OPL, if you remember, was the 'edit and run it on the device' programming system for old Psions and UIQ/Series 80 smartphones, but OPL never made it past Symbian OS 7. With the steadily increasing maturity of Python (there's a new version 1.3.14 out now), I've been playing with my Musician mini-app again. Read on for thoughts and the download...
Ewan provides over a dozen pointers for would-be successful hobbyist programmers and small developers who'd like to create successful applications and games.
I was resisting posting about this because I think they're in danger of complicating the application, but Opera Mini is now up to v3.0, with photo publishing (to an Opera photo server), RSS (news/blogs) and HTTPS (secure site) support, plus various usability improvements. It's still the best way to keep your GPRS bill down though....
Nokia (and other Symbian licensees) naturally tend to keep user knowledge of what goes on under the hood as out of the way as possible, but for power users Jukka Silvennoinen's free Y-Browser utility is a true Swiss Army knife that will aid troubleshooting and give you increased functionality. Here's my review of the version for all S60 3rd Edition devices.
Ewan has put his thinking kilt on and ponders whether the problem of the illegal software scene can be solved by a white knight - Symbian Signed. It is a controversial area and amongst the AAS team there are a range of opinions.
OK, I said I was going to shut up about over-hyped security software, and judging from comments by one security developer on-camera at the Smartphone Show, it seemed that they'd learned their lesson. But here we go again... and again....
Long-time Civilization fan Krisse has been playing '4 Elements' for S60 3rd Edition (it's also available on S60 2nd and UIQ 2). Despite superb graphics and sound, 4 Elements lets itself down with poor instructions and more than a few playability oddities.
Eagle-eyed observers may have noted the changed toolbar on the site, with 'Media' added. The new Media section houses regular and semi-regular audio and video content, all of which you can listen to or watch online, in your browser, or (if you prefer) use the provided RSS feeds to subscribe in iTunes or S60 Podcasting or similar, to make sure you never miss new content.
I've been watching Tom Cruise's latest on the ultimate geek platform, the Nokia N93. What's behind Nokia's venture into movie-themed smartphones and what sort of job have they done in terms of video quality? Here's my review.
