Nokia have released iSync plug-ins for a number of their recent phones including the Nokia N95, Nokia E65, and Nokia N76. The release of these plug-ins mean all currently available S60 phones will sync with a computer running Mac OS X.
Thanks to Darla for the scoop on the new version of PC Suite, available now, with selective content restoring, full Windows Vista support and firmware update notifications.
In part three of our series of reviews Steve looks at the camera performance and functionality of the Nokia N95. The review focuses on still image capture (we'll look at video capture later) and makes a direct comparison with a dedicated digital camera.
Projekt, a popular Symbian OS outliner, is being ported to S60 3rd Edition. Asri al-Baker has been beta testing it and some screenshots are shown below. With Projekt, you can manage your lists, todos, mindmaps and shopping lists.
Nokia have quietly shipped a new version of the PC portion of Lifeblog, the multimedia life recording tool. The new features include the addition of a tag engine, the addition of a new 'stacking' view parameter to the time line, improved slide show creation and viewing and support for basic image editing.
In the second part in our series of Nokia N95 reviews Rafe takes a comprehensive look at the music and audio functionality of the N95. Covering music software (phone and PC), Bluetooth, UPnP and more, we ask whether the Nokia N95 measures up to the competition provided by stand alone digital audio players.
The BBC has announced plan to begin a 12 month trial to syndicate its TV channels over 3G mobile phone networks in the UK with operators 3, Orange and Vodafone. A number of radio channels will also be available. Separately the BBC has also announced an enhanced version of the BBC Mobile site.
Krisse has been playing an alternative to Nokia's free/built-in Snake variant. Do the powerups and boss levels take it past the more famous 3D version? Not really, the game looks and sounds uninspired and there are problems in the gameplay. Here's the review of Snake Deluxe.
In the first in a series of reviews, in which we will be looking at different aspects of the N95, Steve assesses the GPS navigation features. This also forms a review of Nokia's Smart2Go navigation and route finding software which is available for all S60 3rd Edition smartphones.
News comes in the latest S60.com Newsletter that there is a new free game to download from the My S60 part of S60.com. The Card Matching game is a smartphone version of the popular 'remember the matching tiles' memory game. To download the game you will need to register for an account on S60.com
When it's a puzzle game, silly. Krisse reviews Frutakia for S60 3rd Edition and UIQ 3 smartphones and finds an attractive and well thought out title that's ideal for casual gaming and for filling time.
In this editorial, Steve responds to criticisms of S60's speed, noting that expectations must be realistic and that in many ways smartphones are more efficient than PCs. We would be interested in hearing your thoughts though, so leave a note about your experience in the comment thread.
