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Preview of the New Symbian Anna OS

Here is a very quick demo of the new Symbian Anna OS that will be released very soon. The Symbian Anna OS will be for phones such as the Nokia E7 and Nokia N8.

Video in French.

Images: Mac OS X Lion

Mac OS X Lion is here and Apple have started to release it to developers. Here are some screen shots of the upcoming version of Apple’s desktop operating system.

Remember that these images from the February release and there is a good chance things will change before its official release.

How to Evaluate and Test your Sites for Mobile

Gomez is a company that created the “Mobile Readiness Test” which evaluates and rates your site in a mobile environment. The test is incredibly complete and free, but it requires you to use a registration before running the test.

The usability for smart phones has increased enormously in the last few years, making the mobile market a far more lucrative and where, of course, companies keep investing. That’s why offering our web site stable and with a nice presentation in every environment is a key factor.

Gomez test provides a test where we can rate our sites in different factors like:

  • Page weight.
  • Readiness Compliance Test.
  • Character encoding.
  • Caching.
  • Page size limit.
  • Pop-up windows.
  • Etc.

We receive also a “Test Summary”, with all the warnings, fails and comments about the test.

Sony Ericsson Aspen Caught on Video

Aspen phone

I’ve actually been keeping my eye on this one for a few weeks now. It’s the up and coming Sony Ericsson Aspen. The reason it caught me eye is threefold. Firstly, it has a touch screen. Secondly, it has a Blackberry-style keypad. And lastly, it’s running WinMob 6.5.3. Oh, and it looks great too!

Now, a video has emerged which shows a Russian or Eastern European guy reviewing the phone. Unfortunately, it’s all in a foreign language but you can still make out some of the great features of the phone. He first shows you the exterior casing and build quality. Then he powers up the phone and takes you through some of the very impressive 6.5.3 menus and functions. The media player and messaging options are displayed in great detail.

Lastly, he compares the device alongside devices from other popular Smartphone manufacturers such as Apple and RIM. Check out the new Sony Ericsson Aspen below.

SD Card Reader Comes to the iPhone/iPod Touch

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Many are saying that it’s long overdue. And they’re right, it is. Given the fact that Apple have marketed their iPhone as the best smart phone on the market and next down the ladder to a netbook, you’d think they would have allowed users to transfer data without having to hook it up to their PC.

I enjoy the odd bit of photography, and it was a pain having to connect my iPod and start up iTunes just to transfer a handful of pictures. Now, Apple have given permission for third-party storage related hardware. The first out of the blocks is ZoomMediaPLUS with their ZoomIt with their SC card reader which plugs into the bottom of the device, and works in conjunction with their app. The app allows you to transfer data to and from the SD card juts as though it was connected to your PC.

I think that this recent development by Apple, to allow external memory solutions, is due to the impending launch of the iPad and the criticism for not being enough of a computer. Perhaps the ZoomIt DS reader will work on that too. The only downside to this new piece of hardware is the price tag: $60. A bit expensive for an SD reader. Also, it won’t be shipping for a few months. But during that time, if you pre-order, you can get a $10 discount.