Now that hard resetting a S60 smartphone is next to impossible, what do you do about your Calendar when it's time to pass the device on to someone else? The people behind Papyrus have come up with a dedicated (and free) Calendar-clearing utility, reports E61Life.
We've seen lots and lots of Nokia N95 previews, but nothing this detailed. Thanks to the WOM people for pointing us towards this translated Russian article. Worth it for the dozens of gorgeous screenshots!
Ah. How to sum up 3 months with the N93? Embracing the very good and the very bad? Why, in poetry, of course. Apologies in advance to anyone with any artistic discernment, I present my Ode to the Nokia N93...
The Nokia 3250 has been added to the list of devices supported by Nokia's Software Update service, presumably with the first available firmware updates for this music-oriented device. Via Symbian Freak etc.
Ewan's been living and breathing chess for the last week, pitting 'Chess' and 'Chess Genius' against each other. It turns out that it's not actually that fair a fight, for various reasons, although both games heavily impressed Ewan. Read on in his head-to-head...
The Press Release makes it sound so simple. Mission Impossible 3 is now available on MiniSD (alongside the DVD release) to watch on the N93. Now the questions can start. What exactly does "copy it off to your PC" imply? That there's no DRM on the file? There must be, as Nokia point out you can't watch it on your PC or from another memory card. What movie format is used? One might also ask "Why not just buy the DVD and convert it to MiniSD yourself?"
Steve Litchfield explores an attribute that's rarely covered in the smartphone world - how useable is each device in sunlight? [Updated with tweaked text and I've included two extra touch-screen devices, the Nokia 7710 and i-Mate K-Jam (aka HTC Wizard etc.)]
Deep down, we all like new themes, and Daniel at E61Life has been creating some beautiful and practical examples for S60 3rd Edition. Here are Dandelion and Hot Sun. Enjoy!
Our resident game emulator expert krisse reviews MasterGear, bringing the old SEGA Master System and Game Gear and their titles to S60 3rd Edition. Summary: it works well and will bring the memories flooding back. Also, don't forget to check out our updated guide to S60 3rd Edition game emulators.
The very latest EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) sales figures for smart mobile devices are out. Highlights include Symbian OS's share now up to 78% of the market, with Nokia at a whopping 75%, although Sony Ericsson's UIQ 3 sales have started in earnest, with 3% and rising.
Google Co-Op, a recently announced service, allows you to create custom search engines. Here is a custom search engine for Symbian related sites, which can also be accessed via SymbianSearch.com. The search includes many of the largest Symbian sites, but if you think you know of another site that should be included you can edit the list of included websites.
In his video guide to the Symbian Smartphone Show 2006 Steve offers a few video highlights, recorded using his Nokia N93, including a quick look at the new S60 phones, the LG JoY and Samsung i520, and video interviews with CoPilot, F-Secure, Sling Media, among others.
Kudos to the people at Symbian for better communications with the media than ever during this year's Show. Included in the press pack was a bound book with some very clear illustrations of just how far Symbian has come. Read on for links and comment.
