Worried about what happens if your Series 60 phone is lost or stolen? Then you need PhoneSecure from Wild Palm. Allowing you to lock your phone via an SMS, retrieve the IMEI, or even set off a Warnign Siren by SMS when you can't find the handset or suspect it's stolen, PhoneSecure is great for those of you who get concerned.
Non-commercial applications can use the just released Semacode SDK to let their applciations read in and process barcodes. More details available from the Semacode website.
Nokia's Lifeblog application has been given an official relase and is now out of testing. It will come bundled in the sales packages of the 6670 and 7610. Other Series 60 (v2) users can purchase Lifeblog for 30 Euros direct from the Nokia website. All About Symbian has previously looked at Lifeblog, so if you're not sure what Lifeblog is, that's probably the best place to start.
The little phone that goes really fast. That's what's most striking for Ewan in his preview of the Nokia 6630. With 3G starting to get some coverage from the major networks, it's time to see what Nokia can offer them in a Series 60 handset.
FeedBurner MFR 2 is an RSS and ATOM feed reader for Series 60. Features include smart 'if modified since' content retrieval to minimise the amount of downloads and the ability to open links in your favourite browser.
Psiloc have announced the availability of Psicloc Voice Reminder. The program allows you to record voice memo, and then (optionally) associate them with a particular time and have them played back at that time (an alarm like function). Alternatively you can listen to all recorded notes.
Yew Marquee allows you to put a scrolling marquee on your standy screen. Feature inlcude choosing fonts, size, colours and position. You can use it to show reminders and any other text.
Corpris has announced the availablility of a freeware English-German dictionary for Series 60. The dictionary includes word translations of 12,000 different words. The software is available from the Corpris website.
Ventox from Jacado is probably one of the most useless pieces of software that we have ever seen. Ventox is a virtual cooling fan. The authors claim it can virtually cool you during the summer and one of the features is variable fan speed. We think it is a turning fan on the screen of your phone. At least they only want $2 for it... I wonder if virtual dollars will do?
Sky Hunter from Tendbeyond uses the new X-Factory game engine. The game is a scrolling shooter with aeroplanes. You work your way through different levels - desert, jungles and tundra - battling against different kinds of intelligent enemies.
ACCESS have announced a new version of their Series 60 browser NetFront. The browser includes Smart-Fit and Rapid Render techonologies to fit pages to the small screen size and to render pages progressively respectively. Version 3.2 delivers the ability to read Adobe Acrobat files and improves download and scrolling performance. NetFront works on all Series 60 phones and will be shipped with the Nokia 6670.
Mobi mate have announced a new version of their best selling WorldMate software. The new version now includes a Real-Time Flight Status service, providing up-to-date information about millions of flights worldwide. More information available in the press release.
Sendo and Vodafone today announced the launch of the Sendo X in the UK. The phone, which should be in the shops by Friday, will be priced from free on a contract (higher end contracts) and £70 on the lower tier contracts.
Lenovo and E-Mobile Technologies have signed an agreement to embed a mobile book system on Lenovo's Symbian OS handsets. The technology allows access to an online book library, where books, magazines, comics, and newspapers can be downloaded. The press release mentions Lenovo has 3 major smartphone products lines, and it seems likely we'll be hearing more next week. Lenovo have yet to publically announce a Symbian OS handset, but are a Series 60 liscensee.
Mobile Innovations today announced that they have appointed as a Series 60 Competence Centre in the Series 60 Product Creation Community. Which is great news, if we knew what it was actually about. So we caught up with Matt Millar from Mobile Innovations to ask...
