If you wanted to watch that BBC Newsnight spot on Symbian and the future of mobile phones but have found that the Newsnight page itself no longer offers it, fear not - it's been so popular that the BBC have stuck it up on its own URL, see the comment link below.
I seem to have missed this being available, but the E-series blog reports on the new ORA USB cradle for the Nokia E61. Yes, I know cradles went out with the Palm III, but personally it's good to see them back.
Nokia has agreed to buy out gate5, a leading supplier of mapping, routing and navigation software and services. Nokia will then be able to offer consumers maps, routing, navigation and other location based applications on its smartphones. The navigation genre for S60 3rd Edition was already busy, but an official Nokia solution, perhaps built into many devices, would be more than welcome. Press release follows...
Nokia has announced the Nokia N80 Internet Edition a software enhanced version of the N80. The N80i bundles extra software including Yahoo Go!, Flickr Integration, WLAN Wizard, Download! (Catalogs), Mobile Search and Mobipocket to give a more complete out of the box experience. The hardware specifications remain the same with quad band GSM and WCDMA radios, a 3.0 megapixel camera, and IrDA, USB, Bluetooth and WLAN connectivity.
News from Somusar that their application-generator can now produce self-signed programs for S60 3rd Edition. It's an almost code-free way to get text, sounds and graphics into a working smartphone application. Press release follows.
BBC's Newsnight programme at 10.30pm last night (Wed) celebrated the 15th anniversary of GSM with a special focus on the future of mobile, including some coverage of Symbian's labs and footage of David Wood and Nigel Clifford, with the P990i video calling and the N93 comparing a golf swing. You can watch the programme online - available for 24 hours after broadcast.
Symbian Freak reports that a new bug-fix firmware for the N93 is imminent, to go live on the update server, v11.0.034. Among other things, the free RAM after booting is now up to 24MB - wow, let's hope the same optimisation can be applied to the E70 and other 3rd Edition devices!
Yacht has been around as a game since long before computers, but it's still a good mobile gaming application. ZingMagic's Yacht for S60 v3 (versions for UIQ and S80 are also out there) is a perfect slice of fun, as I found out in my latest review .
The Nokia E62, the yet to be officially anounnced US version of the E61, is starting to generate interest amongst the US media. The E62 is expected to be available on Cingular in the second half of Septmber with subsidised pricing starting at $100 ($300 unsubsidised). Read on for further details.
The team behind ShoZu , the photo uploading toll for those with cameraphones and accounts on services such as Flickr, have let us know their server will be down for up to 24 hours from 4am GMT on September 5th. Check your watches when you post!
Moconews has a lovely summary up on the compromises that filming special 'mobile friendly' TV episodes can place on a production team. It talks about the recent 60 second preview clips for the recent season of BBC TV's Doctor Who.
Greenpeace have released the Green Electronics Guide , a look at how enviromentally friendly companies are with their electronic products. Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Motorola all feature in the report, which is based on global policies, the volumes of harmful chemicals in the product and how well the companies handle discarded units at the end of their consumer life.
A tiny bit skewed by not including free applications, but there's still plenty of merit in an app being nominated as a 'Handango Champion'. Here are the official 2006 finalists (click through and choose 'S60' or 'UIQ', warning - it's a Flash-based site)
Steve rants about Nokia's bundled video editing system of choice for the Nokia N93. Why include it if it's not up to the job and will only cause frustration for the majority of the owners of their flagship multimedia smartphone? Read on...
I don't normally post software news items here (after all, they're listed in the right hand strip, in date order), but TimeTrack was one of my most-used utilities on S60 2nd Edition and it's now available for all 3rd Edition devices. Recommended for any professional who needs to account for his or her time.
