Yes, oh yes, OggPlay is now available for S60 3rd Edition smartphones! Those of you (like me) with a hard disk full of .ogg files can now play music in this efficient format on current devices, at long last. In fact, it's double good news, as I hear there's a new version of Pocket Ogg coming up that also now works properly. Ewan's planning a head-to-head review very soon!
Steve Litchfield's been trialling Route 66 for S60 3rd Edition. Has it improved since the very first 'Series 60' version? Sadly, not much, although it's still a competent choice. Here's the lowdown on what's good and what's bad.
The Nokia E50, E60, E61 and E70 have now been added to the Nokia Phone Software update service. Thanks to Stefan and Tommi's Blog for the heads up. The service is now also available on the Europe wide site.
Map24 has launched Map24 Mobile, a free mobile version of it's mapping and routing service. The mobile version downloads data over the air (watch those data charges) and includes full map coverage of Europe. The application is currently in Beta and is available for both 2nd and 3rd Edition S60 devices.
Nokia's Eseries range of devices may have an enterprise focus, but that does not mean their users are not interested in music playback. In this article Steve describes how to get the optimum music performance out of your Eseries (E60, E61, E70) phone.
Yacht has been around as a game since long before computers, but it's still a good mobile gaming application. ZingMagic's Yacht for S60 v3 (versions for UIQ and S80 are also out there) is a perfect slice of fun, as I found out in my latest review .
A tiny bit skewed by not including free applications, but there's still plenty of merit in an app being nominated as a 'Handango Champion'. Here are the official 2006 finalists (click through and choose 'S60' or 'UIQ', warning - it's a Flash-based site)
I don't normally post software news items here (after all, they're listed in the right hand strip, in date order), but TimeTrack was one of my most-used utilities on S60 2nd Edition and it's now available for all 3rd Edition devices. Recommended for any professional who needs to account for his or her time.
Raccoon, the port of the Apache webserver for S60, is now available, as a preview release, for S60 3rd Edition. The web server, once connected and running on the phone, is accessible from any web connected computer or the device itself.
Shozu, the multimedia upload tool for smartphones, now supports sending videos directly to YouTube, the video sharing service, from your phone. YouTube is now an optioanl destination for your video uploads. Shozu's advantages is that you can upload a multimedia item just once, but send it to multiple destinations.
In our S60 3rd Edition Essentials Rafe and Steve pick the applications that you really need to install on your S60 3rd Edition smartphone. Of course everyone has a different opinion so be sure to leave your choice in the comment thread.
Sept Solutions has announced the availability of a new version of its universal application database and file system search utility. New features of Mobile Search include better memory handling, a switch to ToDo view option, and the ability view results directly via the OK button or by a ticker effect. Mobile Search supports S60 (Series 60) 2nd and 3rd Edition and Series 80.
Pocket Ogg from WildPalm is an ogg audio / music player for S60 3rd Edition handsets such as the Nokia N91, 3250, N80, N73 and 5500. Features include gapless audio playback, quick resume, creation an editing of playlists and full telephone integration (music pauses on call).
TypePad users can now post photos and entries to their blog easily with Six Apart's new TypePad Mobile, a free application for S60 1st and 2nd Edition devices (including the N70 and N90), but a 3rd Edition version is "coming soon".
