There's a new release of Opera Mini now available. Version 2 of the most popular mobile browser in the world adds favourite-speed-dial, better navigation and extra search engine selection. The full press release follows.
Proving both that OPL development and the software scene for the Nokia Communicator aren't dead yet, AAS's own Arjen has come up with a spiffing version of the popular game Battleships, for the 9210, 9300 and 9500.
This S60 Blog page has some sample video footage taken on the Nokia N93 (warning: Quicktime, broadband and patience required!). Great clarity, though I'm not convinced about the claimed 30 frames per second yet - maybe they've not optimised the code yet?
Here's this week's Carnival of the Mobilists. Some of the stories have already been featured in AAS news, but there's always a gem or three still to be discovered...
OK, Smartphones Show 8 is at last live, comments welcome if it doesn't play OK for you. No sign of the E61 or E70 reviews as neither device has actually arrived yet, and there's more of a Windows Mobile flavour to Show 8. Still, there's video of the Nokia N93 and a video version of my N70/N90 camcorder tips.
Darla reports that there's a new version (1.7) of the popular ShoZu S60 photoblogging client. The main improvement is that "there's a cost-saving option to upload 'blog quality' photos, if desired, rather than full resolution images." Something we really, really missed from previous versions.
Kudos to Russell at MobHappy for daring to suggest that Java (J2ME) isn't a cure-all for development needs and the best thing since sliced bread. Interesting perspective and one which will resonate with developers and any users who've ever taken a huge RAM hit to run a program with a less than optimal interface.
More detailed Q1 sales analysis for smart mobile devices from Canalys, this time broken down just for EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa). Sales are up 25% year on year, Nokia have 75% market share, with RIM, HP and Q-Tek second equal with just 3%. Palm has 2% of the market.
A S60 blog reports that the Nokia E61 support pages are online, which means it's shipping somewhere in the world. Free software for this S60 3rd edition device includes WorldMate and Handy Expense.
SEPT Solutions has announced a new version of Mobile Search that will work on S60 3rd Edition devices. We still think this function should be part of the OS, but until that day, this is a good stop-gap.
On the day of the announcement of the Nokia N73 and N93, no prizes for guessing what Symbian's David Wood's latest topic is over on symbian.com. In Insight no. 8, he goes into even more detail than I've done in the past, estimating that the smartphone is on the verge of forcing into extinction over 30 categories of mobile device or service.
Nokia has announced a new multimedia showcase for its Nseries smartphones, specifically the DVD quality N93: www.nokia.com/nseries/studio. Initially the movies will be made by professionals, by invitation only, but there are plans to open the gallery up to all-comers in the summer. Full press release below the break...
This Googlified version of the Powerpoint slides from a recent Windows Mobile development session makes interesting reading (hint: use ctrl-A in your browser, to highlight all the white-on-white text) and, between all the techy mumbo jumbo, seems to show Microsoft thinking along the same lines as Symbian OS (and specifically OS 9), but with timelines maybe 2 years behind in many areas. Comments welcome.
As just about every other mobiles site in the world seems to be cranking up the hype about Nokia's new Nseries devices being released on Tuesday, we thought we'd at least give the event a name check. Try Darla's site, for example. Rest assured, as soon as any devices are officially announced, you'll find full details here.
News here of a fixed version of the Shoutcast Internet Radio system for S60 3rd edition smartphones and also a quick version for existing S60 2nd edition devices. Cool, but watch your GPRS bills!
