MicroQuad is a racing game with quad bikes. It was originally a game of the Palm OS and has been ported across to Series 60. There are 20 tracks in the game in five different cups. There are also 6 different types of bikes. It is a fun game, with good gameplay, and well worth checking out.
Christmas has come early for Lifeblog fans with the new version 1.5 now available. It is a free upgrade for 1.0 registered users or 30 Euros for new users. The new version adds support for the 6670 and 6630, adds a few features (such as full screen item view and backup to CD or DVD), best of all is support for posting to blogs from either the phone or the PC. Currently only Six Apart's TypePad service is supported. But the posting process is based on the ATOM API and is fully documented so other blog services can add compatiability too. We will have a review of the new version shortly.
Let the battle of Today apps begin! Having all your current appointments, task, messages etc. in one customisable view is not a common feature on Symbian phones. This is where third party software houses comes in. SymbianWare is first fighter out presenting PowerDay:
Sneaking out in an email newsletter is the news that Nokia are planning to release a third 'demo' of an MMC Game. This time round, it's Colin McRae Rally 2005 getting the treatment. Watch this page over the holidays for the file. In the meantime, you can check out our review of this tour de force on the N-Gage.
With registration open until the end of January, Pocket Kingdom's first global prize winning competition is getting underway. Get practicing for the Qualifier month, because at the end of that, the top 20 players from the three world regions go forward to spend a month attempting to be "the best of the best."
Python (a scripting langauge similar to OPL in many respects, but much more widely used in the real world) is now available for Series 60. The Runtime, Example scripts and Documentation are all available from the Python Page on Forum Nokia. All About Symbian have been watching the Python project now for many months, and we'll be posting a "30 Minutes With Python" over the holidays.
If you build a games machine, then getting the games into the hands of the users is one of your prime concerns. Crack this and your market is assured. Ewan reckons this is one of the weak points of the whole N-Gage Business model, and here he argues that the competition have some much better ideas. As we continue our N-Gage Christmas Discussion, it's time to talk about how we should buy the games.
MobilePipeline.comSIMWorks announced today in a press release that a new and malicious trojan aimed at users or smartphones based on the Symbian OS has been found.
In association with Handango we're offering all our users some discounts on software purchsed via our store. Simply enter HGJANTEN into the discount section at checkout and you will automatically receive 10% off any purchase. This promotion lasts to the end of January. Further discounts are available on selected software (including Atari Retro Games and all DreamQuest Software). You can also buy gift certificates (from $25-$100) in the store. They are delivered by e-mail so make for perfect last minute gifts.
EPCeipt proves once again that if you have a camera in your phone developers will find innovative uses for them. This time it is for keeping track of expenses. The idea is that you photograph your receipt, record a voice tag to go with it and record other information. Later you export the information into Excel on your PC, and have all your expenses plus receipts in one file ready to go off the accounting department.
The previously mentioned Mobile NewsGrabber is now available for Series 80 (Nokia 9500 and 9300) in addition to Series 60. The program supports the offline reading of both USENET newsgroups and XML feeds in the RSS and ATOM formats.
SymbianOne talked to the authors of SnapperMail, Snapperfish, about the forthcoming UIQ version of the well known Palm OS email client. The UIQ version is based around the Triplex Core mixing MIDP 2, Personal Java and C++ in the implementation. SnapperMail should be available in mid 2005.
NewLC, the Symbian OS C++ developer portal, has had a redesign. NewLC has lots of excellent content for the Symbian developer from articles and tips to forums. Great work from Eric and the team - check it out.
