Nokia has released updated versions of its Drive, Maps, and Transport apps for Lumia smartphones in the Windows Phone Marketplace. Nokia says the new Drive app offers offline capabilities for navigation when there is no cellular coverage, while Maps gains the ability to save a list of favorite places as well as display traffic information. Nokia Transport offers routing and guidance for public transit in 510 cities in 46 countries around the world, with scheduling information being available for 86 cities. All three apps are free for Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 owners and are available now. ...
Monthly Archives: March 2012
Verizon pushing out update for DROID Charge
Verizon users that own a Samsung DROID Charge LTE smartphone should expect to receive an update soon that will offer new enhancements including support for Verizon’s Remote Diagnostics customer care app. For more information on the firmware upgrade, visit Verizon’s DROID Charge update page. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Samsung Droid Charge to Get Remote Diagnostic Tool, Too
Verizon Wireless today indicated that it will begin pushing a system update to the Samsung Droid Charge in the coming days. The update will add the same remote diagnostics tool that Verizon recently delivered to the LG Revolution. The remote diagnostic software will let Verizon’s technical support staff view the user’s device remotely to help with trouble shooting. The update also addresses several bugs and improves performance. It is free to download, and users will be notified once it is available for their ...
Nokia Updates Drive, Maps, and Transport for Lumia Line
Nokia has delivered updates to its Drive, Maps, and Transport applications to the Marketplace for Mobile. All three apps include new features that are available only to Nokia’s Lumia smartphones. In Nokia Drive, the application now works fully offline, and can provide locally relevant information such as speed limits. In Nokia Maps, users can more easily create, manage, and share lists of visited locations, as well as see live traffic updates in a wide number of countries. Last, Nokia Transport provides public transportation and walking directions in more than 510 cities across 46 ...
AT&T set new single-day record for iPad activations last weekend
AT&T has revealed that on Friday, March 16, the day the new iPad was released to the masses, it set a new single-day record for iPad activations. The statement was made on Twitter from AT&T spokesperson Seth Bloom. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Apple moves 3 million new iPads in three days
Following the hints dropped by CEO Tim Cook and AT&T earlier today, Apple has announced that it sold over 3 million new iPads during the three days of its launch weekend starting Friday, March 16. The new iPad went on sale in a dozen countries and territories on March 16, and Apple is poised to launch it in 24 more this coming Friday, March 23. Without a doubt, this is Apple’s best tablet launch ever, and is with little doubt the biggest launch of any tablet produced by any company. ...
Nokia Store beta gets updated for Symbian, Series 40
Nokia Beta Labs is now offering a new version of the Nokia Store for Symbian and Series 40 devices. The new and improved Nokia Store is expected to offer its Series 40 users the ability to view search history and publisher information as well as application updates. For Symbian users, improvements have been made in how updates are handled. Some bug fixes are included and users should expect to see improvement when downloading large files as well. Nokia is welcoming feedback from users and the new Store clients can be downloaded for free now. ...
RIM, Samsung face lawsuit over use of emoticons
Mobile device manufacturers RIM and Samsung are both facing a new lawsuit from Varia Holdings over their implementation of emoticons on their mobile devices. The lawsuit claims that the quick-access emoticon shortcut menus employed by both companies are in violation of Varia’s patents. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Nokia Reveals Hotspot Feature Headed to Lumia Line
Nokia has indicated via a FAQ posted to its web site that its Lumia Windows Phone devices will be updated with support for the mobile hotspot feature. The Lumia 800 and 710, which are already available in some markets, do not include this feature. According to Nokia, the feature will be added in a future system update, though the timing and availability of the update was not provided. The Lumia 900 and Lumia 610 will support mobile hotspot at launch. Tweet Vote on HN ...
MetroPCS Selling the ZTE Score M Starting Today
MetroPCS began selling the ZTE Score M via its web site today for $49.99 after mail-in rebate. The ZTE Score is a variant of the Score sold by Cricket Wireless. MetroPCS’s version has a slightly larger battery and is slightly thicker, though other features remain unchanged. The Score M is an Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphone with a 600MHz processor, 3.5-inch HVGA display, accelerometer, 3.2-megapixel camera with video capture, and Wi-Fi. Tweet Vote on HN ...