A beta version of Opera Mobile 10 has just been released exclusively for Symbian powered smartphones. This new version has a couple of very enticing new features with the most highly sought after one being the fact that it is 50% faster than version Symbian versions.

Additionally, the version 10 beta adds tabbed browsing and a “speed dial” page similar to the one found as the default page in Google’s Chrome.

You can get the Opera Mobile 10 beta here.

via mobiletechworld

Tags: $10, Beta, Cell Phones, Mobile browser, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Nokia, opera mobile, symbian

The Meizu M8 has seen a tough road with delays and much scrutiny due to its iPhone like design. However, it seems like the software designers are really stepping up their game as you can see in the above video; a demonstration of the new 1.0.0.1 beta firmware.

Anyways, there’s not much to say other than that as we don’t even know when to expect this firmware updated to be pushed out so check out the video and let us know what you think in the comments.

via meizume

Tags: Beta, Cell Phones, firmware, M8, Meizu, Meizu, Mobile News, Mobile Software, video demonstration

We were not expecting Chrome OS to arrive anytime soon but it looks like at least some lucky fellas managed to get it from Google already. Sure it’s not the full version but we could always play with a beta, can’t we?

Unfortunately the download link doesn’t seem to work anymore so you might not be able to download a copy for yourself. But here’s what we’re all missing out on:

2009-10-21: New Chrome OS 0.4.223 beta is available now!
Chrome OS is a brand new free operating system built around the revolutionary Google Chrome browser.
The project aim is to provide a lightweight Linux distribution for the best web browsing experience.
Featured software in Chrome OS:
GNOME 2.24 desktop environment
Google Chrome 4.0.223 web browser
Google Picasa 2.7 photo manager New!
OpenOffice.org 3.0 office suite
GIMP 2.6 image editor
Flash Player 10.0 plugin
and much more!
System requirements of Chrome OS:
Processor: Intel Pentium, Xeon or newer; AMD Duron, Athlon, Sempron, Opteron or newer
RAM: min. 256 MB
Hard disk: min. 1 GB
Graphics card: supports most modern graphics cards

Or was it all a mistake and the beta isn’t even supposed to come out yet?

via Google

Tags: Beta, Chrome OS, Google, Google

It was announced today that the app store for the Symbian platform, entitled Horizon, has today gone live in beta form. There isn’t much to choose from right now with only 50 mobile apps currently available but the Symbian Foundation promise thousands of choices in 2010.

While this is great news for Symbian users its also great news for app developers as they now have another platform to infiltrate.

Check out more here.

Tags: App Store, Beta, Cell Phones, horizon, Mobile News, Mobile Software, symbian

Opera has released a new version of their popular browser for mobile phones, also known as Opera Mini which is now in version n.5, in beta mode. It’s one of the most popular mobile browsers due to its compatibility with a high number of different phones, which is a good detail.

Anyhow, the latest Opera Mini 5 browser has the following upgrades:

- password manager
- speed dial that “connects” with your bookmarks
- a better touchscreen interaction
- tabbed browsing so you can check 10 sites at once

Opera Mini 5 is most probably the best browser you can get for your cellphone. Download it now (don’t forget it is in beta) at the Opera site.

Tags: Beta, browser, mini 5, Mobile Software, Opera

Google has recently come forth to announce that their Chrome web browser has a new beta out which is now available for Windows users.

This beta has some very key features, first of all, Google says that it is a full 30% faster than the previous version of Chrome making for faster Javascript execution, webpage rendering, you name it. Another major addition is themes which means you will be able to download themes to completely customize the look and feel of Chrome.

To read more about the latest Chrome beta head over to its official blog, here.

Tags: Beta, Chrome, Faster, Google, software, Theme, web browser

While it probably doesn’t mean the applications are going to get any breakthrough features right off the bat, Google has announced that their entire suite of Google Apps have left the beta stage. But what does this actually mean?

Well, nothing. Google explains their decision to remove the beta tage came along when they realized that some bussinesses were hesistant to make the switch due to the perceived notion that the Apps weren’t ready for “prime time”.

Furthermore, Google vows to continue to innovate and improve on their entire suite of online applications (including Gmail) despite them no longer being in beta form.

Tags: Beta, Business, gmail, Google, google apps, online, software

Apple released the iPhone OS 3.1 beta yesterday and lucky developers out there can now enjoy the new firmware update. While there’s no official change log coming from Apple, the Internet is now filled with unofficial rumors about the iPhone OS 3.1.

Here’s what we should expect from it:

• MMS options available on AT&T but the service is not running
• Voice Control available over Bluetooth
• Vibration when moving icons
• “Save as copy” option available for saving videos
• Improved OpenGL and Quartz
• APIs for third party apps that access video
• Modem firmware updated to5.08.01
• Updated AT&T profile to 4.2

Come on Apple, tell us all what’s going on in iPhone OS 3.1! As you can see we already have a pretty good idea of what’s coming…

Tags: 3.1, Apple, Beta, developers, firmware, iPhone, Mobile Software, OS, SDK, Updates

Well what do you know iPhone developers! Apple has apparently released iPhone OS 3.1 Beta for you guys. The SDK is out now so you can probably get it right ahead. When you do that, drop us a line and tell us what’s new!  Only developers have that privileged access to this beta so we’ll be waiting for them to leak it to the rest of us regular mortals. What has Apple changed besides the regular improvements and solved issues? We’ll be updating the story as we find out more!

Tags: 3.1, Apple, Apple, Beta, developers, iPhone, Mobile News, Mobile Software, SDK

One of the underrated features of the Blackberry Smartphones today has to be their video capturing capability. Similar to most camera phones in the market today, the Blackberry series can likewise be used proficiently to capture and upload videos. Perhaps a new software in the RealPlayer SP can make things easier, just in case the real issue is concerning the software that Blackberry owners use today.

RealPlayer SP automatically converts video for playback on the powerful media player that comes on BlackBerry smartphones, delivering clear and vibrant video with great sound quality. And with microSD cards that currently support up to 16 GB per card, customers can easily expand storage to carry more videos wherever they go.

The RealPlayer SP Beta is available for free to download at the RealPlayer website. Support for h.264 video conversion, DVD playback, and DVD burning is available to those customers who upgrade to RealPlayer Plus SP for $39.99.

(Source) Press

Tags: Beta, blackberry phones, camera phones, capability, card customers, Cell Phones, gb, h 264, microsd cards, Mobile Software, new software, playback, smartphones, sound quality, storage, uploading videos, video conversion

Microsoft has just sent out a friendly reminder that those currently running the Windows 7 beta or are looking to get their hands on the RC, better act fast.

Starting on July 1st the Windows 7 beta that was released some time ago will begin rebooting ever 2 hours and on August 1st be rendered completely useless. The RC on the other hand will work until the operating system’s official release.

So again, if you’re running the Windows 7 beta, switch to the RC, and if you haven’t downloaded the RC yet and want to, do it now.

Read (The Windows Blog)

Tags: Beta, Desktop PCs, Laptops, microsoft, operating system, rc, Release Candidate, software, Windows 7

You have been probably waiting for Adobe to finish its Flash 10 for smartphones already but the company doesn’t have a final version just yet. Good news though, that Flash 10 is going to be available by the end of the year, at least in beta. According to its latest earnings presentation Flash 10 beta for smartphone will be available sometime in October. The software will be available for smartphones made by Nokia and Palm or running Google and Microsoft OS.

via blogcdn

Tags: adobe, Beta, Flash 10, Google, Google, Microsof, microsoft, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Nokia, Nokia, Palm, Palm

It seems that Mozilla has gone ahead and released a release candidate to beta users for Firefox 3.5 despite any prior announcement.

Some features found in the update (which Mozilla says totals 5,000) include build-in video, a private browsing mode, geolocation to provide certain websites with the user’s location and finally the faster loading of pages including JavaScript programs.

Those brave souls who want to dive head first into the update before its officially released later this month can grab the release candidate here.

Tags: 3.5, Beta, Desktop PCs, Firefox, Laptops, Mozilla, Release Candidate, software, web browser

Thanks to Zumobi, Palm Pre owners can now access the latest news, entertainment and lifestyle content right on their device. Known to cater to the various smartphones known today, the Palm Pre is the latest addition to that roster of compatible mobile devices. Also, another app has been released for the Palm Pre and this is for the baseball fans who want to catch the latest in the world of baseball. Sporting News Baseball is the said app and is now available as well.

The evolution of the mobile phone in bringing emphasis on mobile news and updates has been around and with the Palm Pre just being recently released, the number of apps compatible with this gadget is slowly growing. The new apps are now available for free at the Pre’s on-device beta App Catalog.

“We know that Palm Pre users will enjoy The TODAY Show and Sporting News Baseball on their new Pre phone, and we look forward to other great applications for the Palm Pre from The Zumobi Network.”

(Source) Press

Tags: baseball fans, Beta, Cell Phones, evolution, gadget, latest addition, lifestyle content, mobile devices, Mobile News, mobile phone, Mobile Software, network source, news entertainment, Palm, smartphones, sporting news baseball, today show

The Palm Pre is now slowly getting its share of needed apps for their device needs as WHERE has been added at the on-device beta App Catalog. WHERE is a local application for mobile devices, aiding people, places and things that individuals require.

WHERE covers practically everything a consumer needs, ranging from weather, news and reviews buzzing around in the market today. The Palm Pre aims to live up to its billing in delivering the necessary information for Palm users, and with WHERE, you can bet that all areas from news to reviews can now be accessible with this software organizer-type of an app.

The WHERE application for the Palm Pre phone can be downloaded from the on-device beta App Catalog.

(Source) Press

Tags: aims, apps, Beta, catalog source, mobile devices, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Palm, palm users, software organizer, weather news

Intel have issued Moblin v2.0 beta for netbooks and nettops, which is the newest version of the company’s open-source OS for Atom-based devices.  Mobile v2.0 has a new, visually-enhanced GUI, the “m_zone” homescreen, integrated Twitter and Last.fm widgets, and a new incorporated browser based on Mozilla’s engine. There’s also a new media player, with support for UPnP streaming and USB devices, a new connection manager with GUI, and the prediction of further social networking integration.

The free download is a 321MB that apparently only supports wired networking at present, not WiFi, though it’s vague if this is only on certain systems or all hardware. Mobile v2.0 also seems to be aiming towards netbooks/nettops only, rather than MIDs, which will likely disappointment to ultramobile fans.

Tags: Atom-based, Beta, device, Intel, Mobile News, Moblin, open-source OS, v20

iPhone firmware 3.0 is nowhere near us yet but the beta version has revealed some new features of the new OS. Here’s what we’re talking about:

Audio
• Variable speed track scrubbing
• Variable speed podcast playback (.5x and 2x)
• Single-button 30 second podcast rewinding

General
• Close all Safari windows at once
• Battery Indicators feature percentages (numbers, not just bars)
• Expanded data detection (phone is more apt to hotlink emails and numbers)

We’re probably going to see even more features meant to improve our overall iPhone experience once we get that iPhone 3.0.

via World of Apple

Tags: Apple, Beta, firmware, iPhone 3.0, Mobile News, Mobile Software, software

Apple has released a new version of its famous browser. Safari 4 Beta will come with a new Javascript engine, the Nitro, which is supposed to be 4.2x faster than Safari 3. The browser will come with new features like Top Sites which shows the most visited websites in a wall of previews. It will also have full history search and you can use Cover Flow to browse through the bookmarks. Safari 4 Beta will also bring you Smart Address Field and Smart Search Field. There’s also Full Page Zoom and Tabs on Top. The new browser will work on both Mac and Windows. As for Windows, Safari 4 Beta will bring you a new look which uses Windows standard font rendering and native title bars so that Safari will better integrate into Windows XP or Vista.

Test Safari 4 Beta for yourself until the final version comes out and tell us how it feels like. Will the iPhone get a new mobile browser too?

via Apple

Tags: Apple, Beta, mac, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Safari 4, windows

A MyPhone beta page popped out yesterday and everyone started talking about it. It was all a mistake but it looks like Microsoft has confirmed everything. Microsoft will offer invites to a few people for a private beta testing but that will happen at the MWC. And in case you thought MyPhone is some kind of a Zune Phone then don’t get all excited. MyPhone is simple that sync service we’ve talked about earlier on here, called SkyBox. We’ll let you know how one can join the beta once Microsoft announces it.

via windowsmobile

Tags: Beta, microsoft, microsoft, Mobile News, Mobile Software, MWC, MyPhone, SkyBox, Sync, Windows Mobile

We haven’t tested Windows 7 on an SSD yet but from what we’ve seen so far, the OS is far more dependable than its predecessor. Sure it’s still a beta and things might improve and sure you will still get that blue screen of death from time to time, but over all, Windows 7 beta is doing better than Vista.

And speaking about that SSD performance it looks like Windows 7 runs better on SSD than Vista. You can expect better speed, better access times and lower CPU usage. And since Windows 7 and SSD are going to be surely part of your immediate future, it’s good to know that Microsoft is finally doing its job.\\

via TweakTown

Tags: Beta, microsoft, microsoft, Mobile News, Mobile Software, SSD, vista, Windows 7