Shape Services has announced the availabilityof IM+ for UIQ 3 devices such as the Sony Ericsson M600i, P990i and W950i. IM+ allows you to connect to the major instant messaging networks (MSN, Yahoo, AIM, ICQ, Jabber and Google Talk) from your phone.
mBrainSoftware have announced the availability of new versions of its popular PDF viewers for S60 and UIQ. New features include support for Type 0 fonts and Chinese PDF documents, owner passwords and 128 bit encryption and file handling and performance improvements. Compatibility with the Nokia N70, N90, 6630 and 6680 have also been added.
Steve shows how easy it is to publish your thoughts to the world with this 'How to' on blogging from your smartphone, using nothing more than the built-in Contacts and Messaging applications.
In search of new Communicator software, I spotted HighBowling, a brand new bowling game. Unfortunately, it lacks realism and excitement and is more than a little schizophrenic. Here's my review.
Steve reviews TrafficTV, which claims to give any smartphone owner in the UK access to traffic hold-up information and exclusive roadside CCTV images from trouble spots. Summary: surprisingly useful and genuinely clever, but only within its coverage area.
Wayfinder is now availale for S60 3rd Edition devices. Wayfinder is a GPS navigation and mapping solution for mobile phones. In contrast to other navigation system Wayfinder downloads mapping data and routing information over the air. This means Wayfinder requires far less installation space and maps are often more up to date. However a 3G, WiFi or GPRS connection is required to download data. A free 5 day trial is available from the Wayfinder web site.
Route 66 Mobile 7, a GPS navigation and mapping solution, is now available for S60 3rd Edition devices. Route 66 allows you to navigate by following on screen directions/maps and spoken prompts. Features include free real time traffic information, automatic re-routing when you diverge from pre-planned route, and an address book look-up with fuzzy search and (in theory) full postcode support at last. We will be reviewing Route 66 on S60 3rd Edition next week.
N70Torch is a piece of software that allows you to use the N70's built in flash for illumination. Normally the LED/photo light on rear of the device is only activated when taking pictures. N70Torch allows the LED to be switched on and used for illumination. The software can be used with the video capture functionality of the phone to enable you to take videos in very low light conditions.
I've been reviewing Magi-Lines, one of ZingMagic's latest round of puzzle and strategy game conversions. It may not have 3D baddies or swooshing sound effects, but Magi-Lines is as brain-stretching as puzzle games go and it works superbly on every single Symbian-based platform.
I just love the idea of using smartphone technology to interact with the people around you - Mobslinger is an innovative Bluetooth multi-player game for S60 and should be a hoot when played at the annual AllAboutSymbian pre-Expo pub meet!
You may have heard about Widsets and widgets and the fact that they're something to do with Nokia? Rafe explains all and reviews the current Widsets application. Is it compelling for smartphones or just a way of extending non-Symbian features phones?
DataViz has announced that RoadSync, its Exchange ActiveSync client, is now available for all S60 3rd Edition devices. RoadSync provides direct push synchronization (of email, contacts and calendar entries) with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003. Full press release follows...
Blaze, one of the leading mobile game publishers, has announced a high profile sequel to Lock 'n' Load, it's first person shoot-em-up. Lock ‘n Load 2 for S60 3rd Edition and UIQ 3 (as well as some older platforms) is set in fully rendered 3D environments and you can find both Nokia N80 high-resolution screenshots and the press release below.
Ever wondered about the RAM situation on your 3rd Edition smartphone? Fancy taking a peek into the world of processes, application capabilities and operating system data files? If this is you, then you'll be interested in my review of Best TaskMan, here trialled on the Nokia E61.
No, not the technology, this is the Podcasting application that Nokia has released as a free beta for all 3rd Edition smartphones. If there's anyone around here who knows a bit about podcasting then it's our own Ewan. Here's his review.
