-based smartphone user as well as a Twitter fan, you will have another Twitter client choice: MobileWays.de's Gravity. This client runs on any S60 3rd Edition smartphone. continued »

There are many phones running Symbian S60 that can be affected by a potentially harmful SMS messaging bug. Though this occurrence is rare, it is very simple to do. The bug silently stops the phone from receiving text messages until you reset the device. The bug is triggered when the user uses more than 32 characters in a text messages and ... continued »

It has been a good week this week, we started off with fantastic news that Mozilla's new mobile browser Fennec is being developed for Symbian S60. Due to technical or licensing reasons,  Symbian will have an upper hand because Fennec won't be available for the iPhone, BlackBerry or Android handsets. The FCC recently passed the new 8-megapixel Samsung Pixon M8800. This ... continued »

With so many companies offering applications through App Stores and the like, the market for big box stores to help out gets closed off more and more. Handango is actually reaching out to stores and has made a deal that will even include some apps to be sold in store on memory cards. Handango who globally sells and distributes smartphone applications ... continued »

Mozilla's mobile browser Fennec was originally to be developed for Windows Mobile and Linux, but now it looks like Symbian S60 will be getting this long awaited browser after all. This is a very wise decision for them as there are thousands of Symbian users that would be more than happy to download and sue Fennec as the default browser. The ... continued »