Contact Manager 'DreamConnect' now for S60 5th Edition

Published by Steve Litchfield at 7:52 UTC, October 9th 2009

Following the success of its UIQ version, DreamSpring has launched DreamConnect, its all-in Contact Manager, for S60 5th Edition. There are quotes from the press release below, but essentially you get hierarchical sub-categories, business card display and 'KeyMatch', which replaces the virtual keyboard on 5th edition smartphones with a finger friendly, compact quick-matching keypad.

From the press release:

"DreamConnect allows users the ability to find contact details in an instant using a variety of ways including fast filter, KeyMatch, global find and sort. Global find is an advanced search tool that allows users to perform a specific search on all text and numbers to locate information anywhere within their DreamConnect database.

The S60 version of DreamConnect boasts a technology breakthrough in categorising contacts: multi-level sub-categories. Thanks to hierarchical (tree structured) sub-categories, S60 users can now organise their contacts in a way that reflects reality. DreamConnect's categories contain all contacts assigned to them and to any sub-categories. This provides versatility and flexibility in contact management unrivaled by any other smartphone applications.

DreamConnect's unique business card layout displays contact details in a format that is clear and practical. Important and most frequently used information are presented first to allow at a glance viewing. It superbly manages screen space, using up to 75% less space to show the same details compared to the standard Contacts."

For more on DreamConnect, see the website.

News Discussion

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Originally Posted by brrip I have no problems with signing up, but the part where i closed the window was when I read IMEI. How does knowing my IMEI help you serve me better?

When you purchase something from DreamSpring your IMEI is used to generate the license key. We require the IMEI at login to streamline the purchase process. If someone has absolutely no intention of purchasing the product, entering that at signup won't help them, I admit. But if they have no intention of ever purchasing the product, it's a puzzle why they would be trialling it in the first place.

It's perfectly OK to enter an invalid IMEI, by the way -- just make sure you fix that before any purchase.

Would anyone read all this if we put it in the account registration page? (That's a serious question, I'm not trying to criticise anyone.)

-Malcolm.

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Originally Posted by mjbrown DreamConnect appears to only be available for the Nokia X6, 5800, 5330, N97 and N97 Mini. I would like to try/potentailly buy for my E71 - perhaps Malcom could let us know when/if the E71 and other S60 3rd addition phones will be supported?

Sure. FP2 should be available in a few days, and FP1 (which, thanks to a capability slip-up in one of Nokia's libraries, needs full signing) will also be available in a few days.

The E71 is an FP1 phone, BTW, and one of the devices we use personally.

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Originally Posted by lithgow But if they have no intention of ever purchasing the product, it's a puzzle why they would be trialling it in the first place.

That's a lame excuse. I've trialled a lot of software just to find out that it just doesn't fit my needs in the end. I also trialled DreamConnect on my N97 to find out that I won't use it.

P.S: Anyone can download the trial version from online stores like e.g. http://handheld.softpedia.com WITHOUT having to enter the IMEI.

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Originally Posted by daClaus That's a lame excuse. I've trialled a lot of software just to find out that it just doesn't fit my needs in the end. I also trialled DreamConnect on my N97 to find out that I won't use it.

I'm not making excuses, lame or otherwise -- I'm simply attempting to explain how things work on our site. I'm not sure why you're so hostile about it.

I've trialled a lot of software without purchasing it, too. Which is why I think making a trial available is so important, and why we do so.

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P.S: Anyone can download the trial version from online stores like e.g. http://handheld.softpedia.com WITHOUT having to enter the IMEI.

Indeed. But don't expect any pre or post-sales support from any of those guys.

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