Makayama Software have announced the released of DVD To Mobile (Series 60) to complement their previous offering of DVD To Mobile (UIQ). Acting as a single interface to ripping, editing and encoding your DVD Collection to MPEG4, we'll review both versions in the near future.
According to Reuters Nokia will start using hard disks in their devices next year. Reuters refers to Apple's iPod as the first portable music player to incorporate a hard disk. Which might be a logical comparison seeing as smartphones are used by many as a portable music/video player these days. And as smartphones are becoming more and more capable of handling multimedia content, the demand for storage will surely increase.
As well as launching new phones and services, the Nokia Mobility Conference has news for the N-Gage Community as well, with unlockable gaming content. In conjunction with Orange France, Call of Duty gamers can download 3 new levels through the N-Gage Arena and a Premium SMS. A worldwide roll-out of this service is expected over the next few months.
If you've never ventured into our Forums, then you may be surprised at the conversations you'll find. With the launch of the 7710 yesterday, there's been a lot of discussion on the 7710 widescreen Smartphone and the 9500 Communicator. Bassey makes his arguments for his favorite device on this thread, and it's all down to the interface...
More news from the NMC, as Nokia announce an update to Lifeblog, taking it to v1.5 (reports Christian Lindholm, of the Lifeblog team). Most of the features requested by users of the beta 1.0 versions are now included: easy back-up, batch editing and the ability to right click entries. Finally, it now supports ATOM and Typepad.
The Popular UIQ productivity application Handy Day continues with the newly released Handy Day 2005. Providing an overview of your day, and qucik access to a host of features, even when the flip is closed, Handy Day 2005 is worth a close look.
Nokia announced that the 6630 officially started shipping today, so it should hit the stores very soon. You can read the All About Symbian preview of the Nokia 6630 here.
Nokia have announced a new series 60 smartphone the 3230. Notable features are a 1.3 megapixel camera and stereo radio and MP3. Full technical details are available on the Nokia 3230 page in our Devices section. Full press release is in the comments.
Yes, those who know me (Steve Litchfield) will probably note that I have a small vested interest in the Palmtop User journal (I write much of the Symbian content). They've upped their front page special offer to include free copies of issues 7 and 8, plus issues 1 to 6 on CD, in addition to issue 9 with the normal 6 issue subscription. Catch the offer at Palmtop.
Scottish Rally Driver Colin McRae left Finalnd today. At least the N-Gage MMC based Rally game bearing his name (Colin McRae Rally 2005) has shipped, and should be with your N-Gage retailers (online and in the shops) shortly.
