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.
The rise and rise in demand for memory cards for smartphones seems to have sparked a huge industry in fake 'brand name' memory cards, mainly originating from the Far East. if you're about to buy a card, it's worth reading my advice about this over on 3-Lib. Feel free to name drop reputable local suppliers in the comments below this item.
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!
Here is the second AAS Week in Review. Recognising that it's easy to miss a few days and fall behind with what's new on All About Symbian, we do a weekly round-up of new contents and news on the site in the last 7 days. If you're really pushed for time, this is the weekly list of articles and links to check out.
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?
Nokia are just about to open their flagship store in the USA, complete with huge LCD and LED panels and hands-on time with cutting edge S60 devices. And the folks from Engadget Mobile were there with a camera - their report is well worth a look, to see what Nokia are doing in the USA.
It's that time of the month again. I've updated the all-encompassing Grid again, this time with tweaked figures for the E61 and an all-new entry, the Nokia N80. Enter your preferences and let the Grid calculate the right device for you... Why not post the results in the Comments here?
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.
According to an interview on Gamasutra, Nokia is planning to launch its next generation of games across its latest S60 smartphone range in the Spring of 2007, and a number of "gaming-oriented" smartphone models will also be made available later, possibly in 2008. The gaming models would still be S60 smartphones, as the original N-Gage was, but they would have landscape screens and hardware accelerated graphics. The fate of the N-Gage name is unclear however.
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.
Proudly presenting the first AAS Week in Review. Recognising that it's easy to miss a few days and fall behind with what's new on All About Symbian, we're going to do a weekly round-up. If you're really pushed for time, this is the weekly list of articles and links to check out.
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.
