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Written by Hagop Kavafian - Current Location: Paris, France
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Wednesday, 14 April 2010 23:25 |
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 A few weeks after announcing Nokia and Intel would merge their mobile platforms, which were both based on Linux, they now released some official screenshots to let us know what the MeeGo operating system will look like. Even though the name has changed, the Operating system is basically the same with some minor changes. For instance, the main web browser will be Fennec on mobile and Chrome (with Firefox too) on netbooks.
However, it seems that Maemo and Moblin will benefit from each other's features. Indeed, MeeGo will inherit Moblin's focus on social networks, a feature Maemo desperately lacked. Other elements Nokia's OS didn't have will be implemented soon, such as the long-awaited portrait mode or better widgets and sync capabilities. Moblin will also be improved as it will feature Nokia's Qt platform, gestures and will even support 3G connectivity.
Intel has also announced that MeeGo will be updated every 6 months, with MeeGo 1.1 expected to be released in October 2010.
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Written by Hagop Kavafian - Current Location: Paris, France
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Tuesday, 13 April 2010 09:54 |
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Nokia announced new devices today: the Nokia C3, Nokia C6 and Nokia E5. All of these support Nokia Messaging and social networking features. They all have a full QWERTY keyboard and are affordable, which mainly explains the name of the event: Everyone Connect
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Written by Hagop Kavafian - Current Location: Paris, France
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Monday, 12 April 2010 23:00 |
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Nokia has been teasing the audience for a few days about an international online event that will take place online tomorrow morning at 9:00 AM GMT (11:00 AM Beirut time). Nokia hasn't revealed what the announcement will be about and the name doesn't help a lot either: Nokia Everyone Connect.
Many people suggested this event has to do with an evolution of the Nokia Messaging application or a new line of CSeries phones, dedicated to social media and messaging. What has been confirmed is that this event concerns a new service or device, as it has been referred to as a "launch".
What is sure, however, is that we will be covering this event at NokiaLB tomorrow morning and will let you know about the details as soon as we have them. Make sure you drop by to get the latest news about this event. You can also follow us on Twitter to check some live updates we're likely to post during the event.
See you tomorrow!
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Written by Tarek El-Khatib - Current Location: Beirut, Lebanon
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Monday, 12 April 2010 12:00 |
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When was the last time you forgot your phone at home, came back and your mom had gone through your messages? Forgot your phone at a friend’s place and have SMSs talking not very nicely about her boyfriend? Worse: forgot your phone in the cab on your way home while it is full of private information?
Nokia has a very simple and easy solution called Remote Phone Locking, allowing you to simply send an SMS to your phone to lock access to your device.
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Written by Hagop Kavafian - Current Location: Paris, France
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Sunday, 11 April 2010 23:18 |
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 Unlike many other applications, such as Google Maps, Ovi Maps is able to store the maps directly on board so that your phone doesn't have to download them every time it needs the maps. This means less data consumption, as the maps will be loaded on your phone in advance from your computer, but also less waiting time, as it generally takes a few seconds to a minute for the maps to be downloaded over the air, depending on the connection.
In order to download the maps on your Nokia phone, you need a PC with an Internet connection and PC Suite or Ovi Suite installed and configured on it (i.e. connected to your device). You also need the Nokia Map Loader Software if it didn't come with PC Suite or Ovi Suite. Here are the steps to follow to download and transfer the map data for Lebanon on your Nokia device:
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