Symbian Freak has posted some of the first screen shots for the Facebook application that will come preinstalled on the much-anticipated Nokia N97. The app will offer push notifications on the Nokia N97 directly from the customized Facebook widgets on the home-screen of the phone. Judging from the screenshots, there does not appear to be any significant differences from the current Facebook 1.5 app for the BlackBerry. Nevertheless, the app will add value with new social networking features to the Symbian platform. The Nokia N97 also boasts a powerful 5.1MP camera…you can see photo samples here.

YouTube 2.2 will be the upgraded version of the existing YouTube mobile app found on Windows Mobile and Symbian S60 handsets. YouTube 2.2 mobile includes interface enhancements, support for portrait and landscape, and matches the quality of the video based on the device you are using. Check out the video below of the preview from CNET.

Net Applications has released figures relating to mobile browser market share for February 2009. Apple’s iPhone, which accounts for about 0.5% of all cell phones, holds 66.61% mobile browser market share according to the findings, with its closest competitor Java ME (such as Blackberry handsets) at only 9.06% The actual results will likely begin to change as Microsoft rolls out its highly upgraded Internet Explorer browser and as Palm rolls out its Palm Pre with a revamped browser. Mozilla is also preparing to launch its own mobile internet browser dubbed Fennec. Interestingly, the Mac OS in February 2009 held 9.71% of the total computer operating system market share, down from 9.93% a month earlier in January 2009. The iPhone also generates 51% of all current U.S. mobile internet browsing traffic.

Today at the Mobile World Congress Adobe has made announcements pertaining to when Flash will be available on certain handsets. We can now confirm Windows Mobile, Google’s Android phones, Nokia Symbian S60 handsets, and the new Palm Pre will have Flash probably by the end of the year. There was no announcements made concerning the iPhone, but from a recent interview with Adobe CEO, there were many indications flash is coming to the iPhone. No information was released concerning the BlackBerry.

Google has just released a beta version of its new Google Sync service. Google sync will let you automatically keep your Google Calendar, email and contacts synced between your iPhone and Windows Mobile phone automatically. This sync capability was already available on the Blackberry and Symbian S60 powered phones, though now support has been added for the iPhone, Windows Mobile, and other SyncML supported cell phones. Google Sync offers two-way synchronization, so if you make a change on your mobile phone or your PC, the changes will be immediately synched with the server. Thankfully, you don’t have to send SMS messages to “GVENT” to update your calendar from now on.

Google has also partnered with TrueSwitch to make it easier for you to migrate data from other email services including Hotmail, AOL, Yahoo, among other services. You will be able to easily copy over contacts, old emails and other information to gmail. The new settings for you to start doing this are already available under Accounts and Import in the settings page in gmail. Just remember these services are beta and things can still go wrong.

Mozilla has updated their Wiki that reveals Mozilla’s mobile browser Fennec will become available on the Windows Mobile powered HTC Touch Pro. This release likely marks further upcoming support for more Windows Mobile handsets. Fennec currently only supports the Nokia N810 tablet PC. The Windows Mobile version will become available in the first week of Feb.

Microsoft has already confirmed it is developing SkyMarket, which is essentially a direct competitor to the Apple App Store, where people can purchase third party software for their Windows Mobile powered devices. Microsoft is also expected to launch its SkyBox service, which is essentially a direct competitor to Apple’s MobileMe. SkyBox will essentially sync and allow you to access your contacts, e-mail, calendar, SMS, pictures, and your files from a centralized system. Importantly, it is believed Microsoft will not limit SkyBox to only Windows Mobile device, instead allowing almost any newer handset to take advantage of the service, including Symbian and iPhone handsets, which would be a big competitive edge over Apple’s MobileMe. Microsoft is also expected to launch an enterprise version of SkyBox called SkyLine. It is unclear how the two will differentiate. Microsoft should launch these products in February at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. In related news, Blackberry maker, RIM, has just announced it is accepting submissions for its own Application Storefront for developers who want to sell their Blackberry made applications. Note: Windows Mobile 7 Pictured Above

Microsoft at CES has just unveiled its second iPhone app, Microsoft Tag. The program lets users take snapshots of almost anything then the program retrieves information including media, contact information, special offers, and so on. Microsoft Tags is based on Microsoft’s High Capacity Color Barcodes system, which is a high capacity barcode system that stores more information, as seen in the image below. The system is similar to the QR Code matrix. You can get Microsoft Tag now Read the full story