UIQ today announced a new level of membership for its developer program. The new 'Premium' level, which costs $500, includes 5 technical support tickets, early access to content and SDKs, additional content, discounted offers and co-marketing opportunities.
Rafe Blandford's been poring over the information available on UIQ 3 - here's his take on the implications of the changes made in UIQ 3 and what they mean for developers and third party applications.
Neatly transplanted from 3-Lib and enhanced significantly, AllAboutSymbian is proud to present its new Support Knowledgebase (click the link or use the menu tab above).
To go with the M600i announcement, Sony Ericsson has revealed some more details on the software that will come bundled with the P990 at launch. Read on for the new applications and some thoughts…
More P990 news, as Sony Ericsson provide details on the two variants of the P990. Both will support the 900/1800/1900 GSM frequencies, with the P990i aimed at Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. The P990c will be launched in mainland China as and when 3G services are available. Which may lead to the P990c (UIQ3) going head to head with Nokia's 6708 (UIQ2.1) when the respective devices appear.
Sony Ericsson are delaying the launch of the P990 to focus more resources on the M600i due to 'operator interest' in the M600i announced today. Read on...
Ewan takes a closer look at the M600i and tries to work out Sony Ericsson's strategy in releasing this capable but occasionally confusing device. There's oodles of business power here and some (but not all) consumer features as well. What do you think?
The second UIQ3 powered smartphone has been announced from Sony Ericsson. The M600i has a 240x320 touchscreen and 80Mb of memory. Key features include a slim 112g design, support for corporate email services and a dual function keyboard. The main differences, compared to the P990, are the lack of Wi-Fi, flip keypad and camera. The phone is expected in Q2 2006 in both black and white (Sony Ericsson M600i Homepage).
Yes it's another Sudoku applciation, but the ability to go head-to-head in a League Table format is worthy of mention. It looks like a Java based application, from The Guardian newspaper. One for the puzzlers in you to get excited about.
The Sendo Smartphones web site has a short but interesting piece speculating on the possible merging of Sendo X2 development work and Motorola's latest announced UIQ smartphone.
Ewan's been doing some hard thinking about the issue facing music on your smartphone, and, in summary, he's having a few doubts about the whole concept. Read the article (and the second opinion) and then let us have your thoughts in the comments thread.
3D Tracking is an innovative service which allows you to see where you (or rather a suitably set up mobile) has been. The service allows you to view current and past routes and positions. It uses information from a Bluetooth GPS to send location information (via a small piece of Java software) to their servers and display the results overlaid on Google Maps or Google Earth. The service is available at no charge.
UIQ users of Route 66 might be interested in our voice-guided navigation program for UIQ (and Series 60) smartphones. See how easy it is to navigate your first route and learn how to use Route 66 efficiently.
Opera Mini, the java midlet based version of the popular mobile browser, is now officially and freely available worldwide from the Opera Mini website. We've previously reviewed the free browser and gave it the thumbs up. Full Press Release Follows
Rafe Blandford looks into his crystal ball and looks ahead to the world of Symbian in 2006. He also takes a wistful look back at how his predictions for 2005 fared. Also, a sneak preview of the cover of the December 2006 issue of 'Symbian Magazine'!
The second UIQ3 powered smartphone has been announced from Sony Ericsson. The M600i has a 240x320 touchscreen and 80Mb of memory. Key features include a slim 112g design, support for corporate email services and a dual function keyboard. The main differences, compared to the P990, are the lack of Wi-Fi, flip keypad and camera. The phone is expected in Q2 2006 in both black and white (Sony Ericsson M600i Homepage).