JJL Software have changed the license on all their software to freeware which means there are no less than six newcomers to the S60 freeware scene, including Message Saver and Today View. Thanks to Cyke64 for the heads-up.
Nokia has published the results of its pan-European mobile TV trials. These were all done on the Series 90-based 7710, although no doubt Nokia has the Series 60-based N92 firmly in mind when mobile TV starts tracking out for real...
Perhaps stung by criticism of the slow frame rate of previous versions, Lonely Cat Games has released a whole new generation of SmartMovie for all Symbian-based devices, with a new MPEG-4 codec and claims of far better performance, up to 25 frames per second in some cases.
Smartphones Show 6 is now live, although from a Symbian point of view, the content's more limited than normal, as all the really interesting hardware has been on Nokia and Sony Ericsson's 3GSM and CeBIT stands! Still, hopefully interesting watching; quite a bit of the CeBIT hardware should make it into Show 7...
Here's the official All About Symbian review of Symbian's "How Smartphones Work" book. Warning: the title's accurate, but it's not quite about what you think it's about...
The Carnival of the Mobilists rolls on. As ever, plenty of interesting weekend reading while you... err.... cower inside away from the rain. OK, so that's just the UK....
The eagle eyed among you may have spotted that we reviewed Best Desk a while back, when it first appeared. It has now been updated and so has our review. Summary: still a cool way to take in your pre-6680 smartphone at a single glance.
In an open letter to developers, Steve Litchfield muses on the unique requirements of software on the smartphone (compared to the limited restrictions when run on a standalone PDA). Nobody ever said this would be easy, but hard work will reap rewards.
Darla's got her ears peeled today, spotting that ROK TV has relaunched itself for all and sundry (provided your S60 device is compatible). Good and impressive stuff, but note that my ROK TV review also contained warnings over the GPRS bandwidth that you'll need! I'm also planning a whole feature on 'TV on your smartphone' for late next week...
The first version of EMP-compiler has been released, which is based on the prototype of the EMP-language. EMP-language is a new easy-to-use programming language for developing independent Symbian OS applications. Currently it can be used for creating simple applications such as simple games with bmp-graphics for Series 60 1st edition.
Nokia today announced the AD-42W Audio Gateway which allows you to stream music wirelessly (using Bluetooth) between compatible devices. The device plugs into the back of a stereo/HiFi using standard audio cables and enables audio in and out via the A2DP Bluetooth profile. It has two usage modes, either to listen to music stored on your future smartphone via your HiFi or to listen to music from your HiFi with a stereo Bluetooth headset.
Thanks to Darla, who reports that Nokia's released the next generation of their Lifeblog shareware suite for PCs, with a new N-series-designed mobile client available by the end of April. New features include support for audio notes and intelligent 'tagging' where information from your calendar is used to add context to your Lifeblog items.
AAS friend Asri al-Baker has been first out of the blocks with an opinion on the new OfficeSuite for Series 60. Watch the slow server, though.... I'll step up to the plate with an official AAS review in a couple of weeks when they've shaken out the initial bugs!
