PDF viewing on S60 just got a whole lot slicker. Adobe Reader 2.5, using some of the very latest core Adobe Reader code, has been ported and released through Quickoffice's on-device Quickmanager module. Although the viewer is not now free, this collaboration makes a lot of sense, with the best of Adobe's latest code and Quickoffice's proven Symbian coding skills. Read on for review screenshots, links and the full press release.
SBSH Mobile Software has updated its replacement PIM application Papyrus to v1.3, claiming an initial optimization for the wide-screen Nokia E90, a completely re-designed Tasks view, a new "Reminder" item and more. Here's the download page. (via Darla)
So, you've got a 332 MHz top-of-the-range smartphone from 2007 with 3D graphics acceleration hardware and a 16 million colour screen. What do you do with that? Obviously, you'd use it to emulate 8-bit home computers and consoles from 1982! Another winning feature from Krisse...
Nav4All, the Java-based voice-guided navigation system that's free (well, until 2008, at least) is now Nokia N95 and 6110-friendly, able to use the built-in GPS. 'Test version' 7.4.1 is the one that'll get loaded up if you use the link below.
Well, I suppose it was only a matter of time before someone did this. Point your S60 smartphone browser at http://www.rocklighter.com/ and you'll have your own flickering, animated flame on a black background, perfect for the next Whitesnake gig... It's optimised for the iPhone but works fine in S60 Web too (of course)
Guest writer Ricky Cadden's been itching to do this for a while - so we said go ahead. In this detailed head to head, he compares the two top commercial instant messaging clients, IM+ and Agile Messenger. They're closely matched, but one package pulls ahead at the end by virtue of keeping Ricky informed better even when it's in the background.
AAS's Attila Katona is perhaps the ultimate smartphone power user [shouts of "foul" from Asri, but....] and seemed the perfect person to put SmartphoneWare's new Tracker utility for S60 3rd Edition to the test. A whole new interface for your S60 smartphone or the fastest way to confuse a user? Attila seemed to like Tracker a lot - here's his review.
In which I explore the current Nokia Nseries Download! application/service in gory detail... everything you ever wanted to know about which bits are worth downloading and which err... aren't. Download! is demonstrated on the Nokia N95, but most applications are just as applicable to other recent Nseries smartphones.
In another far sighted editorial, Krisse looks at TV-out gaming on the Nokia N95, seeing how well a selection of top games work on the big screen and with the aid of a Bluetooth keyboard as controller. Of course, what's really needed is a Bluetooth joystick as well...
Nokia Multimedia Transfer (previously Nokia Media Transfer) has been updated to version 1.1 Beta. The program allows you to transfer multimedia from your Apple computer to your S60 phone. Updates in this version include support for Eseries devices, preservation of meta data in mp4 transcoding and improved support for iTunes Plus tracks.
Yeah, they're Java games, but EA have been adding to the Nokia Nseries Download! selection in the last week. See below for a sample catalog screenshot, but the games now include "Fight Night Round 3", "Dakar 2007", "Need for Speed Carbon", "FIFA Street 2", "The Sims 2 Pets", "Scrabble", "Orcs and Elves" and "Medal of Honour".
CoolGorilla, whose free Java talking phrasebooks we reported a month ago, have now managed to shoehorn the same audio/text functions into a mobile-focussed web version, ostensibly aimed at the iPhone but which works perfectly in all recent S60 smartphones, for example. Type www.coolgorilla.com/iphone into your smartphone's web browser.
Proving that Flash Lite is being used by at least some developers for real world projects, mobiExplore Croatia is new freeware for all versions of S60. Don't worry, the application itself is apparently all in English!
So, you've got a 332 MHz top-of-the-range smartphone from 2007 with 3D graphics acceleration hardware and a 16 million colour screen. What do you do with that? Obviously, you'd use it to emulate 8-bit home computers and consoles from 1982! Another winning feature from Krisse...
With summer now in full swing (even in the UK), finding out what the weather is doing before planning the week ahead with the family becomes even more important. I've been investigating all the different ways in which you can now get a UK weather forecast using your S60 or UIQ smartphone. And nearly all of them are free.
In which I explore the current Nokia Nseries Download! application/service in gory detail... everything you ever wanted to know about which bits are worth downloading and which err... aren't. Download! is demonstrated on the Nokia N95, but most applications are just as applicable to other recent Nseries smartphones.
In another far sighted editorial, Krisse looks at TV-out gaming on the Nokia N95, seeing how well a selection of top games work on the big screen and with the aid of a Bluetooth keyboard as controller. Of course, what's really needed is a Bluetooth joystick as well...