If you've wanted to set multiple alarms in Clock but don't want to have to pay to upgrade to a S60 3rd Edition FP1 device just to get this feature, then note that coding wizard Jukka Silvennoinen's latest beta is YAlarms for bare S60 3rd Edition smartphones. Here's the YAlarms info and link page, give him some feedback! Also interesting seeing him use Nokia's MOSH for the project...
Being something of a keen (though not that good) player, I couldn't resist loading up both ZingMagic's Backgammon and Odesys Backgammon on the Nokia E90 and N95. Both played a strong game, but there were plenty of differences between the two. One of them was native, one was Java; one of them was quirky and the other took the gaming experience to a whole different level...
Woo! Nokia has launched a new application, Conversation, offering SMS sorted by contact (think 'threaded'). Conversation appears standalone and as a tab in S60 3rd Edition's Contacts. Feedback to Nokia on Conversation should be directed through Beta labs' Tommi's blog post.
Guest writer Ricky Cadden has been using the free SoonR, a service that runs on your home desktop and gives you remote access to all your documents and photos, without having to store them on your memory card. Cool idea, here's his review.
You may remember my original review of Pro Session Golf as part of one of the original Nokia N93 packages? Well, that was followed up by the product appearing in physical form on memory card and now it's just a download away, for any serious smartphone-owning golfers. (via S60 blogs)
Nokia has added ThinPrint's Content Beamer to their Download! system (I checked on the E90 - comments welcome for other devices). Content Beamer appears to be a trial version but does include (print to) fax functionality, enabling Internet-borne fax sending for the first time on the Eseries. Screenshot below.
There's a new beta of DivX Mobile Player on the loose for S60 and UIQ-based smartphones. v0.89 features restructured menus and softkeys, a new file browser with thumbnail previews, plus manual adjustment for A/V synchronization. See the DivX blog for links and more info.
So Nokia's Nseries PC Suite 2.0 has finally limped out, a whopping 350MB download, of which 200MB is Microsoft's .NET modules. Has the world gone mad? The core PC Suite modules are around 25MB, plus maybe another 25MB for Lifeblog, the Map Loader and Software Updater. Read on for my rant and some links... [Update: v2.0 beta has now been withdrawn]
Can this be for real? SIM reports that Mobile9 is now hosting a S60 online theme creator - just pick the elements and graphics you want and a signed .SIS is made-to-order. Although I'd usually advise against ad-hoc installation of SIS files like this, I can't help wondering how well/safely it works. Comments and reports welcome!
Smartphones Show 42 just went live, with video from the Go:Play event, featuring the Nokia N95 8GB, the N81, N-Gage gaming and the Nokia Music Store. Plus tips for GPS-equipped smartphones and my own rundown of the top 5 most desirable smartphones in the world. Read on for links and other information.
Being something of a keen (though not that good) player, I couldn't resist loading up both ZingMagic's Backgammon and Odesys Backgammon on the Nokia E90 and N95. Both played a strong game, but there were plenty of differences between the two. One of them was native, one was Java; one of them was quirky and the other took the gaming experience to a whole different level...