The BBC have published another hype-filled virus scoop. F-Secure again are the villains of the piece, proclaiming the "growing number of viruses that infect handsets", "hopping from phone to phone", predicting that Symbian viruses "will eventually become as big a nuisance as Windows viruses". What rubbish. Read on...
Arjen has released vesion 1.32 of iDesk for the Nokia 9300 and 9500. iDesk is a small but extremely powerful application that allows you to organize all your files, folders and URLS in an easy folder structure for quick access. iDesk also contains a built-in task manager, task switcher, password manager and note taker, making it the ideal all round tool to get the most out of your Communicator. iDesk is written in OPL. Arjen has also released several OPX's which will be of interest to OPL developers.
Atomanic is a great new puzzle game from BitRabbit. If you're looking for another Match Three/Falling Blocks style game, don't bother. Atomanic asks you to move atoms around an increasingly difficult playing field to build a specifc molecule. We'll have a review in the next few days.
Nokia's N-Gage Arena Launcher has been updated to version 2.5. Note this release is only for the QD, the N-Gage Classic users will have to wait (why I don't know, there's very little difference in the Operating System). New features include Public Group Chat, Friend Rankings, Login Message and Filtered Content.
The Internet seems to have gone wild over the weekend with gossip about a Sony Ericsson P950i, with Symbian OS 9 and UIQ 3. No further comments here, but here is a good starting point if you like rumours...
Taskspy, previously available as freeware for UIQ and Series 60 devices, is now available for Series 80 and 90 smartphones as well. Allowing you to see exactly what is going on process and application wise in your smartphone is a much more elegant solution than a battery-out reset, and AAs would definitly recommend this is lurking somewhere on your phone in case of emergency.
Symbianware's CallRecorder looks to be useful for those who need a pernament record of a phone call, as it allows you record phone calls either automatically (with certain rules and filters you create) or manually. Just remember to let the person at the other end know you've got them 'on tape.'
Jewelrumble, from Crystaix has had it gold edition release. With a number of gaming moves, mix of puzzle and arcade genres looks like it could be worth some of your time. With three game modes, a variety of special pieces, and an internet high score table, it's well priced at $6.
Starkey have launched the Eli Bluetooth hearing aid adaptor. Essentially, what this interesting device does is convert a standard hearing aid into a Bluetooth headset. Read on...
