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Hacker steals user data from Nokia developer forum

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:03:00 +0000

H-Online: A vulnerability in its forum software has been exploited by a hacker to compromise mobile phone maker Nokia‘s developer forum. The attacker used SQL injection to access the forum database at developer.nokia.com and, according to Nokia, obtained email addresses of registered users. Where configured to be publicly available, the table also includes details such as the user’s date of birth, web site URL and Skype, ICQ or other IM username; this is reported to be the case for around 7 per cent of users. The database did not contain passwords or credit card information. The issue does not, according to Nokia, affect any other Nokia accounts.

Nokia C7 firmware is updated to 012.003 V1.06

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 22:39:00 +0000

Nokia C7 firmware is updated to 012.003 V1.06. The firmware is available for

059D9B9 : T-Mobile NL NL v1 Silver white
059D188 : 3 UK GB White\Silver v1
059D7V3 : Country Variant Sweden SE
059D9M6 : Country Variant Sweden SE Frosty Metal_COLOR
059F2S7 : Country Variant Finland FI MAHOGANY_BROWN_V1_COLOR
059F2S5 : Country Variant Finland FI CHARCOAL_BLACK_V1_COLOR
059F320 : Country Variant Bulgaria BG FROSTY METAL V1
059F3R5 : Country Variant Bulgaria BG CHARCOAL BLACK V1_COLOR
059F3Q4 : 3 DK DK Frosty Metal_COLOR
059F191 : 3 DK DK Charcoal Black

The update is available via Nokia PC suite or Nokia OVI Suite. And you can also download it via OTA.

Nokia N900 PR 1.3 Firmware Now Available

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 12:30:00 +0000

Well in time for the MeeGo Conference next month, Nokia has just started the rollout of the all new PR 1.3 firmware (v20.2010.36-2) for the N900. The update is available over the air (OTA) in the UK with other countries expected to follow suit tomorrow. It should also be available via Nokia’s Software Updater in the coming days, but if you can’t wait or want to flash your device to get a fresh start, grab the firmware images from here and get cracking.

Nokia N8 Shipments Begin

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 11:33:00 +0000

Nokia would like the world to know that its upcoming smartphone, the N8, is finished. The first batch of devices has left the factories in Finland and China, and these N8s will soon end in the hands of customers all over the world.

Many Nokia fans have wondered will there be further delays for the N8, and this is probably the best answer to that question. Recently, Nokia informed some of the customers who have pre-ordered the device they will be receiving it “during October,” as Nokia decided to “hold the shipments for a few weeks to do some final amends.” However, Nokia immediately clarified that the N8 is not being delayed, and now it proved it with the pictures of N8s leaving the factory.

Like Google and Nokia, Microsoft starts to offer free navigation for its phones

Tue, 11 May 2010 20:10:00 +0000

Google began offering free turn-by-turn navigation with Android 2.0 in late 2009, and Nokia announced at the beginning of 2010 that Ovi Maps navigation would be free on all its future handsets. Today Microsoft announced that it is following suit with free turn-by-turn navigation for Windows 6.x and up phones, powered by Bing Maps.

When getting directions with Bing, there will now be a “Navigate” button which starts the turn-by-turn voice navigation. The voice navigation feature was developed by the Microsoft Tellme team.