Sept Solutions has announced the availability of a new version of its universal application database and file system search utility. New features of Mobile Search include better memory handling, a switch to ToDo view option, and the ability view results directly via the OK button or by a ticker effect. Mobile Search supports S60 (Series 60) 2nd and 3rd Edition and Series 80.
Pocket Ogg from WildPalm is an ogg audio / music player for S60 3rd Edition handsets such as the Nokia N91, 3250, N80, N73 and 5500. Features include gapless audio playback, quick resume, creation an editing of playlists and full telephone integration (music pauses on call).
TypePad users can now post photos and entries to their blog easily with Six Apart's new TypePad Mobile, a free application for S60 1st and 2nd Edition devices (including the N70 and N90), but a 3rd Edition version is "coming soon".
AAS guest reviewer Richard delves into his wallet to buy CoBible NIV and finds a competent and useful Bible book/reference but hampered by many interface oddities, inconsistencies and frustrations. Here's the review.
Steve explains how to get your CDs into ultra-high-efficiency digital music files on your Eseries smartphone or communicator. He shows you how, using the AAC+ format, it is possible to pack an album into each 25MB of your expansion card at 'CD quality'.
Opera recently announced that more than one billion pages have been viewed with its JME browser (i.e. 'runs on anything') Opera Mini. To celebrate, Ewan reviews Opera Mini 2 and concludes that, for his usage, it is the perfect mobile browser.
Nokia have signed an agreement to acquire Loudeye, the mobile music service company, for $60 million. Loudeye currently operates a larger number of music services (generally music purchase and download) for mobile operators. Nokia intends to create a service that allows Nseries owners to acess 'all the music they want, anywhere, anytime and at a reasonable cost'. Press release follows...
Austin based Super Happy Fun Fun talk about how competitive the mobile gaming market is (reports the Austin Statesman ), while UK reporter Chris Jarvis offers his Top Ten hints on making good mobile games over at Business Week. It's a long way from the days when Steve I put out shareware - it was a smaller market, but it seemed to provide a better return for programmers. What do you think of the current market for leisure applications?
Actually released a few days ago, I was rather amused to see several developers trying to sell commercial utilities to auto-lock (as in 'keypad lock', rather than full 'enter lock code' each time) your smartphone. Why pay when Autolock is 100% free and works brilliantly?
In this tutorial on how to best use your device's RAM, Steve looks at how much various programs utilise on S60 3rd Edition smartphones and considers how to get the optimum performance out of their multi-tasking functionality. Although the tutorial focusses on S60 3rd Edition, the principles are applicable for all Symbian OS devices.
Flash Lite is an increasingly popular way to create content for mobile devices. In a Flash Lite Primer for Symbian OS users Ewan introduces Flash Lite and shows you how to install and run Flash Lite files and applications on your S60 phone.
Many AAS regulars will know my preference for clean and simple themes without annoying and distracting backgrounds. Kudos to the guy behind the E60 Blog for this super-clean White theme. Why not make your screen brighter and clearer?
If you're an N-Gage or N-Gage QD owner, you might like to know that the N-Gage Gameshop has slashed the download price of Nokia's acclaimed 3D martial arts game ONE to €14.95 (about £10). This follows on the heels of their equally acclaimed arcade game Mile High Pinball, which remains at last month's sale price of €9.99.
Nokia have announced the availability of the Nokia N93 Golf Edition. In addition to usual N93 offering the special edition includes the Pro Session Golf application, and golf instruction CD. The Pro Session Golf application allows you to capture your golf swing using a golf specific video capture mode. The captured swing can then be compared with others using a split screen, played back frame by frame and analyzed with easy to use drawing tools.
