Wolfstein 3D and Spear of Destiny for Series 60 enable you to play these classic games from the past on your phone. The game data files, as for Doom for Series 60, are also required as the SDL port consists only of the game engine.
As part of a new series in brief tutorials, Rafe's penned this how-to showing you how Mass Storage Synchronizer can be used to copy music from iTunes to a memory card (which you can then put in your Symbian smartphone).
Steve's been getting so confused by the sheer number of Series 60 smartphones (especially with all the new Nokia announcements) that he's made a handy all-on-one-page comparison chart over on his 3-Lib site. As usual comments and suggestions are welcome.
A regular pop-up in the news here, but my Grid of mobile devices has been updated again, over at 3-Lib. Gone is the Sendo X (still crying over that one), new is the Orange M2000 and clones. Suggestions for additions to the Grid are welcomed!
Interesting reading in this story on Yahoo. Summary: Nokia are both disappointed by N-Gage sales so far (but what do they expect with such old OS and S60 versions, plus competition from other handheld gaming devices) and upbeat about plans to expand the 'platform' (i.e. the games) to other smartphones.
In which Steve realises that your smartphone should always help and never get the way of real life, performs a subtle U-turn and muses the fact that there's really no such thing as the perfect mobile device for everybody. Read the editorial...
An elegantly designed compact fold with a high-definition 2.4" QVGA display, the Nokia N71 enhances the user experience by providing enhanced Web browsing capabilities in addition to the rich Nokia Nseries multimedia feature set. Read on...
Announced at NMC, the Nokia N80 is a device that expands on Nokia's promise to bring entertainment to the smartphone. With a form factor eerily reminiscent of the first Series 60 device, the 7650, the N80 brings with it WiFi and 3G connectivity, but the main feature here is UPnP - Universal Plug and Play - which should allow you to tap into your TV, PC, Hi-Fi and other home entertainment devices, using the N80 as the central remote control. Full Press Release follows
Nokia have announced the N92, the first integrated DVB-H mobile device in the Nokia Nseries range for watching broadcast TV programs. The Nokia N92 will offer easy access to TV programs without having to sit in front of a television set. Availability is expected for mid-2006. Read on...
Utilising the open-source WebCore and JavaScriptCore components from Apple's Safari browser (which itself s derived from the KDE Konqueror browser), Nokia will ship this new web browser to licencees of version 3 of the Series 60 platform. The full press release also notes that it will support RSS feeds, have a significant number of open API's for developers, and allow plug-ins such as FlashLite.
Three new phones have been announced by Nokia. The N71 is the all-round multimedia device, with FM Radio, MP3 and audio support; the N80 is a slider phone with WiFi support; and the N92 is a TV focussed device, with DVB-H support and a QVGA screen. See below for details.
Macromedia have made the runtime available for FlashLite on both Series 60 and UIQ available to anyone who wants it - just nip over to their website, pop in your IMEI and away you go. If you're looking for applciations that use it, then Macromedia's FlashLite Exchange is a good a place as any to start looking (Update: It appears the free promotion is now over. Pity).
Steve Litchfield road tests ROK TV, finds it works fabulously well and then discovers the chasm it could make in your monthly GPRS data bill... Summary: great technology demonstrator but the network operators need a rethink.
Thomas Boys draws the curtains and gets personal with the iTech Bluetooth Virtual Keyboard, with keys drawn by lasers. Don your dark glasses now and read the review.
As noted by SymbianOne it looks like the Series 60 brand may bet getting a face lift. Series60.com is showing off this new brand, with a new logo, and references to S60. There is a new bolder colour scheme (very bold compared to the old blue highlights). The Series60.com website can now also be reached via S60.com.
