Nokia premieres Ovi Suite 3.0 beta
After a private alpha, Nokia has loosed a beta of its refreshed Ovi Suite client -- now at version 3.0 -- on visitors of its Beta Labs site. Seems like most of the improvements revolve around simplifying common activities, but the biggest change would have to be the addition of tight Ovi Music integration, including playback controls, store access, and Ovi Music Unlimited support -- in other words, this product is now officially the Zune / iTunes of the Nokia world, and in this case we'd say that's a very good thing. Installation is said to be faster and simpler than before, too, so come on, hesitant N8 owner -- what the heck are you waiting for
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: engadget, engadget-mobile, entry, itunes, mobile, music, nokia, ovisuite3.0, world, zune
Engadget Mobile Podcast 063 – 11.20.2010
This year, we're giving thanks for the plethora of new Android phones we've been given the pleasure of reviewing in recent months.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: 1080P, chris-ziegler, days, engadget-mobile, entry, gravy, iphone, mobile, motorola defy, nexus, phone, podcast, verizon, zune
Engadget Mobile Podcast 062 – 11.14.2010
We're skipping Sunday School to hang out and chat about cell phones! Play hooky with us...or else. Hosts: Chris Ziegler, Myriam Joire ( tnkgrl ), Sean Cooper Producer: Trent Wolbe Music: Daestro - Light Powered ( Ghostly International ) 00:02:11 - Nexus S 00:12:48 - Nokia taking over Symbian development, Foundation responsible for licensing 00:17:25 - AT&T tells Samsung Focus customers not to buy microSD cards yet, wait for 'certified' ones (update: random access speed is key) 00:22:25 - Dell Venue Pro 00:31:45 - Confirmed: Kin One and Two are returning to Verizon.
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone Tags: engadget, engadget mobile podcast, engadget-mobile, engadgetmobile, entry, htc, light, music, myriam, myriam-joire, podcast, sunday-school, wifi, zune
Engadget Mobile Podcast 059 – 10.24.2010
Modern phones, like chocolate, wine, and love, are things that cross geopolitical and spiritual boundaries. This edition of the Engadget Mobile Podcast takes a look at what happens when boundaries are created, destroyed, and crossed. Let's get heavy
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: chocolate, chris-ziegler, engadget mobile podcast, engadget-mobile, mobile, music, myriam, myriam-joire, phone, the-podcast, wine, zune
AT&T offering a free month of Zune to folks who buy a Windows Phone 7 handset this year
We already knew AT&T was giving away ilomilo and a free month of U-verse Mobile to folks who buy one of its glorious Windows Phone 7 phones. What else?
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: already-offers, entertainment pack, entertainmentpack, free trial, free-month, other-carriers, windows phone 7, windows-phone, world, zune
Zune software headed to Mac, the better to sync your Windows Phone?
It never really occurred to us that Windows Phone 7 buyers wouldn't be able to use their phones in tandem with Apple computers, but here's the confirmation all spelled out: Microsoft's Oded Ran recently tweeted that Zune will let Mac users sync WP7 phones, presumably using an OS X compatible version of the desktop software package. Of course, since the tweet was deleted shortly after it was written, it's possible this was some sort of mistake, but if buyers find the twain incompatible come launch day, you'd best believe there's going to be some consumer outrage. Here's hoping that if the software does exist, it'll sync good ol' Zune media players as well
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: confirmation, desktop, microsoft, oded ran, outrage, package, since-the-tweet, some-consumer, windows, zune
Zune software version 4.7 is now ready to receive your Windows Phone 7
Microsoft has taken care of a little bit of T-crossing and I-dotting this morning by updating its Zune desktop software to v4.7.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: additional-note, app marketplace, engadget, firmwareupdate, marketplace, microsoft, tipster, update, windows, windows phone 7, windowsphone7, wp7 launch, zune
Engadget Mobile Podcast 056 – 10.04.2010
BlackBerry dropped a bomb on us this week, while Nokia, T-Mobile, and Samsung dropped minor explosions on us. It's a totally ballistic edition of the Engadget Mobile Podcasts, complete with an extended question-answering session for the good of the Engadget Mobile Community. And it's all yours! Get to clicking.
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone Tags: berry-playbook, black, chris-ziegler, engadget mobile podcast, engadget-mobile, engadgetmobile, engadgetmobilepodcast, mobile, nokia, podcast, zune
Microsoft job posting hints at another Zune, or perhaps an internally-developed phone
We'd heard rumors that a new Zune was on the way, but here's a spot of evidence that something's actually up: Microsoft's adding a senior mechanical engineer to help build "the next generation of portable entertainment and communication devices." While the job listing in question is technically for Microsoft's Mobile Communications Business, which oversees Windows Phone, it's clear that some things have changed since the Entertainment & Devices shakeup : "We are the team that shipped the Zune HD," the post reads. It appears that there's a new group within Microsoft called the Portable Entertainment Group which isn't afraid to design its own hardware and includes the Zune team, though whether that hardware be Zune, phone or something more obscure still remains to be seen. Microsoft job posting hints at another Zune, or perhaps an internally-developed phone originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 11 Sep 2010 18:11:00 EST
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: business, communications, engineer, entertainment, Generation, job posting, jobs, phone, portable, windows, zune, zunehd
Engadget Mobile Podcast 052 – 08.27.2010
This edition of the Engadget Mobile Podcast is all about you. Well, not all about you, but about 80 percent you. You've got questions, we've got answers -- especially in this special Q&A edition.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: chris-ziegler, engadget-mobile, engadgetmobilepodcast, entry, international, motorola-charm, podcast, result, zune