Yes, Steve knows it's not an original title, but he's just put up a short e-book for new Nokia 6630 or 6680 owners over on 3-Lib. Perhaps grab/print a copy for a friend or colleague who doesn't seem to be appreciating their new Symbian smartphone?
Good news, as the Q4 season of N-Gage MMC game sis about to begin, Nokia have released the first (hopefully of many) demos. The System Rush Demo is first out the bag, so you don't need to wait on teh reviews of this Wipoeout / Tron / Hacking / Racing game, just head on over for the free download.
Up to 200 websites specially vetted by mobile provider 3 could be availabel to handset users (reports The Register). While still a walled garden approach (because thats what the customers want, remember), at least now you'll be able to waste an entire lunch hour browsing, as opposed to the five minutes of footie highlights.
So, teh N-Gage QD Silver? Shameless marketing? Or does it tell us more about the N-Gage Eco-system than the a simply bling paint job most people will mark it down as? Ewan's review of the Silver QD looks beyond the device to see what's happening in the N-Gage World (and yes, there are pictures).
Nokia have launched a silver version of the N-Gage QD - Ewan was at the event today, but I suspect most of the interest will be in the other titbits of news that he brings back...
Following Russ' comments about how Symbian OS made developing so hard, Steve reviews the "Mobile Phone Programming" DVD. You'll have "Hello world" up and running in an hour, but you'll need C++ experience to go further!
Monday 10th October (the night before Symbian's Smartphone Show, of which AAS is one of the Media Partners) will see another of our always popular Pub Meetings. Entry is free, and everyone is welcome. Come along for an informal chat with the All About Symbian crew, all our friends, and some demos of new technology and software. All over a nice beer? We'll see you at London's Crosse Keys Pub on Monday 10th October. More details on the Pub Meet Page.
One of AAS's favourite bloggers, Russ Beattie, describes his 'conversion' to Linux. Plenty of pro-Symbian ripostes here in the comments, interesting reading.
After my own critical comments about F-Secure's media barrage (e.g. here), Symbian have responded officially in an interview with Silicon.com. Bottom line: don't be worried, don't panic and there's really no need for anti-virus software.
Dark Kioko is a Pinball game for Series 60 devices. With a single board, and an anime theme, it's certainly a focused title, plays smoothly, and could tide over N-Gage owners until Mile High Pinball arrvies.
Wildpalm have updated their RSS reader to version 1.2. It now includes support for compressed news feeds, http proxies and the NNTP protocol, alowing you to access Usenet newsgroups. Headline UIQ and Headline Series 60 are available in the AAS Software Store.
It's the day for getting info on the move! Resco's second Symbian application (after Resco Image) is Resco News. Worth comparing this to Wildpalm's Headline if you're looking for a portable RSS Reader.
Series 60 owners, have you been looking at UIQ's QBubbleMP and wanted an online multiplayer game for yourself? Then have a look at Cardfool, which allows you to play opponents worldwide.
On the MEX blogSimon Judge has posted an excellent series of articles on the theme of current moibile user experience from the developer perspective. Taken together the four posts on payment, simplicity, testing and personalistion give an excellent introduction and insite into not only the challenges, but also the opportunities facing developers in the mobile world.
Tomorrow sees the opening day of the PMN Mobile User Experience Conference. The two day conference promises 'insight into all aspects of the user experience, including technology platforms, design strategy and the commercial reality of delivering truly user-centred mobile products'. With speakers from across the industry the inaugral MEX event looks to put the splotlight on user experience. Read on...
