A new version of Linkboy has just been released on the developer's web site. For UIQ 3 users, Linkboy provides customisable shortcuts which are integrated into the standby screen. It works on all UIQ 3 smartphones from Sony Ericsson and Motorola. Get it from our online shop! Details, changelog and screenshots below.
Sebastian Jedruszkiewicz has released the first version of emTube, a freeware YouTube client application. emTube allows you to browse (by search, by featured video, by top rated videos and by most viewed videos), view and download YouTube videos or play back a locally stored file. It is an impressively polished application for a first release and is the best YouTube/FlashVideo solution for S60 phones I have seen thus far. Read on for screenshots and more details.
Steve has been looking at the latest version of Quickoffice , a powerful office suite for S60 phones. The principal update in version 5 is the addition of support for the new file formats used in Microsoft Office 2007. There are other items of interest too, including printing support, faster operation and a better interface.
It's great to see Symbian and Nokia courting the Japanese and Chinese markets respectively, with S60.com launching its own Chinese-language blog recently. If you're learning (or are fluent in) Chinese, then bookmark it!
AAS regular Tim Salmon ordered a new Nokia N95 (classic) recently and received a box with sticker (shown below) proclaiming that the DC-4 car charger is now also included 'in the box'. Comments welcome as to how widespread this practice is, but it's a big thumbs-up from my perspective and is one less cable to buy for new owners.
Nokia today announced a new first party game for the Next Gen N-Gage platform called Dirk Spanner, which uses a phone's camera to control the game (apparently you can look round locations by just moving the phone). Find out more over on All About N-Gage...
One piece of news that’s been picked up around the internet , with little clear answers, is that T-Mobile in the USA and the popular Twitter service stopped working this weekend. Whether by design or by mistake, it’s a timely reminder that in this world of third party services over mobile, the networks can switch them off, quote ‘terms of service’ and it’s game over.
The Nokia E90 alone in terms of form factor and specs for so long, is about to acquire a Windows Mobile-powered rival, the Toshiba Portege G910, according to Unwired View . Mind you, I said the same about the i-Mate Ultimate 7150, and look what happened to that...
Another great Italian theme designer PiZero has now released a couple of lovely subtle Christmas themes for S60 3rd Edition, Red X-Mas and Blue X-Mas, both of which are utterly practical as well as gorgeous. Head on over to our updated Christmas S60 Themes article to check them out and download them (they're at the bottom of the page).
Mark/Space is planning to bring Missing Sync to the Symbian platform. Missing Sync is a sync solution for Mac OS X users, it allows syncronisation of contacts (Apple Address Book), calendar entries (iCal), photos (iPhoto), videos (Quick Time) and music (iTunes) to and from the phone. The software supports all UIQ 3 and S60 3rd Edition phones and will be made available in Q1 2008.
It's good to see that Nokia's S60 is embracing the potential of video, with tutorials for beginners on their new YouTube channel, looking at Multitasking, Browsing and Downloading. Why not give them some feedback in the YouTube movie comments?
