Author Archives: Dennis Bournique

Updated: Trying Out Firefox Mobile 1.0 For Maemo

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Firefox Mobile – Truncated header background Update: A couple of days after I originally wrote this piece, Firefox Mobile RC3 went golden as Firefox Mobile 1.0.  As far as I can tell their were no code changes between RC3 and 1.0 so the content of this piece is relevant to the initial this the first non-Beta release of Firefox Mobile.  There have however been updates to some of the extensions most notably “Weave”.  I’ve also found the elusive “Tabs From … Continue reading →

N900 MicroB Browser Basics

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Every new phone has a learning curve, however brief.  When I got my N900 I expected to have to put a fair amount of effort into figuring out how to use the device.  After all this was not only a new handset for me but I’d never used  Maemo before. Plus, I’d heard that the N900 was a geeky device, not really suited for normal mobile users. OK, maybe I am a geek, but I think I got up to … Continue reading →

Nokia N900 First Impressions

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Nokia’s WOMworld has sent me a Nokia N900 to review. Over the next week or two, I intend to cover this groundbreaking device in depth, focusing first on the N900’s Web browsing capabilities using the built in MicroB browser plus Firefox Mobile and any other third party browsers I can find. I’m not sure how long I get to keep the N900 but if I have time I’ll also highlight Web apps that are particularly useful on the device and … Continue reading →

Mobile Industry Incompetence Keeps A Two Year Old Post Relevant

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A post I wrote over two years ago about configuring GPRS settings for Java apps, “Solving Opera Mini Connection Problems” has consistently been the most viewed and most commented on WapReview.  I consider its popularity an indictment of what a bad job the industry, particularly mobile operators and handset makers have done in making it easy for users to setup data and run applications on their phones. In looking it over I noticed some broken links and references to ancient … Continue reading →

Found On The Mobile Web #199

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Found on the Mobile Web is a weekly 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 2118 mobile sites. Travel-Transit/Transit BC Ferries: mobile.bcferries.com A very slick site from BC Ferries, which provides vehicle and passenger ferry service between the mainland, Vancouver Island and other islands in British Columbia’s Gulf of Georgia. It features comprehensive schedules, dockside webcams, vessel tracking … Continue reading →

Skyfire 1.5 For Symbian 3rd and 5th Edition Impressions

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Wednesday,  Skyfire released the long awaited 1.5 version of the Skyfire browser for Symbian (S60) 3rd and 5th edition phones.  1.5 has been available on Windows Mobile 5.0 – 6.5 for some time.  Download either version by visiting get.skyfire.com with your mobile browser or PC. The bigest change in this release is that Skyfire, for the first time, supports Symbian 5th edition and its 640×360 px resolution. The 5th edition release features  kinetic (flick) scrolling and autorotation.  3rd edition users … Continue reading →

Nokia’s Free Navigation Puts the Competition in a World of Hurt.

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Nokia today announced that it is making worldwide turn by turn navigation with voice guidance plus Michelin and Lonely Planet guides, weather, event listings and location sharing on Facebook  free on 10 current smartphones; the Nokia N97 mini, 5800 XpressMusic, 5800 Navigation Edition, E52, E55, E72, 5230 (requires an external GPS receiver), 6710 Navigator, 6730 classic and X6. The N97 will also be receiving free navigation later this month as will all future GPS equipped Nokias. A great deal for … Continue reading →

PinStack – Not Just For BlackBerrys Anymore

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Pinstack, one of the oldest (founded 2004) and largest (over 300,000 registered members) BlackBerry user forums has changed it’s focus. Sometime in the last year or so the site gained Android, iPhone, Windows Mobile, Palm and other smartphone sub-forums and changed its byline from “Where BlackBerry professionals Connect!” to “Smartphone Professionals Alliance!”. PinStack has always been a very active and well run forum with many knowledgeable and active users, so as someone who is interested in all mobile platforms I … Continue reading →