The successor to the Nokia N8 could be the Finns’ last Symbian handset according to the latest rumours. The Register reports that Nokia has cancelled the development of all but one Symbian handset, said to be a high-end N8-alike smartphone. We reported last month that Nokia seemed likely to ditch Symbian earlier than expected as a result of the company’s decision to place most of its eggs in the Windows Phone basket last year. Symbolic When CEO Stephen Elop announced that Nokia was backing Windows Phone in 2011, there was quite a lot of confusion over what would happen to the ailing OS – first Nokia said it would simply keep supporting Symbian, then it said Symbian was here to stay and would power its ‘next million’ phones and then it said no more Symbian phones would be coming to the US … Like we said, confusing
The Samsung Galaxy S3 could be arriving in less than three months, and push the boundaries of phone sleekness again. According to South Korean title Electronic Times News , the new phone will reportedly come in a package that’s just 7mm thin, making it one of the thinnest on the market. However, it wouldn’t be THE thinnest, thanks to the Huawei Ascend P1 S , which launched to great (ish) fanfare at CES this year popping up at 6.68mm thick.
After launching a mobile app search iOS application back in March , Yahoo! has recently unveiled a Web-based version of its Yahoo! App Search service , which app-fans can access from a browser on their computer or mobile device. You can search for iOS and Android applications using the Web-based Yahoo! App Search, and results can be filtered by both price and category; the service also displays application descriptions and screenshots, along with user reviews. Furthermore, Yahoo!’s service allows users to view app trends, too, which is an interesting feature.
HTC has revealed plans to launch a white version of the Sensation handset, which will also bring Android Ice Cream Sandwich along for the ride. The Ice White version of the device will launch on March 1, while adding Android 4.0 into the mix makes it the first in the HTC Sensation series to pack the latest version of Google’s mobile OS. The newly-painted Sensation could also be the first device to boast HTC’s refined Sense 4.0 UI, although that’s yet to be confirmed. A dutch press release also states that devices its counterparts the Sensation XE, Sensation XL will also be getting an Android 4.0 update “soon.” Cutting down on the clutter?
MyScript Notes Mobile ($7.99) by Vision Objects MyScript Notes Mobile is for iPad only. This may come as a disappointment to folks who have been enjoying the free MyScript Memo on their iPhones and iPod touches. I found other things about it to be disappointing as well