3-Lib has released Reboot, a small and free utility for all Nokia 9200 series owners, along with a page of information about the whys and wherefores of regular rebooting of the 9210/9210i/9290 communicators. See http://3lib.ukonline.co.uk/reboot.htm
An important deal clinched by Real Networks with Vodafone has potentially kept mobile multimedia available for the masses after Real Networks had to fight off competition from none other than Microsoft. Imagine a world where all media was controlled by Microsoft and only able to be played on Microsoft smartphones. This would have been a dream come true for The Beast.......
Symbian Diaries has been testing various applications for posting and editing your Symbian Diary from your phone. We can now recommmend Azure. Details on setting it up (and how to apply for your own Diary) can be found at here.
Mobile Innovation has announced the release of TRY, which is a developer tool for testing applications. TRY is a highly customisable, script based software tool that facilitates the automatic testing of Symbian OS applications.
New files at PocketInfo this month for the Nokia 9210 include a handy Body Mass Index calculator, an Age calculator and a horse racing bet settler. Plus an episode guide to 'Are you being served', a definitive canon of Western Literature and the Little Book of Business Lessons.
The FT has a lovely article with some commments from Juha Christensen (ex Symbian, now Microsoft), illustrating why Microsoft will win the Mobile Phone OS Wars. Highlights include [we] would like to work with Helsinki-based Nokia and Expect at least one major manufacturer to announce its support for Microsoft's Smartphone before the end of this year.
Pitstop is the ultimate motor racing strategy game for Psion and Symbian platforms. You're put in charge of a Formula 1 Grand Prix team. Starting off with a new car, sponsorship and two keen drivers, your task is to develop the car, keep staff and sponsors happy, balance the books and, most of all, win championship points and prize money! You can find Pitstop at http://3lib.ukonline.co.uk/pitstop.htm
There's an interesting article on the Wireless Development Netowk web site which discusses the future of the Mobile Phone OS. What makes it interesting is that it says that the future really belongs to the system that reaches the ordinary man and woman in the street. Well, I believe that Symbian has already done that......
Tietoenator are now able to offer testing and Digital Signing of applications for the P800. If you are an author, you can wave goodbye to the "Author Unknown" error messages get when they install your application. The cost is 149 Euros, and (unlike other companies) the testing/signing is not a requirement to distribute your app.
An article featured on BBC News Online shows how doctors in South Wales are using Symbian smartphones to speed up treatment for patients. It'as good to see real everyday use of a technology that works - and this article gives details of how it is making a difference for the people surrounding the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant. Questions may arise over the quality of an image taken in 640x480, but they say that tests have been carried out and the results are positive. Needing a reliable platform on which to base this service, one that won't crash or take half an hour to load an application - means that the natural choice is Symbian.
A new version of the OPL translator is released. It's available in the OPL for Nokia 9200 Communicator user package as well as the developer package. This is a milestone for the opl-dev project: it's the first time a non-Symbian developer has contributed changes to the OPL language source code!
If you decide to buy this new Tracker application before June 23 you'll get 25% off! Tracker now includes a full Today View and rewritten device lock functions. [get it here]
It's been a while since SwitchBlade posted a comment here, mostly as they've been appearing in Your Symbian *subscribe now*. So it was felt that the time was right for another. With all the recent goings on with releases of the Matrix and Terminator 3 coming soon, it is time for a look at A.I.
