Mobile Innovation have announced Cover UI for Series 60 clamshell based phones. Aimed at device manufacturers it allows advanced functionality in the external screen of clamshell devices - allowing differentiation and customisation of their products. The external screens of flip phones have been under-utilised, especially given smartphones potential. We are hopeful that the announcement of Cover UI will address this shortcoming in future devices.
Handnago and Openbit have formed a Partnership to combine Handnago's distribution platform with Openbit's DRM, and mCommerce super distribution technology. This will alllow buying of applications directly from the phone, buying extended trial periods and send to a friend feature from within the software.
NewLC have announced the winners of the OpenSummer developer competition: 3rd place: Nova 3D by Matti Dahlbom), 2nd place: Frozen Bubble (Elias Konstantinidis) and the winner: The Journey by Andreas Jaki (Mopius).
Symbian Press have announced Symbian Smartphones for Dummies - a book to aquaint you with the world of Symbian smartphones. It's written in jargon free language and is useful for both nice and existing users. The book will be available free from Carphonewarehouse Stores at the end of October. Expect a review from us in the next week.
Visto to announed that the Sony Ericsson P910 would among the first devices to support Visto Mobile. Visto Mobile is an over-the-air email, calendar and contacts push solution. This means e-mail, along with your contacts and calendar are updated instantly. ConstantSync technology also ensures that new messages, message replies, and calendar or contact updates made on mobile phones are updated on the PC or corporate messaging server automatically and instantly with absolute synchronicity .
Mobi mate have announced a new version of their best selling WorldMate software. The new version now includes a Real-Time Flight Status service, providing up-to-date information about millions of flights worldwide. More information available in the press release.
Mobile Innovation have announded the launch of Codescanner. CodeScanner is a revolutionary static analysis tool which delves deep into code, exploring line by line for defects so that engineers find tough problems more quickly than with traditional debug techniques. In english this means it speeds up development time because it helps fix bugs more quickly.
Sendo and Vodafone today announced the launch of the Sendo X in the UK. The phone, which should be in the shops by Friday, will be priced from free on a contract (higher end contracts) and £70 on the lower tier contracts.
UIQ and Opera have annouced that Opera will be the default browser for UIQ 3.0. The browser will support both WAP and web and contain the next generation of Opera browser technology.
The AAS team are out and about at the Symbian Expo. Direct from the floor here are Steve Litchfield, Paul Gibson and Jody Armstrong talking about the Expo are some of the early things to catch their eye.
Not everything is tied to your UID number! Steve Litchfield has compiled the Good Freeware Guide over on 3-Lib. Along with Rafe's Guide To Freeware here, you should be able to outfit your smartphones without lightening the old wallet!
Not everyone is going to win the 9500, but everyone going to The AAS Pub Meet (this evening, at the Dover Castle in London). We have a talk from Nokia on the Communicator Range, the BBC have 5 minute talk about 3G and News24, Rafe has a "State of AAS" Speech (not to be missed), lots of people from the Symbian OS World, the Prize Raffle (with kit from Allack, Cascata, Epocware, N-Gage User, Opera, Sendo and Symbian Press), and the Mystery Star Prize Bag. We'll be there from just after 6pm, and the talks will start around 8pm. See you there!
SymbianOne's Richard Bloor takes a look at the Sony Ericsson P910i. His excellent review covers the thumboard, the new software, and other updates with an emphasis on using the P910i for business. SymbianOne is also currently carrying extensive Expo coverage.
