Apparently, one of the biggest Nokia E90 competitors, the Windows Mobile-powered i-Mate Ultimate 7150, has now been axed without even making it into production. No idea whether this is due to the perceived market for such a clamshell or simply because i-Mate have other problems...
S60.com has just introduced a new feature called 'Wishlist'. It's an automated way of gathering together the niggles that bug each of us about S60 and want to see improved. Get involved and let's see what wishes become most requested. [update: link fixed]
Epocware has announced that they've completed the conversion of their SlovoEd multilingual dictionaries and ‘Handy’ line of utilities to both the wide-screened Nokia E90 and the UIQ 3-powered Motorola Z8. Example screenshots on the E90 and the full press release after the break.
PDF viewing on S60 just got a whole lot slicker. Adobe Reader 2.5, using some of the very latest core Adobe Reader code, has been ported and released through Quickoffice's on-device Quickmanager module. Although the viewer is not now free, this collaboration makes a lot of sense, with the best of Adobe's latest code and Quickoffice's proven Symbian coding skills. Read on for review screenshots, links and the full press release.
Nokia has issued a recall for certain BL-5C batteries made between December 2005 and November 2006. Most BL-5C batteries are unaffected. To find out if your battery is affected, please visit the specially set up Nokia battery recall website and scroll to the bottom of the page. The affected batteries were made for Nokia by Matsushita, but they only carry the Nokia branding. If you have an affected battery, Nokia and Matsushita will replace it for free.
SBSH Mobile Software has updated its replacement PIM application Papyrus to v1.3, claiming an initial optimization for the wide-screen Nokia E90, a completely re-designed Tasks view, a new "Reminder" item and more. Here's the download page. (via Darla)
