Zi Corporation has announced that it has extened its Qix service is now available on UIQ. Zi will be demonstrating Qix on UIQ 2.1 devices at 3GSM and plans to support UIQ 3 devices later in the year. Qix is an innovative service that helps users 'discover' services on their phone. Users start dialing a number or a word and Qix shows a list of matching contacts, services and programs.
Nokia today announced that the Bluetooth SIM Access Profile would be a standard part of S60 3rd Edition. This means that certain car phone kits (for example, the Nokia 616) can access ID data stored on the SIM card of phones such as the Nokia N91, N92, N80, N71, E60, E61, E70 and 3250. This resolves the need for a second sim card and eases switching in dual sim card situations.
Is Python a replacement for OPL on Series 60? Is Nokia on the right track by backing it? Is it easy to get started? And can you produce full standalone applications using Python? Steve Litchfield answers these questions and produces an application as concrete proof.
Steve's been using TimeTrack for Series 60 for months now - here's his short review. Summary: super-small and super-cheap, although perhaps too limited for power users.
Merkitys is an open source upload tool for Series 60 Flickr users. It allows you to add custom tags that are automatically added to the photo, and currently allows GPS, GSM Cell, Country and City location information, Calendar information, or any user generated tags and descriptions. And why the name Merkitys? It's Finnish for "Meaning."
Neatly transplanted from 3-Lib and enhanced significantly, AllAboutSymbian is proud to present its new Support Knowledgebase (click the link or use the menu tab above).
To go with the M600i announcement, Sony Ericsson has revealed some more details on the software that will come bundled with the P990 at launch. Read on for the new applications and some thoughts…
In his latest tutorial, Steve describes how to give your S60 smartphone a music-crunching, iPod-styling, byte-efficient makeover. And no prizes for guessing which S60 music player he's skinning here...
Symbian Themes, the leading website for customisation elements (including themes, wallpapers and operator logos) for your S60 phone has been relaunched. The site is now part of a wider Mobile Themes brand, has a new design, and new features such as automatic screenshot creation of uploaded themes and device compatibility information with more, such as an online theme creation tools, scheduled for the near future.
Rally simulation/game ChaseHQ2 Evolution looks a million dollars from the screenshots. But be warned that all is not currently sweetness and light. Have you got 8MB of RAM free? No, neither had I. Here's the full review.
A new blog has been added to S60.com, the S60 Multimedia Blog, written by Jukka Ekland and it will be covering all aspects of multimedia related to the S60 platform. There are already several intering posts including one about the inclusion of Real Player in the S60 SDK (of interest to developers) and another about MP4 video recording (of general interest).
Have you ever wondered about keeping structured data and lists on your smartphone? Steve Litchfield introduces HanDBase for Series 60 and shows what it can do.
Navicore has announced the launch of a new version of its navigation system for S60 phones - Navicore Personal 2006. New features include updated maps from Tele Atlas, 7 digit UK post code support, traffic and POI updates via GPRS, multiple modes (cyclist, pedestrian, car) and integration with the phones contact store. The S60 version is available immediately and Series 80 and UIQ will be supported later in the year along with European map availability.
