Here is a small list of google tools that you can use with your mobile (symbian) phone:

1. Google Maps or Mobile GMaps
2. GTalk on your mobile
3. Google Calendar Sync: GCalsync and GooSync
4. Gmail

Samsung announced the new Samsung SGH i520 smartphone today at the Symbian Smartphone Show. Along with S60 3rd edition (OS 9.2), the phone sports two cameras for video calling - a 2mp cam at the rear and a VGA cam in the front. Other features include MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, MPEG4 (H.263 and H.264) and WMV support for audio/video, bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP support, USB 2.0 (with mass storage capabilities) and a full HTML browser. The phone will support UMTS/HSDPA/GPRS/EDGE and has 45MB of internal memory and a microsd card slot.

SOURCE: Allaboutsymbian

Mozilla has just released Firefox 2.0 RC-3 . The page also lists changes in the latest version. I’ve been trying it since yesterday night and its working like a charm. I’ve seen a noticeable decrease in loading time and quicker page loading as well. From what I’ve read, it seems that the windows installer has changed as well.

The latest issue of the Carnival of the Mobilists is out! And as always, its filled with links to interesting articles about mobile phones. This time, its being hosted at Mobile Opportunity. Go read it!

CotM is also conducting a survey to find about more about more about its readers. If you have some time to spare, take the survey HERE.

Here’s a roundup of the new phone announcements that have taken place this past week:

SONY ERICSSON:

Sony Ericsson announced the “top-secret” versions of the SE K800 and K790 mobile phones, dubbed as the “eyes only” versions and are being used by actor Daniel Craig alongwith the M600 in the upcoming James Bond flick “Casino Royale” by Sony Pictures.
Both phones feature a rich 3.15mp camera with picture blogging software preinstalled, mp3 players with RDS FM radios. The K800 also possesses 3G capabilities. Both phones will also come preloaded with special content including James Bond wallpapers, ringtones and movie trailers.
The phones are expected to be out in Q4 2006.

PALM:

Palm announced the new Treo 680 smartphone, a new entry-level GSM smartphone for the masses. The phone features a VGA cam with an improved UI, 64MB ROM and some cool colored faceplates.
Engadget had the coverage of the event live on their website, you can read about it HERE and look at the pics HERE.
The selling price is not known yet and there still isn’t any official news on which carrier will be carrying it. On a personal note, I feel that the treo phones do look a lot better without the protruding antenna at the top.

T-MOBILE:

T-Mobile Dash:

T-mobile announced two new phones this week, the T-mobile Dash and the T-Mobile Sidekick 3 Limited Edition messaging phone.
The T-Mobile Dash is a windows mobile based smartphone with functionalities identical to the HTC Excalibur. It is a quad-band gsm phone with a 1.3mp cam, wi-fi capabilities and a QWERTY keyboard. The phone is essentially a smartphone and will provide great organizational capabilities. The keyboard is sure to help in text messaging and the bundled windows media player and a 1.3 mp cam will allow for good multimedia capabilities.
The phone is expected to be available on October 25, 2006. Interested consumers can go here to register: T-Mobile Dash Registration
SOURCE: Mobiledia

T-Mobile Sidekick 3

T-Mobile also announced a limited edition phone of the T-Mobile Sidekick 3. T-Mobile has partnered with fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg and streetwear giant Lifted Research Group (L-R-G) to create the latest limited edition T-Mobile Sidekick devices.
The T-Mobile Sidekick 3 provides built-in support for three major instant messaging clients (AIM, Yahoo! Messenger and MSN Messenger), personal email, Web browsing which are enhanced due to the presence of a QWERTY keyboard. The phone is expected to be available sometime around October 30th and a price bump is to be expected.

SOURCE: Mobiledia