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Vivaz and Vivaz Pro shown off, UI changes

"While at MWC I spent some time looking at the new Symbian^1 handset - the Sony Ericsson Vivaz and its sister device, the QWERTY equipped, Vivaz Pro. Over the next week or so we'll be featuring a number of Vivaz videos to give you a closer look at Sony Ericsson's latest Symbian handsets. In the first video there's a general overview of the hardware and the 'panel' powered homescreen, while the second video looks at some of the homescreen UI additions compared to the Sony Ericsson Satio...

N97 firmware update v21.0.045 ready to download

"Well, it missed the original rumoured deadline (last Thursday), but it's here now - v21.0.045 firmware for the Nokia N97 (classic), available via NSU as a 143MB download, featuring 'better call reliability and smoother touchscreen scrolling'. Comments welcome if you can add to the changelog/overview below. In view of the limited free space on disk C:, see below for my installation recommendations. (The previous firmware version was v20, the first to bring in Symbian^2-like full kinetic ...

New Samsung Netbooks: Press Release

Looks like Samsung really are gearing up for some new releases. Click through below to read the full marketing blurb from the nice people at Samsung.We singled out the Samsung N220 for some attention in our N220 overview, and will now give a quick run down of the other three models below. Unfortunately details are a little sketchy so far!Samsung N210The N210 features Samsung's "crystal design pattern" - time will tell whether this is something to be coveted or not! It also promises up to 12 ...

Day two with the Zune HD (software overview) – Video

I’ve had a bit more time to play with that Zune HD that I unboxed yesterday, and I think I’m going to have a love/mild annoyance relationship with this media player going forward. Here’s what I’ve noticed so far after using the Zune HD for about a day: Pros: The user interface is incredibly slick and the animations are attractive without being particularly distracting. The desktop Zune Marketplace software is excellent for arranging media, downloading podcasts, and purchasing me...