FNB a few day’s ago launched its latest innovation, the FNB Banking Application (App), for Smartphones and Tablet computer devices, a first in South Africa The Banking App – FNB’s latest mobile digital channel – combines the benefits of banking with the power of a Smartphone or Tablet computer device to deliver a unique user [...]

At first sight the Nokia E7 looked bulky but appealing to the eye with its sleek brushed aluminium casing that also feels solid in hand. I really enjoyed the well spaced QWERTY pad that is is hidden under the four-inch capacitive touchscreen, AMOLED ClearBlack display. The weight transfer is near perfect when the phone is [...]

Parents and guardians can ensure children stay safe when using mobile phones with the launch of Mobiflock, a child safety service for smartphones. By using unprotected mobile phones children have unfettered access to the internet and other digital communication channels. Although child safety and parental control services are fairly established in the computer world, they [...]

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) today announced the signing of a definitive agreement on a partnership that will result in a new global mobile ecosystem, utilizing the very complementary assets of both companies. Completed ahead of schedule, the definitive agreement is consistent with the joint announcement made on February 11. In addition to [...]

As of 1 December 2010, Nokia has launched MSupport, a customer support service dedicated to operators and corporate customers.  The service will focus on support around Nokia’s full range of Series 60 smartphones and business focused solutions and applications such as Mail for Exchange, Microsoft Lync and IBM Lotus Notes Traveller. “More operators and corporate [...]

Hold onto your hats, Nokia smartphone owners. Opera today unleashed the final version of Opera Mobile 10.1 for Symbian/Series 60 phones, with significantly faster JavaScript performance for a speedy browsing experience. Making its debut in Opera Mobile 10.1 for Symbian is just-in-time compilation (JIT) performance optimization to the Carakan JavaScript engine, the same powerful engine [...]

Nokia today announced that its Ovi Store has reached 3 million downloads per day, a milestone spurred by overall global demand and a recent update that gives users of Nokia’s new Symbian smartphone family a friendlier look and feel as well as more popular apps and games. The company is also gaining significant software developer [...]

Nokia Developer News The mWomen BOP (Base of Pyramid) App Challenge seeks mobile apps that can improve the lot of women in developing nations. Two cash prizes of $10,000 (USD) will be awarded, one to the developer of the best app for low-end mobile devices, and the other, for smartphones. Winners will also receive opportunites [...]

I read loads of articles on “women in tech” and they all seem to go around women either whining about how we don’t get enough scope or recognition from men. Funnily enough most of the writers are male. But fortunately for me, the women I find myself surrounded by do not see themselves at the [...]