Nokia to Acquire Symbian Limited

Nokia today announced it has launched a cash offer to acquire all of the shares of Symbian Limited that Nokia does not already own, at a price of EUR 3.647 per share. The net cash outlay from Nokia to purchase the approximately 52% of Symbian Limited shares it does not already own will be approximately EUR 264 million.Nokia has received irrevocable undertakings from Sony Ericsson Mobile

Opera Mobile 9.5 Public Beta To Face The Mobile World July 15

The Opera Mobile 9.5 public beta version will finally be available on July 15. This was announced recently by Opera after an extensive delay left everyone hanging as to when they can experience the new mobile web browser’s added features and improvements.Initially introduced in January, the Opera 9.5 had to be kept under wraps for some time to ensure its overall reliability and conformity with

Nokia Music PC client Updated with Bug Fixes

Nokia has released a new version of the Nokia Music PC client today, which will fix over one hundred defects according to the update news: “Things we have been able to solve include a large number of ‘stability’ type defects, the ‘Unknown Artist’ bug, as well as a number of issues around device connection.”To upgrade to this new version, you can just install the new version over the old version

Pink Samsung Soul Available in UK

Phones 4u in UK has start selling the Samsung Soul (SGH-U900), in a special pink color. At only 12.9mm thin, Samsung Soul equipped with a 5 megapixel camera. Features such as face detection, image stabilizer and Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) are also equipped in Soul.With magical touch by DaCPTM, navigation indicators on the keypad of the phone change according to the user’s needs, making navigation

Palm Announces Unlocked Centro Smartphone and Google Maps with My Location

Palm Centro smartphone is now available unlocked for U.S. customers. Palm also announced that Google Maps for mobile with My Location on Centro is available for Centro starting tomorrow, giving customers faster access to local maps and driving directions.The unlocked Palm Centro retains the smartphone’s compact, modern design and is dressed in a new white color with grey accents. Centro offers

Alltel Wireless rolls out Rev. A broadband network

Alltel Wireless today announced that it will continue expanding its wireless broadband network in 2008 with the launch of EVDO (evolution data optimized) Revision A technology. Alltel plans an initial rollout of Rev. A to 18 market areas and dozens of cities, including Charlotte, New Orleans, Phoenix and Tampa. Customers using Rev. A will experience average upload speeds of 500-800 Kbps with

Toshiba Releases Portege G810 Windows Mobile Smartphone

Two idle months after its April announcement, Toshiba Information Systems has finally unveiled the Toshiba Portege G810 at the 2008 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.The new smartphone is regarded as a fitting device for users that require both full functionality and mobility. Running on a Windows Mobile 6.1 platform, access to various Microsoft Office Mobile applications is readily provided,