A beta version of Task Manager for the Nokia 7650 is now availble from PsiLOC. The program allows you to manage memory, allowing you to get the most out of the limited memory of the 7650.
Pit Runner, the first real arcade style game for the Nokia 9210(i) and 9290 Communicator is now out to take your breath away!. Trial and purchase is at Handango.
RealNetworks have announced a new standard for digital media products (i.e. a format for stremaing audio and video) that is multi OD. It has a lot of industry support and that includes Symbian.
Another version of a lines game is available for the 7650 from Handango. This version is mobiLines with the aime being to remove lines of the same coloured balls. It is another Java game underlining the popularity of the language on the 7650.
DeepBlue, an MIDP game for the 7650 in which you have to destroy nuclear submarines (sounds eco-friendly to me...). It is a good example of a small price for a small game, it costs just $3. Available via Handango.
MagicLine has come to the 7650, previsouly available on the 9210 it is now available for an introductory special price of $2.08 via Handango. MagicLine in a strategic board and lines game.
Xr0w is - something like noughts and crosses, but actually I'm not sure. It looks like some kind of fine in a row type game. I'm sure someone can tell me what it is. You do have to get five in a row.
WildPalm, the well known Symbian game developer, have released ZipMan for the Nokia 7650. ZipMan is a zip utility for the 7650 and can be used to uncompress and compress files.
There's an article on Linux Planet which considers the opinion that Microsoft has abandoned WindowsCE and is allying itself with Ericsson to produce broadband mobile software. Although Ericsson have said that this has nothing to do with WindowsCE, LinuxPlanet is hoping that this news, along with the news that Nokia intends to release a Palm based smartphone, puts Symbian in Peril - though it does depend on how you look at it.
Those humble folks at PDYea! have dropped the price of Paratrooper by 100%, which means that instead of paying $14.99 for the privelage of playing it, you can now get the game for free from this page on Handango.
Pots and kettles mean nothing to the Microsoft fangirl site that took great joy in pointing out this article that tells of how Motorola, Ericsson and Nokia (MEN) are allegedly monopolising the Mobile Phone market and the standards therein - and there was me thinking that Microsoft wouldn't know what a monopoly if it hit them in the face - seems that when it's someone else who's having the profits, Microsoft's eyes are wonderfully healed.
Now you can use your 9200 series communicator to record when Dave called you fat, when Mary said you were two-faced and when Sally promised that she'd always be yours! Yes!, L3 Solutions have released My Diary ($14.95 - trial available), so nothing need ever go unrecorded ever again!
MGS will soon grace the 7650 with it's great graphics and sounds. What can we expect ? The awsome silverball on the 7650? The future could look bright )
