Recent News - UIQ 3 - Page 29

Arghhh. Not Sudoku?! It's Sensible Sudoku 2!

We don't normally 'do' Sudoku games on AAS - there are just too many - but our own Attila turns out to be something of a Sudoku connoisseur. He's researched the ultimate, the very best Sudoku implementation for all Symbian OS smartphones - and brings us his review of Sensible Sudoku 2.

# Posted by Steve in News || Comments 06:05, May 11th

Google Maps for Mobile extends official support

Want another free alternative to Nokia's free Smart2go? Although available unofficially for much of the world for a while now, it seems that Google has made support for Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom official for its Google Maps for Mobile Java app. If you've got a meaty data tariff or Wi-Fi, it features mapping, routing, satellite images and a business directory. And traffic info, though this wouldn't work for me. See also their YouTube slideshow.

# Posted by Steve in News || Comments 05:40, May 11th

The Ultimate P1i Gallery...

Fresh from his hands-on with the spanking new UIQ 3-powered Sony Ericsson P1i in London last night, Rafe brings us a full gallery of P1i photos and helpful comments. There will be a full text preview along shortly!

# Posted by Steve in News || Comments 07:55, May 9th

All the way back.... to the P1i

P1i Sony Ericsson has announced a number of feature phones plus a Symbian-based UIQ 3-running successor to their M600i and P990i. The P1i has the best of both devices (though no P series 'flip' this time), with an upgraded camera (3.2mp), a dual function keyboard, Wi-Fi, VoIP support, A2DP and 3G data, for European networks. Best of all, there will be 4 times the free RAM, compared to the P990i! The full press release and photos below.

# Posted by Steve in News || Comments 15:34, May 8th

Using the P990i with one hand tied behind your back...

Guest feature writer and UIQ enthusiast Asri al-Baker describes his experiences getting through an entire day's smartphone activity using nothing more than the Sony Ericsson P990i's flip-closed one-handed interface. He's trying to prove a point, of course...

# Posted by Steve in News || Comments 19:01, May 4th

Lost in the Pyramid? Best to stay away then...

Krisse gets to grips with Lost In The Pyramid and finds a game in which corners have been cut at every opportunity and in which much of the gameplay seems, well, random... Here's the review of the S60 3rd Edition version, but it's also available for UIQ 3.

# Posted by Steve in News || Comments 16:57, May 3rd

Videocast interviews from the Future Technologies Conference

In the latest of AAS' videocasts Steve interviews Peter Holland, Nick Sex, Russell Buckley and Jeff Sonstein from the Future Technologies Conference 2007 at Forum Oxford.

# Posted by Rafe in News || Comments 15:05, May 2nd

The MP3 tour guide...

Ewan's a regular traveller and he was sent a series of iAudioguides, MP3 and PDF companions to major cities. Here's his review.

# Posted by Steve in News || Comments 11:32, Apr 28th

Touchscreens? The debate continues...

Following on from my own video rant, Ewan weighs in with his own balanced opinion of touchscreens on smartphones, arguing that, despite their limitations, they enable greater functionality and complexity.

# Posted by Steve in News || Comments 06:36, Apr 26th

Currency perfection

Attila reviews Handy Converter, perhaps the perfect currency conversion utility for smartphones. He was looking at the S60 3rd Edition version, but it's also available for Series 60 and all UIQ platforms...

# Posted by Steve in News || Comments 18:57, Apr 24th

UIQ Fast Track USA - Free Phone for Attendees

UIQ Technology will shortly be holding two Fast Track Developer events in the USA. There will a mix of commercial and technical sessions, round table discussions and workshops. Additionally we can reveal in AAS podcast 22 that attendees will receive a free phone from one of the two UIQ 3 licensees (likely a M600 or Z8). Read on...

# Posted by Rafe in News || Comments 07:00, Apr 24th

Motorola Z8 at £335 and Ad Campaign on the way

The Motorola Z8 has appeared as available for pre-order in the Motorola UK Shop. Although noted as being subject to change the price is listed as £334.95 SIM Free. Also of Z8 interest is a planned £5 million advertising campaign and details of the contents of the UK retail box.

# Posted by Rafe in News || Comments 12:07, Apr 23rd

Sony Ericsson P990 Reloaded

9 months in the making, the Sony Ericsson P990 has finally reached a stage where its firmware can start to be taken seriously. Or so Asri al-Baker writes in his illustrated report, looking below at firmware R5A17. Major improvements are in RAM handling and transitions that can be switched off, though low media volume seems to be something of a drawback. Read on...

# Posted by Asri in News || Comments 11:26, Apr 23rd

Essentials for your Sony Ericsson UIQ 3 smartphone

Rafe and Ewan pick some of their 'essentials' for UIQ 3 and Sony Ericsson's W950, M600 and P990 smartphones. From web browsing to data security to casual gaming, the list may well give you some ideas. Comments welcome, I'm sure there must be a gem or two that the guys have missed.....

# Posted by Steve in News || Comments 10:21, Apr 23rd

The Nokia N95 and smartphones for the mass market

Podcast 21 is now live, by the way, with the Q&A that followed David Wood's talk at the Future Technologies conference last week. The question about whether smartphones were for the mass market fascinated me though - read on for some relevant photos of the current Nokia N95 marketing in the High Street and some thoughts...

# Posted by Steve in News || Comments 06:14, Apr 21st

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