In this feature on free navigation software Steve rounds up the ways you can find you can get driving directions and instructions on the Nokia N95 and other S60 devices. There is Nokia's Smart2Go (Nokia Maps), of course, but he also covers the Java applications from amaZe, Nav4All, Yahoo and Google.
There's a small party going on over in Freenode, because one of the few 'killer apps' in my view has finally recieved an update. Previously available for the 7650 and 3650, Mobileways have released an updated version of WirelessIRC for the modern smartphone. Expect a review, but by adding in Bonjour, Del.ici.o.us and Twitter support alongside a million custom features means it may take a while!
According to this post in the CoreCodec Forums the highly anticipated CorePlayer Mobile for Symbian OS will be launched next Wednesday. CorePlayer is a multimedia player that supports a large number of formats including WMA, OGG, FLAC, DivX and XviD. The player will be available for S60 2nd Edition, S60 3rd Edition, UIQ 2 and UIQ 3 devices. Read on.
Nokia today announced the availability, in select markets, of a range of Windows Live services for some its S60 Nseries phones. The services available include Windows Live Messenger (instant messaging), Windows Live Hotmail (email), and Windows Live Spaces (blogging, and media upload).
Nokia is one of the main sponsors of the GC Developers Conference 2007 in Leipzig, Germany, through their N-Gage gaming brand. Nokia's Diarmuid Feeny gave a keynote speech at the event, discussing the potential growth of mobile gaming which could be brought about by making mobile games higher quality, and by making it easier to buy the games in the first place. (via Future Watch) Also, Nokia appears to have come up with a new curvier logo for the Next Gen N-Gage platform, according to the GCDC sponsors' page.
Roids, a clone of the 80's arcade game, is a new example application on the Symbian Developer website. The SIS file and source code (S60 or UIQ 3) are available from the Symbian website along with a PDF paper that gives some additional information about the project's background and methodology.
We've teamed up with mVoIP provider Truphone to give you the chance to win a year's free mobile calls with Truphone plus a fantastic S60 3rd Edition Nokia N95. You can enter on the competition page.
In the second part of our Sony Ericsson P1i review Rafe looks at the software elements of the phone. What difference does the P1i's extra RAM make? With a mix of enterprise tools and a well rounded multimedia package how does the P1i's software suite measure up?
The FCC website (US regulator) currently has some information about the Nokia N95 8GB on its website. Hardware changes include a reworked back section with the removal of the camera lens cover to allow for a bigger battery. The top slide media keys are now slightly raised and the phone itself is black. There are also some interesting hints about the software in the manual with references to N-Gage gaming and the Nokia Music store. Read on for more.
Nokia today announced that games developer I-play will be delivering a number of games for the N-Gage platform. The first two titles to be released will be World Rally Championship and Super Mah Jong. I-play is set to concentrate on casual games providing games which are 'easy to play, but difficult to master with dip in and dip out playability'. Read on for details.
Symbian and Sony Ericsson are offering inducements of the hardware kind in order to get developers to contribute to their respective wikis. If you have the appropriate technical knowledge there's a chance to win multiple phones and feel good about contributing to the community at the same time! Read on.
Nearing the end of its current TV Out series, All About Symbian takes a look at the world of text-based communications using a Nokia N95 that has been connected to a television set and full size Bluetooth keyboard. What are the ups and downs of text messaging, instant messaging, emailing and web browsing through your television?
