Who needs the RIM Crackberry? Not if you're Visto. They're busy working on the Visto Mobile sync solution. Ewan saw them demoing at 3GSM, and caught up with Steve Maynard to have a chat.
In which Steve comes out of the closet and reveals that he's been spending rather a lot of time with a new electronic friend.... Read more over on 3-Lib.
If you're into satellite navigation, you might be interested in a sneak preview of TomTom's next generation software, announced already and shipping in the forthcoming weeks and months. Read the preview here.
MobyMemory.com have today released their new 2GB MMC memory cards to the UK and European market, compatible with all recent MMC-slot Nokia mobiles, such as the Nokia 6600, Nokia N-Gage/QD, Nokia 9500. Other formats, such as RS-MMC are expected to follow in time, with larger sized DV RS-MMC also coming soon.
It's now time for you to pick your favourite Winter photos from the 7 displayed * here *. This poll will close on 20th March 2005 & Good Luck to all taking part.
As well as writing about 3GSM, Rafe and Ewan have been working on The Mobiles Podcast (from Cannes). In this show, we chat to Sir Peter Gershon (Symbian), Lee Epting (Forum Nokia), Johan Sondberg (UIQ) and David Limp (Palmsource), while Rafe and I chat about the new version of Series 60, UIQ and Symbian OS 9. You can download the MP3 from the The Podcast Network.
“We previewed UIQ 3.0 at 3GSM” shout UIQ. But not shouting loudly enough, because UIQ 3 has been promised for so long, and it’s still not running on hardware. When your CEO crosses his fingers and runs an emulator version of UIQ3, then you have to start wondering what the hold up is?
Quick updates of interest from my 3-Lib site: Automail, my freeware Nokia 9500/9300 email automation utility has been updated to include support for two email accounts. I've updated my Introduction to Symbian. And also updated my big Grid, qualitatively comparing current PDA/smartphone options. No prizes for guessing the winner!
Rafe is tired of writing about all the mobile phones on show at Cannes, so he's decided to look at some of the more technical details on UIQ3. What exactly is it, what does it do, and why is it something to look forward to.
It's clear that the Industry thinks Music on Phones is the big money spinner for 2005, but is it something the usr wants? Carlo Longino at The Feature asks the question, with some nice breakdowns on the ringtone/download market, and asking why teh Sony Ericsson Walkman Phone still needs a camera to sell it.
In this editorial we take another look at Symbian OS 9.1 and what it means for the Symbian ecosystem. Ewan runs through the specifications and explains some of the new features, before looking at the new security features (something to do with golden tickets and bouncers) and I end the article with a few comments of my own.
In which Steve Litchfield enthuses on ultimate integration, in which he finally gets the point of Series 60 and in which the world finally becomes a happier and safer place. Read it here.
Immersion, the company behind the VibeTonz System has joined the Symbian Platinum Program (reports Symbian One). The Platinum program allows Symbian to invite companies to help grow the Symbian eco-system.
