Trivopaedia, beloved of so many for (ahem) checking answers in pub quizzes, is now updated to v2.1. A free download in iSilo and Mobipocket formats for any PDA or smartphone.
It seems those sneaky(!) OggPlay developers have been coding without telling anybody. While everybody's links have been to the project home page, there have been lots of updates going onto the downloads page. Why not upgrade your S60, S80 or S90 version of OggPlay now?
Following on from Nokia's release of Python as Open Source and my own intro article, it seems that applications are starting to appear. Just to recap, with Python anybody can create their own Series 60 programs very quickly. Here's a gallery of apps so far and here's my own Musician 1.5, hopefully a professional example of what can be achieved.
Detail on Sony's new M2 card format got rather lost in the Sony Ericsson announcements at 3GSM, but they've now got proper details online and have been emailing journos with the page URL. Only 15mm long! Is this good or bad?
I've updated the 3-Lib smartphone comparison Grid again - see which device it recommends for you! Also updated is my A list page, with a surprising winner. At least I give my reasons...
Announced at the 2005 Smartphone Show, Forum Nokia have released the first edition of Carbide.C++ Express, a free developer enviroment for Symbian C++ and Nokia devices (thanks to NewLC for the link).
Programme 5 in the popular TV-style Smartphones Show is now online, with a feature on what makes smartphones smart and cool things to do with them, a look at the competition, in the form of the Orange SPV C600, video from our Rafe from 3GSM and some basic Symbian UIQ/generic tips.
While Samsung S60 phones may be in short supply in the public's hands, that's not stopped Handango partnering with them for mobile content delivery in Europe. Via a Handango hosted "Fun Club Software Store" Samsung Fan Club members (presumably over the whole Samsung range, not just Symbian devices) can access ringtones, games, and other multimedia items.
Steve Litchfield explores the goodies that Google Local for Mobile brings to any Symbian (or Windows Mobile, come to that) smartphone. Free mapping, aerial photography and route planning for anywhere in the world? Yup, but watch your GPRS bill...
Will and Freddie spill more about the behind the scenes at 3GSM in the Symbian Blog Diary of the event. Day Four sees them look at the stands and, amazingly, they're great fans of the one from Symbian.
Guido van Rossum, the creator of the Python programming language that holds a lot of the cool stuff on the Internet together, has been personally enthusing over the recent Nokia S60 port of the language, which allows users to create innovative smartphone applications extremely rapidly.
Interesting interview over on Yahoo, with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, talking about the fight to make Windows Mobile devices as affordable as those using Symbian OS. Some fighting talk here, though even he admits that Symbian are currently 'dominating' the sector.
Steve Litchfield explores the goodies that Google Local for Mobile brings to any Symbian (or Windows Mobile, come to that) smartphone. Free mapping, aerial photography and route planning for anywhere in the world? Yup, but watch your GPRS bill...
