Following up on the launch in October and the November updates, UIQ has again updated the UIQ3 SDK, which is available for immediate download (Thanks to NewLC for the heads up).
Taking pictures when on the go and then posting to the web is something most people are going to look at. Splashblog is a popular solution as it provides the whole service, from the uploading software, to hosting and web site space for your pictures. They've just released the public beta of the service for UIQ users.
Panasonic looks set to focus its effort around the Linux operating system rather than the Symbian OS. In a recent press release Matsushita announced they would be reorganising global R&D. It is accelerating development of the Linux OS, and closing the US R&D office where Panasonic's Symbian development took place. Read on for more and a status check on Symbian and S60.
Steve Litchfield ponders the significance of reset holes and their absence from Symbian OS-powered devices. How much confidence do you have in your smartphone?
Thomas Boys investigates controlling his desktop with his Symbian smartphone and finds Salling Clicker just the job. Great for parties and presentations! Read his glowing review here.
Via the UIQ Developer website comes news of an opporunity for developers to beta test Carbide.c++. Caribide.c++ is the next generation of Symbian OS development tools and is built on Eclipse, the open-source IDE framework. The UIQ Developer site also provides the opportunity to get everything you need to develop for UIQ 3, inlcuding support from experts via its forum.
Just a quick plug for the Symbian Q and A Knowledgebase, which I've doubled in size and categorised so make things easier to find. It covers common support questions for Series 60, UIQ and Series 80 Symbian smartphones. Hopefully worth bookmarking at the very least!
TomTom have posted a big update (5.20) to their MOBILE 5 navigation system. Main changes are: "Support for more devices; Better support for 3rd party Bluetooth GPS; Increased number of POI categories to 40; Improvements in address search". Full details of how to update to 5.20 are given here
Uploaded recently to Sony Ericsson's web site was an animated intro to their upcoming P990i smartphone, together with lists of features and highlights. Looking good, guys!
New over on 3-Lib is a big update to my media gallery archive for anyone needing high-res photos of Symbian-powered mobile devices, especially in lifestyle situations. Many recent devices are now covered, as well as long-lost images from Psion days.
With new UI features, sorting data in spreadsheets, bullets and numbering in Word documents, edit, insert and delete tables, and more support for external Bluetooth keyboards, Dataviz' Documents To Go UIQ has recieved a further update, and is available in the AAS Store now.
Thanks to Darla for spotting more details (from the FCC) of the Nokia 6708, the only Nokia smartphone to run the Symbian UIQ interface. More, plus FCC links, on The Mobile Diva.
Futuremark has announced the new SPMarkJava06 benchmark for evaluating handheld devices performance in running Java applications. The benchmark includes test for the latest Java functionality (MIDP 2, CLDC 1.1, JSR 184). Read on for a quick overview and results from several Symbian devices.
As part of a new series in brief tutorials, Rafe's penned this how-to showing you how Mass Storage Synchronizer can be used to copy music from iTunes to a memory card (which you can then put in your Symbian smartphone).
