Interesting to get an email from EpocWare. After many user requests about their top-rated security tool Handy Safe (ok, ok, so most of the AAS team use it), they've added full data import from CodeWallet, eWallet and SplashID, plus various other features. Read on...
Roll up, roll up, all you gadget freaks - the Nokia E70 and N93 are now added to my heavily updated and interactive Grid - which is the best device for you - fill in your preferences and let the Grid decide. Comments welcome, as always!!
Documents To Go , the office suite software, is now available for UIQ 3 phones such as the Sony Ericsson M600i, P990i and W950i. Documents To Go enables the viewing and editing of Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint files on your phone. The software costs $49.99, but current Documents To Go users on UIQ 2 devices can upgrade to Documents To Go for UIQ 3 free of charge.
One of the questions I see when surfing blogs of regular people with the N91 music phone is "How do I get my Album art onto the phone?" Well Darla has the answer on her blog.
I just knew Ewan was the man for the reviewing job when Sky Force came up for S60 3rd Edition - and I was right. Give Ewan a craft, loads of bullets and plenty of enemies to blast and he's as happy as a kid in a candy store...
In a somewhat more generic article than usual, Symbian's David Wood talks about the importance of not overlooking basic organiser functions in today's smartphones. Here's his latest Insight article.
Steve's been trialling Navicore Personal UK and Ireland 2006, a satellite navigation application for nearly all S60 smartphones. Here's the full review. Summary:very fully featured, but occasionally slow and quirky.
After a few technical problems, I just wanted to let people know that I've rewritten chunks of the E70 review and improved its score - it's better than I originally gave it credit for.
Presenting the latest Q2 smart mobile device figures from analysts Canalys: Smartphone sales up 75% year on year; Symbian OS powers 67% of units worldwide, Windows Mobile second on 15%; standalone handheld sales down 33% year on year; Nokia sell almost six times the number of smartphones as their nearest competitor. Read on for the full Canalys press release.
See into S60, one of Nokia's S60 blogs, has put up a short page of tips for their own free Podcasting application. Good stuff, guys, and there's more on podcasting (both downloading and recording your own) coming from AAS in the near future.
Rafe's been chatting to Colin Mercer, the man behind the Nokia-sponsored 'All About N91' blog (no, nothing to do with AAS, depite the name). An interesting and open blog with no corporate agenda? A good way to bring developers, journalists and users together?
Just to be complete, here are Nokia's press releases announcing the shipping of the N73 and N93. Meanwhile, N93 tests aplenty continue at AAS central...
Travis Boatman (formerly Jamdat, now part of EA after their accquistion) sat down with MobileIndustry.biz to talk about the mobile gaming space on phones and what the major probelms are (along with what EA is up to). In short? The networks and distribution mechanisms haven't kept up with key developments in other areas.
