The long, long awaited Sony Ericsson P990i firmware update is now live on SE's Update Service, according to a forum member. The new version is "R4A13" (Org) and seems to have around 2MB more RAM at boot up, plus better memory management generally. Note that this is for unbranded devices only, as usual.
Interesting to see the other famous(!) video-obsessed Nokia N93 nut, Steve Garfield, posting his long term thoughts on the device. Interesting too to see that he's hit some of the same lock-ups that lose precious footage as me. Summary: great device, but Nokia must fix the camera bugs in the v20 firmware.
Yet another DVD/video to Nokia smartphone converter has been released, from Rock Your Mobile. Nokia Video Converter looks quite slick though. URL and press release follows.
Mobile Systems' OfficeSuite 3 is released today for S60 3rd Edition devices. New features include charts, Inbox support and a better file browser. The full press release follows. With a new version of Quickoffice coming very soon, we'll be featuring a head-to-head review just as soon as we've polished off the Christmas pudding and mince pies... In the meantime, though, just try it out for yourself!
DreamSpring have announced the availability of DreamConnect 3, an innovative contact manager for Symbian UIQ 3 smartphone users. This exploits the functionality of the built-in Contacts and adds hierarchical sub-categories, smart find and dynamic group messaging. The full press release follows.
Nokia's Future Watch site devoted to their Next Gen gaming platform on S60 3rd Edition smartphones has now officially launched. The site tries to answer the most frequently asked questions about the new platform, something N-Gage Arena members have been waiting for ever since the Next Gen was announced. While Future Watch mostly repeats the information that Nokia's given out at various press conferences over the last year, this is the first time all the official statements have been collected in one place, and in amongst the familiar facts there are one or two gems of significant new information as well. Click here to find out more...
Makayama has announced Mobile TV Center 1.0. A world's first, it lets you watch recorded TV shows on more than 500 mobile devices, using your Windows Media Center. Compatibility includes many Symbian devices from Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Motorola. The full press release follows.
Ah, the customary spare moment for Steve to update his smartphone Grid, now with the addition of the Nokia 5500 and Palm Treo 750v. Which one is now the best smartphone for you? Plug in your prefs and let the javascript decide! [updated: also now has the P990i and N73]
Photography seems to be a hot subject today. Symbian Freak's Bigley Ling has posted a detailed comparison of still photographs produced on the Sony Ericsson K800 (not a smartphone, though) and the Nokia N93 and N73. Lots of technical info here for the camera enthusiast!
Nokia's Music Recommenders scheme, launched a couple of months ago, seems to be getting into its stride, with the first actual podcast by the 'godfather' of the scheme, David Bowie. RSS-ready, too....
