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SlingMedia introduces the Sling Catcher
Three new ways to get content to your TV 26 September 2008 10:42 GMT
Coming soon (though we can't tell you when) is the Sling Catcher from SlingMedia.

SlingMedia has made a name for itself with devices that let you send content from your TV to your PC or Mac, and a whole host of mobile phones from Symbian devices through to BlackBerrys.
S60 Touch UI screens appear online
New interface shown off 22 July 2008 10:33 GMT
S60 Touch UI screens have started to appear on the Internet giving Nokia fans a brief glimpse of what a touchscreen mobile from the company might look like.

Posted on Mobile Royale, one of the screens shown in landscape shows a series of icons across the top,...
VIDEO: Tech week in view on Megawhat News
Our spin on the big stories of the week in video 27 June 2008 17:05 GMT
Switch on Megawhat TV now for our round-up of the biggest news stories of the week; and what we thought of them in a highly viewable vid.

This week we tackle whether data loss - from HMRC to the MoD to Virgin Media - why does it keep happening? Also, our views...
VIDEO: Megawhat News - Virgin Media loses 1000s bank details
The top stories of the day in a Pocket-lint sized vid 25 June 2008 9:14 GMT
Want to know the latest news but don't have time to read the stories we've written?

Well why not take a peek at the top stories on video.

In today's headlines: Virgin Media admits losing thousands of bank details; Symbian foundation to take on...
Symbian shows off S60 "Touch" operating system
Demo video shows touch and tilt features 11 June 2008 17:34 GMT
Symbian has shown off a video demoing its new touchscreen operating system showing what’s to come from handsets using the interface.

The video, which is high class corporate gloss, features people using the a series of concept phones to stay in "touch with...
Samsung L870 - speculation on specs
Soul-like Smartphone to be launched next month? 20 May 2008 13:51 GMT
Rumours are abound that a new Samsung Symbian slider is on its way to our shores.

In fact, should the Boy Genius Report be believed, the L870 will be announced next month at Communic Asia or could be unveiled even sooner.

There's no official news...
Motorola Z10 launches in UK
Hello Moto! 1 May 2008 11:04 GMT
It was first introduced to the world way back in January but now Motorola's latest kick slider has arrived in the UK.

The Moto Z10 is now available in O2 shops but the London launch gave journos a chance to have a play with the phone.

And the more...
Samsung gets to grips with Symbian smartphone
Samsung launches its Symbian OS smartphone 25 April 2007 14:13 GMT
Samsung unveils its latest mobile incorporating Symbian OS its new smartphone SGH-i400 was launched at the S60 summit in Madrid.

The new model will be jumping into the competitive mobile market and be a challenger to Nokia, based on Symbian OS and S60 it comes...
Sony Ericsson to acquire Symbian
Mobile phone company will own software developers for smartphones 7 November 2006 16:57 GMT
Sony Ericsson has made a bid for UIQ Technology, a part of Symbian that creates the user interface for the company’s smartphones.

The company is the biggest licensee of the UIQ’s OS, have installed it on the P990, M600, and W950 handsets. The history of UIQ...
SlingPlayer Mobile to be available for any Symbian-based smartphone
Slingbox can stream your home TV to your mobile 17 October 2006 16:12 GMT
The announcement by Sony today that LocationFree Player is now available for the Sony Ericsson P990 smartphone seems like a case of “Me, too”, as Sling Media has announced that its SlingPlayer Mobile software will be available to all Symbian-based mobiles in Europe and Asia...
Symbian aims for multimedia with Symbian OS9
3 February 2005 19:20 GMT
Symbian has unveiled its latest version of its operating system for mobile phones.

The latest edition - Symbian OS 9 focuses on multimedia elements such as support for the coming generation of multi-mega-pixel cameraphones. Enhanced support for 3D graphics,...