Steve's been busy worrying about his 'secret stuff' and where to keep it all. And (much as Rafe and I in the past have also done), he's turned to Epocware's Handy Safe. His review of the latest S60 version goes into more detail on why this PC and mobile-based system is one of the best around.
Christopher Rydberg, our regular N-Gage hard core reviewer, has played X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse to death and delivers a very positive verdict for all N-Gage gaming fans.
Nokia have released a beta version of their new Podcasting application for the Nokia N91 (it also works on other S60 3rd Edition handsets). It allows you to search for, browse directories of, subscribe to and download podcasts (i.e. it's a podcatcher). Podcasting is the provision of episodic multimedia content via RSS feeds (usually audio or video). Read on for screenshots and further details.
MobiSystems have released OfficeSuite for S60 3rd Edition, allowing you to view and edit Word and Excel documents on your phone. Its view mode is unrestricted, while there is a 30 day trial limit for editing.
Shape Services have released a S60 3rd Edition version of their IM+ instant messaging program. IM+ allows you to access ICQ, AOL, MSN, Yahoo, Jabber and Google Talk IM services on your phone. Features include chat message history, auto away and file swapping/upload.
ZingMagic has released S60 3rd Edition and UIQ 3 versions of some its most popular games. S60 3rd Edition games include MagiLines (an addictive puzzle game played with counters), Chess Professional and Zingles Sudoku. UIQ 3 games include MagiLines, Zingles Soduku, Enigma (a logic game in the style of Mastermind) and Mahjonng (the classic tile matching game).
That's right, it can only be... SlovoEd, that scourgeXXXXX err... centrepiece of Symbian OS software listings, is now available for all S60 3rd Edition devices. SlovoEd is a dictionary engine and there around 100 different language-to-language variants.
Although this is basically yet another Sudoku game (yawn...) 'Number Puzzle' is interesting in that Nokia have licensed it and are giving it away free for all registered S60 2nd Edition users on their s60.com site. It's worth the download, anyway.
Mobipocket is now available for Symbian 9.1 devices (both S60 3rd Edition and UIQ 3). Mobipocket is a free eBook reader that enables the reading of both text based eBook files (such as TXT and Palm DOC formats) and Mobipocket DRM format eBook files. The Mobipocket reader includes features such as auto scrolling, full screen view, purchase books on device, annotations and more. A must have piece of software for all devices.
The allTunes mobile client, which allows access to the allTunes music service (a service similar to iTunes), has been updated. The new version allows access to full song previews, account log in, and full track music download. The allTunes client is available for S60 1st, 2nd and 3rd Edition and UIQ 2.x phones.
The catalog of software for S60 3rd Edition continues to fill out. Here's another essential, a (prc/pdb/txt) ebook reader, eBook Mobile for all 3rd Edition smartphones and communicators.
Best Taskman from SmartphoneWare, a über-utility, is now available for S60 3rd Edition (and also available for S60 2nd Edition and UIQ). Features include the ability to view information about currently running applications and processes, view information about installed applications and manage memory.
