AAS guest reviewer Richard delves into his wallet to buy CoBible NIV and finds a competent and useful Bible book/reference but hampered by many interface oddities, inconsistencies and frustrations. Here's the review.
Steve explains how to get your CDs into ultra-high-efficiency digital music files on your Eseries smartphone or communicator. He shows you how, using the AAC+ format, it is possible to pack an album into each 25MB of your expansion card at 'CD quality'.
Opera recently announced that more than one billion pages have been viewed with its JME browser (i.e. 'runs on anything') Opera Mini. To celebrate, Ewan reviews Opera Mini 2 and concludes that, for his usage, it is the perfect mobile browser.
Nokia have signed an agreement to acquire Loudeye, the mobile music service company, for $60 million. Loudeye currently operates a larger number of music services (generally music purchase and download) for mobile operators. Nokia intends to create a service that allows Nseries owners to acess 'all the music they want, anywhere, anytime and at a reasonable cost'. Press release follows...
Actually released a few days ago, I was rather amused to see several developers trying to sell commercial utilities to auto-lock (as in 'keypad lock', rather than full 'enter lock code' each time) your smartphone. Why pay when Autolock is 100% free and works brilliantly?
In this tutorial on how to best use your device's RAM, Steve looks at how much various programs utilise on S60 3rd Edition smartphones and considers how to get the optimum performance out of their multi-tasking functionality. Although the tutorial focusses on S60 3rd Edition, the principles are applicable for all Symbian OS devices.
Flash Lite is an increasingly popular way to create content for mobile devices. In a Flash Lite Primer for Symbian OS users Ewan introduces Flash Lite and shows you how to install and run Flash Lite files and applications on your S60 phone.
Many AAS regulars will know my preference for clean and simple themes without annoying and distracting backgrounds. Kudos to the guy behind the E60 Blog for this super-clean White theme. Why not make your screen brighter and clearer?
Nokia have announced the availability of the Nokia N93 Golf Edition. In addition to usual N93 offering the special edition includes the Pro Session Golf application, and golf instruction CD. The Pro Session Golf application allows you to capture your golf swing using a golf specific video capture mode. The captured swing can then be compared with others using a split screen, played back frame by frame and analyzed with easy to use drawing tools.
ArcoDesign Technologies have released software that puts the Bible on your S60 3rd Edition smartphone. There are two versions, one for the King James Version translation ($8) and one for the NIV translation ($30). Features include fast search, subject index and keypad navigation.
Good Technology announced that its Good Mobile Messaging (previsouly GoodLink) product is now available for the E61. Good Mobile Messaging allows two-way pushed based wireless synchronisation of email, calendar items and contacts between the phone and Microsoft Exchnage or Lotus Domino servers. The solution joins Mail for Exchange, Blackberry, Visto and Seven as push email systems supported by the Nokia E61.
Interesting to get an email from EpocWare. After many user requests about their top-rated security tool Handy Safe (ok, ok, so most of the AAS team use it), they've added full data import from CodeWallet, eWallet and SplashID, plus various other features. Read on...
I just knew Ewan was the man for the reviewing job when Sky Force came up for S60 3rd Edition - and I was right. Give Ewan a craft, loads of bullets and plenty of enemies to blast and he's as happy as a kid in a candy store...
Steve's been trialling Navicore Personal UK and Ireland 2006, a satellite navigation application for nearly all S60 smartphones. Here's the full review. Summary:very fully featured, but occasionally slow and quirky.
I've been revising and reworking my review of Virtual Pool Mobile and, after six months of daily playing, ask the question: with perfect gameplay, immersive graphics, accurate physics and game longevity - is the best S60 game ever?
