Nokia Locks Public Access to Navifirm

Nokia announced several months ago that it would restrict access to its firmware repository beginning early January. For whatever reasons, that did not happened until recently. According to WMPoweruser, public access to Nokia Firmware Repository, also known as Navifirm, is now longer available. “Nokia will close the connection to the Nokia Firmware Repository during the month of January 2013 and will integrate access control.Then, to access the Nokia Firmware Repository will need to login at Nokia Online During the transition phase (December 2012-January 2013) and the open channel, both the subject with the restriction will be open, but the open channel will be closed at the end of January 2013.” This means that Nokia users will...

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Nokia Conference Beta Arrives on Lumia Smartphones

Today, Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia announced a new mobile application for its Windows Phone-based Lumia handsets, namely Nokia Conference. Just as its name suggests, the application was designed to provide users with the possibility to make conference calls while on the go, all in a simple, user-friendly manner. The software was released through the Nokia Beta Labs, and arrives on devices with a beta tag attached to it, mainly for testing purposes, it seems.  “No more switching to the calendar app, remembering the ID/PIN codes, getting the right access number, and keying it all in,” a post on Nokia Beta Labs explains. “Instead just hit one button or even join via voice command (Windows Phone 8 only). It's very handy for...

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Download Now, Microsoft New Landscape Theme for Windows (Free)

Microsoft has recently launched a new theme called New Zealand Landscapes: West Coast that’s aimed at Windows users looking to customize their desktop backgrounds with high-resolution wallpapers. The theme packs a total of 17 photos, all of which are taken by photographer Ian Rushton, the artist who also provided HD backgrounds for a number of other Windows themes. New Zealand Landscapes: West Coast is compatible with the latest Windows versions released on the market, including Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows RT, with all wallpapers being packed in a single .themepack file that automatically deploys the content on your computer. “Moss-covered rocks, windswept dunes, flowing waves, sand shimmering in the evening’s last light:...

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Some Specs of Business Class AMD Richland APUs Revealed from Biostar CPU Support List

Biostar is one of the many motherboard makers with Advanced Micro Devices as a client and partner, which means it usually gets information on upcoming chips earlier than everyone save its fellows. Sometimes that information slips through the cracks of the world wide web, like now. A CPU support list has shown the Richland A4-6300B, A6-6400B and A10-6800B business class APUs. The A10-6800B is a 4.1 GHz part with 100 W TDP (thermal design power) and four CPU cores, plus 2 MB L2 cache per module (4 MB total). AMD A4-6300B and A6-6400B have 3.7 GHz and 3.9 GHz clocks and have 65W TDPs, two cores (each) and 1 MB L2 cache. These B-series chips will probably be shipped as part of OEM desktop personal/office computers, but not as retail...

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Firefox-Based KEON Smartphone Receives FCC Approval

Last week, Spanish company Geeksphone announced that the entry-level Keon and Peak smartphones powered by Firefox OS would be available for purchase via its online store. According to the handset manufacturer, both smartphones will be available for order anywhere in the world for €91 / $119 and €149 / $195, respectively. A few days after the official announcement, Engadget reports that Keon, the most affordable of the two, has just received FCC’s (Federal Communications Commission) approval. As expected, the smartphone comes equipped with a decent; 3.5-inch HVGA capacitive touchscreen display, a 1GHz single-core processor and a 1580 mAh Li-Ion battery. Customers in the United States who wish to order the Keon should also know...

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iOS 7 Needs This Jailbreak Tweak!

Atom, an upcoming Cydia tweak that lets you unlock your iPhone to six different apps just by dragging a slider over to their icons, deserves more than just our attention. It deserves Apple’s attention as well. Set to become available on the BigBoss repository in the Cydia Store this week, Atom puts a lock icon right smack in the middle of your screen and lets you slide it over to one of six apps that you want to launch. Click on the image above to expand it. It’s as simple as it is brilliant, and while it’s not the first jailbreak tweak of its kind, it’s certainly the best so far. Which means Apple should really consider buying this idea from whoever coded it (Absinthe Jailbreak doesn’t mention the developer) and bring a bit...

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Nokia to Launch Something New on April 24

Today, Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia has announced plans to unveil something new on Wednesday, April 24, although it did not offer specific info on what would be unwrapped. “On Wednesday morning at 7am GMT we will be announcing something new, followed by a Q&A session with Neil Broadley from our Mobile Phones team and a special guest,” Nokia announced in a blog post on Nokia Conversations. The message was accompanied by a teaser photo, which can be seen above, and which suggests that the company might unveil a QWERTY-enabled smartphone later this week, most probably one included in its already popular Asha series. However, this is mere speculation for the time being, and we’ll have to wait for April 24 to arrive to learn...

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May-Bound AMD Dual-GPU Radeon HD 7990 Malta Benchmarked

This past weekend, we found out what the exact specifications of the newest and greatest upcoming AMD graphics card were. Now we get to follow up on that with some benchmark test results. The following are the results of the card being tested and compared against NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 690 dual-GPU board. As some may expect, AMD's newer dual-chip adapter completely trounces NVIDIA's board, giving credence to the rumors that the Santa Clara company is readying an even stronger Titan card. In 3DMark FireStrike, the Malta scored 11479 Marks, much higher than the 9863 Marks of the GeForce GTX Titan and even higher than the 8859 Marks of the GTX 690. Then there was the even more demanding FireStrike Extreme setting, where the product managed...

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NVIDIA Prepares GeForce Titan Ultra Graphics Card

We thought that the GeForce GTX Titan LE graphics card was the only superpowered single-GPU graphics card that NVIDIA was still preparing, not counting the supposed GTX 780 presumably set for launch by June. Then again, it is possible for the latter's name to be no more than hearsay, and for it to be really called GeForce GTX Titan Ultra. GeForce GTX Titan Ultra, or Titan II, is the moniker applied to a video card that 3DCenter.org and PCGamesHardware believe might debut sooner rather than later. This is all speculation, mind, based on nothing but the random possibility that NVIDIA may not, in fact, intend for Titan to stay as the strongest product for long. The only reason we ascribe any sort of probability to these rumors is,...

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No Start Button Just Yet in Leaked Windows 8.1/Blue

Microsoft is believed to be working on a new Start button that could see daylight as soon as this summer, together with Windows 8.1, the first important upgrade for the current Windows 8. The Windows 8.1/Blue build that got leaked over the weekend, however, doesn’t show any sign of a potential Start button, but instead focuses on the new Start Screen released with Windows 8. If reports are true, Microsoft might bring back the Start button because of customer feedback, as many Windows 8 adopters have been disappointed with the tech giant’s decision to abandon this particular Windows feature. What’s more, it appears that some high-profile Microsoft executives, including CEO Steve Ballmer himself, insisted for the return of the...

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