http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/nokia.n86.camera.phone.official.in.canada/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/nokian868mp-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Rogers this morning claimed the title of first North American carrier to pick up the Nokia N86 8MP. Already on display for a few days, the phone is one of the first more quality-focused camera phones and has a variable aperture and high shutter speed that often aren't included on phones. A flash, dedicated camera controls on the two-way slider and an OLED display help refine the final shot furth... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/nokia.n86.camera.phone.official.in.canada/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/n97.and.satio.pulled.due.to.quality.issues/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/sonyericssonsatio-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Symbian has been dealt setbacks in recent days as both Nokia's N97 and Sony Ericsson's Satio appear to have been pulled due to likely quality concerns. The former isn't available on most carriers and is now no longer selectable through Vodafone UK; while visible online, choosing it redirects shoppers to the N97 mini. No explanation has been given, but it's suspected that the more stable Symbian ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/n97.and.satio.pulled.due.to.quality.issues/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/23/spotify.outs.application.for.symbian.phones/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/spotifysymbian.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Spotify on Monday launched a Symbian app for its streaming music service. Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Samsung, among others, use the Symbian operating system in the majority of their devices, potentially opening up the service to millions of new users. Spotify Mobile is already offered for the iPhone and for Android handsets.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/23/spotify.outs.application.for.symbian.phones/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/23/admob.sees.apple.android.jump.in.oct.09/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/iphone3gs-3sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple devices now represent exactly half of all smartphone traffic on the Internet, AdMob said today in its report for October. The iPhone has gained 10 percent of absolute share since August to reach 50 percent while Symbian has fallen again to 25 percent. Apple has identical share in the US.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/23/admob.sees.apple.android.jump.in.oct.09/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/18/most.nokia.phones.to.use.maemo.by.2012/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/nokian900-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Nokia will abandon Symbian for all its Nseries services by 2012, the company said at a launch event for the N900. The Maemo-based smartphone is the only one of its type in Nokia's lineup so far, but the company plans to gradually phase out Symbian S60 on all its Nseries devices over time. It should eventually end in relatively mainstream devices and not just high-end flagships like the N900, whi... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/18/most.nokia.phones.to.use.maemo.by.2012/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/18/sony.ericsson.in.major.cost.reductions/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/sonyericssonxperiax10.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sony Ericsson is in the middle of a surprise, major cost-cutting measure that will close some of its key buildings, an internal memo has revealed today. The cellphone designer is notifying workers that it's closing its Research Triangle Park facility in North Carolina as well as offices in Chennai (India), Kista (Sweden) and Miami. As a result, Engadget hears the company will have to drop 2,000 ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/18/sony.ericsson.in.major.cost.reductions/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/17/flash.and.air.betas.also.bring.hw.decode/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/adobeflash.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Adobe today fulfilled earlier promises and provided betas for both Flash Player 10.1 and AIR 2. Both are the first from Adobe to have a Flash layer that supports multi-touch input, including gestures such as pinching to zoom the window. Flash Player specifically gets H.264 hardware decoding through newer video chipsets and, initially for Windows PCs, can significantly reduce the workload on the ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/17/flash.and.air.betas.also.bring.hw.decode/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/16/nokia.adds.dvb.tv.phone.and.lands.e72/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/nokia5330mobiletv.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Nokia this morning launched an upgraded version of a key feature phone and shipped its flagship business phone. The 5330 Mobile TV Edition puts a DVB-H mobile TV tuner in Nokia's budget music phone and lets it watch free, digital broadcasts with a programming guide to pick channels. It's optimized for the format as it uses the owner's headphones as the antenna and has long enough battery life to... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/16/nokia.adds.dvb.tv.phone.and.lands.e72/ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/16/samsung.galaxy.spica.runs.at.800mhz/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/samsunggalaxyspica.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Samsung started the week by launching its second Android phone on a world level. The Galaxy Spica, or i5700, sits closer to the mid-range but is one of the fastest Android phones ever with an 800MHz proecssor. Its main sacrifices versus the original Galaxy are the use of a less expensive LCD in place of an OLED and a 3.2-megapixel camera instead of the 5-megapixel example on the higher-end phone... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/16/samsung.galaxy.spica.runs.at.800mhz/ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/13/old.rumor.of.nokia.buying.palm.resurfaces/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/palmpre-adsm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Palm stock climbed over 8 percent on Friday after speculation that it would be bought out by Finland-based Nokia. Trading was about 15 times heavier than usual in the morning and remained heavy until the end of the day. The spike mirrored a similar increase from late September.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/13/old.rumor.of.nokia.buying.palm.resurfaces/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:00:00 GMT