This week the Carnival of the Mobilists is hosted by Abrio Mobile News. Despite reaching middle age with its 40 outing the CotM remains as vibrant as ever including the best writing from across the web. New to the Carnival this week is AAS favourite Matt Miller from ZDNet's Mobile Gadgeteer.
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.
One week on, mid-August, and we've found plenty to keep you interested and challenged. Here's the AllAboutSymbian Week in Review, if you're in a hurry to catch up...
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".
It's Grid time again - I've recently had in for review the HTC TyTN, the major new player on the communicator scene, and have added it to the Grid, along with numerous other score tweaks. Can Windows Mobile swing it for you or will a Symbian OS device still come out tops?
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...
I haven't mentioned this for a while, but I've been doing lots of little updates to my (hopefully comprehensive) S60 device comparison table. From 7650 to N93, and from free RAM to camera resolution...
In case you hadn't noticed, there are new items appearing in our Support database all the time, with answers to many common queries. New today: "Can I speed dial my Contacts?"
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?
Thanks to the E60 Blog for the heads-up over a new version of Nokia's PC Suite. v6.81 promises bug fixes, prettier windows and an 'improved mobile music experience with Nokia Music Manager'. Harumph - but will it now let us access an online CD database? Comments welcome!
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.
