I have a new Nokia N95-4 8GB NAM to play with for a few weeks courtesy of Nokia’s WOM. I already own the previous North American 3G version, the N95-3, so here are my impresssions of the 8GB compared with the older model. Physical changes between the N95 NAM and the new 8GB model are fairly minor, being limited to a larger screen (and smaller d-pad and softkeys), all black color scheme and the replacement of the micro SD slot … Continue reading
The html input tag is what’s used to display a text box on a Web page. Input has an optional type parameter. Specifying type=”password” causes characters to be masked, an asterisk is displayed instead of the character typed. It’s standard practice on the “big” web to to use type=”password” on any field where the user enters a password or PIN. This practice has been carried over to the mobile Web were I think it hurts usability while doing little or … Continue reading
I’ve just discovered Evernote and I think I’ll be using this service a lot. It combines online notes, bookmarking, character recognition and a filling system to create a very efficient way to capture and organize your thoughts, observations and all those things you need to remember. There are a couple of versions of Evernote, I’m using the 3.0 beta which is Web (and mobile web) based, although it also has a optional desktop component. I haven’t tried the older desktop-only … Continue reading
This week the Carnival of the Mobilists is at Tarek Ghazali’s Symbiano-Tek. On his 19th birthday, Tarek brings us 17 outstanding posts on mobile gathered from around the web. Visiting the Carnival of the Mobilists every week is one of the best ways to keep up with trends in the mobile world and this week is no exception. There are posts on mobile search, the next iPhone, games in education, web to mobile transcoding, mobile advertising, Linux on mobiles, creating … Continue reading
Found on the Mobile Web is an occasional WAP Review feature listing newly added and updated sites on the YesWAP.com mobile portal and WapReview mobile site directory. With these latest additions the directory and portal now list 1147 mobile sites. Shopping Safetoy (safetoy.mobi) Are your children’s toys safe? This site helps you identify dangerous toys that have been recalled and find safe ones in the shops. The main feature is a searchable database of toys that have been recalled for … Continue reading
Last week I wrote about ATT’s new prepaid data offer, $19.99/month for unlimited 3G. Naturally, I had to try this out so here are my experiences. It generally works very well. There is one issue, though and it’s so stupid I have a hard time believing it. After every data use a Network Service Message pops up on the phone telling you how much you spent and what your balance is. None of the other US prepaid carriers do this, … Continue reading
Opera Mini 4.1 was released today. While I was poking around on OperaMini.com looking for a feature list and some cool imagagry for a post about the release I noticed something interesting. The OperaMini.com homepage has this statement: “The service is not available to Verizon Wireless subscribers (other than BlackBerry users) yet. Please subscribe for an email notification when we have a version available for Verizon customers. Thanks for your patience!” Not available “yet”. Does that imply that it will … Continue reading
Zkout (rhymes with “shout”) is a new player in the crowded mobile social network field. Launched (audio) at Le Web 3 in December, Zkout bills itself as “The network that follows you”, emphasizing that it’s location based. Zkout combines Twitter-style location and status updates with location and media sharing. The basic idea is that you periodically update your status and location and optionally upload a photo or video shot on location. Zkout calls these updates “Moments”. Your information is shared … Continue reading