Awesome Techs

Symbian now have a new version. All these days iPhone and Android devs were all over the news, doing something and Symbian & Nokia people were standing by just watching whats going on. The wait is over today as the newest verion of Symbian was revealed at the Mobile World Conference in Barcelona, Spain. Well this is not the only good news. The good news is the features of this new operating system.

• UI that’s three times faster.
• UI which runs at a super smooth 60fps.
• Better multitasking.
• Added support for multitouch on capacitive screens.
• Integrated online music store support.
• HDMI output capabilities at full HD (1080p) resolution.
• A new graphics architecture which takes advantage of hardware acceleration.

All these feature may make symbian to match up with the iPhone Os and Android. The latest version is named Symbian^3, or S^3 for short and is expected to be completed by the end of March. The first devices featuring S^3 should start shipping from Nokia in the third quarter of this year.

See the video by Nokia here:

It all started with Google when they started to offer free turn by turn direction for navigation on their Motorola’s Droid model smartphones. After Google Apple also offered the same thing in their iPhone.

But now Nokia is offering the same Globally. Well thats a big Step. Isn’t it?

Today Reuters Reported,

HELSINKI (Reuters) – Nokia will offer free navigation on its smartphones around the world, following a similar move from Google the San Francisco Chronicle reported on Thursday, citing the Finnish company.

“Nokia used to charge for navigation packages that included turn-by-turn directions. That all goes away now. Now you can get turn-by-turn directions covering 74 countries in 46 languages as well as detailed maps for 180 countries,”

via – [Reuters]

November 26th 2009, Nokia announced that the X6 is now available in selected markets. This model is the flagship for “comes with music” mobile range. You can simply download as many tracks as you like and keep them forever.

Read the full feature list below. These awesome features makes this phone, to get a fully deserved the flagship title.

Nokia have also provided numerous games pre-installed to the device, Spore by EA, Asphalt4 and DJ Mix Tour by Gameloft, which will surely get used when waiting at the bus stop or something similar.

The X6 retails for £449.00/€449.00 and is available today in Europe, Eurasia, Middle-East and Africa.

Full Feature List:

Nokia has started a charger exchange program, offering free replacements to anyone with a potentially dodgy charger.

Nokia recently found out a problem with their chargers with potentially shocking results. The problem apparently is that the plastic cover comes loose exposing the internal components.

Affected units include the AC-3E and AC-3U models, manufactured between 15 June and 9 August, and the AC-4U model, manufactured between 13 April and 25 October.

Theregister Reported.

Although Nokia branded, the chargers are manufactured by one of its third-party suppliers and it is thought that around 14 million units are in service.

Nokia has set up a dedicated website for those who wish to see if they need to send off for a new charger.

You’re a Person who  usually search something in google using your Nokia phone, then this is a good news for you. Because now google developed an application which comes with Google Apps for mobile by which we can tell our mobile to search something.

The best thing about this is, Google voice search is location aware, so that you can just give queries in your native language. Also it is not limited to simple search queries.

Google India Blog says,

Downloading the Google Mobile App places a shortcut to Google search on your Nokia phone’s home screen. It’s now fast and easy to search for anything on the Internet. Holding down the call button activates voice search so you can speak your query. Search by voice is not limited to simple queries. Try complex queries like — “pictures of gateway of India”, “what is the length of a cricket pitch”, or even something very Indian like “makki ki roti and sarson ka saag recipe”.

You can also type queries quickly thanks to Google Suggest, which provides search suggestions for common queries. You can search for anything — from “kebab corner” to “coffee shop”.
Whether you’re in Bangalore or Gurgaon, you can turn on the My Location feature to give you the most relevant results nearby.

Nokia N97 mini makes its big debut in stores. With its stainless steel cues, the Nokia N97 mini is designed for style-conscious people who are active with social networks. The device features a tilting 3.2″ touch display, QWERTY keyboard and fully customizable homescreen. The Nokia N97 mini features same software with the Nokia N97 and will be in stores with an estimated retail price of EUR 450 before taxes and subsidies.