Symbian Anna - the latest software update for Symbian smartphones - is available for download starting today*. Symbian Anna significantly enhances the user experience on the Nokia N8, Nokia C7, Nokia C6-01 and Nokia E7. A new user interface, virtual QWERTY keypad in portrait mode, split-screen messaging, enhanced Nokia Maps, better web browsing and stronger security are just a few of the improvements that people will be able to enjoy. Symbian Anna can be downloaded using the latest version of Ovi Suite (version 3.1.1) on a PC, or over-the-air directly to your smartphone**.
"Nokia's Symbian smartphones are used by millions of people around the world every day, addressing specific consumer needs and providing choices at many price points," said Ilari Nurmi, Vice President at Nokia. "Symbian Anna represents a significant update to the experience those users have and demonstrates our ongoing commitment to Symbian, which will see up to 10 more phones introduced over the next 12 months, further updates to the user experience and support for the software until at least 2016."
Key features with Symbian Anna:
- User interface: Symbian Anna brings a fresh new look and feel to the Nokia N8, Nokia C7, Nokia C6-01 and Nokia E7 with crisp icons and multiple usability enhancements. Typing on the touchscreen is much easier with a split screen, so you can see message threads, webpages, contacts or email view while typing on the virtual QWERTY keypad - now also available in portrait mode.
- Maps and navigation: Symbian Anna enhances Nokia Maps with better search functionality, new public transportation routes and the ability to check-in to favorite geo-social network sites like Facebook, Foursquare and Twitter
- Browsing: A faster, easier-to-use browser, delivering quicker page loads and improved device navigation allowing people to connect more easily to their favorite sites on the go.
- Better for business: Symbian Anna brings true business-grade security with improved data encryption on Nokia smartphones. Business users with a Nokia N8, Nokia C7, Nokia C6-01 or Nokia E7 can now easily and securely access their company intranet with IPSEC and SSL VPN enablers.
- Near Field Communications (NFC): The Symbian Anna software update also activates the NFC hardware in the Nokia C7, so people can now simply tap their Nokia C7s together to share contacts, photos, videos and play games; easily pair with NFC-enabled accessories from Nokia and others; and read NFC tags to check-in and more
*The precise rollout schedule of the Symbian Anna software update varies from market to market.
**Method of delivery of the software update differs from market to market and operator to operator.
Symbian Anna key features:
- Virtual portrait QWERTY for fast, one handed typing
- Split screen view while typing; so you can see message threads, webpages, contacts or email
- An easier to use and faster browser, delivering quicker page loads and improved navigation
- Refreshed Nokia Maps including simpler search, new public transportation routes and the ability to check-in to Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare or local social networks
- A feature to share your location via email and SMS (even to non-Nokia phones)
Features for business users:
- Instant messaging and presence with Microsoft Communicator Mobile
- E-mail enhancements including full meeting request support
- True business grade security with hardware accelerated encryption
- Easy and secure intranet access for business users who want to access their company intranet
Features for developers:
- Flashlite 4
- Java Runtime 2.2
- Qt Mobility 1.1
- Qt4.7
[via www.nokia.com/symbiananna]
If you follow the news about the development of BlackBerry, OS you probably know that currently RIM preparing BlackBerry OS 6.1 that will be presented at the upcoming BlackBerry smartphones.
BlackBerry OS 6.1 is an improvement to the earlier BlackBerry OS 6 where the BlackBerry OS 6.1 has some new features such as NFC, magnetometer, liquid graphics and other features that were previously displayed at DefCon Asia held in Bali last year. Recently proclaimed that RIM would leave OS 6.1 and now directly jump by presenting the BlackBerry OS 7, while the OS is not going to involve elements of QNX altogether. Looks like the BlackBerry OS 7 will be more interesting and perhaps we will see that there will be many changes for hardware. It seems this OS will debut in September 2011. Let's just wait, what will be announced by RIM at BlackBerry World event next month, What do you think? [via CB]
We all know that the HTC HD2 device is a smartphone that uses Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system, but Steve Smith has been ported MeeGo OS to HTC HD2 smartphone. MeeGo is an operating system which is developed by Intel and Nokia, and later AMD is also incorporated in this MeeGo project.
Here is a video demo of HTC HD2 devices running MeeGo OS.
Bada is the mobile operating system that developed by Samsung Mobile, this platform compete with the other mobile OS and now they plan to release Bada OS 2.0. In the Samsung's Bada event they convey highlights a number of features the next generation of Bada OS called BADA 2.0.
BADA 2.0 would bring new features such as multitasking capability, NFC, HTML5 and support FlashLite 4. In addition, there will be a brand-new interface, Push Notification, Carrier Billing Support and SDK for Mac and Linux. BADA 2.0 itself is scheduled to glide in mid-2011. Before that Samsung reportedly plans to release at least 5 phones that run with Bada 1.1 and Bada 1.2 OS [via Samsunghub]
If we monitoring of MeeGo development, now MeeGo have gained new members in which AMD has joined the MeeGo Project after previous was developed by Nokia and Intel.
In addition we find the hardware specifications required by MeeGo 1.2, this information hot from the MyNokia Blog who explains that MeeGo version 1.2 requires that at least the machine is equipped with 600 MHz processor, 512 MB RAM and 512 MB ROM. Meego 1.2 also requires the GSM / HSPA. CDMA is not yet supported by MeeGo 1.2 and seems to support the new CDMA will be presented by Meego 1.3. Unfortunately, MeeGo 2.1 will be released in April 2011. It gives a new release to manufacturing mobile phones and developers. [via MyNokia Blog]
The people behind the NITDroid project has been trying to get the Android OS to be fully ported to the Nokia N900 device for a while now, and it seems they are close to completion on it.
As we saw, one of the few things less on porting Android to N900 is the ability to make calls. A crucial feature for those users who really want to use the N900 device to make phone calls. Here is a new video that shows both incoming and outgoing calls on the Nokia N900, along with cellular data:[via engadget]
BlackBerry Bold 9700 is rumored to be found the software update to the BlackBerry OS 6 after this device has OS 5 by default. A video on YouTube has been showing us where the BlackBerry Bold 9700 is a very smoothly run the latest OS.
From the video, it was obvious that the BlackBerry OS 6 devices run faster in Bold 9700 than the BlackBerry Torch 9800. Because there are a touchscreen features on the Torch 9800 that makes the running process more complexity. [via mobilemag]
Mary Jo Folye from ZDNet recently reported the results of investigations into the 'Menlo', a mysterious project being worked by Microsoft. Through this project the researchers reportedly about Menlo Microsoft was reviewing the possibility of new Mobile OS platforms.
A PDF document related Menlo project has also been published by Microsoft Research. From these documents revealed that Menlo is a prototype mobile device with 1.4-inch capacitive touch screen, runs Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 and equipped with an accelerometer and barometer. It also called named Greenfield applications that run on top of Menlo platform. Through this application, Menlo expected to detect a 'path' user activity. This is why the document titled 'User Activity-Based Experiences With Latest Mobile Navigation Device'. [via ZDNet]
