3 to bundle Spotify with Sony Ericsson Vivaz

Sony Ericsson’s new Symbian handset, the Vivaz, already looks like a nice bit of kit. Mobile network, 3 has just announced a bundle that will make it even more attractive – Spotify music streaming.
Not free music streaming, mind you – although the phone will be available on a fairly competitive tariff that might make the [...]

Nokia Beta Labs offering 3rd Party betas

We are big fans of  Nokia’s Beta Labs here at Pocketpicks. Some great ideas have started life in the labs – from Nokia Sports Tracker to the augmented reality of Nokia Point & Find. Now, for the first time, Nokia are allowing 3rd Party developers to distribute beta code through the site.
This may seem like [...]

Microsoft releases Silverlight for S60 beta

Microsoft has released a beta version of a Silverlight interpreter for S60 5th Edition phones.
Silverlight is (essentially) Microsoft’s answer to Flash. A cross-platform application framework that lets programmers write apps that can run anywhere there is a working Silverlight runtime. This can be used to add simple stylistic flourishes to websites or to create full-blown [...]

Nokia C6 to be ‘N97 lite’

The new Nokia C6 looks set to be a budget remix of the N97, according to pics leaked to a French mobile site.
A couple of weeks ago Nokia revealed the first of the new C-Series range of budget smartphones. The C5 is a fairly conventional candybar Nokia, albeit with the heart of a full on [...]

Vodafone opens registration for Google Nexus One

It’s nearly Nexus One day here in the UK. The day that will mean we no longer have to spend a fortune in import duties to get our hands on one of Google’s top of the range Android phones.
The actual release date is still under wraps, but the smart money is on “near the start [...]

Android gets Opera Mini 5 beta

Opera may still be drumming its fingers waiting for the iPhone version of Opera Mini 5 to get the nod from Apple (probably best they don’t hold their breath, in our opinion) but that hasn’t slowed down Opera Mini development one jot. Opera has just released Opera Mini 5 beta for Android phones.
The new [...]

Review: Big Ben (Symbian)

Big Ben is a combined phone lock, screen saver & reminder app for S60 5th edition phones. A jack of all trades, but is it a master of any? .

The default S60 screensaver is pretty basic – it does indeed save your screen (well, the battery anyway) but that’s pretty much it. Wouldn’t it be [...]

Vodafone HTC Magic ships with malware

An HTC Magic mobile from Vodafone UK was sent out containing windows malware, reports Panda Security.
One unfortunate Vodafone customer got a nasty surprise when she plugged her new HTC Magic into her Windows PC – a warning from her anti-virus software. Alongside the Android operating system, the Magic also contained the Mariposa bot, the Conficker [...]

Android gets a 3D boost

Android developers will soon be able to make faster, more detailed 3D games and apps thanks to a new development kit for the OS.
Android games have a been a little underwhelming compared to the much flashier titles running on the iPhone but that could soon change. Android Native Development Kit (NDK) release 3 will allow [...]

Nokia invents self-charging phone

Fed up with carting a charger with you when you go on holiday? Nokia may have come up with the solution – the self-charging phone.
Nokia has applied for a patent on a technique for a “?Piezoelectric Kinetic Energy Harvester” that can convert kinetic energy (e.g. shaking your phone) into electricity. This kind of mini generator [...]