Papyrus, everybody's favourite S60 Calendar replacement, has been given a big update after a silence of 8 months. v1.4.01 contains a huge list of changes, so go read. The new version is a free update to registered users, naturally. (via Ricky) Here's our review of Papyrus, although with all the changes it's starting to look a bit outdated!
In a move that surprises noone, Nokia's free Location Tagger has just gotten its last ever update. But fret not, because future versions will simply be built into device firmware, which is as it should be, with geotagging working beautifully on the N82, for example. See the Beta Labs report for the news and changelog.
In our latest tutorial, Ewan takes a look at setting up the relatively simple, yet very useful, Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) utility 'Home Media' on Nokia's Nseries devices and connecting it to your music collection via Windows Media Player.
Nokia today announced the launch of the Nokia 6122c, an S60 phone available exclusively for China Mobile. This follows on from the announcement of the Nokia 6124c (Vodafone) and Nokia 6650 (T-Mobile). The 6122c is effectively the 6120 in a new shell. It runs S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1, has a 2.0 megapixel camera, FM Radio, microSD card slot and a dedicated China Mobile Internet key.
Nokia's Sports Tracker has proved to be one of the must-have GPS applications. It is now possible to share journeys recorded using Sports Tracker via the brand new Nokia Maps and Photography widget. Steve explains how the photo location actually works and runs through the steps needed to get your own Sports Tracker powered widget up and running, including how to embed it in almost any web page and with a tweaked example formatted for wider blogs and pages.
OK, so the N96 itself is a late prototype and some bits aren't working yet, but Cellulare Magazine (in Italy) have completed a ten minute video preview, thankfully in English, showing just about everything you need to know about this upcoming S60 flagship. Embedded below and well worth a watch!
It's Insight time, covering News, the MOSH ad-sponsored games, Adobe Open Screen Project and we (shock, horror) actually try to answer a user-submitted question, talking about whether Nokia could be more aggressive in the US market. Plus, Rafe reports back from the Nokia Design Studio Day in London. You can listen (and subscribe) to Insight number 23 here.
MoCoNews is running an interview with Serena Glover from Nokia, where she talks on the main points of Ovi, including the rather high level 'what is it?' to the more important 'how are you going to make money?'
Over on All About N-Gage, we've been considering what minimum standards N-Gage titles ought to have, from wraparound menus to demos that let you actually try the game properly. Any suggestions of your own?
Text entry using only a d-pad? I wouldn't have thought this was possible, but Ricky has been playing with Kannuu and insists it works well. Game changer or novelty - comments welcome!
If you're in the UK, make sure to watch The Gadget Show tonight. As part of a big 'multimedia phone' roundup, the Nokia N82 runs away with the top prize, with the presenter commenting that the N82 had one of the best cameras she has ever seen on a phone. The video quality was also sharp with accurate colours. 8pm UK time, channel 5.
Kudos and respect to the Shelbinator for putting together a pretty definitive guide (with supporting text, but you need to watch the video) on how to set up the Nokia N95 (or N82 or N93 etc) with a pro-audio external microphone. Filed away for the next rainy day looking for weird adapters in my local RS or Tandy store! (via Mobile Jones)
The official N-Gage site's installation instructions seem to concentrate on installing the N-Gage application using a PC. However, there is a much quicker and simpler alternative which lets you install the N-Gage app directly onto your phone through its web browser. Click on the headline of this news item for more details...