Projekt, the only genuine 'outliner' for Symbian OS, recently hit S60 3rd Edition. Now that it's available for both current Symbian-based platforms, Asri al-Baker reviews the UIQ 3 version of Projekt and shows how it can be used for everything from project management to shopping lists... And in the second part of a UIQ 3 double bill, Asri explains his top 10 wishlist for UIQ 3 - any developers fancy a challenge?
[Updated] Smart2Go, in beta for months, is 'final', or as final as a first version can be. Although we were told that it's not available yet, the Smart2Go web site seems to show it. See the comments below, for example. Listed in the full story are most of the improvements, applicable to both the generic version and the 'Nokia Maps' brand within the N95 and E90. Lots that's new - I've made a few screenshots below...
Just a little Friday taster... You'll remember the popular freeware Y-Browser for S60 3rd Edition? There's going to be a companion utility, YTasks, for those interested in the tech details behind how S60 and Symbian OS are working. A download page for it hasn't been created yet and YTasks is still in beta, but some Nokia E90 screenshots are shown below, to whet your appetite.
According to a report on Gamesindustry.biz, Nokia has now confirmed it will sponsor the Leipzig GCDC game development conference for the third year in a row. Nokia will give a keynote speech, games for the upcoming next gen N-Gage platform will be on show, and there will be N95 phones up for grabs (although as yet no particular phones have actually been confirmed as platform-compatible).
The story so far... Ewan's got himself a Nokia N95 and, while at Global Messaging 2007, heard the N95 denounced for having the grand total of 18 physical keys or buttons. After all, if the iPhone's only going to need one.... It turns out that Ewan thinks the aforementioned buttons are actually quite useful...
Krisse gets a first hand experience of a GPS-equipped smartphone, unboxing the relatively cheap 6110 Navigator in Finland. Here are the first photos, with a review to follow...
As predicted last week on AAS, the long-awaited Nokia E90 has finally launched on the 12th/13th of June. The first Nokia E90s have been spotted in stock in various Finnish retailers including the electrical chain Gigantti and the online store Verkkokauppa. Nokia phones often appear in Finland first for obvious reasons, but the E90 should be available sim-free across Europe very soon if not right now. Network Operator locked versions may take some more time to appear however as the operators tend to alter the firmware before releasing a phone. The availability in non-European regions is still unclear.
Via the Truphone blog comes news of version 3.0 of the Truphone Wizard. Truphone is a VoIP service specifically targeted at S60 mobile users. The new version includes the ability to make VoIP calls over a 3G connection, better managing of multiple WiFI access points, new presence features and multi-SIM (automatically updates your forwarding number) support.
The split between Nokia's Nseries and Eseries worlds keeps getting that little bit wider, with the release of an Eseries version of PC Suite, following the Nseries version released earlier this week. Presumably the door is now open for specific N or Eseries features to be grafted in.... (Via Darla)
Yahoo Research Berkeley has released a second prototype application to follow on from ZoneTag (uploading and geotagginf photos). Zurfer for S60 phones, is a companion application, allows you to browse photos stored on Flickr. Zurfer allows you to view photos in a variety of 'channels' as well as offering a photo search feature, and the ability to comment on photos. Read on for more.
The new 4GB SDHC microSD cards are now becoming available at a variety of online retailers. The cards will work with the Nokia N95, but may not work with other S60 phones. MyMemory currently has stock and is selling the cards for £51.99. 4GB is enough for 4 days of music or for you to take one 5 megapixel N95 picture a day for the next 10 years!
...that you've all been waiting for. I lost count of the number of people wanting this and have bitten the bullet. Photos, details and opinions are here in my blow-by-blow comparison of the Nokia E61i and Nokia E90.