Orange and Nokia today announced that they would be working together to customise S60 for Orange signature devices. S60 is one of Orange's preferred software platforms. The Orange signature device program includes those devices which express or enhance the Orange brand and lifestyle with an emphasis on high end devices.
Rafe Blandford's been living and breathing Sony Ericsson P990i and UIQ 3 for two weeks now - here's his full review. Summary:shed loads of potential, very powerful, but also some rough edges and room for improvement through firmware updates.
Thanks to WOM's N95 site for the heads up on plenty more photos and video of the Nokia N95, including a very interesting walkthrough of how the integrated GPS receiver and mapping software works. Also a link to a new user Nseries video blog.
Just in case you missed them, I've been quite impressed by Alessandro Pace's introduction and getting started with development articles on the subject of Flash Lite, a new way of producing content for some (but currently not all) Symbian OS smartphones.
SmartphoneWare's Full Screen Caller comes under Ewan's scrutiny in his review. It's fair to say that he wasn't bowled over by the utility. See what you think and feel free to comment!
Following Nokia's lead, Sony Ericsson plans to open a London showcase store next month, the first of several in major cities across the world. The full press release follows.
Nokia has launched Wibree, a new (open) initiative to get smartphones connected to tiny toys, watches and sensors. There's also the possibility of lower-power wireless connection to desktop computers, as an alternative to Bluetooth. Full press release follows.
Sony Ericsson recently announced the forthcoming availability of the W958c - a variant of the W950 for the Chinese market. The specification is very similar to the W950, although the W958c removes the WCDMA (3G) connectivity and adds Chinese language support.
The Communities Dominate Brands Blog is this weeks host of Carnival of the Mobilists. Now in its 47 edition the carnival brings you the usual wide ranging mix of writing on mobile issues from around the web.
Steve Litchfield compares the latest communicators in depth, from the S60 3rd Edition powered Nokia E70 to the UIQ 3 powered Sony Ericsson P990i, and taking in the Windows Mobile powered HTC TyTN along the way.
SEPT Solutions have launched the first version of Mobile Office, their Open Office (OpenDocument) file viewers, for S60 3rd Edition. Versions for 2nd Edition, Series 80 and UIQ will follow, along with editing functionality.
Well, almost. In fact, Nokia has released the official Feature Pack 1 theme (and very pretty it is too) as a download for all other S60 3rd Edition devices. Go on, make believe you've got an N95!
Simon Judge has done a good job in compiling a database/directory of software specifically for Symbian OS 9 devices, along with some interesting comments. Well worth a look for trial versions and research, though don't forget that by coming back here and actually buying the apps through our own software shop, you're helping keep All About Symbian going. Thanks!
