Sept Solutions have announced that they're building a reader for OpenDocument files (as used by OpenOffice 2) for all Symbian platforms, followed by an editing suite. Press release here.
A tiny bit misleading in places, this new Wikipedia entry has an interesting ready reference table of the pros and cons of the various smartphone development options. Something for everyone?
For all those occasions where you need quick and cheap web info on your smartphone and it's not covered by RSS subs or other Internet apps, what you need is a bookmarked page of essentially text-only 'useful links'. I've just updated the 3-Lib web guide.
For a limited time, AAS friend Mike Ullrich has made his DevMan (task switching, processor loading, that sort of thing) utility free, with reg codes generated automatically on the download page. Grab it while you can?
There's a huge significance in Russell Buckley's vision of the future, I know there is, even if the realisation is still a few years in the future. Here's part 2 of his musings over on MobHappy, and here's part 1, in case you missed it. If I were Russell, I'd be considering a trip down the patent office...
There's a new release, 1.4, of Nokia's free Mobile Search application on the official site. Curiously, it's still labelled as a beta in the 'About' screen. Mobile Search is an official mobile-friendly way into Yell.com and Medio's country databases, plus Yahoo Web and Image search. Watch this space for a detailed review.
Falling well into the category of 'interesting but not confirmed' is this story from the Netherlands, detailing and picturing the Nokia N93, running Symbian OS 9 and S60 v3. Plus mention of an N73. Anything you want to tell us, Nokia? Read on for more.
Smartphones Show 7 is out, this time featuring a review of the Nokia 3250 S60 v3 music phone and a head-to-head between the Nokia N70 and Orange SPV C600.
Another few tit-bits about the upcoming Sony Ericsson P990i. The folks at Esato have been trying the Business Card Scanner and also the auto-text features built into the text input system.
